Al Poling
Alfred Poling is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name 911. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1994 and 1996. Poling was trained as a wrestler by Larry Sharpe. He debuted in 1990, wrestling on the independent circuit under the ring name "Al the Sledgehammer". Poling achieved his greatest national exposure in Eastern Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s. He debuted in ECW as an unnamed "handler" to Sabu on the January 18, 1994 episode of Eastern Championship Wrestling by defeating Chad Austin. He joined Paul Heyman's Dangerous Alliance stable with Sabu and The Tazmaniac. His gimmick was as an enforcer of the "extreme" attitude; he was named 911 at The Night the Line Was Crossed on February 5, where he defeated Chad Austin in a rematch. As part of his monstrous persona, he would frequently perform the chokeslam on others with little provocation, which made him quickly popular with the crowd as a fan favorite.[10] He received his first title shot in ECW at When Worlds Collide, where he challenged Mikey Whipwreck for the ECW Television Championship but got disqualified after chokeslamming the referee. He would then enter a rivalry with Mr. Hughes, whom he defeated at Hardcore Heaven. On August 27, at the NWA World Title Tournament, 911 participated in the namesake tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship, where he defeated Doink the Clown in the quarter-final after four chokeslams, before losing to 2 Cold Scorpio in the semi-final. He closed the year by defeating The Pitbulls in a handicap match at Holiday Hell. Poling received the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Rookie of the Year award due to his enormous popularity in ECW for the year 1994. Poling had two big matches in 1995, scoring wins over Ron Simmons at Hostile City Showdown and "Jungle" Jim Steele at Barbed Wire, Hoodies & Chokeslams. At the 1996 House Party event, 911 teamed with Rey Misterio, Jr. to defeat The Eliminators in a tag team match, which would turn out to be his last match in ECW. He got involved in a brawl with Taz after the match and a feud evolved between the two, but it was scrapped as Poling left the promotion by early 1996 after a falling out backstage with Paul Heyman over the former's treatment of the ring crew. In 1998, Poling returned to ECW at UltraClash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, chokeslamming Bill Wiles. Poling was then accompanied by manager Judge Jeff Jones, who proclaimed 911 to be the true giant of professional wrestling. They were then interrupted by Spike Dudley and had an impromptu match, which 911 lost in under a minute. Poling wrestled in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996 and 1997, under the names Tombstone, Sledge Hammer and Big Al. Poling did not portray the 'Big Al' who feuded with Tank Abbott in WCW in early 2000. Poling resides in West Creek, New Jersey and has eight children.
ECW House Party 1996
as 911At ECW House Party '96, The Public Enemy and The Gangstas take their rivalry to the streets....
Movie pageECW Hardcore Heaven 1995
as 911 (Appearance)The Public Enemy goes to war with The Gangstas. When ECW Champion Sandman defends his title...
Movie pageECW November to Remember 1994
as 911Ron Simmons looks to put gold around his waist once again by challenging Shane Douglas for the...
Movie pageNWA Bloodfest • Night One
as 911 (Bodyguard)The first of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod...
Movie pageECW Double Tables
as 911 (Ringside)Public Enemy defend their ECW Tag Team Titles against Sabu & Taz in a Double Tables Match, and...
Movie pageECW - Unreleased Vol. 3
as 911They're taking over! Join the voice of ECW, Joey Styles and The Blue World Order's Blue Meanie...
Movie pageECW The Night the Line Was Crossed
as 911 (Bodyguard)Terry Funk puts the ECW Heavyweight Championship on the line against Shane Douglas and Sabu in a...
Movie pageECW Enter The Sandman
as 911ECW Champion Sandman defends his title twice in one night in separate matches against Cactus...
Movie pageECW Mountain Top Madness
as 911 (Appearance)There's fire on the mountain as the most hardcore wrestlers on the planet get extreme at The...
Movie pageECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
as 911Following the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1, WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives,...
Movie pageECW 3-Way Dance
as 911 (Appearance)The Public Enemy battles two formidable duos in a Three-Way Dance main event for the ECW World...
Movie pageECW Hostile City Showdown 1995
as 911Hardcore legends do battle when Cactus Jack faces Terry Funk. Multiple titles are on the line as...
Movie pageECW When Worlds Collide
as 911This memorable event from the ECW Arena features Terry Funk and Arn Anderson teaming up to take...
Movie pageECW Barbed Wire, Hoodies and Chokeslams
as 911ECW World Heavyweight Champion Sandman battles Cactus Jack in a Barbed Wire Match. 2 Cold...
Movie pageECW Heat Wave 1995
as 911 (Appearance)The Public Enemy battle The Gangstas in a Steel Cage Match. Tommy Dreamer & The Pitbulls battle...
Movie pageECW Hardcore Heaven 1994
as 911It's raining chairs in a legendary main event bout that sees Cactus Jack going one-on-one with...
Movie pageECW Return of The Funker
as 911 (Bodyguard)Terry Funk makes his return to ECW. Cactus Jack competes in the main event. Also in action:...
Movie pageECW Heat Wave 1994
as 911 (Bodyguard)It's "The Battle for the Future" at Heat Wave 1994. In the main event, The Public Enemy face...
Movie pageECW's NWA World Title Tournament
as 911Throughout 1994 the ECW continued to improve from show to show, and they continued to get more...
Movie pageECW Gangsta's Paradise
as 911 (Appearance)Mikey Whipwreck and Public Enemy get locked up inside a true Gangstas Paradise with New Jack,...
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