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Robert Gibson
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 225 lbs
From: Memphis, TN
Birthday: Jul 19th
Pro Debut: 1977
Aliases: Ruben Kane, Robert Fuller, Jr, Ruben Gibson, Hoot Gibson
Feds Worked For: AWA, IWR, JCW, MSW, MStW, NEW, NWA, NWA-TNA, SCW, UCW, UWF, WCW, WWF, ACPW, Adrenaline Championship Wrestling (MD), All-Japan (Japan), All-Star Wrestling (WV), American Wrestling Federation (GA), Appalachian Mountain Wrestling (KY), APW (WV), AWA World-1 South (GA), Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (VA), AWF, !BANG! Wrestling (FL), Battleground Championship Wrestling (PA), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Big Time Wrestling (NC), Black Label Pro (IN), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), Continental Wrestling Alliance (TN), Crossfire Entertainment (TN), Deep South Wrestling (GA), DEFY Wrestling (NV), Diamond Championship Wrestling (MS), Game Changer Wrestling (IN), House of Hardcore, IWA Deep South (AL), Memphis Pro Wrestling (TN), Memphis Wrestling (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC), Mid-Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), NAWA (GA), NWA Spinebuster (GA), Outlaw Wrestling (NY), Prime Time Pro Wrestling (GA), Pro Wrestling King (IN), Pro Wrestling Elite (TN), Pro Wrestling Mid-South (TN), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ), Pure Pro Wrestling (MI), Renegade Wrestling Alliance (PA), Resistance Pro Wrestling (IL), Rice Pro Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY), Southern Fried Championship Wrestling (NC), Southern Heritage Championship Wrestling (NC), Southern Honor Wrestling (GA), Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling (IL), SuperstarWars of Wrestling (NC), Tarheel Championship Wrestling (NC), Traditional Championship Wrestling (AR/TN/MS), Tri-State Alliance (PA), Ultimate Wrestling (AL), Ultimate Wrestling (FL), Unexpected Wrestling (NJ), United Wrestling Federation (SC), Universal Championship Wrestling (GA), UPW Pro Wrestling (MI), Viral Pro Wrestling (GA), Virginia Championship Wrestling (VA), Western Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), World Class Big Time Wrestling (OH), WrestleCade (NC), WrestleCon (TX), WrestleMerica (GA), WrestlePro (NJ), WOW, Xtreme Championship Wrestling (IN),
Signature Moves: Dropkick
Career Highlights: -APCW Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Mike Youngblood; 1 w/ Jason Gibson)
-APW Champion
-APW Tag Team Champion
-ASW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-CWA Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Rick Gibson & Ricky Morton)
-Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (6x; 2 w/ Ricky Morton, 3 w/ Ricky Gibson, 1 w/ Bill Dundee)
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion (3x; all w/ Ricky Morton)
-NACW Tag Team Champion
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ Rick Gibson)
-NWA Mid-America Champion
-NWA Mid-America Tag Team Champion (w/ Don Fargo)
-MACW Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (5x, w/ Ricky Morton)
-NWA (Southeastern) Gulf Coast Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Gibson)
-NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-NWA Southern Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Bill Dundee & Rick Gibson)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (9x; all w/ Ricky Morton)
-NWA Wildside Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-PWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-PWE Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-PWX Tag Team Champion (w/ Vince Kaplack)
-RWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-SFCW Southern Champion
-SMW Tag Team Champion (10x; all w/ Ricky Morton)
-SMW Television Champion
-TCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-UCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-USWA World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Ricky Morton)
-Ultimate Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/ Bobby Doll)
-VPW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-WCBTW Ohio Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-WOW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
-WWO Tag Team Champion (w/ Ricky Morton)
Affiliates: Bill Dundee, Rick Gibson, Don Fargo, Ricky Morton, Vince Kaplack, Tom Zenk, Bobby Doll, Mike Youngblood, Jason Gibson, Jim Cornette, Dave Prazak, Baby Doll
Notable Feuds: Midnight Express, Jim Cornette, Road Warriors, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard, Krusher Krushchev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, Heavenly Bodies, America's Most Wanted
Other Facts: -Half-Brother of pro wrestler Ricky Gibson
-Uncle of pro wrestler Jason Gibson
-For a time, was billed as the son of Robert Fuller
-His father was in charge of hauling the ring from arena to arena for Gulf Coast Wrestling
-Began his career as head of the ring crew at WEAR-TV Channel 3 in Pensacola, FL
-Broke into wrestling using his real name Ruben Kane
-Both of his parents are deaf which resulted in Robert using sign language during most Rock-N-Roll Express interviews
-He is part owner of Zeke's Deep Sea Fishing tours in Orange Beach, AL
-Has a wandering eye. Jim Cornette would often make fun of it in his interviews when the Rock-N-Roll Express feuded with The Midnight Express. It also led to the false belief among wrestling fans that the eye was artificial.
