The Sandman

"The Hardcore Icon" The Sandman

 

Born: June 16th, 1963

From: Phiadelphia, Pennsylvania Height: 6 ft 4 in Weight: 240 lb ECW Debut: April 1992


Championships and Accomplishments:

  • All Entertainment Action Wrestling:
    • AEAW American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
    • AEAW Hardcore Wrestling Championship (1 time)
  • DDT Pro-Wrestling:
    • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
  • Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling:
    • ECW World Heavyweight Championship (5 times; record for most title reigns in history)
    • 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:
    • PWI ranked him #60 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1995
    • PWI ranked him #250 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003
  • Stars and Stripes Championship Wrestling:
    • SSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling:
    • TNA Hard 10 Tournament Winner (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)



*He was also inducted in the Hardcore Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)*

The Sandman's Hardcore Hall of Fame banner in the former ECW Arena (now known as the 2300 Arena)

Moments after winning his fifth ECW World Heavyweight Championship at ECW's final pay-per-view, Guilty As Charged 2001. He would lose the title moments later to Rhino.


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