Eddie Gilbert (wrestler)

Eddie Gilbert
Eddie Gilbert
	Eddie Gilbert (top) using a headlock on Bill Dundee (bottom) during their match in May 1988 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Birth name	Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.
Born	August 14, 1961; Lexington, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	February 18, 1995 (aged 33); Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Cause of death	Heart attack
Spouse(s)	; Missy Hyatt (m. 1987; div. 1989) ; Madusa (m. 1990; div. 1990)
Family	Tommy Gilbert (father); Doug Gilbert (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Eddie Gilbert; Tommy Gilbert Jr.
Billed height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Billed from	"Every girl's dream"; Lexington, Tennessee
Trained by	Tommy Gilbert
Debut	1977

Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.^[1] (August 14, 1961 – February 18, 1995) better known by his ring name "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert, was an American professional wrestler and booker.

Gilbert started his wrestling career for the Continental Wrestling Association in 1977, using the ring name Tommy Gilbert Jr. and winning the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship with his father in 1980. He later moved to the World Wrestling Federation in 1982, working a storyline as the protégé of Bob Backlund until leaving the company in 1984. He found his greatest success in Memphis, teaming with Tommy Rich to form “Fargo’s Fabulous Ones” and winning the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Gilbert eventually turned heel and feuded with Rich as well as Jerry Lawler. He moved to Mid-South Wrestling (later the Universal Wrestling Federation) in 1985, where he wrestled and worked as a manager, forming the villainous stable “Hot Stuff International, Inc.”

In addition, Gilbert also worked as a booker in promotions like the Global Wrestling Federation and Eastern Championship Wrestling (later known as Extreme Championship Wrestling), while continuing to wrestle in various promotions including Jim Crockett Promotions and the United States Wrestling Association.

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