TOMMY GILBERT, FATHER OF EDDIE GILBERT, FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST WWE

TMZ reporting that Tommy Gilbert, the father of the late "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert is suing WWE over use of his son's likeness on WWE programming and platforms.

Based on the TMZ lawsuit, the claims seems pretty similar to the "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers lawsuit from a few years ago, which WWE eventually won.

Doug Gilbert told the website he is not trying to block the footage from being shown, but he just wants the proper royalties paid.

Gilbert, who passed away in 1995, was seen regularly in the WWF from 1982 to 1984. Gilbert footage would also be in the WWE library based on their acquisition of the Mid-South/UWF library and the NWA/WCW library as Gilbert work those promotions from 1986 until 1989. Gilbert would also be seen in footage from ECW in 1993, when he was a top star and the booker of the promotion. WWE is also utilizing footage of Gilbert in their forthcoming Jerry Lawler DVD as they have acquired material from the Memphis territory library for that release.

PWInsider.com is in the process of acquiring a copy of the lawsuit and will have additional details ASAP.

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