The sister of “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton has shared the sad news on her Facebook page that her younger brother has passed away aged just 62. The details surrounding the cause of his death were not disclosed, however, it has been known for years that he has had health issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes and had to have a pacemaker fitted in 2013. He is survived by his children Dustin, Dylan, Taryn, who are still grieving the loss of their mother, Donna, who was the daughter of Bill Dundee and tragically died in June.
Bobby Eaton was considered one of the greatest tag team wrestlers of all time due to being one half of The Midnight Express, initially teaming with Dennis Condrey and then with Stan Lane. He would also hold tag team gold with Arn Anderson, Koko B. Ware, George Gulas, Rikki Nelson, Duke Myers, Lanny Poffo, Mexican Angel, and Great Togo over his career. While known as a tag team specialist, he was also a capable singles competitor and, in 1991, would win the WCW World Television Championship from Arn Anderson. Later that same year, he competed in the biggest singles match of his career when he faced Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight in a two out of three falls match at a Clash of the Champions event.
Due to the health issues mentioned earlier, he wasn’t involved much in the business recently. Although back in 2019, a surprise show paying tribute to him was held in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was called “Don’t Tell Bobby” and advertised online as Eaton didn’t use the internet and would only find out about the event’s purpose when he arrived at the venue thinking he’d been booked for an autograph signing. The show would feature appearances by Jim Cornette, Tom Prichard, Bill Dundee, Les Thatcher, Tracy Smothers, Dave Taylor, Bobby Fulton, George South, and William Regal. In addition to receiving the proceeds of the event, he would also be presented with a custom championship belt at the conclusion of the show.
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