Combined Weight: 493 lbs
Team Debut: 1984
Members: Bobby Eaton &
Dennis Condrey (managed by
Jim Cornette)
Feds worked for: MSW,
UWF,
SCW,
WCCW, Ring of Honor (PA/NJ), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Wrestle Birmingham (AL), Southern Wrestling Alliance,
NWA Spinebuster, Iron Ring Wrestling, NWA Rocky Top, Carolina Wrestling Association (NC), UCW, ACPW, ICW, NWA Bluegrass, NWA Rocky Top (TN), World-1 Wrestling (FL), Bruiser Wrestling Federation (VA),
AWA World-1 South (GA), Western Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), South Atlantic Wrestling (GA)
Finisher: The Rocket Launcher
Signature Moves: Full-Nelson Face Slam, Double Gouzzel, Sledge-o-matic, FlapJack
Career Highlights: -IWC Tag Team Champions
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champions (3x)
-NWA All-Star Tag Team Champions
-NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Champions
-NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Champions
-NWA World Tag Team Champions
-WCCW American Tag Team Champions
Affiliates: Bubba Rogers,
Hercules Hernandez
Notable Feuds: Rock-N-Roll Express, The
Fantastics
Official Website: www.therealmx.com
Other Facts: -The original version of The
Midnight Express consisted of Condrey, Randy Rose, & Norvell Austin. The version of Condrey & Eaton, managed by Cornette, is the second version and competed regularly in MSW and WCCW. Eaton & Condrey have also reunited over the past few years as well. A third version, also managed by Cornette, consisted of Eaton & Stan Lane who competed in NWA and
WCW. There is one record of them competing on a UWF event. A fourth version, managed by Paul E. Dangerously, consisted of the reunited Condrey & Rose. They competed in AWA before going to NWA to feud with Cornette, Eaton, & Lane. Cornette also managed a short-lived fifth version in
WWF that consisted of Bob Holly & Bart Gunn. WCW even tried a new combo with Joey Maggs & Bobby Walker. Two other versions are in the record books on the indy circuit, consisting of Eaton with either Rikki Nelson or Brad Thomas.
-Cornette was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2005
-Condrey & Eaton (as a team) were inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008.
