Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), is a professional wrestler, famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. Image File history File links Bobby_Eaton. ... Image File history File links Bobby_Eaton. ... ... Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ...

Career

Bobby Eaton became involved in wrestling at the age of thirteen while going to Chapman Middle School, helping to set up rings in his hometown. In an early age he went to Lincoln Elementry, Chapman Middle, Lee High, and Butler High. He lived in the Lincoln Mills area off of Oakwood Ave. He had a little group of people that the hung with the Osborne brothers Danny and David and a few more. He played childhood sports at the Boy's Club in the Lincoln Mills area with the Osborne brothers. In 1976 at the age of seventeen he wrestled his first match, losing to Bearcat Wright. Eaton trained under Tojo Yamamoto and then began wrestling in the Memphis, Tennessee territories. He formed a regular team with George Gulas as "The Jet Set" that had success in the area. He feuded with Chris Colt, Tojo Yamamoto and Gypsy Joe. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ...

In 1984, while working for Mid-South Wrestling, he formed The Midnight Express with Dennis Condrey. He became Beautiful Bobby to Condrey's Loverboy Dennis. They were joined by Manager Jim Cornette and started a feud with who would become their arch-rivals, The Rock 'N Roll Express of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey is a professional wrestler. ... Kayfabe notice: Some events in this section and/or article are kayfabe and refer to events that take place in professional wrestling continuity. ... Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson The Rock N Roll Express The Rock N Roll Express was a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was extremely popular in the 1980s. ... Ricky Morton is an American professional wrestler famous for competing in tag team matches as one half of The Rock N Roll Express in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Robert Gibson Reuben Kane is a professional wrestler best known by his ring name of Robert Gibson. ...

They took their feud to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985 and won the NWA World Tag Team Titles in 1986. They lost the belts back to Morton and Gibson later that year. In 1987, "Sweet" Stan Lane replaced Condrey and the duo won the United States Tag Team Titles twice, continuing to feud with Morton and Gibson and picking up on another old feud from WCCW in 1985, The Fantastics, Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers. The National Wrestling Alliance NWA is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... The NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Stan Lane Stan Lane is a professional wrestler famous for being a member of The Midnight Express. ... The NWA United States Tag Team Championship. ... WCCW might refer to: WCCW-AM, an AM radio station WCCW-FM, an FM radio station WCCW, the abbreviation for the World Class Championship Wrestling This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton The Fantastics Also see the musical The Fantasticks. ... Bobby Fulton Then and Now James Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics. ... Tommy Rogers Thomas Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. ...

In 1988, Eaton and Lane won the NWA World Tag Team Titles from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, who were going to the WWF. They held them for two months before being destroyed by The Road Warriors. Martin Marty Lunde, better known by his ring name of Arn Anderson (born September 20, 1958 in Rome, Georgia), is an American professional wrestler, regarded by some professional wrestling experts as the greatest professional wrestler never to have won a world title. ... Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard is an American second generation professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The Legion of Doom The Road Warriors with Paul Ellering. ...

After this, they had a feud with "The Original Midnight Express", Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose, (managed by Paul E. Dangerously), over who the real "Midnight Express" was. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965, Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ...

In 1990, they feuded with the team of Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk over the U.S. Tag Team Titles and eventually lost them to Rick and Scott Steiner. Lane and Cornette left when Jim Crockett Promotions became WCW in 1991, and Eaton went on to feud with Arn Anderson and Ric Flair and win the Television Title. He lost the title to "Stunning" Steve Austin with whom he briefly feuded. Brian William Pillman (May 22, 1962 – October 5, 1997) was an American professional wrestler. ... Tom Zenk is a former professional wrestler best known by his stage name Z-Man. ... Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), better known by his ring name, Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... Scott Carl Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962 in Bay City, Michigan), better known by his ring name, Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... Richard Morgan Fleihr (born February 25, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee), better known by his ring name The Nature Boy Ric Flair, is an American professional wrestler currently with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its RAW brand. ... WCW World Television Championship. ... Steven James Anderson-Williams (born December 18, 1964 in Victoria, Texas), better known by his stage name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an actor and professional wrestler. ...

Over the summer, he feuded with Alexandra York's "York Foundation" when he refused to join. Terri Ann Boatwright Runnels (born October 5, 1966 in Live Oak, Florida) is an American professional wrestling manager. ...

In late 1991, Eaton joined Paul E. Dangerously's Dangerous Alliance with Anderson, Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko and Austin. He teamed with Anderson to win the Tag Team Titles and had some awesome matches with Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat over the titles. The Dangerous Alliance The Dangerous Alliance was a heel professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Wrestling. ... Richard Erwin Rood (December 7, 1958 - April 20, 1999), better known by his ring name of Ravishing Rick Rude, was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, most notably World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Larry Zbyszko (born Lawrence Whistler December 5, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American golfer and semi-retired professional wrestler best known for his feud with mentor Bruno Sammartino in the early 1980s, being the last AWA World Champion, and his commentary work at World Championship Wrestling throughout the... Virgil Runnels III (born April 11, 1966 in Austin, Texas; often called Dustin Runnels) is an American professional wrestler who has competed in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). ... Richard Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York), better known by his stage name Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, is a former American professional wrestler. ...

