Following Condreys departure, Midnight Express carried on with Sweet Stan Lane teaming with Eaton for memorable rivalries against The Samoan S.W.A.T. So did Austin. "Of course, the other Midnights went on and on, and we went on to go against them in WCW, and that was one of the hottest feuds (at the time), I believe.". The highlight of the angle saw Eaton and Condrey tarring and feathering Magnum T. A. in the middle of the ring. Then he mentioned Jim Cornette and you know at that time he was a photographer for God sakes (laughs). When it comes to being a pure babyface act, The Rock N' Roll Express is arguably the greatest of all time. 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Suport us with a Dot Net Membership and gain access to: 4/8 NJPW Sakura Genesis results: Vetters review of Kazuchika Okada vs. Sanada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Hiromu Takahashi vs. Robbie Eagles for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They were the best in the business at that point in time and instead of dissolving the team, Stan Lane was instead brought in as the replacement. Change). WebAfter their heel turn the Midnight Express started feuding with Flyin Brian and Z-Man Tom Zenk over the recently re-activated US Tag-Team titles, winning the gold from the young team in early 1990. The Midnight Express would continue to occasionally wrestle on the independent circuit even after their full-time in-ring careers were over and would have their last match in 2011, fittingly against The Roll N' Roll Express. Rose was paired with Leon "Tarzan" Baxter, who worked as a masked wrestler named "The Wrestling Pro." Each week Conrad Thompson will examine Arns days in the territories, becoming an Anderson, creating the Four Horsemen in the NWA, becoming a Hall of Famer, and being a producer behind the scenes for years for WWE proving The Enforcer has a story unlike anyone else. Jim Cornette came up with an idea to bring in the perfect team to feud with Eaton and Lane and continue making revenue for Crockett. At bell time, the Houston County Farm Center in Dothan, Alabama, was packed. Your email address will not be published. Eventually, Rose and Baxter broke up, with Rose moving on as the Super Pro and teaming with "Outlaw" Ron Bass to win the Southeastern tag team titles while being managed by Carson and feuding with Bob and Brad Armstrong. He was in the right place at the right time. Twitter: @TwoManPowerTrip The feud with the Road Warriors included a high-profile Scaffold Match at Starrcade 1986, which the Midnight Express lost and Jim Cornette famously hurting his knee when he fell off the scaffold. I think it scared them.. Dennis Condrey talking about the scaffold match: Corny was scared to death. On December 30, 1989, they defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat, who was subbing for Apollo's partner Eric Sbraccia, who no-showed, to win the ICW Tag Team Championship. Baxter was a veteran who had headlined shows in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi for years. Eaton joined with former rival Dennis Condrey under the management of Jim Cornette in this incarnation of the team. With two of the promotions best talkers in Paul E Dangerously and Jim Cornette hyping their respective teams and building the feudit seemed that the Battle of the Midnight Express was going to be a surefire hit. Reddit's largest professional wrestling community. As one-half of the Midnight Express, Eaton teamed with Dennis Condrey before later being paired with Stan Lane. So I said, look Im leaving this to yall because I love both of those guys, I think the world of them. Jimmy bought a house. In both of those iterations, the Midnight Express was managed by Jim Cornette. Call it stoking the engine. The original Midnight Express had its origins in 1981 when Rose, Condrey and Norvell Austin formed a stable under that name in the Alabama-Tennessee territory. They would have a two-month title reign, losing the titles to the returning Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) on December 27, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5]. But the meeting with Vince McMahon didnt go as expected. It looked like the Midnight Express was done. "Basically we went up thereErnie Ladd had called us in Charlotte because we were the NWA world tag team champions back when you didnt just win that all the time," Cornette said during a shoot interview. Austin