Early career (1987–1992) Born in
Columbus, Ohio, Hines eventually entered professional wrestling in 1987, joining his older brother Bobby Fulton a decade after his own debut in 1977. In early 1989, he began wrestling in televised matches for the Continental Wrestling Federation based in Alabama. During his time in the area, he formed a short-lived tag team with
Nightmare Danny Davis and gained a title shot at the then CWF Tag Team Champions
The Japanese Connection (
Mr. Chono and
RPM) in May 1989. After Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers left the NWA and split up, he joined his brother later that year in the
American Wrestling Association where they briefly feuded with then
AWA Tag Team champions The Destruction Crew (
Mike Enos and
Wayne Bloom). He and Bobby Fulton also had a short run in the
NWA and wrestled as both
The Fantastics and
The Fantastic Ones on the independent circuit. During this time, Hines also competed in
Jim Crockett Promotions and, teaming with
Terry Taylor against
The Nasty Boys (
Brian Knobs and
Jerry Sags) at
Clash of the Champions XII, he was pinned by Sags. Staying with the organization during the next year or two, his exposure increased during the promotion's eventual transition to
World Championship Wrestling although he was often used as a
preliminary wrestler against veterans such as
Nikita Koloff to whom he lost to on
WCW Worldwide in
Tallahassee, Florida, on August 3, 1991. One of his wins, however, was against future superstar
Bob Holly.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1992) In early 1992, he and Bobby Fulton began teaming together as the second incarnation of
The Fantastics, formerly composed of Bobby Fulton and
Tommy Rogers. Appearing on the earliest episodes of SMW's weekly television show, he and Bobby Fulton fought
Ivan and
Vladimir Koloff in a brief feud during early March. Entering a championship tournament to crown the first SMW Tag Team Champions, they would advance to the finals before being eliminated by the
Heavenly Bodies (
Stan Lane &
Tom Prichard) in
Harrogate, Tennessee, on April 23, 1992. On July 2, he would also win a 12-man battle royal in
Paintsville, Kentucky. The participants included Bobby Fulton,
Robert Gibson,
Joe Cazana,
"Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony,
Dixie Dynamite,
Jimmy Golden,
Tim Horner,
Buddy Landel,
Brian Lee and the Heavenly Bodies. He and Bobby Fulton would also tour Japan losing to
André the Giant,
Mighty Inoue &
Yoshinari Ogawa in a 6-man tag team match with
The Patriot in
Hamamatsu, Japan on May 30 and, with
Johnny Ace, lost in a rematch three days later in
Fukushima, Japan. Feuding with the Heavenly Bodies and their manager
James E. Cornette throughout the summer, they briefly captured the SMW Tag Team Championship from the Heavenly Bodies defeating them in
Johnson City, Tennessee, on August 8 before dropping the belts back to them in
Benton, Tennessee, two days later. Splitting up soon after, Hines eventually left the promotion and traveled the independent circuit for a short time before moving on to Japan later that year.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1992–2005) The Eagle (1992–1997) In 1992, he began competing in Japan as
