Richard Earl Cain (November 19, 1952 – September 15, 2006) was an American professional wrestler who worked in the Southern Territories. He was the brother of Robert Gibson.

Professional wrestling career

Gibson made his wrestling debut in 1970 working in Alabama and worked with Lee Fields. In 1975, he did a tour for

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. Gibson trained his brother Robert who made his debut in 1977 and teamed together winning many tag team titles mainly in

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in Tennessee. In 1982, Gibson was in a car accident and spent 39 days in intensive care. In 1983, the brothers disbanded when Robert went on to form the Rock 'n' Roll Express with

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. Gibson would work in the AWA, and Mid-South. In 1986, he wrestled as Ricky Lee Jones in the Mid-Atlantic. He lasted his match in 1987 against

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Death

Gibson died on September 15, 2006, of a heart attack at 53. The WWE acknowledged Ricky's death on WWE.com.

Championships and accomplishments

* Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame **Class of 2022 * NWA Hollywood Wrestling ** NWA Americas Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Robert Gibson *

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/ Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association ** AWA Southern Tag Team Championship ( 5 times) – with Robert Gibson (3) *

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** NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Robert Gibson * Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling ** NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (7 times) ** NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Gulf Coast version)'' (1 time) – with Robert Gibson **

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( 1 time) - with Eddie Marlin and Tommy Gilbert (1) *

** NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Bunkhouse Buck *

/ Continental Wrestling Association / Championship Wrestling Association ** NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Bill DundeeNWA Mid-America Tag Team Title history
At wrestling-titles.com

References

External links

Ricky Gibson at Cagematch.netRicky Gibson at OWW.comRicky Gibson at Wrestlingdata.com
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