and Monroe headlined cards from Tennessee to Florida, working for Gulas, Eddie Graham, Bill Watts, and Fields. If youre a wrestling fan from that period, you know the story: the only team to hold the world and US tag team titles simultaneously, the headlining feuds against some of the greatest talents in the world (and the underneath feud against the Dynamic Dudes) nothing could knock the Midnight Express off the tracks. I said ok. We got on the plane and flew up there. Before this show happened, WCW hired George Scott and old time wrestler and booker to replace Jim Crockett Jr who replaced Dusty Rhodes. Instead of talking about titles, or a push, or even how much money they would be making with the old-school heels, McMahon focused in on action figures of the Midnights that would be sold through the company. The three did enjoy quite a bit of success but would go their separate ways in 1983. [1] Besides feuding with the Rock 'n' Roll Express, Eaton and Condrey also had long-running feuds with The New Breed (Chris Champion and Sean Royal) as well as The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk). Both iterations of the team, whether it be Eaton-Condrey or Eaton-Lane, were magnificent in the ring while Cornette is considered to be one of the greatest managers ever, largely thanks to his work with The Midnight Express. Dennis Condrey Leaves And Is Replaced By Stan Lane The Midnight Express would encounter a huge problem in 1987 when Condrey left the group all of a sudden. He put the Midnights over the team of Magnum TA and Mr. Wrestling II for the Mid-South tag team titles, and then set up an angle that would draw sellouts and set records around the territory, and it worked on multiple levels. The Midnights-Rock & Roll feud raged through Mid-South and only got hotter when Gibson and Morton lost a 90-day loser-leaves-town match to Condrey and Eaton. And they didn't see him again for two years. After a loss to Tommy Rich and Ricky Morton at Halloween Havoc 1990, Lane and Cornette quit the company. Condrey and Eaton won their first tag team championship when Mr. Wrestling II turned on Magnum T. A. and attacked him during a match, allowing The Midnight Express to walk away with the titles without much opposition. Dennis Condrey on the Midnight Express being over today with fans despite being heels: I just cant believe these fans still remember us from 35 years ago. I said ok, I will tell Dusty. After returning to their cheating ways, the Midnight Express started a feud with the up-and-coming team of Flyin' Brian and "Z-Man" Tom Zenk over the United States Tag team titles. Dennis also opens up about almost ending up in the WWF after being recruited by Vince McMahon and why it didn't work out. I said ok, I will tell Dusty. After losing the title back to Condrey and Rose on July 27, 1981, Austin turned on Armstrong and joined up with Condrey and Rose to form a stable (group) known as The Midnight Express. He would also wrestle in the Mid-Atlantic area as well. He said, "See you tomorrow." (Watts) thought of a way to fill up every little hole in the logic, and everything was totally legitimate. The Kings would trade the Mid-America tag team titles back and forth between themselves and the babyface contingent, but the pair eventually split up, with Hickerson taking a babyface role and Condrey leaving the territory in 1979. Bobby Eaton stayed because he had a family and needed the steady paycheck. I said ok, I will tell Dusty. Midnight Express feud. [1] The Midnight Express's final feud in the SECW was with the local heroes Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller, who managed to drive the group out of SECW. He was the only founding member of the unit that was left. After dethroning Magnum and Wrestling II, Cornette "threw a party" on Mid-South TV to congratulate Condrey and Eaton. Listen to "Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast" on Spreaker. But at this point, Austin was a babyface, a partner of Armstrong, whose solid in-ring skills and sincerity had the fans behind him 100 percent. WebDennis also discusses his complete career including runs in Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid South, World Class, Memphis, the AWA and others! He never made a false step.". Bobby Eaton was a member of the Midnight Express tag team with Dennis Condrey and Stan Lane, and was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2019.

