Jacob Southwick (born April 2, 1990), better known by his

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Madman Fulton, is an American

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. He is currently performing on the

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mononymously as Fulton. He is best known for his time with

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, where he was a member of

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; and in

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on its NXT brand under the ring name Sawyer Fulton, where he was a member of

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. He also makes appearances for

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(AEW)

Early life

Southwick was born on April 2, 1990, in

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. He trained under Jimmie Lee. Southwick attended

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, where he was a former Greco-Roman All-American and a two-time NCAA All-American

amateur wrestler Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced at Olympic, collegiate, scholastic, and other levels. There are two international wrestling styles performed at the Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the worl ...

. He cited

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as his favorite wrestler growing up.

Professional wrestling career

Mid-Ohio Wrestling (2009-2012)

Southwick trained to be a professional wrestler at the ASWA Pro Wrestling Training Center in

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. He made his professional wrestling debut for Mid-Ohio Wrestling as "Big Jake South" on October 16, 2009, defeating Izzy Lambert. He won the Mid-Ohio Tag Team Titles with Cyrus Poe, and challenged unsuccessfully for various other championships within the promotion including as the Tri-County Heavyweight Championship and the World Championship.

WWE (2012–2017)

In September 2012 it was reported that Southwick had signed with WWE. He was later renamed "Sawyer Fulton". He made his televised '' NXT'' debut on May 2, 2013, where he appeared as an enhancement talent in a tag-team match against The Wyatt Family (

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and

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). He then continued to make sporadic televised appearances on ''NXT'' as an enhancement talent over the next three years, often as part of a tag-team with

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with the duo being defeated by teams such as Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady,

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, Blake and Murphy and

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. In March 2016, Fulton formed a tag-team with Alexander Wolfe at NXT live events. In September 2016, Fulton and Wolfe joined a stable named

along with Eric Young and

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. The stable made its debut on the October 12, 2016 episode of ''NXT'', with Wolfe and Fulton defeating the team of

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and Tye Dillinger as part of the 2016

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. On November 2, in the second round of the Tag Team Classic, Fulton and Wolfe beat fan favourites T. J. Perkins and

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. They were knocked out of the tournament in the semi-finals by TM61. Fulton subsequently suffered a torn pectoral muscle which ruled him out of action for several months. At the NXT tapings on November 30, 2016, it was teased that Fulton was no longer associated with SAnitY after Eric Young stomped on Fulton's jacket before kicking it out of the ring. He was later replaced in the group by

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, with no on-screen explanation provided for his absence. On November 3, 2017, Fulton was released from his NXT contract by the WWE without making another televised appearance.

Major League Wrestling (2018)

In Summer of 2018, Fulton began appearing as a member of

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's Death Machines stable in

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, where he participated in the Battle Riot event and a War Games match.

Impact Wrestling (2019–2024)

Ohio Versus Everything (2019–2020)

On the March 22, 2019 episode of '' Impact!'', Southwick made his debut for

under the ring name "Madman Fulton" as the newest member of

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. He attacked

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and revealed an oVe shirt after taking off his jacket. Fulton made his in-ring debut on the April 5 episode of ''Impact!'' by teaming with oVe leader

to defeat Swann and

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in a tag team match. Fulton wrestled his first singles match for the promotion on the April 19 episode of ''Impact!'', in which he defeated

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. Fulton was mainly used as oVe's bodyguard and often teamed with them in six-man and eight-man tag team matches. At A Night You Can't Mist, Fulton teamed with Dave Crist and Jake Crist against

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in a losing effort. At Bash at the Brewery, the trio lost to Rich Swann,

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and Willie Mack in a six-person tag team match. Fulton would then team with Jake Crist to take on

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonPrelude to Glory. Fulton made his

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debut for Impact at the Bound for Glory

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on October 20, 2019, where he participated in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, which he failed to win. At No Surrender, Fulton defeated Acey Romero, Brian Cage, Crash Jaxon and Willie Mack in a Hoss Fight Scramble. In early 2020, Fulton would engage in a feud with

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, which culminated in a match between the two at Hard To Kill, which Fulton lost. At

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, Fulton teamed with Dave Crist to take on XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D) in a losing effort. At the

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special, Fulton, Dave Crist and Jake Crist lost to

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and Tommy Dreamer in a six-man tag team match. Later at the event, Sami Callihan ended his association with the group by attacking them during their interference in his match against Ken Shamrock. On the May 12 episode of ''Impact!'', Fulton participated in a tournament to determine the #1 contender for the

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, losing to Hernandez in the opening round. On the May 19 episode of ''Impact!'', after Dave Crist lost to Crazzy Steve, Fulton attacked Dave Crist and Jake Crist and announced that he was quitting oVe, thus disbanding the group.

Alliance with Ace Austin (2020–2022)

On the June 16 episode of ''Impact!'', Fulton allied himself with Ace Austin by helping him in defeating Eddie Edwards in a match. The following week, on ''Impact!'', Fulton defeated Edwards. Austin and Fulton would soon begin feuding with the debuting Good Brothers (

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and

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), which led to a match between the two teams at

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, which Austin and Fulton lost. On the March 31, 2022 tapings of Impact Wrestling, Fulton lost to Josh Alexander in under two minutes, in his last appearance for the promotion. In August, it was reported that Fulton was gone from Impact.

Return to Impact Wrestling/TNA (2023-present)

On June 5, Impact announced that Fulton will return to team with Callihan and Crist as oVe to take on The Design ( Deaner, Kon, and Angels) in an Ohio Street Fight at Against All Odds. At the event on June 9, oVe defeated The Design in an Ohio Street Fight. on the June 21 episode of Impact!, oVe (Fulton, Jake Crist and Sami Callihan) lost to

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and The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler). Fulton would later be reported to have left Impact Wrestling. However, he would make his return to the promotion, now rebranded as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), on the August 22, 2024 episode of ''Impact'', where he was put in a mixed tag team match by

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alongside Kon and Steph De Lander against PCO,

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and

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in a losing effort.

Independent circuit (2017–present)

After his release from

, Southwick changed his ring name to "Madman Fulton". He made his American States Wrestling Alliance return on December 9, 2017 at ASWA Winter Reunion, where he and wrestlers Ethan Wright and JJ DeVille won the Winter Reunion Battle Royal. He later met Wright and DeVille in a three-way match to crown the new ASWA Universal Champion however, did not succeed in winning the title. This was his first ASWA event in six years since making his ASWA debut in 2011. On January 20, 2018, Madman Fulton made his Pro Wrestling Magic (PWM) debut at PWM Domino, in a title match for the PWM Heavyweight Championship held by EC Negro. Later in 2023, Fulton made his Boca Raton Championship Wrestling debut at the BRCW Heavyweight Championship where he defeated Curt Stallion.

Other media

Fulton made his first and only appearance as a playable character in ''

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''.

Championships and accomplishments

*The Wrestling Revolver **PWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Krule and

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(1 time) – with Ace Austin *Xtreme World Wrestling **XWW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ace Austin *American States Wrestling Alliance **ASWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Atomic Wrestling Entertainment / Atomic Revolutionary Wrestling **AWE / ARW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vertigo Rivera *Revolution Championship Wrestling **RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Battle On The Border **BOTB Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **BOTB Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

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* Boca Raton Championship Wrestling ** BRCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Main Event Wrestling **MEW Championship (1 time, inaugural) *Mid-Ohio Wrestling **Mid-Ohio Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cyrus Poe *''

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'' **Ranked No. 173 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019

References

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