The Eagle, forming a successful tag team with
The Patriot. They competed in the
1992 and
1993 World's Strongest Tag Determination League as well as winning the
All Asia Tag Team Championship from
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi &
Kenta Kobashi in
Koyama, Japan on June 2, 1993. After losing the titles to
Doug Furnas &
Dan Kroffat on September 9, The Patriot left AJPW for
World Championship Wrestling while Hines began teaming with
The Falcon together competing in the
1994 World's Strongest Tag Determination League.
Various appearances (1999–2005) By 1999, he had become a regular in All Japan Pro Wrestling competing under his real name. Appearing on televised matches aired on
Nippon TV, Hines teamed with Wolf Hawkfield against
Giant Kimala &
Tamon Honda at the Super Power Series supercard at the Sendai Miyagi-ken Sports Center on June 9. During the Summer Action Series, he faced
Akira Taue &
Toshiaki Kawada &
Hiroshi Hase in a 6-man tag team match with Johnny Ace and Mike Burton at
Korakuen Hall on August 22. Several days later, he and Johnny Ace teamed against
Takao Omori &
Yoshihiro Takayama at the Wakayama Kenritsu Taiikukan on August 28 as well as facing
Yoshinari Ogawa in a singles match at the Osaka Chou Taiikukan the following night. In April 2000, substituting for an injured
Reno Riggins, he and
Steven Dunn defended the
NWA World Tag Team Championship losing the title to
The Rock 'n' Roll Express (
Ricky Morton &
Robert Gibson) in
Waegwan,
South Korea. The following year, he appeared on the undercard of the
Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular teaming with
Johnny Smith and
Jim Steele in a 6-man tag team match defeating
Mike Rotunda,
Curt Hennig and
Barry Windham (substituting for
Kendall Windham) at the
Tokyo Dome on January 28, 2001. He participated in All Japan Pro Wrestling's
Champion Carnival tournament facing Mike Barton, Toshiaki Kawada,
Taiyō Kea, Johnny Smith, Jim Steele, Steve Williams, Gen'ichiro Tenryu and Yoshiaki Fujiwara between March 23 and April 8. During the next several months, he appeared in high-profile matches at
Budokan Hall and was pinned by
Satoshi Kojima during a tag team match
Steve Williams against Kojima &
Hiroyoshi Tenzan on April 14. He later teamed with Mike Barton to defeat
Nobutaka Araya &
Shigeo Okumura on June 8 as well defeating
Yoshiaki Fujiwara,
Yuto Aijima &
Ryuji Hijikata in a 6-man tag team match with
Kasey Geyer and
Shawn Hernandez after pinning Aijima on July 14. Later that year, he teamed with Jim Steele &
Vampiro losing to Hiroshi Hase, Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda on September 8. At AJPW's "29th Anniversary Show" at Budokan Hall on October 27, George Hines, Johnny Smith and
Kazushi Miyamoto defeated
Masato Tanaka,
Ryuji Hijikata and
Nobukazu Hirai when Hines pinned Hirai. With Johnny Smith and Vampiro, Hines also beat Arashi, Nobukazu Hirai and
Koki Kitahara on December 7, 2001. On February 24, 2002, he defeated
Yoji Anjoh, Arashi, & Nobutaka Araya in a 6-man match with Mike Barton and Jim Steele. The following month, during a Japanese PPV event, he and
Tomoaki Honma lost to Hiroshi Hase &
Hideki Hosaka on April 13. A few weeks later, he teamed with
Kaz Hayashi and
Keiji Mutoh to win the
Giant Baba Memorial Six Man Tag Team Tournament. He and Johnny Smith also participated tag team match on July 20 against
Mike Barton and Jim Steele, Steve Williams & Mike Rotunda and
Brian Adams &
Bryan Clark. After nearly half an hour, the match was eventually won by Mike Barton & Jim Steele after Barton pinned Rotunda. On August 30, in a 2-day PPV event at Budokan Hall, Hines teamed with Johnny Smith and
Gran Hamada to defeat Steve Williams, Mike Rotunda &
Gran Naniwa when Hines pinned Naniwa. The following night, Hines was featured in the main event facing
Genichiro Tenryu, Steve Williams, Arashi, Koki Kitahara, &
Masao Orihara in a 10-man tag team "elimination" match with
Keiji Mutoh, Hiroshi Hase,
Jinsei Shinzaki and
Kaz Hayashi. Pinned by Arashi, he was the second man to be eliminated and his team eventually lost the match with Genichiro Tenryu and Steve Williams as the survivors. Hines would again appear on a live PPV broadcast during AJPW's "30th Anniversary Show" at Budokan Hall teaming with Mike Barton and Jim Steele to defeat Arashi, Nobutaka Araya and Nobukazu Hirai on October 27, 2002. On April 3, he was pinned by Satoshi Kojima during a tag team match with
Keiji Mutoh against Kojima & Jimmy Yang at the Tomioka-cho Gym in
Fukushima, Japan. The following night at Fukushima's "Big Palette" in
Kooriyama City, he teamed with Satoshi Kojima and Kaz Hayashi losing to Genichiro Tenryu, Arashi, & Nobutaka Araya in a 6-man tag team match after being pinned by Arashi. On April 5, he and Gigantes teamed to defeat Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto at the Nagaoka City Welfare Hall in
Niigata, Japan. Continuing to team with
Gigantes, the two also defeated Hiroshi Hase &
Masayuki Kono at Budokan Hall on April 12. Two months later, he teamed with
"Big" John Tenta &
Robbie Brookside to defeat Hiroshi Hase, Masayuki Kono & Shigeo Okumura in a PPV event at Budokan Hall on July 19, 2003. Returning to AJPW in early 2005, he teamed with Mike Barton and Jim Steele to defeat
Jamal,
Chuck Palumbo &
Rodney Mack (14:02) at the "Giant Baba Farewell" supercard on February 5, 2005. Hines is a playable character in the 2004 video game
King of Colosseum II.
Later career Returning to the United States, he and his brother Bobby Fulton came out of retirement for a one-time appearance against
The Assassins at an event for Big Time Wrestling on September 2, 2006. He retired shortly thereafter. Hines is reuniting with his brother Bobby Fulton on April 12, 2019, at the NCWA's Chair City Clash in tag team action against George South and Dangerous E. ==Championships and accomplishments==