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REVIEW: Timeline History of WCW 1986 with Rock 'N Roll Express

Posted: Jul 3rd 2016 By: Alan Wojcik

While the WWF was going through their national expansion and cartoon-like sports entertainment characters, fans of Jim Crockett Promotions AKA NWA/WCW were getting good old fashioned professional wrestling. The promotion was led by World Heavyweight champion Ric Flair but also by one of the greatest tag teams in the history of wrestling. KAYFABE COMMENTARIES chose the legendary ROCK N ROLL EXPRESS AKA
RICKY MORTON & ROBERT GIBSON to lead us through 1986.

Ricky & Robert entered 1986 with the NWA World Tag Team titles they had won from Ivan & Nikita Koloff at Starrcade 1985. The duo arrived in JCP/NWA the previous summer,
defeating Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (you know him as Barry"Smash" Darsow) for the same belts in their debut match. But 1986 would see the arrival of "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton & James E Cornette AKA The Midnight Express. Their feud would make millions of dollars for JCP (which only lasted until 1988 as we found out in the JJ DIllon visit to the series) & make the guys national heartthrobs to all the ladies. The duo covered many of the following things:

Dealing with Dusty Rhodes as a booker who also wanted the babyface spotlight, working in a promotion that still had separate heel and babyface locker rooms, the arrival of the
"Big Gold Belt" as World title, the AWA & NWA running supershows in the Meadowlands, the inaugural Jim Crockett Sr Memorial Cup, Ricky getting his face rubbed on the locker
room floor by Ric Flair, the emergence of the Four Horsemen as a faction, look-a-like Rock N Roll Express contests plus the legendary dream date with the Rock N Roll Express contest, competing with Ole & Arn Anderson, Magnum T. A.'s near death car accident and Starrcade: Night of the SkyWalkers. Also covered are the arrivals of the Midnight Express (from Mid-South), "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin & Precious (from World
Class), Big Bubba Rogers (RIP Ray Traylor), Buddy Landell (RIP), Dick Murdoch (RIP) & Rick Rude (FRom World Class).

Just like in their prime, Gibson is the quieter of the duo. However they both give their opinions & memories of an amazing year in professional wrestling history. They heap
lots of praise on their in ring partnership with the Midnights. The best stories about their feud involves a timekeeper who was a huge fan of the RNR plus dealing with the ravenous lady fans of Jim Crockett Promotions. Also surprising is stories of how Rhodes tried to kill off the team's popularity despite them drawing record houses, were the guys ever asked to work for the WWF and how Morton almost became World Heavyweight champion.

Next to be releasesd by www.KayfabeCommentaries.com YouShoot w/ Swoggle (Available now), Back to the Territories w/Baron Von Raschke/Indianapolis (July 19) & the debut of Gabe Sapolsky's Next Evolution w/Johnny Gargano (August 4). Be sure to follow Alan Wojcik through @MyNameIsWojcik on Twitter and www.facebook.com/KayfabeWrestlingRadio

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Spotlight in History

1961 The Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo) became the TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champions
1987 Frankie Lancaster & Eric Embry def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
1999 Tarantula def. Original Renegade for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
2005 Li'l Joe def. Phillip for the ACW Hardcore Title
2009 Brandon Groom def. The Handsome Spoiler for the TOPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Title
2009 Kevin James Sanchez def. Bobby Starr for the BYEW Entertainment Title
2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese) def. Los Loco Moscas (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
2025 Microman def. Mini Abismo Negro for the EDW Heavyweight Title

