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01-30-2006, 04:09 PM
Team: Rock'n'Roll Express

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Members: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Debut: 1983
Finishing Move: Double Dropkick
Favorite Moves: Double Back Elbow
Dropkick
Drop Toehold/Elbowdrop Combo
Notable Feuds: The Midnight Express
Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson
The Russians
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
The Heavenly Bodies
Brian Lee & Candido
Al Snow & Unibomb
America's Most Wanted

Title History
* AWA Southern Tag Team titles defeating The Bruise Brothers (Porkchop Cash & Troy Graham) (November 7, 1983);
* (Louisiana/Oklahoma) Mid-South Tag Team titles defeating The Midnight Express (May 2, 1984);
* AWA Southern Tag Team titles defeating Phil Hickerson & The Spoiler (August 13, 1984);
* (Louisiana/Oklahoma) Mid-South Tag Team titles defeating The Midnight Express (October 1, 1984);
* (Louisiana/Oklahoma) Mid-South Tag Team titles defeating Ted Dibiase & Hercules Hernandez (December 25, 1984);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (July 9, 1985 in Shelby, NC);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff in a Steel Cage match (November 28, 1985--Starcade);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating The Midnight Express (August 16, 1986 in Atlanta, GA);
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated Tag Team of the Year (1986);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating Manny Fernandez & Ivan Koloff (May 26, 1987 in Spokane, WA);
* CWA Tag Team titles defeating Wildside (Chris Champion & Mark Starr) (September 11, 1989);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Prichard) (November 13, 1992);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (November 27, 1992);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (November 29, 1992);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (May 15, 1993);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Bruise Brothers (Ron & Don Harris) (September 11, 1993);
* USWA World Tag Team titles defeating Ron & Don Harris (January 23, 1994);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard/Jimmy Del Ray) (February 18, 1994);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Heavenly Bodies (April 11, 1994);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating Brian Lee & Chris Candido (August 5, 1994);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating Brian Lee & Chris Candido (August 8, 1994);
* Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team titles defeating The Gangstas (December 24, 1994);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating Dick Murdoch & Randy Rhodes in the Finals of a Tournament (April 11, 1995);
* USWA World Tag Team titles defeating PG-13 (July 3, 1995);
* NWA World Tag Team titles -Awarded- (January 12, 1998);
* NWA (Georgia) Wildside Tag Team titles defeating Bad Attitude (Rick Michaels & David Young) (February 19, 2000);
* NWA World Tag Team titles defeating Steven Dunn & Jackie Fulton (April 12, 2000 in South Korea);

# NWA (San Fransisco) Tag Team titles (3);
# NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team titles (4);


Memphis: The Rock'n'Roll Express:
# 1983: Jerry Lawler put Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson together in Memphis as a tag team called the RockNRoll Express..
# The Fabulous Ones were the hugely popular team at the time, and he created the R&R as a "b-version"..

Mid-South Wrestling:
# April 7, 1984--Superdome: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Nikolai Volkoff & The Russian Invader (Jerry Novak)..
# June 16, 1984--Superdome: The Midnight Express beat The Rock'N'Roll Express in a "No DQ" match to retain the Tag titles..
# November 22, 1984--Superdome: The RNR Express beat The Midnight Express in a Scaffold match to retain the Tag Team titles..
# March 30, 1985--Superdome: The RNR Express defeated The Road Warriors and Dirty White Boys and The Freebirds in a 4-WAY..
# June 1, 1985--Superdome: Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to retain the Tag Team titles..

National Wrestling Alliance (plus UWF & AWA results):
# November 28, 1985 - Starrcade: The Rock'N'Roll Express beat Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a Cage to win the Tag Team titles..
# June 13, 1987--UWF Superdome: The RNR Express beat The Angel of Death & Vladimir Petrov to retain the NWA Tag Team titles..
# April 16, 1988 - AWA Rage in a Cage II: The Rock'N'Roll Express vs The Nasty Boys ended in a Double Disqualification..
# December 13, 1988 - AWA SuperClash 3: The Rock'N'Roll Express vs Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller ended in a Double Count Out..
# April 19, 1986 - Crockett Cup: The Sheepherders defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# July 26, 1986 - Great American Bash: The Rock'N'Roll Express vs Ole & Arn Anderson ended in a draw..
# November 27, 1986 - Starrcade: The RNR Express beat Ole & Arn Anderson in a Steel Cage Match to retain the Tag Team titles
# April 10-11, 1987 - Crockett Cup: The Rock'N'Roll Express received a bye to the quarter-finals..
# ~~~Giant Baba & Isao Takagi defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express by forfeit in the Quarter-Finals..
# July 4, 1987 - Great American Bash: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Midnight Express by DQ to retain the Tag titles..
# November 26, 1987 - Starrcade: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Midnight Express in a Scaffold Match..
# May 19, 1990 - Capitol Combat: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Freebirds..
# June 13, 1990 - NWA Clash: The RNR Express defeated The Midnight Express by DQ to retain the US Tag Team titles..
# July 7, 1990 - Great American Bash: Doom defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to retain the Tag Team titles..

