Eddie Gilbert Born To Wrestle

An article by Mike Mooneyham Published Feb. 26, 1995 Eddie Gilbert lived to wrestle. He was born into the business and never spent a day without wrestling being the most important thing in his life. The son of a Tennessee wrestling star, Thomas Edward Gilbert II embraced the business with a passion rarely seen today [...]

The Man Mountain From Stone Mountain

An article by Mike Mooneyham Published Feb. 12, 1995 Crusher Jerry Blackwell, a 400-pound wrestler who gained notoriety during the ’80s as one of the top heels in the now-defunct AWA, has passed away at the age of 45. Blackwell, who during his prime in the early ’80s was considered one of the most talented [...]