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	(1963-06-16) June 16, 1963 (age 62) 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

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
  • PWI ranked him #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995^[6]
  • PWI ranked him #250 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[7]
• 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.