Rick Fuller | |
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Fuller as the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
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Birth name | Richard Fuller |
Born | Middleboro, Massachusetts |
Children | 2 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Rick Fuller Paul Fuller |
Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Billed weight | 286 lb (130 kg) 325 lb (147 kg) |
Billed from | Middleboro, Massachusetts |
Trained by |
Jimmy Snuka Tony Atlas |
Debut | 1990 |
Richard "Rick" Fuller is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances World Championship Wrestling. He would later be featured in several video games including WCW Nitro and WCW/nWo Thunder.
Born in Middleboro, Massachusetts, Fuller graduated from Middleborough High School in 1987 and soon began training under "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka and "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas at their wrestling school in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Touring the Northeast during the 1990s, Fuller won championship titles in several promotions and, most notably, feuded with Scott Garland while in the New England Wrestling Association later fighting over the NEWA Heavyweight title during 1992 and 1993.
In early 1997, Fuller made debut in World Championship Wrestling losing to Lex Luger at the The Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 13, 1997. Regularly appearing on WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Saturday Night during the year, he also lost to Chris Benoit on February 22 and Diamond Dallas Page on March 3. Later that month, he would also face Roadblock and Johnny Swinger on Saturday Night before teaming with Roadblock against Lex Luger and The Giant on Monday Nitro on March 31, 1997.