Ron Fuller

Professional wrestling career Upon graduating from the University of Miami, Fuller followed in his family's footsteps and became a professional wrestler. He started out with his grandfather and father's promotion in Tennessee and eventually bought it out. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Fuller expanded his territory from Tennessee to the Florida panhandle, naming it Southeastern Championship Wrestling and making it a "hot spot" for Southern wrestling. The Fullers came up on the short end in their title chase, with the storyline being that Robert was injured by Anderson and Stubbs. Ron went through a variety of tag team partners, including André the Giant, to try to beat the Anderson/Stubbs tandem. Fuller finally found a partner in Bob Armstrong and seemed to beat Anderson and Stubbs, but the title was held up by NWA President Bob Geigel, who ordered a rematch. Fuller turned heel on Armstrong, allowing Stubbs and Anderson to keep the belts.

As the territory's owner, he created a new singles belt called the NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship. In the storyline, he named Freebird Michael Hayes the champion. The following week, Hayes arrived in Dothan, AL, to defend the belt against Fuller. Fuller won and planned to leave the area to defend it. and renewed his feud with Armstrong. In a steel cage tag team match, Fuller teamed with cousin Jimmy Golden against Armstrong and Robert Fuller. Robert turned heel and all three beat up Armstrong. Armstrong's sons Brad, Steve, and Scott came to their father's rescue, but he was already injured. The next week, Fuller revealed a clause in the contract claiming, "Because Armstrong lost (though a pin never occurred), he must leave the territory." In the weeks that followed, The Stud Stable eliminated all of the Armstrongs except for Brad. Brad teamed with 7'7" wrestler Big John Harris. While Fuller fought Harris outside the ring, Golden and Robert were about to "squash" Brad. Suddenly, a masked man ran to the ring and saved him. The man put Robert in the figure-four leglock and Robert screamed in pain. The masked man spoke and said, "You can call me The Bullet!" Hearing him sound like Bob Armstrong, Fuller cried out in anger. In the following weeks, Fuller talked with Bob Geigel, who declared on television, "If The Bullet is unmasked as Bob Armstrong, he is banned for life."

Over the next two years, Fuller and his stable tried unmasking Armstrong, but never succeeded. In a steel cage match, Armstrong locked Fuller in the figure-four and kept it clamped on.

On January 25, 2020, Fuller returned to the ring at the age of 72 teaming with his cousin Jimmy Golden to defeat the Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) at Continental Championship Wrestling in Dothan, Alabama.

In 2020, he added a new chapter to his business accomplishments, that of author, when he released his first book titled "Brutus". Unlike previous wrestlers, this book wasn't about the business. It's a fictional adventure, about an African lion that escapes into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling World's Strongest Tag Determination League Exciting Award (1983) – with Barry Windham Championship Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Golden NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time) George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Lou Thesz Award 2026 – with the Welch/Fuller Family Mid-South Sports NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (1 time) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Robert Fuller Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #370 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWA Southeast Continental Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Southeast Heavyweight Championship (5 times)