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…
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1957-01-22 · New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Forever Hardcore: The Documentary (2005) — 911
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 (2015) — 911
- ECW November to Remember 1994 (1994) — 911
- ECW House Party 1996 (1996) — 911
- ECW Hardcore History (2001) — 911 (Ringside)
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 (2013) — 911
- ECW 3 Way Dance (1995) — 911 (Appearance)
- ECW Mountain Top Madness (1995) — 911 (Appearance)
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995 (1995) — 911 (Appearance)
- NWA Bloodfest • Night One (1993) — 911 (Bodyguard)
- ECW Heat Wave 1994 (1994) — 911 (Bodyguard)
- ECW The Night The Line Was Crossed 1994 (1994) — 911 (Bodyguard)
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 (1994) — 911
- ECW Double Tables 1995 (1995) — 911 (Ringside)
- ECW Return of the Funker 1995 (1995) — 911 (Bodyguard)
- ECW Enter the Sandman 1995 (1995) — 911