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Midnight Express

Members: Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (managed by Jim Cornette)

Pro Debut: 1984

Combined Weight: 493 lbs

Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, SCW, WCCW, UCW, AWA, NWA, Ring of Honor, ACPW, AWA World-1 South (GA), Bruiser Wrestling Federation (VA), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), Carolina Wrestling Association (NC), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Continental Wrestling Federation (AL), Crossfire Wrestling (TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Global Championship Wrestling (AL), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), ICW, International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Iron Ring Wrestling, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, Liberty States Wrestling (CT/MA/NJ), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), NWA Bluegrass, NWA Rocky Top (TN), NWA Spinebuster, NWA Wrestle Birmingham (AL), Pro Wrestling USA, Pro Wrestling WORLD-1 (FL/GA/MA/MI/NJ/PA), South Atlantic Wrestling (GA), Southern Wrestling Alliance, TNT Pro Wrestling (VA), Ward Family Promotions (GA/VA), Western Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC)

Finisher: The Rocket Launcher

Signature Moves: Full-Nelson Face Slam, Double Gouzzel, Sledge-o-matic, FlapJack

Career Highlights: -ICW Tag Team Champions
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champions (2x)
-NWA All Star Tag Team Champions
-NWA American Tag Team Champions
-NWA Bluegrass Tag Team Champions
-NWA East Tennessee Tag Team Champions
-NWA Rocky Top Tag Team Champions
-NWA World Tag Team Champions
-UCW Universal Tag Team Champions (2x)

Affiliates: Bubba Rogers, Hercules Hernandez, Baby Doll

Notable Feuds: The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton)

Other Facts: -Was part of a talent trade between Jerry Jarrett and Bill Watts in 1983. Jarrett received Rick Rude, Jim Neidhart, Masao Ito, and Hacksaw Higgins. Watts received Eaton, Condrey, Cornette, The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), and Terry Taylor. At the time Eaton & Condrey were not tag team partners, nor managed by Cornette. Watts put them together as The Midnight Express.
-Condrey & Eaton (managed by Cornette) is technically the 2nd tag team to use the name
-Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin were The Midnight Express as a faction in Continental Wrestling Association from 1981-1983. During that time, Condrey, Rose, and Austin also incorporated Midnight Stallion, Ron Starr, Rick Harris, and Wayne Ferris into the faction.
-In 1987, Condrey quit wrestling for a brief time and was replaced with Stan Lane. Eaton & Lane were The Midnight Express in NWA/WCW from 1987-1990). There is also one record of them competing on a UWF event.
-Condrey and Rose reunited (w/ Paul E. Dangerously as their manager) from 1987-1989 in AWA, and NWA/WCW calling themselves The Original Midnight Express. When they got to NWA/WCW they began feuding with Eaton and Lane (w/ Cornette).
-Bodacious Bart (Bart Gunn) & Bombastic Bob (Bob Holly) were The Midnight Express in WWF in 1998. They were also managed by Cornette.
-Joey Maggs & Bobby Walker used the same name in WCW very briefly.
-Two other versions are in the record books on the indie circuit, consisting of Eaton with either Rikki Nelson or Brad Thomas.
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008 (Condrey & Eaton)
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019 (Condrey, Eaton, & Randy Rose)