10 Deserving candidates for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2019

#10 Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert

As a child, Eddie Gilbert was a huge pro wrestling fan, which is understandable since his father was famous grappler Thomas Gilbert. Not only did Eddie love wrestling, he also loved to toy around with booking ideas. He would often create entire match cards instead of paying attention in school.

Eddie became a pro wrestler in the early 1980s and worked briefly for the WWE, but it was his time in the UWF and NWA for which he is best known. During his career, he racked up over thirty championship reigns and was also one of the most respected bookers in the industry.

He was credited for coming up with the Battle of New Orleans, one of the early mega events of wrestling before the days of Pay per view.

Gilbert also mentored some legendary wrestlers, like Ric Steiner and Sting, and was widely recognized as being very generous with his time and teaching young talent his many secrets.

Why he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame: Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert may not have been the biggest pro wrestler, or capable of doing moonsaults and 450 splashes, but his mind for the business helped foster the careers of many legends.

There you have it; Ten wrestlers who deserve to be in the Hall of Fame class of 2019. Questions or comments? Please leave them below the article and as always thanks for reading!

Edited by Alan John