| Robert Gibson | |
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 Gibson in 2013 | |
| Birth name | Ruben Gibson |
| Born | (1958-07-19)July 19, 1958 (age 66) Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Robert Fuller Jr. Robert Gibson |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 224 lb (102 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Rick Gibson |
| Debut | 1977 |
Robert Gibson (bornRuben Gibson, July 19, 1958) is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is best known as one half of thetag team known as TheRock 'n' Roll Express, withRicky Morton. He has competed in singles competition also, and has won various singles championships throughout his career. Gibson was inducted into theWWE Hall of Fame as a member of The Rock 'n' Roll Express, on March 31, 2017.
Gibson started wrestling as Robert Gibson in 1977. His first match was againstEddie Sullivan. He was trained by his brotherRicky Gibson and teamed with him in the southern territories.
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In 1983, he formed the Rock 'N Roll Express withRicky Morton. They feuded withThe Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton andDennis Condrey) in the CWA, several other territories, and, eventually, the feud carried over into theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'sJim Crockett Promotions in 1985. They won the NWA Tag Title four times while there and feuded with theFour Horsemen,Ivan andNikita Koloff, and the team ofRick Rude andManny 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 toWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991, Morton turned on him to joinThe York Foundation. They feuded and Gibson teamed withTom Zenk, but had no success and soon left WCW. Wrestled briefly as a singles in Puerto Rico for theWorld Wrestling Council. He rejoined Morton inSmoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) and they feuded withthe Heavenly Bodies led byJim Cornette. Shortly before SMW's demise, Gibson turned heel and joined "Cornette's Army". The team then had a run in the USWA, followed by stints in the WWF in 1993 and WCW in 1996. In 1998, they were part of the"NWA" angle in theWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF) for a brief period. The Rock n' Roll express were awarded the NWA tag team championships before losing them toThe Headbangers a month later. In 1998, he went on his own to wrestle forExtreme Championship Wrestling. On February 12, 2000, he returned to WCW as he lost toWCW World Television ChampionJim Duggan onWCW Saturday Night. Their last run in a big federation was withTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling when they were part ofVince Russo'sSports Entertainment Xtreme faction.
He also appeared at one Wrestle Birmingham show in 2002 as "Robert Fuller Jr.", pretending to be the son of veteran wrestlerRobert 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. 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. In 2014, The Rock-n-Roll Express was still wrestling on the independent circuit.[2] In 2016, The Rock N' Roll Express made a special appearance as part of TNA's weekly televised programImpact Wrestling'sTotal Nonstop Deletion episode, where they took part in the Tag Team Apocalypto match along with other tag teams. In February 2017,WWE played a video package of the Rock n' Roll Express and the announcement of theirhall of fame induction set for pre-WrestleMania.[3] The Rock N Roll Express participated in the 2019 edition of the Jim Crockett Cup, but were defeated by The Briscoe Brothers in the first round. During the NWA television tapings on October 1, 2019, they won the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[4] The team made their New Japan Pro Wrestling debut during the Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2019 event, 3 events promoted by NJPW in the United States.
Gibson has acknowledged during a fundraising event at theWestern Pennsylvania School for the Deaf[5] 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. His brotherRicky Gibson died on September 15, 2006. Robert's mother and father are also deceased. The WWE acknowledged Ricky's death on WWE.com.[6] Robert is engaged to Tami McMaster. He is part owner of Zeke's Deep Sea Fishing tours inOrange Beach, Alabama.[7] In 2016, Gibson opened a wrestling school in Douglasville, Georgia, which also doubles as an independent wrestling promotion called All Pro Championship Wrestling.
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.
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