Fullington entered Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in June 1996 at the age of six. Tyler's father, The Sandman, had begun feuding with Raven over the ECW World Heavyweight Championship earlier that year. In the course of the feud, Raven attempted to play mind games with The Sandman by brainwashing his ex-wife, Lori, to become part of his entourage, Raven's Nest. At Hardcore Heaven on June 22, 1996, Raven revealed that Tyler had also joined his side. Dressed in Raven's signature outfit of leather jacket, t-shirt and jean shorts, Tyler accused The Sandman of being "a drunk" and stated that he "worshipped" Raven, leaving The Sandman tearful.
Tyler subsequently began accompanying Raven to ringside for his matches, with Raven using him to wage psychological warfare against The Sandman. A series of vignettes aired on ECW Hardcore TV, including one in which Tyler blamed The Sandman for his parents' divorce and one in which Raven and his lackeys held a birthday party for Tyler.
At Heat Wave on July 13, 1996, The Sandman teamed with Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer to face Raven and his allies Brian Lee and Stevie Richards in a cage match. After Dreamer handcuffed Raven to the cage, Tyler entered the ring and stood between Raven and The Sandman, preventing The Sandman from hitting Raven and allowing Raven's lackey, Super Nova, to free him. Despite Tyler's involvement, The Sandman was ultimately able to pin Raven and win the match. At The Doctor is In on August 3, 1996, Tyler again placed himself in front of Raven during his ECW World Heavyweight Championship title match with The Sandman, helping Raven pin The Sandman and retain the title. At Natural Born Killaz on August 24, 1996, The Sandman and Pitbull 2 defeated Raven and Shane Douglas in a dog collar match. Following the match, Tyler demanded that The Sandman give him his Singapore cane. After The Sandman acquiesced, Tyler and Raven each caned The Sandman.
On October 5, 1996, at Ultimate Jeopardy, The Sandman and Dreamer faced Lee and Richards in a tag team bout with Raven's ECW World Heavyweight Championship on the line (Raven was unable to compete). The Sandman pinned Richards to win the title. At November to Remember on November 16, 1996, Raven faced The Sandman in a rematch, but was unable to defeat him, despite assistance from Lori and Tyler. At Holiday Hell on December 7, 1996, Raven regained the title from The Sandman in a barbed wire match.
In late December 1996, Raven's longtime lackey Stevie Richards turned on him. On February 1, 1997, at Crossing the Line Again, Tyler and Lori left Raven and joined Richards' Blue World Order. At CyberSlam on February 22, 1997, Richards, Tyler and Lori came to the ring to berate Raven and Lee, who had given a concussion to Terry Funk. After Lee chokeslammed Richards and Raven DDT'ed Lori, Tyler ran backstage and reemerged with The Sandman, who entered the ring and fought off Raven and Lee. Tyler then hugged The Sandman, bringing the eight-month-long storyline to a conclusion.