James Hines

James Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics.

Career

James Hines started wrestling in 1979 as Jimmy Hines. In 1984, he made his way to World Class Championship Wrestling where he changed his name to Bobby Fulton and started the tag team The Fantastics with Tommy Rogers. They began a legendary feud with The Midnight Express that would extend into the NWA.

In 1986, they had a very violent feud with The Sheepherders (who would become the "Bushwackers"), Butch Miller and Luke Williams in the Universal Wrestling Federation.

In 1987, back in WCCW, they feuded with Mike Davis & Tommy Lane, The Rock 'N Roll RPM's. They won the feud by winning a scaffold match at "The Parade of Champions" on May 3, 1987.

They next went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions to continue their feud with The Midnight Express and to win the NWA United States Tag Team Titles.

In 1989, they left the NWA and have been wrestling, sometimes together, sometimes not, in the independent circuit around the United States.

They made a very brief appearance in the WWF in 1997 when Fulton wrestled Rogers in the WWF Light Heavyweight Title Tournament.

Hines became a born-again Christian and also has been preaching the gospel since October 2003.

He is married and has two sons.

Profile

Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Birthday: October 4, 1961
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Trainer: -
Managers: Sunshine

Championships/Accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

2-Time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)

Universal Wrestling Federation

2-Time UWF Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)

World Class Wrestling Association

2-Time WCWA Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)
1-Time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)

Other titles

1-Time Central States Television Champion
1-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)
1-Time PWA Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)
1-Time SMW Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)
1-Time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion
1-Time IWA Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)
1-Time SSW Tag Team Champion (with Ricky Morton)
1-Time ASW Tag Team Champion (with Rex King)
1-Time Big Time Wrestling Heavyweight Champion
1-Time SCW Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rogers)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 286 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 63 of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Tommy Rogers.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

1988 Feud of the Year (with Tommy Rogers vs Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)

Trivia

Hines has a brother that wrestles under the name of "Jackie Fulton" named George Hines. They sometimes teamed as "The Fantastic Ones".

External links

Official Site: http://www.bobbyfulton.4t.com/

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