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ECW was a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, based on the independent Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion that lasted from 1992 to 2001. The show's name also referred to the ECW brand, in which WWE employees were assigned to work and perform, complementary to WWE's other brands, Raw and SmackDown. It debuted on June 13, 2006, on Sci Fi in the United States and ran for close to four years until it aired its final episode on February 16, 2010, on the rebranded Syfy. It was replaced the following week with WWE NXT.
Thomas Edward "Eddie" Gilbert Jr. (August 14, 1961 – February 18, 1995) was an American professional wrestler and booker, better known as "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert.
Gilbert started wrestling in 1979 as "Tommy Gilbert Jr." in honor of his father, Tommy Gilbert. Eddie absolutely loved professional wrestling and his idol was Jerry Lawler because he wrestled and booked at the same time. His mother said he used to make up matches and booking sheets while he was still in school.
He spent a little bit of time wrestling in the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber in 1982, before being promoted to mid-card status. He continued to work his way up the card when he was legitimately injured seriously in a car accident in 1983. He spent several months recovering before returning to the ring; upon his return, he stated on television that WWF Champion Bob Backlund had been a tremendous inspiration to him. Gilbert continued wrestling for the WWF until 1984.