Cornette, he wrestled Terry Taylor in a Legends match with Ricky Steamboat as the special guest referee. Eventually, Eaton would be released in 2002. After his WWF release, Eaton returned to the independents, returning to NWA Mid-Atlantic and also wrestled for IWA Mid-South. Eaton made a one-night only appearance for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on August 13, 2003, as a part of a Kid Kash storyline where Kash faced off against a series of 1980s wrestling stars such as Larry Zbyszko and Ricky Morton. Eaton lost to Kid Kash in his only TNA appearance. In 2003, Eaton formed a new version of the Midnight Express with Rikki Nelson, whom he previously teamed with in 2000. This Midnight Express version was very short-lived, and Eaton instead began touring with Dennis Condrey (and sometimes Stan Lane) as the Midnight Express in 2004. This version of the Midnight Express performed together on select independent wrestling cards in the United States until 2011 when Condrey worked his last match. On October 23, 2015, Eaton wrestled his last match of his nearly 40-year career, losing to Ricky Morton, also ending the 30-plus year feud between The Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Midnight Express. Eaton wrestled his last match on March 19, 2016 of his nearly 40-year career, competed in a 15 man battle royal won by PoPo Da Klown at RWC Seek 2 Destroy Cancer in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Professional wrestling style and persona At the outset of his career, Eaton wrestled as a babyface. After joining The Midnight Express, he adopted the villainous persona of "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. In the mid-1990s, upon teaming with Lord Steven Regal, Eaton became Earl Robert Eaton, a haughty supposed aristocrat. Eaton wrestled in a technical style. His principal finishing move was the Alabama Jam, a diving legdrop. During his stint as Earl Robert Eaton, he renamed it the Tower of London. His signature moves included a spinning neckbreaker and an armbar DDT known as the Divorce Court for its purported ability to cause a shoulder separation. Eaton was highly regarded for his psychology and timing. Former tag team partner William Regal noted Eaton's "incredible precision to everything he did", timing, control, and ability to improvise. Writing in 2006, ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta described Eaton as "one of the most flawless workers still active in the business". Fellow wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin described wrestling Eaton