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[Eddie Gilbert Gallery] Special Eddie Gilbert Detailed Biography.	Wrestler: "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert Real Name: Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr. Birthday: August 14, 1961 Died: February 18, 1995 in Puerto Rico Hometown: Lexington, Tennessee Billed from "Every Woman's Fantasy" Marital Status: Was married to Madusa; Was married to Missy Hyatt; Height & Weight: 5'10" - 222 lbs. Trained by: Debut: February 10, 1979 (as Tommy Gilbert Jr) April 20, 1979 (as Eddie Gilbert) Previous Names: Tommy Gilbert Jr Finishing Move: Hot Shot Favorite Moves: Figure Four Piledriver DDT Fireball to the face Notable Feuds: Jerry Lawler Brian Christopher Rock N' Roll Express Terry Funk Cactus Jack UnOfficial Website: http://www.eddiegilbert.com
NWA Southwestern title (1979? in Malden, Missouri); (Tri-State) United States Tag Team titles w/Tommy Gilbert defeating Siegfried Steinke & Steve Lawler (March 3, 1980); Tri-State Tag Team titles w/Tommy Gilbert defeating Ron McFarlane & Doug Somers (March 1980); Southern Tag Team titles w/Tommy Gilbert defeating Killer Karl Krupp & El Mongol (August 25, 1980); Southern Tag Team titles w/Tommy Gilbert defeating Sonny King & The Angel (October 1980); Tri-State Tag Team titles w/Ricky Morton defeating Ron McFarlane & Jerry Brown (June 1981); Southern Tag Team titles w/Ricky Morton defeating Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita (August 31, 1981 in Memphis); NWA North American Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating Ron McFarlane & Jerry Brown (January 14, 1982 in Kansas City); WWC North American Tag Team titles w/Tommy Gilbert defeating The Moondogs(June 5, 1982 in San Juan); Southern Tag Team titles w/Tommy Rich defeating Norvell Austin & Koko Ware for the vacant belts (March 26, 1984 in Memphis); CWA International title defeating Tommy Rich (August 27, 1984 in Memphis); CWA International title defeating Dutch Mantel (September 23, 1984 in Memphis); Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jerry Lawler (January 27, 1985 in Memphis); Mid-South Wrestling Association Tag Team titles w/The Nightmare defeating Wendell Cooley & Al Perez (November 11, 1985); UWF Tag Team titles w/Sting defeating The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) (July 20, 1986 in Tulsa); UWF Tag Team titles w/Sting defeating The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) for the held-up titles (August 31, 1986); UWF Television title defeating Savannah Jack (March 8, 1987 in Tulsa); NWA United States Tag Team titles w/Rick Steiner defeating Steve Williams & Kevin Sullivan (February 28, 1989 in Columbia); USWA Southern Heavyweight title defeating Jeff Jarrett (October 29, 1990 in Memphis); GWF Television title defeating Handsome Stranger (Marcus Bagwell) in the Tournament final (October 4, 1991 in Dallas); GWF Television title defeating Terry (Simms) Garvin for the held-up title (January 24, 1992 in Dallas); GWF North American title defeating The Dark Patriot (Doug Gilbert) (March 27, 1992 in Dalla); GWF World title Eddie returns to the USWA and claims the title (May 9, 1992 in Memphis); USWA Unified World title defeating Jerry Lawler (June 15, 1992 in Memphis); USWA Unified World title defeating Ricky Morton (July 20, 1992 in Memphis); ECW Tag Team titles w/Dark Patriot (Doug Gilbert) defeating Super Destroyers for the vacant titles (August 7, 1993 in Philadelphia); USWA Unified World title defeating Jerry Lawler (January 31, 1994 in Memphis); USWA Unified World title defeating Jerry Lawler (February 14, 1994 in Memphis); USWA Heavyweight title defeating Brian Christopher (March 14, 1994 in Memphis); USWA Tag Team titles w/Brian Christopher defeating The Eliminators in the Tournament final (April 23, 1994 in Jonesboro, AR);
Real Life: Eddie Gilbert is the brother of Doug Gilbert and they are both sons of Tommy Gilbert.. Eddie Gilbert was married to Madusa & Missy Hyatt (at different times of course).. Getting into the Business: February 10, 1979: Tommy Gilbert Jr. (debut) & Ricky Reed vs Jake Dalton & Haiti Charlie.. April 20, 1979: Wrestled his first match as Eddie Gilbert.. May 18, 1979: Eddie Gilbert graduated from High School and actually wrestled the next morning.. 1981: Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton vs Mr. Onita & Mr. Fuchi in a "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl".. 