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Bobby Eaton
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Ring name(s) "Earl" Robert Eaton
Beautiful Bobby Eaton
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1. 83 m)
Billed weight 235 lb (107 kg/16. 8 st)
Born August 14, 1958 (1958-08-14) (age 49)
Huntsville, Alabama
Resides Kingsport, Tennessee
Billed from Huntsville, Alabama
Trained by Tojo Yamamoto
Debut May 1976

Robert Lee "Beautiful Bobby" Eaton (born August 14, 1958),[1] is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U Kingsport is a city in Hawkins and Sullivan counties in the U Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U Tojo Yamamoto was the Stage name of Harry Tanabe (1927– February 19, 1992) a professional wrestler. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff [2] Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. This article refers to the band For the wrestling term see Tag team. The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis Condrey and, later on, with Stan Lane. In Professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler (or wrestlers for a variety of reasons James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey (born February 1, 1952 in Florence Alabama) is a Professional wrestler, best known as being one half Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by [3] He has also worked with a number of other tag team partners, including Koko B. Ware, Steve Keirn, and "Lord" Steven Regal. Koko B Ware (born James Ware on June 20, 1957) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional Steve Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is a retired professional wrestler. Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion [3]

In his career, Eaton has wrestled for extended periods of time for various wrestling promotions: Mid-America Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, Mid-South Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, and Smoky Mountain Wrestling. The Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association” was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October He has also made brief guest appearances for Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, in addition to appearances for a considerable number of independent wrestling promotions over the years. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised [2] He currently performs part-time, teaming with either Lane and/or Condrey under the Midnight Express name.

He is married to the daughter of wrestler and booker Bill Dundee, and together they have three children. William Cruickshanks (born October 24 1943 is a Professional wrestler better known as "Superstar" Bill Dundee. [4]

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Wrestling career

Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, Eaton was a fan of professional wrestling, especially the NWA Mid-America professional wrestling promotion. Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional This promotion was operated by Nick Gulas and staged wrestling shows in the Alabama and Tennessee region. [2] Eaton's first involvement in the sport came at the age of thirteen, while attending Chapman Middle School, when he began helping set up wrestling rings in his hometown. A wrestling ring is the ring stage that professional wrestlers wrestle in [4] He later began to train under Tojo Yamamoto to become a professional wrestler. Tojo Yamamoto was the Stage name of Harry Tanabe (1927– February 19, 1992) a professional wrestler. [1]

Early career

In 1976, at the age of seventeen, Eaton made his debut in NWA Mid-America. He entered his first match, a loss to Bearcat Wright, as a last-minute substitute for Wright's opponent, who did not appear. [4] He quickly became a regular in Mid-America and continued to train with the more experienced wrestlers. Before long, fans, as well as promoter Nick Gulas, had noticed Eaton's athleticism and showmanship. Gulas decided to "promote" Eaton up the ranks of NWA Mid-America, giving him matches later in the show, closer to the main event. [2] The angle that really helped elevate Eaton's name up the card in the promotion took place after the introduction of the tag team The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts). The Hollywood Blonds is a name used by several Professional wrestling Tag teams over the years Dale Hey (born May 16, 1945) is a retired Professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts Eaton fought the Blonds with a variety of partners, including his old trainer Yamamoto and "Pistol" Pez Whatley. Pezavan Whatley Whatley was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans [2] When the Blonds decided to move to a different wrestling promotion, the storyline maintained that Eaton was responsible for driving them out of NWA Mid-America. [3]

In 1978, Eaton teamed with Leapin' Lanny Poffo, and together they won the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship from Gypsy Joe and Leroy Rochester. Lanny Poffo (born December 28, 1954 in Calgary, Alberta) better known by his Ring name "Leaping" Lanny Poffo The NWA Mid-America tag-team championship was a tag-team title promoted by the NWA Mid America promotion that ran more or less exclusively in Alabama, Tennessee The nicknames "Junkyard Dog" & "JYD" may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, or Australian Football coach It was Eaton's first title win, and he and Poffo held it for a little over a month. Eaton went on to form a team, known as The Jet Set, with George Gulas, Nick Gulas's son. Together, Eaton and Gulas held the tag team title three times. [5] During their time as a team, the two were involved in a storyline feud with Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes before Gordy and Hayes became famous under the name The Fabulous Freebirds. Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy ( April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) was a Professional wrestler who was most famous in the United States for Michael Seitz In 2002 Hayes hit the wrestling headlines after an incident took place during a UK tour which was dubbed the "plane ride from hell The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s [3][6]

