 "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert Eddie Gilbert (born Thomas Edward Gilbert, Jr. on August 14, 1961 & died on February 18, 1995) was a professional wrestler and was usually a booker. Jump to: navigation, search August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
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Career
"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert started wrestling in 1979 as Tommy Gilbert Jr. in honor of his father, Tommy Gilbert. Eddie absolutely loved pro wrestling and his idol was Jerry Lawler because he wrestled and booked at the same time. His mother said he used to make up matches and booking sheets while he was still in school. Jerry The King Lawler Jerry ONeil (The King) Lawler (born November 29, 1949 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States) is a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator. ...
He spent a little bit of time wrestling in the WWF as a jobber in 1982. Jump to: navigation, search World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ...
He made a name for himself as Eddie Gilbert in Mid-Southern Wrestling territory in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1980's. He teamed with his father and Ricky Morton in those years. Jump to: navigation, search Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, of which it is the county seat. ...
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In 1986, when Mid-South Wrestling became the Universal Wrestling Federation, Eddie added the "Hot Stuff" to his name. He started a heel stable of wrestlers called "Hot Stuff, Inc." and he managed it and wrestled. His stable included Sting and Rick Steiner before they were stars. He was always a ladies' man and he stole Missy Hyatt from John Tatum in 1987. He married her in 1988. The name Universal Wrestling Federation may refer to: An American professional wrestling promotion, forerunner to the WCW. See Universal Wrestling Federation (United States). ...
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Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), best known by his stage name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ...
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They went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions when the UWF was purchased by Crockett and Eddie teamed with Rick Steiner to feud with Kevin Sullivan and his Varsity Club. Jump to: navigation, search The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ...
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He also became involved in a feud with Ric Flair and Barry Windham in which he teamed with Ricky Steamboat and Lex Luger. Jump to: navigation, search Ric Flair on WWE Raw. ...
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Eddie left the NWA in late 1989 and also divorced Hyatt. He went back to the independents where so could book again. He worked for the United States Wrestling Association where he feuded with Jerry Lawler and the Global Wrestling Federation and was also briefly married to Madusa at this time. He then went to ECW in 1993 where he teamed with his brother Doug Gilbert who was wrestling as the "Dark Patriot". The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search Doug Gilbert Real Name: Doug Gilbert Nickname: Dangerous Doug Gilbert, The Dark Patriot, Freddie Kreuger, The Professional Affiliation: Indy Circuit Current Title Holding: None Height: 6 Weight: 240 lbs. ...
Gilbert left ECW at the end of 1993 and wrestled in the USWA until early 1995 when he worked one night for Smoky Mountain Wrestling before travelling to Puerto Rico's WWC to wrestle & book. On his last night, he wrestled a bear. 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. ...
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On February 18, 1995, Gilbert died from a heart attack. He had used steroids and cocaine in his life so either of these things could have contributed to the weakened state of his heart. His use of painkillers since a serious auto accident in 1983 could have been a factor too. In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ...
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Profile - Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 222 lbs.
- Birthday: August 14, 1961
- Hometown: Lexington, Tennessee
- Trainer: Tommy Gilbert
- Debut 1979
- Previous Identities: Tommy Gilbert Jr., "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert
- Managers: Sam Lowe, Missy Hyatt, Bert Prentice, Lauren Davenport, Tommy Gilbert, Paul E. Dangerously, Veronica Lane, Jimmy Hart, Downtown Business Brown, Downtown Bruno
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Missy Hyatt Melissa Lee Hiatt is a professional wrestling manager who is better known by the name of Missy Hyatt. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965 in Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ...
Jimmy Hart The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart (also known as The Colonel) is a professional wrestling manager, composer and musician. ...
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Championships/Accomplishments
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The WCW United States Tag Team Championship formally the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a secondary tag team title in Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling. ...
Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), best known by his stage name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ...
Eastern Championship Wrestling The ECW Tag-Team Championship was the tag team championship contested in Eastern Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling between June 1992 and March 2001. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Doug Gilbert Real Name: Doug Gilbert Nickname: Dangerous Doug Gilbert, The Dark Patriot, Freddie Kreuger, The Professional Affiliation: Indy Circuit Current Title Holding: None Height: 6 Weight: 240 lbs. ...
United States Wrestling Alliance The USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship formed in 1988 when Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig on the 9th May, 1988 for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title and defeated Kerry Von Erich on the 13th December, 1988 for the World Class Championship Wrestling World...
The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major title in the Tennessee area during the 1970s and 1980s. ...
Brian as Grand Master Sexay Brian Christopher Lawler (born January 10, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee), the son of professional wrestling legend Jerry Lawler, is a professional wrestler currently performing for Memphis Championship Wrestling and other independent promotions. ...
Global Wrestling Federation The GWF North American Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. ...
The GWF Television Championship was a secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. ...
Universal Wrestling Federation/Mid-South Wrestling The UWF Television Championship started out as the Mid-South Television Championship in 1984. ...
The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. ...
Sting Sting (real name Steve Borden; born March 20, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a professional wrestler who has wrestled with several wrestling leagues, such as NWA, WCW, and NWA:TNA since the early 1980s. ...
The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. ...
Mid-Southern Wrestling The AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a major title in the Tennessee area during the 1970s and 1980s. ...
Tommy Rich NWA World Heavyweight Champion Thomas Richardson, better known as Wildfire Tommy Rich, is a former American professional wrestler. ...
Ricky Morton Ricky Morton was a professional wrestler famous for his tag team of The Rock N Roll Express in the 1980s and early 1990s. ...
Other Titles - 1-Time WWC North American Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Gilbert)
- 3-Time Tri-State Tag Team Champion (with Ricky Morton once & Tommy Gilbert twice)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 83 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
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External links - Tribute Site: http://www.eddiegilbert.com/home/
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