1981: Eddie Gilbert had a brief stint in the WWF, occassionally teaming with Curt Hennig and appearing once on Piper's Pit.. CWF: Memphis: January 27, 1985: Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler to win the Southern Heavyweight title in Memphis.. Mid-South Wrestling/Universal Wrestling Federation: June 1, 1985--Superdome Extravaganza: Wendell Cooley defeated Eddie Gilbert by Disqualfication.. April 11, 1987--Superdome Extravaganza: Eddie Gilbert defeated Sam Houston by Count Out to retain the UWF Television title.. August 1, 1987--Superdome: Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams beat E.Gilbert & Dick Murdoch in a "Double Bullrope" match.. National Wrestling Alliance: November 26, 1987 - Starrcade: Sting & Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs E.Gilbert & Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyzsko (NO CONTEST).. January 1989: Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steamboat (Mystery Partner) defeated Four Horsemen (Ric Flair & Barry Windham).. May 7, 1989 - NWA Music City Showdown: Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner beat Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey in Nashville.. 1989: Eddie Gilbert engaged in a feud with The Great Muta and had many great matches together.. 1989 - WrestleWar: Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner beat Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey to retain the United States Tag Team titles.. April 28, 1990: Eddie Gilbert battled Kevin Sullivan to a Double Count-Out in a match which saw them fight into the crowd.. Tri-State Wrestling: September 15, 1990 - Autumn Armaggedon: Eddie Gilbert defeated Cactus Jack in Philadelphia, PA.. May 18, 1991 - Spring Spectacular II: Eddie Gilbert battled Cactus Jack to a NO CONTEST in a bloody Barbed Wire match.. August 3, 1991 - Summer Sizzler II: Eddie Gilbert wrestled Cactus Jack in 3 Separate matches at Tri-State's in Philadelphia.. ~~~Cactus Jack defeated Eddie Gilbert in a "Falls Count Anywhere" match.. ~~~Eddie Gilbert defeated Cactus Jack in a "Stretcher" match when Gilbert smashed him with a Wine bottle! ~~~Eddie Gilbert battled Cactus Jack to a Double-DQ in a "Steel Cage" match.. This match was voted 3rd runner-up for Match of the Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's 1991 Achievement Awards.. Global Wrestling Federation: March 27, 1992: Eddie Gilbert defeated The Dark Patriot to win the GWF North American Heavyweight title in Dallas.. United States Wrestling Association: June 15, 1992: Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight title in Memphis.. November 14, 1992: Terry Funk defeated Eddie Gilbert in a brutal Texas Death match at a WWA event in Wayne, NJ March 8, 1993: Defeated his brother Doug Gilbert in a "loser-leaves-town" match in Memphis, TN Eastern Championship Wrestling: June 19, 1993--Super Summer Sizzler: Eddie Gilbert defeated Terry Funk in a "Texas Chain Massacre" match August 7, 1993: Eddie Gilbert & The Dark Patriot defeated The Super Destroyers for the vacant ECW Tag Team titles.. Eddie Gilbert was booking for ECW until Paul Heyman pushed him out.. United States Wrestling Association: February 14, 1994: Eddie Gilbert defeated Jerry Lawler to win the USWA Unified Heavyweight title.. April 23, 1994: Eddie Gilbert & Brian Christopher defeated The Eliminators in the Tag Title tournament final.. Miscellaneous: August 6, 1994 - 21st Anniversary Show: Eddie Gilbert defeated Jesus "Hurricane" Castillo in a "fire" match.. January 2, 1995: Eddie Gilbert defeated Ricky Morton and co-won a "Smokey Mountain Rumble" with Unibomb.. The Death of Eddie Gilbert: February 18, 1995: Eddie Gilbert (far too young) suffered a fatal heart attack at the age of 33.. June 10, 1995--Memphis Memories II: Eddie Gilbert was inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame.. June 10, 2005 - Hardcore Homecoming: Johnny Grunge, Gary Wolf & Tammy Sytch participated in a tribute to wrestlers who died.. ~~~RIP: Louie Spicolli, Road Warrior Hawk, Rocco Rock, Big Dick Dudley, Pitbull #2, Eddie Gilbert and Chris Candido.. June 29, 2009--Legends of The Arena: Eddie "Hot Stuff" Gilbert was inducted into the Hardcore Hall of Fame in Philadelphia, PA John Proulx wrote: One of my earliest memories of the WWF is of the Masked Superstar taking on Eddie Gilbert (sometime around 1981-82) and putting a clawhold on Gilbert's head. I remember Gilbert bleeding, and the WWF put a big red "X" over the screen to protect us youngsters from the horrible sight. This was, to my knowledge, Gilbert's last appearance in the WWF ..