As a singles competitor

In the spring of 1979, Eaton started a feud with Chris Colt, designed to establish Eaton as more than just a good tag team competitor. A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers [7] The feud between the two was so heated that it saw Colt suspended for piledriving Eaton on the concrete floor, making it appear Eaton had been seriously injured. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position Eaton suffered no injuries, however. At that time, the piledriver was banned in most federations and treated as a move that could potentially paralyze a wrestler. This was done to give the move more "shock value". [8] Eaton conclusively defeated Colt, earning a place as one of the top faces (good guys) in NWA Mid-America. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains [2] During 1979 and 1980, Eaton worked a series of singles matches against Dennis Condrey, a man he would later team up with to gain world wide fame. "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey (born February 1, 1952 in Florence Alabama) is a Professional wrestler, best known as being one half [3]

At the end of 1979, Eaton turned heel (bad guy) for the first time in his career by joining Tojo Yamamoto's group of wrestlers, whom the fans hated. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Although Eaton is now thought of mainly as a heel, his fans were surprised at the time. Eaton's heel run did not last long before he rescued his former Jet Set partner, George Gulas, from a two-on-one attack by The Blond Bombers (Larry Latham and Wayne Ferris) to return to the fan-favorite side once more. Larry Booker ( January 6, 1952 - November 29, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as Larry Latham and Honky Tonk Man redirects here For the song by Johnny Horton later covered by Dwight Yoakam see Honky Tonk Man (song. After reuniting the team, Eaton and Gulas had one final run with tag team champions and worked an intense feud with Latham and Ferris. [9]

When Nick Gulas' wrestling promotion closed due to dwindling ticket sales, Eaton briefly wrestled for a promotion in Georgia. Before long Eaton returned closer to home, working for promoter Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), which was centered in Memphis, Tennessee. Jerry W Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American promoter and former professional wrestler The Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association” was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. During his early days in the promotion, Eaton faced Stan Lane several times in tag team competition. Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by Eaton's most successful partnership in the CWA, in terms of title wins, was with Sweet Brown Sugar (later known as Koko B. Ware), nicknamed "the New Wave". Koko B Ware (born James Ware on June 20, 1957) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional The two wrestlers blended their athleticism and high flying abilities to form a very successful team. The New Wave held the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship three times (twice with manager Jimmy Hart in their corner). The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling Tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews [5] After achieving success as a tag team, it was decided that Eaton and Sugar should split up and feud with each other. This storyline resulted in Eaton "forcing" Sugar out of the promotion after he won a "Losers Leaves Town" match against Sugar. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing [10]

Sugar's disappearance was soon followed by the appearance of a masked man called Stagger Lee, who looked and wrestled like Sugar. The storyline of Sugar returning under the mask to fight the heels helped make the masked man instantly popular with the crowd. Eaton, along with the rest of Jimmy Hart's stable "the First Family", tried in vain to unmask Stagger Lee. [11][10]

Eaton turned face and reteamed with Sugar, although they maintained the storyline that Eaton's partner was actually "Stagger Lee" and not Sugar. The team regained the tag team title before losing it to The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn). The Fabulous Ones was a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1987 with Wallace Stanfield "Sweet Stan" Lane (born August 5, 1953 in Greensboro North Carolina) is a Professional wrestler, trained by Steve Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is a retired professional wrestler. [5] Afterwards, Eaton teamed up with The Moondogs (Rex and King) to face Jerry Lawler and the Fabulous Ones. The Moondogs were a Professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF and in two Memphis promotions the Continental Wrestling Randy Colley (born May 2, 1950) in Flint, Michigan is a retired Professional wrestler better known as Moondog Rex. Larry Booker ( January 6, 1952 - November 29, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as Larry Latham and Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling During the match, one of the Moondogs accidentally hit Eaton with their trademark bone, costing their side the match. After the match ended, the Moondogs, as well as Jimmy Hart, turned on Eaton, beating him down until he was saved by Stagger Lee. [2]

The Midnight Express

Main article: The Midnight Express (professional wrestling)

