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I was always a fan.
He is probably the most overlooked of the traditional Memphis heels.
People always remember Lawler feuding with Dundee, Hart, Kauffman, Mantell, Funk and Valiant, but his runs with Gilbert were among the best and most entertaining.
Gilbert was also a brilliant booker, there are stories about him riding around with his dad Tommy back in the early 70's when he was a kid actually giving the bookers ideas from a notebook he would fill with angles and storylines.
He is probably the most overlooked of the traditional Memphis heels.
People always remember Lawler feuding with Dundee, Hart, Kauffman, Mantell, Funk and Valiant, but his runs with Gilbert were among the best and most entertaining.
Gilbert was also a brilliant booker, there are stories about him riding around with his dad Tommy back in the early 70's when he was a kid actually giving the bookers ideas from a notebook he would fill with angles and storylines.