Bobby Eaton passes away at 62

[Nicky Fives]

:wavesad:

[M-A-G]

2021, you're just being a little bitch, aren't you? RIP

[weather vane]

RIP. Smooth as silk.

[Bad News Gertner]

Fucking awful. Possibly the greatest tag wrestler ever. I know his wife very recently passed away just 2 months ago and Bobby was suffering from severe memory issues and recently had a fall.

[Evil Vito]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The possible GOAT wrestling story:<br><br>Bill Dundee's daughter confessed she was dating one of the other wrestlers. He starts yelling/screaming that he'll kill the guy &amp; asks who is is. <br><br>&quot;Bobby Eaton,&quot; she says.<br><br>*silence*<br><br>&quot;Well,&quot; Bill responds, &quot;You picked the right one.&quot;<br><br>RIP.</p>&mdash; David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1423182875432783872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Jordan]

RIP, legend of the squared circle.

[erickman]

remember when he had a wrestling school in my town kingsport. so will it be harder for there team to get into the wwe hall of fame now.

[Bad News Gertner]

remember when he had a wrestling school in my town kingsport. so will it be harder for there team to get into the wwe hall of fame now.

Do you ever go to Beau James's Southern States Wrestling shows

[erickman]

used too the king of kingsport, i think 60 years of wrestling every wed night at the civ aud killed the town

[slik]

RIP

[Volare]

This sucks. RIP

[Vastardikai]

One of my all time favorite wrestling stories involved Bobby Eaton.

Charleston, SC. McCallister Fieldhouse. My Dad, my uncle, and I had front row seats. Bobby Eaton was wrestling Terrence Taylor. One of the big moments in the match saw Taylor going over the guard rail in front of me. A big right hand and Terrence was in the next section. And my dad had to grab me because 10 year old Vastardikai thought it would be a good idea to kick Taylor, who is a lot bigger than he looked on TV. I still remember the Tortilla chip on his back. Eaton won, as he was the TV Champion at the time.

Same card featured a street fight with JYD and Ron Simmons vs Angel of Death and someone else. All I remember was Angel of Death bleed. And the cage match between Sid and Barry Windham vs El Gigante and Brian Pillman. Pillman bled a lot in that one.

[Bad News Gertner]

Looks like Bobby had been in the hospital for a while with Congestive Heart Failure

[Mr. Nerfect]

Very sad news.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Bobby Eaton was a staple of my childhood intro to wcw on Saturday night. Of course there are loads of clips on social media as tribute. Guy is criminally underrated.

[Seanny One Ball]

There's a simpleton that comes into my mall and when he leaves he says to you "See you later Bobby" no matter what your name is.

So, as a sign of respect to a great wrestler - See you later Bobby.

[rez]

:(

[Bad News Gertner]

Just saw Jericho donated $5000 to Bobby's GoFundMe.

[Fignuts]

I know most people obviously associate Bobby Eaton with the midnight express, but my first exposure to him was the blue bloods, and it is still my favorite part of his career. Those vignettes were tremendous.

[Bad News Gertner]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Even the nWo respected Bobby Eaton enough not to mess with him. <a href="https://t.co/FXPJmZ4hwB">pic.twitter.com/FXPJmZ4hwB</a></p>&mdash; WCW Deep Cuts (@DeepCutsWCW) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeepCutsWCW/status/1400136544229466117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Seanny One Ball]

Listened to the Bobby Eaton tribute podcast Corny did just there. Corny is inconsolable, weeping and going all high pitched...

Pretty hard to listen to at the start and end. I don’t like hearing somebody that upset.

[#1-norm-fan]

I usually put his podcast on before bed but I decided to hold off on this one. Not exactly something I wanna fall asleep to.

[Tom Guycott]

Listened to the Bobby Eaton tribute podcast Corny did just there. Corny is inconsolable, weeping and going all high pitched...

Pretty hard to listen to at the start and end. I don’t like hearing somebody that upset.

Those parts were worse than when he mentioned the end of the final conversation he had with Bullet Bob: "Well, Corny, I gotta go take a shit." It was funny in context of the inside joke, but sad that Jim's tone went completely to hell when he mentioned it, and he was clearly about to lose his shit. Here, it was like he was completely gutted twice. He was able to lose himself for awhile in the storytelling, but then the reality hit him again at the end.

The worst part for me, though, was how relatable it was. The way Jim started the podcast was exactly how my dad - a very stoic, stern, and even keeled individual - sounded when he called me to give me the news about mom. It was the sound of defeat; a man's heart breaking. Only in this case, live for the whole world to hear.

[Seanny One Ball]

It’s hard to hear somebody so angry so muted

[Seanny One Ball]

I usually put his podcast on before bed but I decided to hold off on this one. Not exactly something I wanna fall asleep to.


It’s heartbreaking hearing him that cut up.
All he does is thank him and tell funny stories. Probably the nicest but most badly produced podcast Jim Cornette will ever do.

Brian keeps his mouth shut until asked in too so it’s a stream of Corny sadness for ages.

[Seanny One Ball]

In case anyone wondered just how well liked Bobby was, Corny literally sobs during this thing.
You’ll never hear him do that again. No way.

[Seanny One Ball]

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Prepare yourselves for an hour of nice.
The least scandalous wrestling interview of all time.

He really was just a lovely guy.

R.I.P. Bobby Eaton, the nicest bad guy the world may ever have produced.

[Seanny One Ball]

There are parts of that interview that put him entirely into perspective as a man.
I say parts, he is as polite and jovial there as a man who didn’t wrestle in the 80’s.

Sort of unbelievable but totally believable at the same time.

[Seanny One Ball]

Bobby Eaton officially confirmed as the “heart and soul” of decency in an indecent industry.
No wonder Corny cried so hard.

[Seth82]

an amazing 32 part Best of the Midnight Express set.

volume 1 thru 16
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OcuBhQnrlymt4em0DlFZ56kaIC62vvGt?fbclid=IwAR3W5X99SnyrtNeOKFfBPm0aI1G0TNQRZD8uWFDcLdmYbeslrkzpro7x6 JI

volume 17 thru 32
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BG3IETswufnR4NH8dzSOd37n7gHKSXMz?fbclid=IwAR3W5X99SnyrtNeOKFfBPm0aI1G0TNQRZD8uWFDcLdmYbeslrkzpro7x6 JI

[Bad News Gertner]

Just finished the Experience. Fuck what a heart wrenching listen

[Fignuts]

Yeah that was tough. Worth the listen though.

[Loose Cannon]

This one hit harder then the others because of all the stories over the years on how he was the nicest guy. It's crazy that his wife died a month or so back, right? 62 just seems so young for a guy that probably didn't party or do heavy drugs or use roids. Just a huge loss for the industry.

[Seanny One Ball]

It was the bumping that did for Bobby.
You can’t fling yourself around like that without rattling your brain and spine a hell of a lot.

If they do an autopsy he will 100% definitely have CTE.