Smokey Mountain Wrestling: The Rock'n'Roll Express:
# August 5, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 6, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 7, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies..
# August 8, 1992--Fire on the Mountain: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 9, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden by DQ..
# August 12, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 19, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden in a Stretcher match..
# August 21, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 22, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# August 27, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Mike Sampson & Robbie Eagle..
# September 4, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden..
# October 2, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden in a Stretcher match..
# October 8, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Prichard)..
# October 9, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Prichard) by DQ..
# October 17, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# October 24, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Prichard)..
# November 6, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane & Tom Prichard) by DQ..
# November 7, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# November 8, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# November 13, 1992--: The RNR Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies in a Hospital Elimination match to win the Tag Team titles!
# November 14, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies in a Hospital Elimination match..
# November 20, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies..
# November 21, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies..
# November 23, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Paul Lee & Dark Secret..
# November 26, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies beat The RNR Express in a Falls Count Anywhere match to win the Tag Team titles!
# November 27, 1992--: The RNR Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies in a Texas Death match to recapture the Tag Team titles!
# November 28, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies defeated The RNR Express in a Street Fight match to reclaim the Tag Team titles!
# November 29, 1992--: The RNR Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies in a Barbed Wire Cage to win back the Tag Team titles!
# December 4, 1992--: The Heavenly Bodies & Jim Cornette defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express & Tim Horner..
# December 5, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express & Brian Matthews defeated The Heavenly Bodies & Jim Cornette..
# December 25, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies & Jim Cornette in a Handicap match..
# December 26, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies & Jim Cornette in a Handicap match..
# December 27, 1992--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies & Jim Cornette in a Handicap match..
# February 21, 1993 - WCW Superbrawl: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies (Prichard & Del Ray)..
# April 2, 1993--Bluegrass Brawl I: The Heavenly Bodies beat The RNR Express and Team Mantell in a 3-WAY Street Fight..
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Heavenly Bodies (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard)..
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Rock'N'Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson & Arn Anderson)..
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Team Mantell (Dutch Mantell & Jimmy Golden & Robert Fuller)..
# May 9, 1993--Volunteer Slam II: The Rock'N'Roll Express Team defeated The Midnight Express Team in a Rage in the Cage..
# ~~~~~~~~~~The Rock'N'Roll Express Team: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson & Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden & Brian Lee..
# ~~~~~~~~~~The Heavenly Bodies Team: Tom Pritchard & Stan Lane & Killer Kyle & Kevin Sullivan & Tazmaniac..
# May 15, 1993--: The RNR Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies in a "Loser Leaves SMW" match to win the Tag Team titles..
# August 1993--: The Bruise Brothers beat The RNR Express and Scott & Steve Armstrong and The Heavenly Bodies in a 3-WAY..
# August 14, 1993--: The Armstrongs & RNR Express beat The Bruise Brothers & The Bodies & Jim Cornette (Rage in a Cage)
# November 24, 1993 - WWF Survivor Series: The Heavenly Bodies defeated The RNR Express to win the SMW Tag Team titles!
# November 26, 1993--Thanksgiving Thunder: The Rock'N'Roll Express vs The Moondogs ended in a NO CONTEST..
# February 13, 1994--Sunday Bloody Sunday: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies by DQ (Bodies retain)..
# March 10, 1994--Marietta Debut: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated The Heavenly Bodies by DQ (Bodies retain)..
# April 1, 1994--: The RNR Express beat The Heavenly Bodies in a "Loser Leaves Town Cage" match to win the Tag Team titles!
# May 20, 1994--: Brian Lee & Chris Candido defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to retain the Tag Team titles..
# August 5, 1994--Night of Legends: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Chris Candido & Brian Lee to win the Tag Team titles!
# August 14, 1994--: Brian Lee & Chris Candido w/Tammy Sytch defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to win the Tag Team titles!
# ~~~Added stipulations to the match had Ricky Morton putting his hair on the line against Tammy Sytch's hair!
# November 24, 1994--Thanksgiving Thunder: The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustpaha) beat The RNR Express in a "Street Fight"..
# February 26, 1995--: The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Al Snow & Unibomb by DQ to retain the Tag Team titles...
# April 7, 1995--: Al Snow & Unibomb beat The RNR Express in a "Coal Miner's Glove on a Pole" match to win the Tag Team titles!
# May 19, 1995--Volunteer Slam IV: Ricky Morton beat Al Snow (Scaffold) | Robert Gibson beat Unibomb (Falls Count Anywhere)..

Smokey Mountain Wrestling: Ricky Morton vs Robert Gibson:
# August 12, 1995--: Robert Gibson defeated The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) in a "Handicap" match..
# November 23, 1995--: Robert Gibson & The Heavenly Bodies defeated Ricky Morton & Tracy Smothers & Dirty White Boy by DQ..

