Nickname(s): Hotstuff
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 222 lbs
From: Lexington, KY
Birthday: Aug 14
Pro Debut: February 10, 1979
Aliases: Tommy Gilbert, Jr., Michael Myers, Boogie
Man
Feds worked for: TSW,
WWF,
MSW,
UWF,
NWA, WWF, GWF, USWA,
ECW, World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Continental Wrestling Federation (TN), Tri-State Wrestling (PA), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), Wrestling International New Generations (Japan)
Finisher: Hot Shot
Signature Moves: Figure Four, Piledriver, DDT, Throwing
Fire
Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Champion
-AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Tommy Gilbert, 1 each w/
Ricky Morton, & Tommy Rich)
-CWA International Champion (2x)
-GWF Television Champion (2x)
-GWF North American Champion
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (w/ The Nightmare)
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (w/
Ricky Romero)
-NWA Eastern Tag Team Champion (w/ Dark Patriot)
-NWA North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Romero)
-NWA Southwestern Champion
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (w/
Rick Steiner)
-TSW Tag Team Champion (2x; 2 w/ Ricky Morton, 1 w/ Tommy Gilbert)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Tommy Gilbert)
-USWA Southern Champion
-USWA World Champion (4x)
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Brian Christopher)
-UWF Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/
Sting)
-UWF Television Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Tommy Gilbert)
Affiliates: Tommy Gilbert, Ricky Morton, Ricky Romero, Tommy Rich, The Nightmare, Dark Patriot,
Doug Gilbert, Brian Christopher,
Missy Hyatt,
John Tatum,
Jack Victory, Sting, Rick Steiner,
Oliver Humperdink, Downtown Bruno, Downtown Business Brown, Paul E. Dangerously, Lauren Davenport, Jimmy Hart, Veronica Lane, Sam Lowe, Bert Prentice, Scott Steiner, Chris Brown,
Toni Adams, The Nightmare, Unabomb
Notable Feuds: Jerry Lawler, Brian Christopher,
Rock-N-Roll Express,
Terry Funk,
Cactus Jack, Steve Keirn,
Stan Lane, Tommy Rich, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner, Danny Spivey,
Ric Flair,
Barry Windham, Oliver Humperdink
Official Website: www.eddiegilbert.com
Other Facts: -Son of pro wrestler and referee Tommy Gilbert
-Grandson of pro wrestler Arley Gilbert
-Brother of pro wrestler Doug Gilbert
-Former husband of wrestling valet Missy Hyatt. They got married on Halloween. The marriage was a surprise to everyone attending except
Terry Taylor & his wife. Everyone there believed they were simply attending a Halloween party. Gilbert dressed as a groom and Hyatt as a bride.
-Former husband of pro wrestler/valet Madusa
-Former nephew (by marriage) of pro wrestler Homer O'Dell
-When Kevin Christian (Jerry Lawler's youngest son) wrestled under the name "Freddie Gilbert", he claimed to be Eddie's brother.
-Rumoured to have skipped his high school graduation so he could wrestle on a show. This turned out to be false.
-While wrestling for Wrestling International New Generations in Japan, he wore a mask as Boogie Man (not to be confused with one of the many gimmicks of Ed Leslie). During the same time, his brother Doug wrestled while wearing a mask as Freddy Krueger. In a match, Eddie tagged with Crypt Keeper vs. Doug &
Leatherface. After Doug pinned Eddie 13 seconds into the match with a sunset flip, both Gilberts unmasked and cut a promo on W*ING management and pledged loyalty to rival company All Japan.
-Sometimes announced as hailing from "Every girl's fantasy".
-Former member of The First
Family
-Former manager & member of Hyatt & Hotstuff International
-Former member of The Dangerous Alliance (ECW Version)
-Holds the record for the longest TSW Tag Team Title reign (w/ Ricky Morton; 1 month, 25 days)
-Holds the record for the longest reigning UWF Television Title reign (4 months, 26 days)
-Left the NWA when the promise to make him one of the Four Horseman never took place.
-Was the booker for ECW until he had a falling out with co-owner Tod Gordon and was replaced by Paul Heyman
-Wrestled his last match against a bear.
-Ranked # 43 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 33 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 29 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 42 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Passed away on February 18, 1995 at the age of 33 of a heart attack
-Posthumously inducted into the Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995
