Jackie Fulton

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Jackie Fulton
Birth nameGeorge Hines[1]
Born (1963-06-01) June 1, 1963 (age 60)[1]
Chillicothe, Ohio, United States[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)American Eagle
The Eagle[1]
George Hines[1]
Jackie Fulton[1]
Jackie Hines[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Billed weight242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st)[1]
Debut1987
Retired2006

George Hines (born June 1, 1963) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known by his ringname Jackie Fulton, who competed in regional and independent promotions including the

The Fantastics
.

Throughout the 1990s, he also carved out a successful career overseas competing in

IWA Japan both under his real name as well as the masked wrestler The Eagle. In recent years, he has also competed in American independent promotions as the masked wrestler American Eagle.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1987–1992)

Born in

Mr. Chono and RPM
) in May 1989.

After Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers left the NWA and split up, he joined his brother later that year in the

The Fantastic Ones
on the independent circuit.

During this time, Hines also competed in

Clash of the Champions XII, he was pinned by Sags.[2]

Staying with the organization during the next year or two, his exposure increased during the promotion's eventual transition to

Bob Holly
.

Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1992)

In early 1992, he and Bobby Fulton began teaming together as the second incarnation of

The Fantastics, formerly composed of Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers. Appearing on the earliest episodes of SMW's weekly television show, he and Bobby Fulton fought Ivan and Vladimir Koloff in a brief feud during early March.[4]

Entering a championship tournament to crown the first SMW Tag Team Champions, they would advance to the finals before being eliminated by the

Fukushima, Japan.[5]

Feuding with the Heavenly Bodies and their manager

James E. Cornette throughout the summer, they briefly captured the SMW Tag Team Championship from the Heavenly Bodies defeating them in Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 8 before dropping the belts back to them in Benton, Tennessee, two days later.[6]
Splitting up soon after, Hines eventually left the promotion and traveled the independent circuit for a short time before moving on to Japan later that year.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

The Eagle (1992–1994)

In 1992, he began competing in Japan as The Eagle, forming a successful tag team with

Dan Kroffat on September 9, The Patriot left AJPW for World Championship Wrestling while Hines began teaming with The Falcon together competing in the 1994 World's Strongest Tag Determination League
.

Various appearances (1999–2005)

By 1999, he had become a regular in All Japan Pro Wrestling competing under his real name. Appearing on televised matches aired on

The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) in Waegwan, South Korea.[7]

The following year, he appeared on the undercard of the Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular teaming with Johnny Smith and Jim Steele in a 6-man tag team match defeating Mike Rotunda, Curt Hennig and Barry Windham (substituting for Kendall Windham) at the Tokyo Dome on January 28, 2001.[8][9]

He participated in All Japan Pro Wrestling's Champion Carnival tournament facing Mike Barton, Toshiaki Kawada, Taiyō Kea, Johnny Smith, Jim Steele, Steve Williams, Gen'ichiro Tenryu and Yoshiaki Fujiwara between March 23 and April 8.[10]

During the next several months, he appeared in high-profile matches at

Shawn Hernandez after pinning Aijima on July 14. Later that year, he teamed with Jim Steele & Vampiro
losing to Hiroshi Hase, Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda on September 8.

At AJPW's "29th Anniversary Show" at Budokan Hall on October 27, George Hines, Johnny Smith and Kazushi Miyamoto defeated Masato Tanaka, Ryuji Hijikata and Nobukazu Hirai when Hines pinned Hirai. With Johnny Smith and Vampiro, Hines also beat Arashi, Nobukazu Hirai and Koki Kitahara on December 7, 2001.

On February 24, 2002, he defeated

Keiji Mutoh to win the Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament. He and Johnny Smith also participated tag team match on July 20 against Mike Barton and Jim Steele, Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda and Brian Adams & Bryan Clark
. After nearly half an hour, the match was eventually won by Mike Barton & Jim Steele after Barton pinned Rotunda.

On August 30, in a 2-day PPV event at Budokan Hall, Hines teamed with Johnny Smith and

Keiji Mutoh, Hiroshi Hase, Jinsei Shinzaki and Kaz Hayashi. Pinned by Arashi, he was the second man to be eliminated and his team eventually lost the match with Genichiro Tenryu and Steve Williams as the survivors. Hines would again appear on a live PPV broadcast during AJPW's "30th Anniversary Show" at Budokan Hall teaming with Mike Barton and Jim Steele to defeat Arashi, Nobutaka Araya and Nobukazu Hirai on October 27, 2002.[11]

On April 3, he was pinned by Satoshi Kojima during a tag team match with

Niigata, Japan.[12]

Continuing to team with

Gigantes, the two also defeated Hiroshi Hase & Masayuki Kono at Budokan Hall on April 12. Two months later, he teamed with "Big" John Tenta & Robbie Brookside to defeat Hiroshi Hase, Masayuki Kono & Shigeo Okumura in a PPV event at Budokan Hall on July 19, 2003.[11]

Hines would also have a brief stint in

The Barbarian.[13]

Returning to AJPW in early 2005, he teamed with Mike Barton and Jim Steele to defeat

Jamal, Chuck Palumbo & Rodney Mack (14:02) at the "Giant Baba Farewell" supercard on February 5, 2005.[11]

Hines is a playable character in the 2004 video game

King of Colosseum II
.

Independent circuit

Returning to the United States, he and his brother Bobby Fulton came out of retirement for a one-time appearance against

The Assassins
at an event for Big Time Wrestling on September 2, 2006. He retired shortly thereafter. Hines is reuniting with his brother Bobby Fulton on April 12, 2019, at the NCWA's Chair City Clash in tag team action against George South and Dangerous E.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "George Hines". Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  2. ^ "WCW Clash of the Champions (1-20): Clash of the Champions XII". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  3. ^ Peddycord, Matt (June 18, 2007). "WCW Worldwide Review: August 3, 1991". The History of WWE. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Furious, Arnold (2007-04-20). "The Furious Flashbacks – Smoky Mountain Wrestling TV Episodes #1 & #2". 411mania.com.
  5. ^ Vance Nevada; Mike Rodgers; Barry Rose (2005-07-30). "Wrestling Result Archives: Andre The Giant". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Smoky Mountain Wrestling: July–September 1992". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  7. ^ "N.W.A. World Tag team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  8. ^ Molinaro, John; Dan Lovranski (2001-01-28). "SLAM! Wrestling: All Japan Pro Wrestling's Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ Molinaro, John (2001-01-28). "SLAM! Wrestling: 'Dream Team' comes out on top". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ Molinaro, John (2000-03-24). "SLAM! Wrestling: History of All Japan's Carnival tournament". Slam! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ a b c "All Japan Budokan Hall Shows: 2001-2005". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  12. ^ Cole, Brian; Zach Arnold (2003-04-09). "411's International News Report #148 (Sammartino, Severn, Sapp & More)". 411mania.com.
  13. ^ IWA-Japan: IWA 09/14/04 "Kawada vs. Matsuda" Perf. George Hines. DVD, 2004.
  14. ^ "All Asia Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  15. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  17. ^ "Smoky Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.

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