Robert Stone (wrestler)

Robert Stone
Stone in 2020
Birth nameRobert Strauss
Born (1983-10-01) October 1, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Alpine, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
  • Tara Sue Gally
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    (m. 2011; div. 2013)​

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    (m. 2015)​
Children2
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Rob Eckos
Robbie E
Robert Stone
Robert Strauss
Mr. Sacowea
Mr. Stone
Mr. Robert Stone
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Billed weight201 lb (91 kg)[2]
Billed fromSeaside Heights, New Jersey[3]
Jersey Shore[2]
Trained byKevin Knight[4]
WWE Performance Center[5]
DebutOctober 1, 2000[5]

Robert Strauss[6] (born October 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is currently signed to WWE, where he is a producer and on-screen assistant general manager on the NXT brand under the name Robert Stone. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Robbie E, where he is a former two-time TNA World Tag Team Champion as part of The BroMans with Jessie Godderz, while also being a former one-time TNA Television Champion and TNA X Division Champion.

He has also competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions under the ring name Rob Eckos, including Chaotic Wrestling,[7] the East Coast Wrestling Association,[8] Hardway Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling[6] and Mikey Whipwreck's New York Wrestling Connection.

  1. ^ a b "About Me". GymtanWrestle.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "TNA Wrestling profile". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  3. ^ Bishop, Matt (December 3, 2010). "Impact: Anderson, Angle return as TNA heads to Final Resolution". Slam! Sports. Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b "Robbie E". Online World of Wrestling.
  6. ^ a b Cade, Mark (2004). "Independent Spotlight (Wildhouse of Wrestling Newsletter)". RobEckos.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2004.
  7. ^ "The Valedictorians (Billy Bax & Rob Eckos)". Chaotic Wrestling Profiles. Chaotic Wrestling. 2007. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007.
  8. ^ "Rob Eckos". East Coast Wrestling Alliance Biographies. ECWAProWrestling.com. 2007. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008.