-Was part of a talent trade between Jerry Jarrett and Bill Watts in 1983. Jarrett received Rick Rude, Jim Neidhart, Masao Ito, and Hacksaw Higgins. Watts received The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Terry Taylor, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, and Jim Cornette.
-Former member of Sports Entertainment Xtreme
-Won the Tag Team of the Year Award as voted by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1986 (w/ Ricky Morton as The Rock-N-Roll Express)
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008 (w/ Ricky Morton as The Rock-N-Roll Express)
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2013
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017 (w/ Ricky Morton as The Rock-N-Roll Express)
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2021 (w/ Ricky Morton as The Rock-N-Roll Express)
-Ranked #63 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #181 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #99 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #103 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #169 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #172 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked #262 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked #308 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #403 in the 2020 PWI 500
-Ranked #40 in the 2020 PWI Tag Team 100 (w/ Ricky Morton as The Rock-N-Roll Express)
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1937 Hugh Nichols def. Bobby Chick for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
- 1980 Gino Hernandez def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 1984 The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer 1 & Super Destroyer 2) def. The Rock & Soul Connection (Buck Zumhofe & King Parsons) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 1989 Super Zodiac II & Cactus Jack def. Jeff Jarrett & Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
- 1989 Super Zodiac def. Eric Embry for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 2007 Brent Albright def. Rocco Valentino for the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Title
- 2007 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & The Bounty Hunter) for the NWA-U Universal Tag Team Titles
- 2012 Ignition def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 2012 Super Skunk Ape, Jr. def. Se7en for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
- 2018 Jerry Dean/Jerry Storm became the BPW Lion Heart Champion
- 2018 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 2023 Brody Wortman def. Skidz for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Skidz def. Brody Wortman for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Jason Simon def. Skidz for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Drake Gallows def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Punk Synister def. Drake Gallows for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Jason Simon def. Punk Synister for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Brandon Groom def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Punk Synister def. Brandon Groom for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Jason Simon def. Punk Synister for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Nibira def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 2023 Mikey O'Shea def. Nibira for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
Week of Sun 05-17 to Sat: 05-23
- 05-17 1965 Bull Curry def. Karl Kox for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
- 05-17 1971 Dusty Rhodes def. Bill Watts for the TSW North American Title
- 05-17 1986 Bruiser Brody def. Rick Rude for the WCCW Television Title
- 05-17 1987 The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) def. Rick Steiner & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Titles
- 05-17 1996 The Bad Boyz (Krull Danzig & Brett Knight) def. The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) for the WWEmp Tag Team Titles
- 05-17 2008 El Super Colibri def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
- 05-17 2008 Michael York def. Brett Taylor for the SECW Light Heavyweight Title
- 05-17 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Champion
- 05-17 2009 Kevin Morgan became the AWFUL Heavyweight Champion
- 05-17 2014 The Sexy Camachos (Angel Camacho & Roberto Camacho & Vinnie Camacho) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 05-17 2025 El Gallardo def. E-Bone for the EPW International Title
- 05-17 2025 Anarchy [2nd] def. Brandon Warhawk for the UWE Apex Title
- 05-17 2025 Faded Ghoul def. Fuel for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 05-17 2025 Deacon Hendrix def. Father Padge for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-18 1970 Boris Malenko def. Mil Mascaras for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 05-18 1973 Jose Lothario def. Blackjack Mulligan for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 05-18 1979 Mark Lewin became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 05-18 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 05-18 2007 Lonnie Valdez & Epic became the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-18 2013 The P.I.N.K. Nation (Ray Martinez & Tommy Toops) def. Bobby Burns & Sam Stackhouse (substituting for Psycho Sawyer) for the SRPW Tag Team Titles
- 05-18 2013 B-Arthur became the SRPW Womens Champion
- 05-18 2013 Anarchy [2nd] def. The Mercenary for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 05-18 2014 Striker def. Robert Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
- 05-18 2019 Skylar Slice def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Title
