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Doug Gilbert

Nickname: Mr. High, Gashouse

From: Omaha, NE

Pro Debut: 1959

Aliases: Redbeard, The Professional, The Eliminator, Doug Lindsey, The Destroyer, The Masked Professional, Gashouse Gilbert, The Spoiler # 1, Super Inferno 1

Feds Worked For: AWA, NWA-West, TSW, WWF, WWWF, Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Championship Wrestling From Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Grand Prix Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Hollywood (CA)

Finisher: Top Rope Backflip

Career Highlights: -AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Reggie Parks)
-AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dick Steinborn)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Mike Webster)
-NWA Georgia Champion (4x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (4x; 1 each w/ Assassin #2, El Mongol, Bobby Shane and Super Inferno 1)
-NWA Los Angeles Television Champion

Affiliates: Tex Mackenzie, The Challenger, Dick Steinborn

Notable Feuds: The Assassins, Eddie Graham, Nick Bockwinkel, Johnny Valentine, Dale Lewis, Mr. Wrestling II, Bob Orton, Jr., Paul Demarco, Gene Kiniski, Mike Graham

Other Facts: -Real name was Doug Lindzay
-Former husband of pro wrestler Kay Noble
-Billed as the brother of of wrestler Johnny Gilbert
-Not to be confused with the Doug Gilbert who is the brother of Eddie Gilbert and son of Tommy Gilbert.
-Sometimes billed from South Bend, IN
-Won the Teenage Mr. America contest in 1955
-Won teenage weightlifting contests in Kansas City and Indiana in 1957
-Held the Mr. America Over 35 Title in the 1980s.
-Worked as The Destroyer in the Amarillo Territory. He was lost a Mask vs. Mask match to Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson, not Tim Woods) on March 16 and was forced to reveal himself. He should not be confused with Dick Beyer, who is the best known competitor to compete as "The Destroyer".
-May have been the 1st person to bodyslam Andre the Giant, which he accomplished in a match in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-In September 1969: The Professional scientifically destroyed El Diablo in an extremely colorful first match of the first round of the first Georgia TV title tournament held on Atlanta Wrestling TV. The Pro wore Diablo's right leg down to submission and scored a good first round win. Two weeks after in the second round the Pro was DQed for piledriving Assassin 2. The Assassins won a handicap match the next week from the Pro when Renesto kicked him in the head between falls. The stipulation was loser unmask and the Pro was revealed to be Doug Gilbert. The very next week Gilbert regained his Georgia Heavyweight title from Paul Demarco and never really lost it but was injured when the Assassins broke his neck after defeating him and El Mongol. And the Feud went on.
-Wrestlers Unmasked by the Professional: Mr Wrestling (Dick Steinborn subbing for Tim Woods Steinborn was later suspended for allegedly colluding with Woods to undermine the Professional by deceit), The Blue Destroyer (Gene Kiniski), The Professional #2 (Paul DeMarco), The Spoiler (Mike Davis), Big Tex (Stan Frazier), The Red Demon (Cisco Grimaldo)
-In 1970: A new masked man named The Eliminator entered the Atlanta ring with Joe Scarpa & El Mongol to meet The Assassins & Nick Bockwinkel. The Eliminator unmasked before the match revealing Doug Gilbert in there to get at The Assassins. The Assassins & Nick Bockwinkel were DQed for too many jump ins.
-Passed away November 5, 2013 at the age of 76, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.