World Championship Wrestling: The Rock'n'Roll Express:
# June 3, 1996 - Nitro: Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# June 24, 1996 - Nitro: Chris Benoit & Arn Anderson defeated The RockNRoll Express..
# July 1, 1996 - Nitro: The Four Horsemen defeated Joe Gomez & The Renegade & The Rock'N'Roll Express
# August 5, 1996 - Nitro: Harlem Heat defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to retain the Tag Team titles..
# August 26, 1996 - Nitro: Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..
# September 30, 1996 - Nitro: The Faces of Fear (Meng & Barbarian) defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..

World Wrestling Federation - NWA Invasion:
# January 12, 1998 - RAW: The Disciples of Apocalypse beat The Rock'N'Roll Express (NWA Tag Champions) by DQ..
# February 23, 1998 - RAW: The Headbangers defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express to win the NWA Tag Team titles..
# March 2, 1998 - RAW: The Headbangers & Taka Michinuko defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express & Barry Windham..
# March 17, 1998 - RAW: The Headbangers defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express & Jim Cornette to retain the NWA Tag Team titles..
# March 29, 1998 - Wrestlemania 14: The Rock'N'Roll Express participated in a 15-Team Battle Royal (Won by LOD 2000)..
# April 26, 1998 - Unforgiven: The NEW Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette defeated The Rock'N'Roll Express..

NWA Total Nonstop Action: The Rock'n'Roll Express:
# January 29, 2003 - TNA: The Rock'N'Roll Express made a suprise appearance in TNA turning heel on Chris Harris & James Storm!
# ~~~The Rock'N'Roll Express defeated Chris Harris & James Storm later in the night with help from Elix Skipper..
# February 12, 2003 - TNA: Chris Harris & James Storm beat The RNR Express in the 1st round of a #1 Contenders Tournament..

The Reunion Tour: The Rock'n'Roll Express:
# November 29, 2003 - Memphis Wrestling: RnR Express won a "Consession Stand Brawl" that included the passing of Moondog Spot..
# October 23, 2004--Rice Pro Wrestling: Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson ended in a DOUBLE CO..
# November 6, 2004--Carolina Championship Wrestling: The Midnight Express w/Stan Lane defeated The RocknRoll Express..
# ~~~~Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton beat Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a 2/3 falls match with Ricky Steamboat as referee..
# December 4, 2004--Carolina Championship Wrestling: RnR Express & Dusty Rhodes beat Midnight Express (Condrey/Eaton/Lane)..
# January 8, 2005--Carolina Championship Wrestling: RnR Express b Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton w/Jim Cornette in a Cage match..
# January 16, 2005--NWA Spinebuster: Adam Windsor & Funky White Boy (w/Missy Hyatt) beat The RockNRoll Express..
# January 29, 2005 - WrestleReunion: The RnR Express & The Fantastics beat The Midnight Express (Condrey/Eaton/Lane/Cornette)..
# February 11, 2005--UCW TV taping: The Midnight Express defeated The RNR Express to win the UCW Tag Team titles..
# ~~~Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton beat Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a 2/3 fall match with Jimmy Valiant as referee..
# February 12, 2005--Carolina Championship Wrestling: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson beat Mr. Hughes & The Barbarian by DQ..
# February 26, 2005--ACPW: Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson..
# March 12, 2005--Carolina Championship Wrestling: Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton beat RnR Express in a First Blood Street Fight..
# April 9, 2005--Carolina Championship: Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton beat Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a Scaffold match!
# July 1, 2005--Memphis Clash of the Legends: The RockNRoll Express beat The Midnight Express and The PTY Express in a 3-WAY..
# ~~~RNR Express (Morton/Gibson) | Midnight Express (Condrey/Eaton w/Phil Hickerson) | PTY Express (Koko Ware/Porkchop Cash)..
# August 20, 2005--NWA Legends Convention: The RockNRoll Express defeated The Midnight Express with Tommy Young as referee..

Credit to OWW .

This was one of my favorite tag teams they were fast and technically sound. And one thing I use to love they would communicate to each other in the ring through sign language revolutionary as Ive never heard anyone or any team do it before or after them.

trim
02-02-2006, 01:00 AM
they were great especially against the midhight express then the midnight rockers ripped them both off

Andy_p
02-26-2006, 03:23 PM
hmmmm. :redfaced:

DefLeppardVanHalen
11-29-2007, 03:26 AM
I loved their feuds with the Midnight Express, the Rockers, and the Heavenly Bodies. I wonder if the Rock & Roll Express and the Rockers as a stable.

STEELCITYFAN
02-01-2008, 01:08 AM
One of my favorites of all time. Tag team wrestling was so great in the 80's I miss it.

JohnCenaFan28
02-01-2008, 02:41 AM
They seem really cool, thanks for this.