Robert Gibson (wrestler)

Robert Gibson

Gibson in May 2014
Birth name Ruben Gibson
Born (1958-07-19) July 19, 1958
Pensacola, Florida
Spouse(s) Tammy McMaster
(engaged)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Robert Fuller Jr.
Robert Gibson
Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight 227 lb (103 kg)
Trained by Rick Gibson
Debut 1977

Robert Gibson (born Ruben Gibson, July 19, 1958) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known as one-half of the tag team known as The Rock 'n' Roll Express, with Ricky Morton.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Gibson started wrestling as Robert Gibson in 1977. He was trained by his brother Ricky Gibson and teamed with Ricky in the southern independents.

The Rock 'N Roll Express

Gibson at an autograph signing in 1991
Main article: Rock 'N Roll Express

In 1983, he formed the Rock 'N Roll Express with Ricky Morton. They feuded with The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) in the USWA/CWA, and the feud carried over into the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985. They won the NWA Tag Title four times while there and feuded with the Four Horsemen, Ivan and Nikita Koloff, and the team of Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez. Even though he and Morton were of similar build and wrestled a similar style, Gibson was always booked as the stronger and more powerful of the two.

Gibson was injured in 1990 and when he returned to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991, Morton turned on him to join The York Foundation. They feuded and Gibson teamed with Tom Zenk, but had no success and soon left WCW. He rejoined Morton in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and they feuded with the Heavenly Bodies led by Jim Cornette. Shortly before SMW's demise, Gibson turned heel and joined "Cornette's Army".

The team came back briefly First in the USWA then WCW in 1996. In 1998, they were part of the "NWA" angle in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) for a brief period. Their last run in a big federation was with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling when they were part of Vince Russo's Sports Entertainment Xtreme faction.

Later career

Gibson in 2013.

He also appeared at one Wrestle Birmingham show in 2002 as "Robert Fuller, Jr." pretending to be the son of veteran wrestler Robert Fuller, a gimmick also used by other wrestlers.

In late 2003/2004, Robert along with Ricky Morton, Joined the newly formed "Original" Big Time Wrestling, under the banner of the All World Wrestling League.

In December 2006, Gibson became an assistant trainer for World Wrestling Entertainment's (formerly the WWF) Ohio Valley Wrestling, but was released on October 13, 2007 following an altercation with CM Punk and Tony Atlas.

From 2007 to 2009, he worked for Ultimate Wrestling, a promotion in his home town of Pensacola, Florida, where he was one half of the first ever Ultimate Wrestling Tag-team Champions with Bobby Doll. In September 2010 he returned to Ultimate Wrestling as a face.

As of 2014, Gibson is still wrestling on the independent circuit.[1]

Personal life

Gibson has acknowledged during a fund raising event at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf that he is a hearing child of deaf parents. He knows sign language and often speaks with his hands in the ring before his matches. On September 15, 2006, his brother, Ricky Gibson, died. Robert's mother and father are also deceased.

Robert is engaged to Tami McMaster.

He is part owner of Zeke's Deep Sea Fishing tours in Orange Beach, Alabama.

In wrestling

The Rock & Roll Express.

Championships and accomplishments

1One of their reigns began in Memphis, Tennessee, though the records are unclear as to which promotion they were wrestling for. Another reign began with them being awarded the title, though it is not revealed where they were awarded nor which promotion they were wrestling for at the time.

References

  1. ↑ Varsallone, Jim (September 24, 2014). "PRO WRESTLING: (Part 1) Rock-n-Roll Express Robert Gibson, Ricky Morton in Miami for Ronin debut". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Smoky Mountain Wrestling - February 15, 1992". youtube. March 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Smoky Mountain Wrestling - November 11, 1995". youtube. January 16, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1995-01-02). "Unabomb & "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert Vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express". SMW.
  5. ↑ Desjardins, Curtis (February 3, 1999). "The Official RSP-W Finishing Moves List". rec.sport.pro-wrestling. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  6. ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=146275
  7. 1 2 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  8. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  9. ↑ "Traditional Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  10. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (November 24, 2014). "Nov. 24, 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Annual Hall of Fame issue! Plus tons of news from all over the world including MMA triple-header Saturday". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, California): 1. ISSN 1083-9593.

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