The Sandman

**James Fullington** (born June 16, 1963) better known by his ring name **The Sandman**, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a "Hardcore Icon". Fullington has held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship a record five times. He also had stints in World Championship Wrestling (as **Hak**), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ DDT
	+ *Rolling Rock* (Senton bomb, usually onto an opponent placed over a ladder, chair or a table)
	+ *White Russian Legsweep* (Russian legsweep with a kendo stick across the opponent's throat)

* **Signature moves**
	+ *Bitchin' Leg Drop* (Diving leg drop, sometimes to the back of the opponent's head with various weapons underneath his leg)
	+ Backdrop
	+ Clothesline
	+ Flapjack
	+ *Heinekenrana* (Frankensteiner)
	+ Multiple knee strikes
	+ One-handed bulldog
	+ Piledriver
	+ Plancha
	+ Swinging left-hand cross
* **Signature weapons**
	+ Singapore cane
* **Managers**
	+ Allison Danger
	+ Beulah McGillicutty
	+ Chastity
	+ G.Q. Money
	+ Missy Hyatt
	+ Peaches / Lori Fullington
	+ Tylene Buck
	+ Veronica Caine
	+ Woman
* **Nicknames**
	+ "Ambassador of Extreme"
	+ **"Hardcore Icon"**
	+ **"Extreme Icon"**
	+ "The Nightmare"
	+ **"ECW Original"**
	+ "King of Extreme"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ **Eastern /** **Extreme Championship Wrestling**
		- "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys
		- "Big Shot" by Billy Joel
		- "The Bitch Is Back" by Elton John
		- "Enter Sandman" by Metallica
		- "Enter Sandman" by Motörhead
	+ **World Championship Wrestling**
		- "Unledded" by Rick DiFonzo
	+ **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
		- "Sandman Returns" by Dale Oliver
	+ **World Wrestling Entertainment**
		- "Nightmare" by Jim Johnston
	+ **Independent circuit**
		- **"Enter Sandman"** by Metallica

## Championships and accomplishments

* **All Entertainment Action Wrestling**
	+ AEAW American Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current)
	+ AEAW Hardcore Wrestling Championship (1 time, current)
* **DDT Pro-Wrestling**
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
* **Eastern / Extreme Championship Wrestling**
	+ ECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
	+ 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
* **International Wrestling Cartel**
	+ IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ Ranked #**60** of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the *PWI 500* in 1995
	+ Ranked #**250** of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
* **Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling**
	+ SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Total Nonstop Action Wrestling**
	+ TNA Hard 10 Tournament (2003)
* **USA Pro Wrestling**
	+ USA Pro United States Championship (1 time)
* **Universal Wrestling Federation**
	+ UWF Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* **Westside Xtreme Wrestling**
	+ wXw Hardcore Championship (1 time)
* **Xtreme Pro Wrestling**
	+ XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship (1 time)