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BOBBY FULTON ANNOUNCES HE IS COVID-19 POSITIVE

Bobby Fulton, best known as one half of The Fantastics, announced yesterday he has tested positive for COVID-19.  PWInsider.com sends Fulton, who successfully battled throat cancer last year, all the best. 

Fulton tweeted:

Fulton announced he was officially retired from active professional wrestling in July 2020.

On his Facebook page, Fulton wrote, "Today is the anniversary of my friend Bruiser Brody’s death. The other day my son’s pastor announced he was gonna retire. The other day, I looked at a photo of my son and I last year at Tecumseh when I was healthy. Today, I announce I am retired from professional wrestling. I’m no longer going to do independent events. There’s been a lot of contributing factors, but I no longer have the same love for this business I started with in 1977. Thank you to all for the support over the years, who knows I may drop in to see some old friends one day. I appreciate you all for the support over the years. Thank you!"

Fulton announced in December 2019 that he had been diagnosed with throat cancer.  He announced in June 2020 that he was cancer-free but has has dealt with some other health issues since.

Fulton, 60, broke into wrestling when he was just 16, originally in Ohio before working for a number of different territories including Memphis, Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, WCW, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and internationally, Stampede Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling.  He and the late Tommy Rogers, as The Fantastics, were one of the best teams of the 1980s, specifically when feuding with The Midnight Express and The Sheepherders.  Fulton made at least one appearance in the WWF in the late 1990s. 

In recent years, Fulton has remained active around professional wrestling, promoting and occasionally still wrestling while making appearances at different wrestling convention and signing events.

PWInsider.com wishes Bobby and his family the best.

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