Career
Early career
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". Extreme Championship Wrestling
He debuted in ECW as a "handler" to Sabu.
Later his gimmick was as an enforcer of the "extreme" attitude. He was named 911 and joined Paul Heyman's Dangerous Alliance stable with Sabu and Tazmaniac. As part of his monstrous persona, he would frequently perform the chokeslam on others with little provocation.
At 1994's NWA World Title Tournament, he defeated Doink the Clown after four chokeslams. Poling left the promotion by early 1996 after a falling out backstage with Heyman over the former's treatment of the ring crew. In 1998, Poling returned to ECW at UltraClash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, chokeslamming Bill Wiles.
Poling was then accompanied by manager Judge Jeff Jones, who proclaimed 911 to be the true giant of professional wrestling. They were then interrupted by Spike Dudley and had an impromptu match, which 911 lost in under a minute. World Championship Wrestling
Poling wrestled in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996 and 1997, under the names Tombstone, Sledge Hammer and Big Al.
Poling did not portray the Big Al who appeared in WCW in early 2000. Independent circuit
Throughout the late 1990s, 911 appeared with the New Jersey based Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion, winning the JAPW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions. At Hardcore Homecoming in 2005 he chokeslammed both Danny Doring and Roadkill.
He wrestled at New York Wrestling League in 2008. Finishing moves
Chokeslam
Signature moves
Choke
Feint leg drop transitioned into a high impact elbow drop
Kick
Punch
Scoop slam
Shove
Managers
Bill Alfonso
Paul E. Dangerously
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Entrance Theme
"Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group
All American Wrestling Alliance
AAWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
JAPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
New Jack City Wrestling
NJCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA New Jersey
NWA New Jersey Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Rookie of the Year (1994).