Soon after Eaton joined Mid-South Wrestling under promoter Bill Watts, he became part of the Midnight Express. The Midnight Express is a Professional wrestling Tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter Eaton teamed with former rival Dennis Condrey under the management of Jim Cornette to form a new version of the tag team. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter The Express had previously been a group of wrestlers consisting of Condrey, Randy Rose and Norvell Austin, but with Eaton's arrival, the Midnight Express worked exclusively as a two man team. "Ravishing" Randy Rose (born July 19, 1956 in Nashville Tennessee) is a professional wrestler Norvell Austin is a retired American professional wrestler who made his debut in the late 1960s [3] To complement the nickname "Lover Boy" Dennis, Eaton was nicknamed "Beautiful" Bobby, a nickname he still uses when wrestling. At first, The Express was booked in an angle with the Mid-South Tag Team Champions Magnum T.A. and Mr. Wrestling II. The UWF World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987 Terry Wayne Allen (born June 11 1959 is a Retired Professional wrestler who became famous under the name of Magnum T John "Johnny" Walker (born in Charleston South Carolina) better known as Mr The highlight of the angle saw Eaton and Condrey tarring and feathering Magnum T. Tarring and feathering is a physical Punishment, used to enforce formal justice in Feudal Europe and informal justice in Europe and its Colonies A. in the middle of the ring. The Express first won the tag team title when Mr. Wrestling II turned on Magnum T. A. , attacking him during the title match and allowing Eaton and Condrey to win the title without much opposition. [5]

With Mr. Wrestling II and Magnum T. A. splitting up, the Midnight Express needed a new team to defend their newly-won title against. They began a long series of matches against The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) which ran well into the 1990s and spanned several wrestling promotions. The Rock 'n' Roll Express was a Professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was popular in the 1980s Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American professional wrestler. Robert Gibson (born Ruben Cain, July 19 1958) is a Professional wrestler. [3] The two teams feuded throughout 1984 in Mid-South Wrestling before the Midnight Express left the promotion. The Midnight Express versus Rock 'n' Roll Express series of matches were so well received by the fans that independent promoters all over the United States still book those two teams against each other today, 20 years after the rivalry started. [12]

The Midnight Express had a short say in World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas, where they feuded mainly with The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers). World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Also see the musical The Fantasticks. The Fantastics are a Professional wrestling tag team composed of Bobby Fulton and Bobby Fulton redirects here for the Australian rugby league player and coach see Bob Fulton James Hines (born October 4 1961 Thomas Couch (born May 14 1961) is a Professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. [13]

National spotlight

In 1985 Eaton, Condrey and Cornette signed with Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and were given national exposure on JCP's televised programs on SuperStation TBS. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy [3] Shortly after joining JCP, the Midnight Express reignited their feud with the Rock 'n' Roll Express and won the NWA World Tag team title from them in February 1986. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling During the course of their heated angle, Eaton and Condrey lost the title back to the Rock 'n' Roll Express six months later. [5] Eaton and Condrey also had long running feuds with The New Breed (Chris Champion and Sean Royal) as well as The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk). This article is about a wrestling team for other uses see The New Breed (disambiguation. Christopher Ashford-Smith is a Professional wrestler better known as Chris Champion or Yoshi Kwan. Sean Royal was a Professional wrestler from Tampa Florida, in the United States. The Road Warriors were a Professional wrestling Tag team famously composed of Michael "Hawk" Hegstrand and Joseph "Animal" Laurinaitis Joseph Aaron "Joe" Laurinaitis (born January 26 1960) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name Michael James Hegstrand ( September 12 1957 – October 19 2003) was an American professional wrestler. The feud with the Road Warriors included a high profile Scaffold match at Starrcade 1986, which the Midnight Express lost. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Starrcade was an annual Professional wrestling event held from 1983 to 2000 by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later World Championship Wrestling [14]

In early 1987 Condrey left JCP for undisclosed reasons, and "Sweet" Stan Lane took his place as part of the Midnight Express. [3] In May 1987, after teaming for only a few months, Eaton and Lane became champions when they won the NWA United States Tag team title for the first time, a title they would win three times during their time together. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship, known from February 1991 through July 1992 as the WCW United States Tag Team Championship, was the [5] A year later the team was cheered on despite being heels, as the Midnight Express won the NWA World Tag Team Title from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard on September 10, 1988. Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20 1958) better known by his Ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Midnight Express' run with the title lasted a little over a month-and-a-half before the Road Warriors took the gold from them in a brutal match up, which saw the Road Warriors turn heel and the Midnight Express turn face. [5]

