Career Highlights
Thomas Edward Gilbert, Jr.
(1961 - 1995)
(1961 - 1995)
- February 10, 1979: First match. Wrestled as Tommy Gilbert Jr. (his real name). Teamed with Ricky Reed against Jake Dalton & Haiti Charlie
- April 20, 1979: First match as Eddie Gilbert
- May 18, 1979: Misses his High School Graduation in order to wrestle 1981: Teamed with Ricky Morton against Mr. Onita & Mr. Fuchi in the "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl"
- January 27, 1985: Defeated Jerry Lawler to win his only Southern Heavyweight Title in Memphis, TN
- November 26, 1987: Teamed with Rick Steiner & Larry Zbyszko on the NWA's first Pay-Per-View card Starrcade. They wrestled to a 15-minute time-limit draw with Michael Hayes, Jim Garvin & Sting
- January 1989: Brings in Rick Steamboat as his mystery partner to defeat Ric Flair & Barry Windham
- April 28, 1990: Battled Kevin Sullivan to a wild double count-out in a match which saw them fight into the crowd in Baltimore, MD
- September 15, 1990: Pinned Cactus Jack at Tri-State's Autumn Armaggedon card in Philadelphia, PA
- May 18, 1991: Battled Cactus Jack to a no-contest in a bloody Barbed Wire match at Tri-State's Spring Spectacular II in Philadelphia, PA
- August 3, 1991: Wrestled Cactus Jack in three separate matches at Tri-State's Summer Sizzler II in Philadelphia, PA. Lost to Cactus in a Falls-Count-Anywhere match Defeated Cactus in a Stretcher match Battled Cactus to a double-DQ in a Steel Cage match This match was voted 3rd runner-up for Match of the Year in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's 1991 Achievement Awards
- March 27, 1992: Defeated his brother Doug (The Dark Patriot) in Dallas, TX to win the GWF North American Title
- June 15, 1992: Defeated Jerry Lawler in Memphis, TN to win his first USWA Unified World Title
- November 14, 1992: Lost to Terry Funk in a bloody, 27 minute Texas Death match at a WWA event in Wayne, NJ
- March 8, 1993: Defeated his brother Doug Gilbert in a "loser-leaves-town" match in Memphis, TN
- June 19, 1993: Defeated Terry Funk in a Texas Chain match at ECW's Super Summer Sizzler in Philadelphia, PA to become "King of Philadelphia"
- August 7, 1993: Teamed with brother Doug (The Dark Patriot) to defeat The Super Destroyers for the vacant ECW Tag Team Title at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA
- February 14, 1994: Defeated Jerry Lawler to win his last USWA Unified World Title in Memphis, TN
- April 23, 1994: Teamed with Brian Christopher to defeat The Eliminators in the tournament final to win the vacant USWA Tag Team Title in Jonesboro, AR. It would be the last title he would hold August 6, 1994: Defeated Jesus "Hurricane" Castillo in a Fire match at the WWC's 21st Anniversary Show in Bayamon, PR
- January 2, 1995: Defeated Ricky Morton and co-won a "Smoky Mountain Rumble" with Unibomb (aka Kane) at a SMW TV taping in Sevierville, TN in his last? U.S. matches
