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Rock-N-Roll Express

Members: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson

Pro Debut: March 13, 1983

Combined Weight: 453 lbs.

Feds Worked For: AWA, ECW, IWR, JCW, MSW, MStW, NEW, NWA, TNA, UCW, USWA, UWF, WWF, ACPW, Adrenaline Championship Wrestling (MD), American Wrestling Federation (GA), Appalachian Mountain Wrestling (KY), All Star Wrestling (WV), AWA World-1 South (GA), Awesome Wrestling Entertainment (VA), Battleground Championship Wrestling (PA), Big Time Wrestling (CA), Big Time Wrestling (NC), Black Label Pro (IN), Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), Continental Wrestling Alliance (TN), Crossfire Entertainment (TN), DEFY Wrestling (NV), Diamond Championship Wrestling (MS), Game Changer Wrestling (IN), House of Hardcore, Memphis Wrestling (TN), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (GA), Mid-Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), NAWA (GA), NWA Mid-Atlantic (NC), NWA-San Francisco (CA), NWA Wildside (GA), Outlaw Wrestling (NY), Prime Time Pro Wrestling (GA), Pro Wrestling Alliance, Pro Wrestling Elite (TN), Pro Wrestling Mid-South (TN), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ), Pure Pro Wrestling (MI), Renegade Wrestling Alliance (PA), Resistance Pro Wrestling (IL), Rice Pro Wrestling, Southern Illinois Championship Wrestling (IL), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY), Southern Heritage Championship Wrestling (NC), SuperstarWars of Wrestling (NC), Tarheel Championship Wrestling (NC), Traditional Championship Wrestling (AR/TN/MS), Tri-State Alliance (PA), Unexpected Wrestling (NJ), Universal Championship Wrestling (GA), UPW Pro Wrestling (MI), Viral Pro Wrestling (GA), Virginia Championship Wrestling (VA), Western Carolina Championship Wrestling (NC), World Class Big Time Wrestling (OH), WOW, WrestleCade (NC), WrestleCon (TX), WrestlePro (NJ), Xtreme Championship Wrestling (IN)

Finisher: Double Dropkick

Signature Moves: Double Back Elbow, Dropkick, Drop Toehold/Elbowdrop Combo

Career Highlights: -ASW Tag Team Champions
-AWA Southern Tag Team Champions (2x)
-CWA Tag Team Champions
-MACW Tag Team Champions
-MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champions (3x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champions
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions (5x)
-NWA San Francisco Tag Team Champions (3x)
-NWA Wildside Tag Team Champions
-NWA World Tag Team Champions (9x)
-PWA Tag Team Champions
-PWE Tag Team Champions
-RWA Tag Team Champions
-SMW Tag Team Champions (10x)
-TCW Tag Team Champions
-UCW Tag Team Champions
-UPW Tag Team Champions
-USWA World Tag Team Champions (2x)
-VPW Tag Team Champions
-WCBTW Ohio Tag Team Champions
-WOW Tag Team Champions

Affiliates: Terry Taylor, Jim Cornette, Baby Doll

Notable Feuds: Jim Cornette, The Midnight Express, Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson, Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff & Krusher Krushchev, Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden, The Heavenly Bodies, Brian Lee & Chris Candido, Al Snow & Unibomb, America's Most Wanted, Chavo Guerrero & Hector Guerrero

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 The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson), Terry Taylor, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, and Jim Cornette.
-Masqueraded as Mr. Wrestling II and Mr. Wrestling III when they won the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Titles from The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton, w/ Jim Cornette)
-Competed in the first tag team scaffold match.
-Former members of Sports Entertainment Xtreme
-Voted Tag Team of the Year Award by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1986
-Their original theme song was "Rock and Roll is King" by Electric Light Orchestra. In early 1987, Morton released his own single "Boogie Woogie Dance Hall" that became the new entrance music.
-Ranked #40 in the 2020 PWI Tag Team 100
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2008
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
-Inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2021