Now the fan favorites, the Midnight Express had to contend with a team thought to be disbanded forever: The Midnight Express. "The Original Midnight Express" consisted of Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose. The two had been teaming up before Condrey and Eaton became a team. The duo was led by long-time Jim Cornette nemesis Paul E. Dangerously, in a storyline that saw them trying to prove the originals were better than the new version. Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling The surprise appearance of the Original Midnight Express gave Dangerously's team the initial momentum in the feud, but soon after, Condrey left the promotion once more. This forced the bookers to bring in Jack Victory as a replacement as Condrey's disappearance cut the promising feud short. Kenneth "Ken" Rinehurst (born in Atlantic City New Jersey) is an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by [3]

Due to differences over the direction of the Midnight Express, Cornette, Lane and Eaton left JCP around the time that Ted Turner bought JCP and began promoting the federation under the name World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. When the issues were resolved, Cornette and the Midnight Express returned to the federation and a very strong tag team division. One of those teams was "the Dynamic Dudes" (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace), who admitted that the Midnight Express was one of their favorite teams and asked if Cornette would be their manager as well. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name Johnny Ace ( June 9 1929 &ndash December 25 1954) born John Marshall Alexander Jr Cornette agreed to manage the young team, to the displeasure of the Midnight Express. After arguing with the Express, Jim Cornette stopped accompanying Eaton and Lane to the ring, choosing to only actively manage the Dudes. At the Clash of Champions IX, the two teams met with Jim Cornette appearing in a neutral corner, forced to choose between the teams. The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. The Express started out very aggressively, especially for a team that was supposed to be fan favorites, and when the night was over, the Midnight Express had once again established themselves as heels with Jim Cornette in their corner; Cornette had never stopped siding with the Express. [15]

After returning to their cheating ways, the Midnight Express started a storyline with the up and coming team of Flyin' Brian and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk over the United States Tag team title. "The Yellow Dog" redirects here but "The Yellow Dog" is also a novel by Georges Simenon. Tom Zenk (born Thomas Erwin Zenk on November 30, 1958 in Robbinsdale Minnesota) is a former American Professional wrestler The Express won the title from the young team in early 1990, but lost the belts to The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) three months later. The Steiner Brothers are the Professional wrestling Tag team of American brothers Robert "Rick Steiner" Rechsteiner and Scott Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City Michigan) better known by his Ring name Rick Steiner, is an American Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. [5] After a loss at the WCW pay-per-view Halloween Havoc 1990, the Midnight Express split up, as Jim Cornette and Stan Lane left the federation, while Eaton chose to remain in WCW. Halloween Havoc was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling from 1989 through 2000 [16] For the first time in almost a decade, there was no Midnight Express. [3]

Dangerous Alliance

Main article: Dangerous Alliance

For the first time since 1979, Eaton was a singles competitor, and he faced an uphill struggle to establish himself. The Dangerous Alliance was a heel Professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship He wrestled his former opponents in tag team competition such as Ricky Morton and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk, but it was not until he turned face during the early parts of 1991 that he started to move up the rankings. At SuperBrawl I, Eaton defeated Arn Anderson to win the WCW World Television Championship. SuperBrawl was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view in World Championship Wrestling during the month of February from 1991 through 2001 The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could [5] Eaton's highest profile match as a singles wrestler came when he faced off against WCW World Champion "Nature Boy" Ric Flair at Clash of the Champions XV in a two-out-of-three falls match. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling world championship in World Championship Wrestling Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. In Professional wrestling, a two out of three falls match, or a best of three falls match, is a series of three matches (often between two wrestlers or two teams of Eaton pinned Flair in the first fall, but ultimately lost to Flair two falls to one. [17] His TV Title reign was short-lived, as he came face to face with newcomer "Stunning" Steve Austin, who cheated his way to win the title from Eaton. Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the [5] After dropping out of the Television Title picture, Eaton went on to feud with The York Foundation until Paul E. The York Foundation was a Professional wrestling heel stable in that worked in World Championship Wrestling between 1990 and 1992 Dangerously reappeared in WCW.

