The sadness in professional wrestling continues. “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, best known for his tag team work in the Midnight Express, passed away at the age of 62. It is not known at this time how he passed.
Eaton debuted in 1976 after being trained by Tojo Yamamoto, and would quickly be used in various tag teams. One of the most natural in-ring workers in the business, Eaton was regarded by his peers as one of the best.
His career really took off when he first teamed with “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey, managed by Jim Cornette, as the Midnight Express. They drew money in Mid South, World Class, and then the NWA, where they had legendary feuds with the Rock and Roll Express and the Road Warriors, even after Condrey was replaced by “Sweet” Stan Lane.
Lane and Cornette would depart WCW (which was previously the NWA), and Eaton remained as a single, winning the Television Title. He again returned to tag teams, staying with the company until 2000.
Behind the scenes, Eaton was considered to be one of the nicest guys, not just in wrestling, but in life.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Bobby Eaton.
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