When the Dangerous Alliance disbanded in 1992, Eaton started feuding with Anderson and then he teamed with Steve Keirn as "Bad Attitude". This team went nowhere and he teamed briefly with Chris Benoit. Steve Keirn , born in Tampa, Florida is a professional wrestler who retired from wrestling. ... Christopher Michael Benoît (born May 21, 1967 in Montreal, Quebec), is a French Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Eaton left WCW for Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993 and won the Television title. He made an appearance for Extreme Championship Wrestling at the "When Worlds Collide" show on May 14, 1994, where he teamed with Sabu to lose to Arn Anderson and Terry Funk. Smoky Mountain Wrestling Logo Smoky Mountain Wrestling was an organization staging professional wrestling in the Appalachian area of the United States from 1992 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. ... This article is about the original promotion that lasted from 1992-2001. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Terry Michael Brunk (born December 12, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Sabu. ... Terrence (Terry) Funk (born June 30, 1944 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. ...

Eaton returned to WCW and was taken in by Lord Steven Regal who tried to culture him and renamed him Earl Robert Eaton. They formed the Blue Bloods and were later joined by David Taylor. They feuded with Fit Finlay, "The Nasty Boys" and Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck. William Regal as Goodwill Ambassador and Commissioner Darren Matthews aka William Regal (born May 10, 1965 in Staffordshire) is an English professional wrestler performing in World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. ... David Taylor as mentor of Team Britain during the April 7th 2004 edition of Total Nonstop Action. ... Dave Fit Finlay Dave Finlay (aka Fit Finlay) is a professional wrestler who has worked for WCW, but is now a road & talent agent for the WWE and the trainer for the WWE Divas. ... The Nasty Boys were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. ... Dick Slater was a professional wrestler in the 1970s and 1980s who often wrestled in the NWAs Mid-Atlantic region. ... Jimmy Golden is a professional wrestler who is sometimes known as Bunkhouse Buck. ...

Eaton limited his wrestling around 1998 and worked backstage as a trainer for WCW and then for the WWF.

In 2003, he started working for NWA-Mid-Atlantic as the Midnight Express with Ricky Nelson. Ricky Nelson is a professional wrestler who competed in the NWAs Jim Crockett Promotions. ...

In 2004, he started a tour with Dennis Condrey (and sometimes Lane and Cornette) as the Midnight Express and they are still wrestling today. Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey is a professional wrestler. ...

In January 2005, Eaton and Condrey were briefly managed by Terri Runnels in SCW when they wrestled The Fantastics for the vacant tag team titles (they lost). Terri Ann Boatwright Runnels (born October 5, 1966 in Live Oak, Florida) is an American professional wrestling manager. ...

As of 2006, Eaton is still competing on the independent wrestling circuit. He worked two shows in April and one in July for the United Wrestling Association in Knoxville. The United Wrestling Association (UWA) is a professional wrestling promotion owned and operated by Danny Ray Grubb in the Knoxville area of East Tennessee. ... Alternate uses: Knoxville (disambiguation) Knoxville is a city located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. ...

Although Bobby Eaton wrestled as a heel for most of his career, he is widely regarded as one of the nicest guys in the wrestling business. In his 1999 book "Have a Nice Day" Mick Foley praised Eaton as being at once one of the most underrated superstars in the business and its nicest, quipping that "it was damn near impossible to pay for anything with Bobby around, though I will confess to not trying that hard." This opinion was supported in the Stone Cold truth by Steve Austin.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
• Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
• Birthday: August 14, 1958
• Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama
• Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Trained by: Tojo Yamamoto
• Debut: 1976
• Stage names: Earl Robert Eaton, Beautiful Bobby Eaton
• First opponent: Bearcat Wright

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In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves

• Alabama Jam / Tower of London (Diving leg drop)
• Divorce Court (Armbar takedown)
• Swinging neckbreaker
• Diving elbow drop
• Slingshot Backbreaker
• Double flapjack (with Midnight Express)
• Rocket Launcher (with Midnight Express)
• Combination drop toehold, elbow drop (with Midnight Express)

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Managers

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Trivia

• Eaton was married to Bill Dundee's daughter, Donna. They have three children, Dustin, Dillon, and Karen.

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Championships and accomplishments

World Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Arn Anderson)
• 1-Time WCW World Television Champion

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National Wrestling Alliance

• 2-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (1-time with Dennis Condrey, 1-time with Stan Lane)
• 3-Time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Stan Lane)
• 1-Time NWA National Television Champion
• 1-Time NWA-Mid Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Rikki Nelson)
• 4-Time NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with George Gulas, Jerry Barber, Arvil Hutto, Mexican Angel, Tojo Yamamoto and Mystery Man)

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World Class Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Dennis Condrey)

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Mid-South Wrestling

• 2-Time Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Dennis Condrey)

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Tennessee Area Titles

• 1-Time SMW Television Champion
• 1-Time CWA Heavyweight Champion
• 9-Time Mid-American Heavyweight Champion
• 6-Time Mid-American Tag Team Champion (with Lanny Poffo once, Great Togo once, Mexican Angel once, George Gulas 3 times)
• 4-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Koko Ware twice and Duke Myers twice)

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Other titles

• 1-Time IWC Tag Team Champion (with Dennis Condrey)
• 1-Time UCW Tag Team Champion (with Dennis Condrey)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 91 of the best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him three times in the best tag teams of the "PWI Years". He was ranked # 21 with Dennis Condrey, # 32 with Stan Lane and # 72 with Arn Anderson.
• Eaton also won PWI Tag Team of the Year in 1987 with Stan Lane.

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Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• 1985 Most Underrated Wrestler
• 1986 Tag Team of the Year (with Dennis Condrey)
• 1986 Most Underrated Wrestler
• 1987 Tag Team of the Year (with Stan Lane)
• 1988 Feud of the Year (with Stan Lane vs Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)
• 1988 Tag Team of the Year (with Stan Lane)
• 1990 Most Underrated Wrestler
• 1993 Most Underrated Wrestler

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External links

• An interview with Bobby Eaton