The Sandman (wrestler)

The Sandman
The Sandman in 2010.
Born (1963-06-16) June 16, 1963 (age 61)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)Lori Fullington (divorced)
Children4; including Tyler Fullington
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mr. Sandman
The Sandman[1]
Hardcore Hak[1]
Hak
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Billed weight240 lb (110 kg)[2]
Billed fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Trained byLarry Winters[1]
Tri-State Wrestling Academy[1]
Mark Tendler[1]
J.T. Smith[1]
Debut1989[1]

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]

Championships

Fullington has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:

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

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sandman WWE Profile". WWE.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1995". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results – March 2003". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  9. ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results – October 2002". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Westside Xtreme Wrestling Title Histories". titlehistories.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2008.

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