Sandman retires from wrestling

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Reported By Patrick W. Boucher on Oct 7, 2008 - 4:09:19 PM

-The following MySpace bulletin was sent out on the official page of former ECW World Champion The Sandman yesterday:


Ladies & Gentlemen,

I Just Spoke With Sandman & He Wanted Me To Let you All Know That After Speaking With Tommy Dreamer & Having A Long Talk He Has Decided That After 20 + Years In The Pro Wrestling Business That It Is Time To Hangup The Boots & Call It Quits. He Would Like To Thank All Of You Fans That Have Supported Him Throughout His Time In & Around Wrestling. His Last Match Date Will Be Announced In The Coming Weeks. You Can Still Book Him In These Few Weeks. BUT After That He Said He Is Done. He Has A TWO Month Old Child & A Girlfriend To Look After So Now It Is Time To Step Out of The Spotlight.

Thanks A Bunch

Team Sandman

[holland227]

Sad to see him go but he seems to have things in line

[Scott Fire 54]

I enjoyed Sandman in the original ECW.

That was really the genius of Heyman, because I thought Sandman was a really good all around worker. But once I saw him in the ECW, in regular matches, he wasn't that great. Heyman really knew how to show the positives of a worker.

But again I enjoyed that majority of Sandman's career and respect him a ton for what he put his body through.

[toasterboy]

...dad...

[crimsoncross]

I have to say that his ECW run was his best time in the wrestling biz, I didn't really mind him when he joined WCW as Hardcore Hak but after that I didn't care for him that much. In the end he will have a spot in the history of wrestling...

[holland227]

I think to Honor the Sandman I am going to put him in my next tournament to see if he gets into my federation!

[jasonjaconetti]

I can't say this is too much of a shock, but he was a ton of fun at a live show. I have been watching the Sandman from his ECW days and even onto the indy circuit. His entrance in ECW was something that had to be experienced live....especially at special shows like the ECW Fright Fight and the like.

[jimsteel]

I remember when Sandman first started out years ago in the old Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and he brought his feud with J.T. Smith to ECW(Eastern Championship Wrestling)

[holland227]

J.T. Smith. Theres a guy would could be brought into Legends and help with some feuds.