History Wrestling / EddieGilbert

* DownerEnding: His death in 1995 at the age of 33.

* TagTeam: With Ricky [=Morton=]

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gilbert_(wrestler) The Other Wiki]].

-->--'''Tim S. Dills''', ''Kayfabe Memories''

** Gilbert's Army in Memphis, with the Phantom of the Opera (Tommy Gilbert), Jerry Bryant and Lt. Frazier (Stan Frazier, aka [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling WWE's Uncle Elmer]] among a million other names.) It didn't last long, as Gilbert left for Mid-South and Frazier went up to WWE.

* RealSongThemeTune: Music/DonnaSummer's "Hot Stuff," of course.

!!! "Hot Trope International":

'''Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.''' (1961-1995) was an American {{professional wrestl|ing}}er, manager and booker from Lexington, TN as '''"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert'''. He was best known for his work in the Memphis area, usually feuding with Wrestling/JerryLawler. He also was the original booker for [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]]. After a run in Wrestling/JimCornette's [[Wrestling/{{SMW}} Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] in 1994, he left to book in Puerto Rico, where he died on February 18, 1995. He also competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the early 1980s as a {{Jobber}}, for Wrestling/{{WCW}}, for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, for the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas, TX, for the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] [=W*ING=] and IWA promotions in Japan, for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling/UWF promotions. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Champion]] with his brother Doug (under a mask as the Dark Patriot), a former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Tag Team Champion]] with Rick Steiner, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/uwf/uwf-t.html UWF World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Sting}}. He also had a famous three-match series with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in 1991 for the [[http://www.twawrestling.com Tri-States Wrestling Alliance]] in Philadelphia.

* BlondGuysAreEvil

-->"''Sons often find themselves living in the shadows of their fathers. Sometimes those shadows shield. Sometimes those shadows swallow. From time to time a son steps out of those shadows and when he does, the shadows he casts often reach beyond the point of measuring.''"
-->--Tim S. Dills[[quoteright:205:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddiegilbert_5123.jpg]]

'''Thomas Edward Gilbert Jr.''' (1961-1995) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, manager and booker from Lexington, TN as '''"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert'''. He was best known for his work in the Memphis area, usually feuding with Wrestling/JerryLawler. He also was the original booker for [[Wrestling/{{ECW}} NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling]]. After a run in Wrestling/JimCornette's [[Wrestling/{{SMW}} Smoky Mountain Wrestling]] in 1994, he left to book in Puerto Rico, where he died on February 18, 1995. He also competed for Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the early 1980s as a {{Jobber}}, for Wrestling/{{WCW}}, for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico, for the Global Wrestling Federation in Dallas, TX, for the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] [=W*ING=] and IWA promotions in Japan, for various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, for Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and for "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling/UWF promotions. Among his achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html NWA ECW Tag Team Champion]] with his brother Doug (under a mask as the Dark Patriot), a former 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/uswa/uswa-uh.html USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion]], a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Tag Team Champion]] with Rick Steiner, and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midsouth/uwf/uwf-t.html UWF World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/{{Sting}}. He also had a famous three-match series with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in 1991 for the [[http://www.twawrestling.com Tri-States Wrestling Alliance]] in Philadelphia.

-->"'''Sons often find themselves living in the shadows of their fathers. Sometimes those shadows shield. Sometimes those shadows swallow. From time to time a son steps out of those shadows and when he does, the shadows he casts often reach beyond the point of measuring.'''"

[[quoteright:205:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddiegilbert_5123.jpg]]

* RomanceOnTheSet: With Missy Hyatt.

** He also had a Hot Stuff International in the early days of ECW, with Doug (as the Dark Patriot), Wrestling/JimmySnuka and Wrestling/DonMuraco, which merged with [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]] to become the Dangerous Alliance, adding Shane Douglas.

** He also had a Hot Stuff International in the early days of ECW, with Doug (as the Dark Patriot), Wrestling/JimmySnuka and Don Muraco, which merged with [[Wrestling/PaulHeyman Paul E. Dangerously]] to become the Dangerous Alliance, adding Shane Douglas.

* WrestlingFamily: Grandfather Arlie, father Tommy and brother Doug. He was also married to both Missy Hyatt and to Madusa at different points in his life.