The Sandman (wrestler)
James Fullington[1] (born June 16, 1963), better known by his ring name The Sandman, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who is best known for wrestling with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). When he was wrestling for ECW he was nicknamed a "Hardcore Icon". He also wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2005 to 2007, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2002 to 2003 and again in 2010, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1998 and 1999. On July 20, 2008, Fullington was arrested for fighting at a Yonkers, New York restaurant with the employees.[3]
| The Sandman | |
|---|---|
 The Sandman in 2010. | |
| Born | June 16, 1963 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Lori Fullington (divorced) |
| Children | 4; including Tyler Fullington |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Sandman The Sandman[1] Hardcore Hak[1] Hak |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Trained by | Larry Winters[1] Tri-State Wrestling Academy[1] Mark Tendler[1] J.T. Smith[1] |
| Debut | 1989[1] |
Championships change
Fullington has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:
- All Entertainment Action Wrestling
- AEAW American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- AEAW Hardcore Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[4]
- Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)1
- ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with 2 Cold Scorpio
- Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
- WEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kodo Fuyuki
- Future of Wrestling
- FOW Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- Hardcore Hall of Fame
- Class of 2007[5]
- International Wrestling Cartel
- IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling
- SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8]
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Hard 10 Tournament (2003)
- USA Pro Wrestling
- USA Pro United States Championship (1 time)[9]
- Universal Wrestling Federation
- UWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)[10]
- Xtreme Pro Wrestling
- XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship (1 time)
1 The Sandman's first reign happpened while Eastern Championship Wrestling was a part of the National Wrestling Alliance. Sandman held the title an additional four times after ECW was renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling and the championship became a world championship.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Sandman Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sandman WWE Profile". WWE.
- ↑ "Wrestler to spend another night in Yonkers jail". web.archive.org. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ "海外絶賛流出中のアイアンマンヘビーメタル級王座の動向＜3月31日分＞". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "PWU "Crazy 8" Results From Biggest Crowd In PWU History. 2 Cold Wins Belt". Warned.net – Wrestling News. June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1995". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results – March 2003". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results – October 2002". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ↑ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
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