- 05-18 2024 Black Flag Rising (Anarchy [2nd] & The Faded Ghoul) def. The War Hearts (Brandon Warhawk & Seth Daniels) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 05-18 2024 Voiceless Society (Tyler Watts & E-Bone) def. Malachi & Ozzy Hendrix for the CAPW Tag Team Titles
- 05-19 1937 Hugh Nichols def. Bobby Chick for the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title
- 05-19 1980 Gino Hernandez def. Kevin Von Erich for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
- 05-19 1984 The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer 1 & Super Destroyer 2) def. The Rock & Soul Connection (Buck Zumhofe & King Parsons) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac II & Cactus Jack def. Jeff Jarrett & Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac def. Eric Embry for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
- 05-19 2007 Brent Albright def. Rocco Valentino for the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Title
- 05-19 2007 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & The Bounty Hunter) for the NWA-U Universal Tag Team Titles
- 05-19 2012 Ignition def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Title
- 05-19 2012 Super Skunk Ape, Jr. def. Se7en for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
- 05-19 2018 Jerry Dean/Jerry Storm became the BPW Lion Heart Champion
- 05-19 2018 Aaron Anders def. Michael Wolf for the ComPro Heavyweight Title
- 05-19 2023 Brody Wortman def. Skidz for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Skidz def. Brody Wortman for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Jason Simon def. Skidz for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Drake Gallows def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Punk Synister def. Drake Gallows for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Jason Simon def. Punk Synister for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Brandon Groom def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Punk Synister def. Brandon Groom for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Jason Simon def. Punk Synister for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Nibira def. Jason Simon for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-19 2023 Mikey O'Shea def. Nibira for the MajCW 24/7 On Call Title
- 05-20 1980 Junkyard Dog def. Terry Gordy for the MSW Louisiana Title
- 05-20 2006 Impact Inc. (John Zorthos & Bernie Donderwitz) def. The Old School Assassins (Brad Michaels & Seth Allen) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 05-20 2006 John O'Malley became the IZW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-20 2017 Robyn Reid def. Erica for the IZW Womens Title
- 05-20 2017 Beach Bod Gods (Angel Camacho & Ray the Bae) def. Nemesis (Rage Logan & Damien Morte) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
- 05-20 2017 Kevin Morgan def. Johnny Z for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 05-20 2017 Riker def. Mr. Nasty for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 05-20 2022 Wesley Crane def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 05-20 2023 Royal Pimpin' (Alex Royal & Mr. Nasty) def. Southern Aristocracy (Eddie LeVaughn & Anthony Wild) for the UWE Tag Team Titles
- 05-20 2023 Cappuccino Jones def. Dan Webber for the UWE Heavyweight Title
- 05-21 1984 Kevin Von Erich def. Killer Khan for the WCCW Television Title
- 05-21 2004 Cade Sydal def. X-Cal for the SRPW Light Heavyweight Title
- 05-21 2004 Michael Faith def. Butch Dalton for the TPW Heavyweight Title
- 05-21 2004 New Canada (AWOL & Jon Davis) def. Sexy Bologna (Anthony Jackson & Sudden Impact) for the TPW Tag Team Titles
- 05-21 2016 Skylar Slice def. Athena for the IZW Queens Title
- 05-21 2017 Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) def. The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) for the IWR Tag Team Titles
- 05-21 2017 Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich) def. The Arrow Club (Kyle Hawk & Ky-Ote) for the TCW Tag Team Titles
- 05-22 1955 Mike Clancy def. Ricki Starr for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Title
- 05-22 1972 Bill Watts def. Dale Lewis for the TSW North American Title
- 05-22 1985 The Nightmare [1st]/The Masked Champion/The Champion def. Terry Taylor for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
- 05-22 2009 Texas Outlaws, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk & Bobby Burns & J. W. Hardin) became the TAP Tag Team Champions
- 05-22 2021 DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) def. Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & Dr. Corvus) for the EPW Tag Team Titles
- 05-22 2021 Father Padge def. Revan for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
- 05-22 2021 Paul Puertorico became the XDWF New GenX Champion
- 05-23 1984 The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles
- 05-23 2004 Se7en & Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz & Mr. Brown for the ACW Tag Team Titles
- 05-23 2004 Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Title
- 05-23 2009 Maniac Mike def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Title
- 05-23 2009 Sage def. Rage Logan for the SWCW Cruiserweight Title
- 05-23 2010 Damien Morte def. Crisstopher Crow for the SWCW Cruiserweight Title
- 05-23 2015 Brad Michaels def. Jermaine Johnson for the IZW Heavyweight Title
- 05-23 2020 Cody Burns def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Heavyweight Title
- 05-23 2021 Luke Savage def. Garcia for the ASP Mid-American Title
- 05-23 2021 Malik Mayfield became the ASP Livestream Champion
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Oklafan Quiz
During a match between Ric Flair and Ted DiBiase for the NWA World Title, DiBiase was attacked a given a Brainbuster on the concrete floor and then was rushed to the hospital. Who delivered the Brainbuster?
