a year, feuding with PG-13. In January 1996, Gilbert won a USWA battle royal to earn himself a spot in the World Wrestling Federation's 1996 Royal Rumble match later that month. He entered at #14, and was eliminated by Vader. He won the USWA battle royal under his Nightmare Freddy gimmick but due to trademark law had to enter the Rumble under his own name. By 1996, Gilbert expanded beyond USWA. While he was also wrestling for USWA, WCW, and the NWA, he began wrestling for other promotions within the area including IWA Mid-South (where he won their Heavyweight Championship in April 1997), North American All-Star Wrestling, Europe's Catch Wrestling Association, and Ohio Valley Wrestling. In 1998, he won the IWA World Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo, Japan and two NWA National Heavyweight Championships. The following year, he worked for a Memphis-based promotion, Power Pro Wrestling, now doubling as an WWF developmental territory, where he feuded again with Brian Christopher, but was fired after a televised promo which turned into a shoot on Christopher, Jerry Lawler (Christopher's real-life father), and Power Pro booker Randy Hales. In the shoot, Gilbert revealed that Lawler was Christopher's father (something that was forbidden to mention on TV), accused Hale of smoking crack, and accused Lawler of raping a 13-year-old girl; a reference to claims made again Lawler in 1993 that were dismissed. In 2000, Gilbert won the NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship; he would not win another title again until he defeated Bam Bam Bundy for the USA Championship Wrestling's USA Heavyweight Championship in Jackson, Tennessee in 2018. On August 14, 2021 Gilbert as Nightmare Freddie teamed with Danny Demanto in a losing effort against Neil Diamond Cutter & Satu Jinn at ICW No Holds Barred in San Antonio, Texas. Championships and accomplishments Cauliflower Alley Club Family Award (2011) – with Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert Eastern Championship Wrestling NWA ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Eddie Gilbert ECW Tag Team Championship Tournament (1993) – with Eddie Gilbert Global Wrestling Federation GWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) International Championship Wrestling (New England) ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dennis Condrey International Wrestling Association of Japan IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Memphis Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2017 New Focus Wrestling NFW Tri-State Championship (1 time) NWA Mid-South NWA Mid-South