The Sandman (wrestler)

{{Infobox Wrestler
|name=The Sandman
|image=Sandman TNA July 2010.jpg
|caption= The Sandman in 2010.
|names=Mr. SandmanThe SandmanHardcore HakHak
|height=
|weight= 
|birth_date =
|children = 4; including Tyler Fullington
|spouse = Lori Fullington (divorced)
|birth_place =Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|billed=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|trainer=Larry WintersTri-State Wrestling AcademyMark TendlerJ.T. Smith
|debut=1989
}}James Fullington (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.

Championships
Fullington has held many championships during his professional wrestling career:All Entertainment Action WrestlingAEAW American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
AEAW Hardcore Wrestling Championship (1 time)DDT Pro-WrestlingIronman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship WrestlingECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)1
ECW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with 2 Cold ScorpioFrontier Martial-Arts WrestlingWEW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kodo FuyukiFuture of WrestlingFOW Hardcore Championship (1 time)Hardcore Hall of FameClass of 2007International Wrestling CartelIWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)Pro Wrestling IllustratedPWI ranked him #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995
PWI ranked him #250 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003Stars and Stripes Championship WrestlingSSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTNA Hard 10 Tournament (2003)USA Pro WrestlingUSA Pro United States Championship (1 time)Universal Wrestling FederationUWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)Westside Xtreme WrestlingwXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)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.

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