Eddie Gilbert

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Eddie Gilbert
Statistics
Ring Names	Eddie Gilbert Tommy Gilbert, Jr.
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Born	August 14, 1961
	Lexington, Tennesee
Died:	Feburary 18, 1995 (age 33)
	Isla Verde, Puerto Rico
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Tommy Gilbert
Debut	Feburary 10, 1979
Retired

Thomas Edward (Eddie) Gilbert, Jr. (August 14, 1961 - February 18, 1995) was an American wrestler and booker, better known as "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Hot Shot (Throat first flapjack onto the top rope)

• Nicknames

• "Hot Stuff"

• Tag teams and stables

• Hot Stuff International, Inc (Mid-South Wrestling)

• Managers

• Downtown Bruno
• Downtown Business Brown
• Paul E. Dangerously
• Lauren Davenport
• Tommy Gilbert
• Jimmy Hart
• Missy Hyatt
• Veronica Lane
• Sam Lowe
• Bert Prentice
• Oliver Humperdink

• Wrestlers managed

• Rick Steiner
• Sting
• John Tatum
• The Russians
• The Nightmare

Championships and accomplishments

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ricky Romero

• Continental Wrestling Association

• AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Tommy Gilbert (2), Tommy Rich (1), and Ricky Morton (1)
• CWA International Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Eastern Championship Wrestling

• ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dark Patriot

• Global Wrestling Federation

• GWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• GWF Television Championship (2 times)

• Jim Crockett Promotions

• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rick Steiner

• NWA Tri-State | Mid-South Wrestling Association | Universal Wrestling Federation

• Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Nightmare
• NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Ricky Morton (1) and Tommy Gilbert (2)
• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Tommy Gilbert
• UWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Sting
• UWF World Television Championship (1 time)

• United States Wrestling Association

• USWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• USWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brian Christopher
• USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (4 times)

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Tommy Gilbert

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

• Best Booker (1988)

See also

• Eddie Gilbert's career history
• Eddie Gilbert's event history
• Eddie Gilbert's gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• ["Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert profile at CAGEMATCH.net]
• EddieGilbert.com (tribute site)
• Memphis Wrestling History