Week of Sun 06-21 to Sat: 06-27

06-21 1982 Junkyard Dog def. Bob Roop for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
06-21 1987 Al Perez def. The Dingo Warrior for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
06-21 2003 Kitty def. Manservant for the TPW Womens Title
06-21 2008 Tim Rockwell def. El Super Colibri for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-21 2008 Li'l Joe def. Xavior for the GPCW Cruiserweight Title
06-21 2014 Buster Cherry def. Havoc for the SWCW All-American Title
06-21 2024 Big Sed def. Sam Adonis for the TexPro Heavyweight Title
06-21 2025 Dan Webber became the LCW Lionheart Champion
06-22 2005 Phillip def. Se7en for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-22 2018 Joe Cuedo def. Brock Baker for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-22 2024 Pastor Brent def. Daniel Aaron Michalles for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-22 2024 Daniel Aaron Michalles def. Pastor Brent for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-22 2025 Billie the Kiid def. Dan Webber for the ASP Heavyweight Title
06-23 1972 Billy Red Lyons def. The Spoiler for the WCCW American Heavyweight Title
06-23 1980 Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada def. Jose Lothario & Tiger Conway Jr. for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-23 1982 Ted DiBiase def. Junkyard Dog for the MSW North American Heavyweight Title
06-23 1984 Gino Hernandez became the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
06-23 1989 The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller & Brian Lee) def. Jeff Jarrett & Mil Mascaras for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
06-23 2001 Big Daddy Moore def. Adam Lacroix for the OPW Oklahoma Television Title
06-23 2001 Grenade became the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Champion
06-23 2009 Joshua Michael & Epic became the ACW Tag Team Champions
06-23 2023 Dustin Tibbs def. Thrash for the WFC Prime Title
06-24 1972 Stan Stasiak def. Red Bastien for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
06-24 1974 Bull Ramos def. Rip Tyler for the TSW North American Title
06-24 1977 John Studd became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
06-24 1985 The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams) def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-24 2000 Great Bolo [2nd] def. Ichiban [2nd] for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
06-24 2000 Ichiban [2nd] became the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Champion
06-24 2005 Spoiler 2000 became the NWA-U Television Champion
06-24 2006 Prophet SteVens became the AACW Television Champion
06-24 2007 Matt Garza became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
06-24 2016 Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) def. Terry Montana & Mighty Mouse for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
06-24 2016 Seth Angel def. Steven Cruze for the ComPro Showtime Title
06-24 2016 Adrian Dell def. Nathan Estrada for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-24 2017 Drake Gallows became the ASP Heavyweight Champion
06-24 2017 Excellence Personified (Duke Swellington & Dustin Heritage) def. Shawn Hendrix & Aaron Anders (substituting for Anthony Andrews) for the ComPro Tag Team Titles
06-24 2017 Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) def. Big Smooth & Zakk Sinizter for the UWE Tag Team Titles
06-24 2018 Shawn Sanders def. Chaz Sharpe for the ASP Inter-County Title
06-24 2018 Canadian Red Devil def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Mid-American Title
06-24 2020 Warren Powers def. Giganto for the BPW 365 Title
06-24 2023 Stage Dive Mafia (Rook Tyler & Axel Savage) became the BCW Tag Team Champions
06-24 2023 C. M. Burnham def. Lunchador for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-24 2023 Lunchador def. C. M. Burnham for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-25 2011 Sam Stackhouse def. Shane Morbid for the BYEW Heavyweight Title
06-25 2011 The Sons of Ireland (Devan Scott & Shane Scott) def. The New Age Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the BYEW Tag Team Titles
06-25 2011 Chris Chaos became the BYEW Caution Champion
06-25 2011 The Future Hall of Famers (John O'Malley & Brad Michaels) def. Bernie D & Aaron Neil (subbing for Max McGuirk) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-25 2016 Brian Breaker def. Zakk Sinizter for the UWE Heavyweight Title
06-25 2017 The Cub Scouts (Grizzly Gates & Brock Landers) became the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions
06-26 1961 The Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo) became the TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champions
06-26 1987 Frankie Lancaster & Eric Embry def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
06-26 1999 Tarantula def. Original Renegade for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
06-26 2005 Li'l Joe def. Phillip for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-26 2009 Brandon Groom def. The Handsome Spoiler for the TOPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Title
06-26 2009 Kevin James Sanchez def. Bobby Starr for the BYEW Entertainment Title
06-26 2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese) def. Los Loco Moscas (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
06-26 2025 Microman def. Mini Abismo Negro for the EDW Heavyweight Title
06-27 1969 Wahoo McDaniel & Thunderbolt Patterson became the WCCW American Tag Team Champions
06-27 1971 Johnny Valentine def. Toru Tanaka for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-27 1976 Jose Lothario def. The Mongolian Stomper for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-27 2009 Randy Price def. Dustin Heritage for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-27 2009 Martin Justice became the OECW Southwestern Champion

06-26

Jax Samuel Jun 26th Today!
Paul Rodriguez Jun 26th Today!
D. K. Bradley Jun 26th Today!
Sylvia Richmond Jun 26th Today!
Ignition Jun 27th
Reckless Jun 27th
Jason Kirby Jun 27th
Dan Barnhart Jun 27th
Kuda Jun 27th
Boris Malenko Jun 28th
Damian Kincaid Jun 28th
Kenny Mack Jun 28th
Bill Dromo Jun 28th
Malico Jun 28th
J. J. Blake Jun 28th
John Tidwell Jun 28th
Doc Hearon Jun 28th
Claire Jun 28th
Voltio Santiago Jun 29th
Barbara Galento Jun 29th
Killaman Jaro Jun 29th
Kenneth Caine Jun 30th
Ed Lewis Jun 30th
Terry Funk Jun 30th
Tim WarCloud Jul 1st
Li'l Joe Jul 1st
Jake Hollister Jul 1st
Sung Yung Kang Jul 1st
Crowson D. Calhoun Jul 2nd
Dalton Smith Jul 2nd
Rex Andrews Jul 2nd
Wrangler Rhett Jul 2nd
Arman Hussein Jul 3rd
Joe Sloan Jul 3rd
Rachael Starz Jul 3rd
Ray the Bae Jul 3rd
Greatest American Bolo Jul 4th
Bob Sweetan Jul 4th
Blake Wilson Jul 4th
Bree Ann Jul 4th
Barry Windham Jul 4th
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Little Tokyo Jul 5th
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Dalton Bragg Jul 6th
Sandor Kovacs Jul 7th
Steven Sterling Jul 7th
Toby Keith Jul 8th
Thunderbolt Patterson Jul 8th
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AXL Jul 9th
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1961 The Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo) became the TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champions
1987 Frankie Lancaster & Eric Embry def. The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) for the WCCW World Tag Team Titles
1999 Tarantula def. Original Renegade for the OPW Oklahoma Light Heavyweight Title
2005 Li'l Joe def. Phillip for the ACW Hardcore Title
2009 Brandon Groom def. The Handsome Spoiler for the TOPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Title
2009 Kevin James Sanchez def. Bobby Starr for the BYEW Entertainment Title
2021 Most Wanted (Dan Webber & Reese) def. Los Loco Moscas (Elijah Sparks & El Greengo Loco) for the WAH Tag Team Titles
2025 Microman def. Mini Abismo Negro for the EDW Heavyweight Title

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