The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton.
History[]
Formation[]
The Rock 'n' Roll Express was formed with Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson in 1983 in Memphis by head booker Jerry Lawler. They were originally paired together as an alternative to the popular team of The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) when they could not wrestle in certain towns. The gimmick of The Rock 'n' Roll Express was a couple of high flying wrestlers who loved glam metal music, as it was a popular genre of music at the time. In 1983 and 1984, the team participated in a series of matches against The Galaxians, the Bruise Brothers (Porkchop Cash and Troy Graham), and the team of Lanny Poffo and Randy Savage.
They soon made their way to Mid-South Wrestling where they started a feud with the Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, and manager Jim Cornette). The feud began when Cornette threw a celebration for the Midnight Express after they won the Mid-South Tag Team Championship. During the celebration, The Rock 'n' Roll Express shoved Cornette's face into the celebratory cake. The rivalry between the two teams carried on into the National Wrestling Alliance.
Match Record[]
| Winner | Loser | Location | WrestleMania | Stipulations | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawk/Animal (with Sunny) | Battle Royal | Boston, Massachusetts | XIV | Battle Royal to determine the #1 contenders to the WWE Tag Team Championship | March 29, 1998 |
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Double dropkick
- Signature moves
- Double back elbow
- Drop toe-hold / Elbow drop combination
- Rowboat (Simultaneous leg pulls on sitting opponents)
- Managers
- Jim Cornette
- Paul E. Dangerously
- Theme songs
- "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss (CWA)
- "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" by Electric Light Orchestra (NWA/AWA/AJPW/FMW/Indies)
- "Boogie Woogie Dance Hall" by Ricky Morton (NWA/WCW)
- "You Mama Don't Dance" by Poison (NWA/WCW)
- "Johnny Too Bad" (NWA/WCW)
- "The Hustler" (NWA/WCW)
- "Old Time Rock & Roll" by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band (SMW)
- "Guitar Bash" (WWF; 1993)
- "Exit Eden" (WCW)
- "Rockin' Rockers" (WWF; 1998)
- "S.E.X. Sells" by Dale Oliver (TNA; used while in Sports Entertainment Xtreme)
- "Wreckin Crew" by Zack Tempest (WWE)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- UCW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- United States Wrestling Association
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- World Organization of Wrestling
- WOW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2014)
- WWE
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)