911 (wrestler)
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Al Poling is an American
professional wrestler
, better known by his ring name
, 911.
(ECW) in the mid-1990s. He debuted in ECW as a "handler" to Sabu. Later his gimmick was as an enforcer of the "extreme" attitude, and he was named 911 and joined Paul Heyman
's Dangerous Alliance
stable with Sabu and Tazmaniac
. Whenever something happened at an ECW event that the fans found to be not extreme (examples include the appearance of Santa Claus
and the bWo
doing a lengthy impression of the rock group KISS
), 911 would run out and chokeslam
the offenders.
In ECW, 911 was known for chokeslamming Bill Alfonso during the near-end of the ECW World Tag Team Championship
match between the Pitbulls and the champions Raven and Stevie Richards
after Alfonso "allowed" the chokeslam in favor of Big Dick Dudley
against Tommy Dreamer
.
Poling briefly wrestled in World Championship Wrestling
(WCW) as Big Al and Tombstone.
In 1994, Poling won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Rookie of the Year award.
In 1998, Poling returned to ECW at UltraClash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as 911, chokeslamming Bill Wiles
. Poling was then accompanied by manager Judge Jeff Jones, who proclaimed Poling to be the true giant of professional wrestling. They were then interrupted by Spike Dudley
and had an impromptu match, which Poling lost in under a minute.
Throughout the late 1990s, 911 appeared with the New Jersey
based Jersey All Pro Wrestling
promotion, winning the JAPW Heavyweight Championship
on two occasions. At Hardcore Homecoming
in 2005 he chokeslammed both Danny Doring
and Roadkill
. He wrestled at New York Wrestling League in 2008.
United States
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professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
, better known by his ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
, 911.
Professional wrestling career
He achieved his greatest national exposure in Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW) in the mid-1990s. He debuted in ECW as a "handler" to Sabu. Later his gimmick was as an enforcer of the "extreme" attitude, and he was named 911 and joined Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman
Paul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
's Dangerous Alliance
Dangerous Alliance
The Dangerous Alliance was a heel professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Wrestling in the early '90s and the American Wrestling Association in 1987, with Adrian Adonis, Randy Rose, and Dennis Condrey making up the AWA incarnation of the group.-American...
stable with Sabu and Tazmaniac
Tazz
Peter Senerchia is a retired American professional wrestler and current color commentator best known by his ring name Tazz, originally Tazmaniac and later shortened to simply Taz...
. Whenever something happened at an ECW event that the fans found to be not extreme (examples include the appearance of Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
and the bWo
BWO
BWO can refer to:*BWO, a Swedish pop group formerly known as Bodies Without Organs*Body without organs, a sociological concept developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari*Backward wave oscillator*Blue World Order, a parody of the nWo...
doing a lengthy impression of the rock group KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
), 911 would run out and chokeslam
Chokeslam
A chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
the offenders.
In ECW, 911 was known for chokeslamming Bill Alfonso during the near-end of the ECW World Tag Team Championship
ECW Tag Team Championship
The Extreme Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in Extreme Championship Wrestling...
match between the Pitbulls and the champions Raven and Stevie Richards
Stevie Richards
Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Stevie Richards. Also known by his ring names, Steven Richards and Dr...
after Alfonso "allowed" the chokeslam in favor of Big Dick Dudley
Alex Rizzo
Alex Rizzo was a professional wrestler, best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling as Big Dick Dudley, the eldest of the Dudley Family.-Professional wrestling career:...
against Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer
Thomas James "Tom" Laughlin is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Tommy Dreamer. He is currently working for various promotions on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time spent with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment...
.
Poling briefly wrestled in World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
(WCW) as Big Al and Tombstone.
In 1994, Poling won the Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Pro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
Rookie of the Year award.
In 1998, Poling returned to ECW at UltraClash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as 911, chokeslamming Bill Wiles
Bill Wiles
William "Bill" Wiles is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Bilvis Wesley and "Wild" Bill Wiles, he is most famous for his stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling during late 1990s to early 2000s, as part of The Dangerous Alliance, often teaming with C.W. Anderson...
. Poling was then accompanied by manager Judge Jeff Jones, who proclaimed Poling to be the true giant of professional wrestling. They were then interrupted by Spike Dudley
Matt Hyson
Matthew "Matt" Hyson is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his performances in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Spike Dudley and in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Brother Runt.In ECW, he was a two-time...
and had an impromptu match, which Poling lost in under a minute.
Throughout the late 1990s, 911 appeared with the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
based Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
promotion, winning the JAPW Heavyweight Championship
JAPW Heavyweight Championship
The Jersey All Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a...
on two occasions. At Hardcore Homecoming
Hardcore Homecoming
Hardcore Homecoming was a series of professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling promotion....
in 2005 he chokeslammed both Danny Doring
Danny Doring
Dan Morrison is an American wrestler better known as Danny Doring, most known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, as the tag team partner of Roadkill...
and Roadkill
Michael Depoli
Michael DePoli is a retired professional wrestler best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling. He worked for World Wrestling Entertainment in its Ohio Valley Wrestling developmental territory...
. He wrestled at New York Wrestling League in 2008.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- ChokeslamChokeslamA chokeslam refers to a type of body slam in professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerful on camera...
- Chokeslam
- Signature moves
- Choke
- FeintFeintFeint is a French term that entered English from the discipline of fencing. Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will...
leg dropLeg dropA leg drop or legdrop refers to an attack used in professional wrestling in which an attacking wrestler will jump and land his leg across a fallen opponent's chest, throat, face or head or in some cases, the groin/lower-abdominal area...
transitioned into a high impact elbow drop - Kick
- Punch
- Scoop slam
- Shove
- ManagerManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
s- Bill AlfonsoBill AlfonsoWilliam Matthew "Bill" Alfonso is a former professional wrestling referee and manager. He achieved his greatest success in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid to late 1990s...
- Paul E. DangerouslyPaul HeymanPaul Heyman is an American entertainment producer, best known for his career in professional wrestling as a promoter, manager, commentator and journalist. He is also an occasional actor in film....
- Tammy Lynn SytchTammy Lynn SytchTamara "Tammy" Lynn Sytch is an American professional wrestling manager, personality,and occasional wrestler. She achieved her greatest success under the ring name Sunny within the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, and is widely considered as one of the first Divas...
- Bill Alfonso
- Wrestlers managed
- Sabu
Championships and accomplishments
- All American Wrestling Alliance
- AAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Jersey All Pro WrestlingJersey All Pro WrestlingJersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
- JAPW Heavyweight ChampionshipJAPW Heavyweight ChampionshipThe Jersey All Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a...
(2 times)
- JAPW Heavyweight Championship
- New Jack City Wrestling
- Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA New JerseyNational Wrestling AllianceThe National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
- NWA New Jersey Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version)NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version)The New Jersey version of the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance title recognized in the U.S...
(1 time)
- Pro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling IllustratedPro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
- Rookie of the Year (1994)