Late in 1991, Paul E. Dangerously formed the stable The Dangerous Alliance, where Eaton was joined with Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, Rick Rude and Larry Zbyszko. The Dangerous Alliance was a heel Professional wrestling stable that made a name for itself in World Championship Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. In what seems to be a recurring pattern in Eaton's career, he again teamed up with a former opponent, this time Arn Anderson. Because both Anderson and Eaton had primarily worked as tag team wrestlers, teaming came naturally to them. [3] They soon won the WCW World Tag Team Title, defeating Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes for the championship and holding on to the belts for five months before they lost them to the Steiner Brothers. Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. [5]

The Dangerous Alliance was a dominant force in WCW. At one point during 1992, they held every title except the WCW World Title, which was held by their main opponent and arch enemy Sting. The war between the Dangerous Alliance and Sting and friends escalated until it was decided to settle it in a double ring War Games Match at Wrestle War 1992. The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually Sting's team won when Sting forced Eaton to give up after Larry Zbyszko accidentally struck Eaton in the arm with a metal rod. [18]

In the aftermath of the War Games match, Zbyszko was kicked out of the Alliance for causing the Alliance loss. Soon after the Alliance disintegrated, Paul E. Dangerously left WCW. Eaton and Anderson continued to team after the Alliance fell apart, now managed by Michael Hayes. Eaton and Anderson worked in the tag team division until new WCW booker Bill Watts fired Eaton along with a number of other WCW regulars in a cost cutting measure. [4]

Fired and hired

When Eaton found himself without a job, he reached out to former manager Jim Cornette. Cornette had started his own wrestling federation, Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and welcomed Eaton with open arms. Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October Eaton joined up with "The Heavenly Bodies" (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard), and the three were booked as the top heels of the federation for a while. The Heavenly Bodies was a Professional wrestling Tag team famous for having worked in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation Tom Prichard (born August 18 1959) is an American professional wrestler. Eaton also won the federation's version of the TV title, known as the SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship. The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW Professional wrestling [5]

When Bill Watts was ousted from his position in WCW in favor of Eric Bischoff, Eaton was rehired. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer Once back on the roster, Eaton teamed up with a young Chris Benoit in Benoit's first stint with WCW. Christopher Michael Benoit (bə'nwɑ (May 21 1967—June 24 2007 was a Canadian professional wrestler who in 2007 received extensive media coverage as a Together they put on a series of good matches against a number of varied opponents, but Eaton and Benoit were mainly used to help establish rising teams or give established teams opposition. Benoit and Eaton, while gelling in the ring, never showed any signs of being presented as a permanent team; they did not have matching ring outfits or a team name. [19]

After Benoit left to return to Japan, in Eaton's next venture in tag teaming, under the name "Bad Attitude", he teamed up with Steve Keirn, formerly of the Fabulous Ones. Bad Attitude's single noteworthy moment together came when they were present as Arn Anderson turned on tag team partner Dustin Rhodes. [20] Otherwise, the team did not get much exposure.

During this time, Eaton also made a couple of appearances in ECW due to a talent trade arrangement between WCW and ECW. His most well known appearance was at the "When Worlds Collide" show on May 14, 1994, where he teamed with Sabu to beat Arn Anderson and Terry Funk. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the [21]

Blue Blood

Main article: Blue Bloods

After Bad Attitude quietly ended, Eaton was placed with British snob "Lord" Steven Regal, who tried to show the Alabama native some culture and sophistication. The Blue Bloods was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that consisted of "Lord" Steven Regal Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion After a series of vignettes, in which Regal tried to educate Eaton, the Blue Bloods made their ring debut with Eaton being transformed into "Earl" Robert Eaton, a man of class and sophistication. The Blue Bloods was the name of a Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling that consisted of "Lord" Steven Regal Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains [4] The duo was later joined by "Squire" David Taylor, with all three alternating in the ring under the name of the Blue Bloods. In Feudal or Medieval times a squire was a Man-at-arms in the service of a Knight, often as his Apprentice. David Steven Taylor (born May 1 1957) He held the title for two years before losing to Tony St (Originally, it was supposed to be a tag team consisting of Regal and Jean-Paul Levesque, with Sherri Martel as their valet, but Martel had since managed Harlem Heat, and Levesque had left for the WWF). Paul Michael Levesque better known by his Ring name Triple H, an abbreviation of his former ring name Hunter Hearst Helmsley Sherri Schrull (born Sherri Russell) ( February 8 1958 – June 15 2007) was an American professional wrestler Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman.

The Blue Bloods initially feuded with the Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags), their complete opposites in terms of "sophistication" and presentation. The Nasty Boys were a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags, active in the mid to late 1980s and throughout Brian Yandrisovitz The Nastys have not returned to a WWE ring since Jerome Saganovich *PWI ranked him # 420 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003 *PWI ranked him # 53 of the [22][23] They also feuded with Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) over the WCW World Tag Team Championship, but never took the belts,[23] and engaged in a short "Snobs versus Rednecks" program with the Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater). Harlem Heat was a Professional wrestling Tag team made up of two real-life brothers Booker and Lane Huffman. Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Lane Steven Huffman, (born August 22 1958 in Houston Texas) is a retired American professional wrestler who is better known The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling The Stud Stable was a Professional wrestling heel stable in World Championship Wrestling, Southeast Championship Wrestling and the Continental Wrestling Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled In all of 1996 the team members made only one pay-per-view (PPV) appearance, as individuals in the "Lethal Lottery" during May's Slamboree. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May The next year "Lord" Steven Regal became WCW World Television Champion, but the team only appeared on PPV once together, when Regal and Taylor lost to the Steiner Brothers at World War 3 in November. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW World Television Championship was one of the more unusual belts in the history of wrestling as the championship (with rare exceptions could World War 3 was an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. [24] Not long after, Eaton was moved out of the group, turning on and feuding with his partners after finally rejecting the snob nature of the gimmick.

The Blue Bloods storyline represented the last serious push that Eaton was given by the WCW booking team. In Professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular with the fans After the run with Regal and Taylor ended, Eaton wrestled mainly on WCW's weekend show, WCW Saturday Night, occasionally winning against wrestlers low in the rankings and losing to wrestlers above him. WCW Saturday Night was the weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. He also became a trainer at the WCW Power Plant and worked backstage for WCW as a road agent until he was released in the closing months of the company in 2000. The WCW Power Plant was a Professional wrestling school located in Atlanta and owned and operated by World Championship Wrestling.

After WCW

In 2003, Eaton worked for NWA Mid-Atlantic, forming a new version of the Midnight Express with Ricky Nelson. This Midnight Express version was very short lived, and Eaton instead began touring with Dennis Condrey (and sometimes Stan Lane) as the Midnight Express. This version of the Midnight Express still performs together on select independent wrestling cards in the United States. [1]

Eaton made a one night only appearance for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on August 13, 2003, as a part of a Kid Kash storyline where Kash faced off against a series of 1980s wrestling stars such as Larry Zbyszko and Ricky Morton. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Cash (born July 31 1969) better known by his Ring name Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler known for his Eaton lost to Kid Kash in his only TNA appearance to date. [25] Eaton is still competing on the independent wrestling circuit, taking select bookings, mainly in the United States. [1]

Personal life

Although Eaton has wrestled as a heel for most of his career, he is regarded as one of the nicest guys in the wrestling business. In his 1999 book Have a Nice Day, Mick Foley praised Eaton as being at once one of the most underrated superstars in the business, and its nicest, commenting that "it was damn near impossible to pay for anything with Bobby around, though I will confess to not trying that hard". Have a Nice Day A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks is an autobiography of former WWE and current TNA wrestler Mick Foley. [26] This opinion was supported in The Stone Cold Truth by Steve Austin. [27]

In addition to his personality, he is also popular with other wrestlers due to his wrestling style. Wrestling Eaton is known as "a night off", because Eaton is so skilled that the action looks very convincing but does not hurt the opponent. [28]

Eaton is married to Bill Dundee's daughter, Donna. William Cruickshanks (born October 24 1943 is a Professional wrestler better known as "Superstar" Bill Dundee. When they first started dating, they had to keep the relationship secret from her father, as her father had forbidden her from dating the wrestlers he was booking. When Dundee found out she was dating Eaton, he relented because Eaton was such a nice guy. [4] Eaton and Donna have three children: Dustin, Dillon, and Karen.

On September 6, 2006 Dave Meltzer reported that Eaton was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply [29] Two days later, after being released from the hospital, Eaton released a statement through the Wrestling Observer website saying that he did not have a heart attack but was diagnosed with high blood pressure with a hint of diabetes. [30]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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NAME Eaton, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eaton, Robert Lee
SHORT DESCRIPTION Semi-retired professional wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Huntsville, Alabama
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U
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