He currently lives in suburban Birmingham, Alabama and can be reached on Twitter @bamawriter. He is best known for his appearances with the Continental Wrestling Association, Jim Crockett Promotions and World Championship Wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2]. After leaving Mid-South, the Midnight Express competed briefly in WCCW (Dallas) before moving on to Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Following Condreys departure, Midnight Express carried on with Sweet Stan Lane teaming with Eaton for memorable rivalries against The Samoan S.W.A.T. There, he reunited with his original tag team partner Randy Rose, using the Midnight Express name and adopting Paul E. Dangerously (a.k.a. Currently living in India, he covers wrestling on The Sportster. Ultimately, it did not last very long though, as Cornette and Lane would end up leaving WCW in 1990 due to creative differences while Eaton stayed on. In 2003, Eaton worked for NWA Mid-Atlantic forming a new version of the Midnight Express with Rikki Nelson. We werent interested at first because we were making great money in the Carolinas (for Jim Crockett Promotions). Impact Wrestling Slammiversary lineup: Seven matches set for Saturdays pay-per-view, main event gets a new stipulation, 2/12 WWE 205 Live results: Anish Vs review of Jake Atlas vs. Tony Nese,Chase Parker and Samir Singh vs. Ashante Adonis and Mansoor, WWE Smackdown on Fox viewership: Final numbers for the brands first show post WrestleMania 36, Pruetts Blog: WWE WrestleMania 39 Week recap In-person notes from press junkets, Smackdown, the Hall of Fame, the WWE SuperStore, WrestleMania, and Raw, 4/7 AEW Battle of the Belts VI results: McGuires review of Orange Cassidy vs. Dralistico for the AEW International Title,Jade Cargill vs. Billie Starkz for the TBS Title,Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Jimmy and Bobby changed their minds and decided they didnt want to go. Eaton and Condrey lost the titles back to the Rock 'n' Roll Express six months later. Jack Victory was brought in as his replacement and the match went forward. The Dynamic Dudes gained a measure of revenge when the Midnight Express laid out an open challenge for any team for $10,000. The unit won the AWA World Tag Team Championship in October 1987 after defeating Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, then lost the titles to The Midnight Rockers in December. "You go on through, and Ill catch up to you, OK?". PWSTees.com Your favorite Pro Wrestling Stories, on a tee! The Express were even in discussions to jump from the NWA to the WWE at one point- a secret Cornette didnt talk about publicly until years later. WebAs a result, Dennis Condrey was fired and replaced by "Sweet" Stan Lane (who was wrestling in Florida as a solo wrestler after finishing his long-time partnership with Steve Keirn in the Fabulous Ones). Midnight Express feud. When Chi Town Rumble went on air, Dennis Condrey was a no show. The only place the Fantastics got over better than the Rock & Roll was in Dallas for World Class when they had not seen the Rock & Roll there; The Fantastics came first.". Supposedly, he was going through some personal issues, including a divorce, and needed to step away. Only it didnt work out that way. He said, "See you tomorrow." Lane would do a tremendous job of replacing Condrey and The Midnight Express would roll on. Jack Victory was brought in as his replacement and the match went forward. We thought we were sneaking around. As the show quickly approached, Dennis Condrey found out that Randy Rose was to be fired and replaced. WebAt the last minute, Dennis Condrey once again decided to leave the NWA, rather than take his PPV payoff and give Crockett and Scott the satisfaction. In 1998, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) teamed up Bob Holly and Bart Gunn as "The Midnight Express", who were also managed by Jim Cornette. WebArn Anderson on WHY Dennis Condrey left the Midnight Express in 1987 TheArnShow 42.1K subscribers Subscribe 1.2K 70K views 1 year ago Nobody had a career like Arn Anderson. (LogOut/ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. As the show quickly approached, Dennis Condrey found out that Randy Rose was to be fired and replaced. He said Dennis I cant fall off there. Bobby Eaton said they dropped Condrey off at his apartment one night. WebAt the last minute, Dennis Condrey once again decided to leave the NWA, rather than take his PPV payoff and give Crockett and Scott the satisfaction. WebDennis also discusses his complete career including runs in Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid South, World Class, Memphis, the AWA and others! He decided that if WCW was going to break up his tag team, he would rather sit at home and not bother to work it. On the pairing with Bobby Eaton and Jim Cornette as the Midnight Express: I love those guys like brothers, great chemistry, but you know what I think gets lost is that Stan Lane and I teamed up in 1980 in Atlanta. "I sell," Morton once told an interviewer before pointing to Gibson, "and then I tag him.". Scott was not a fan of Jim Cornette or his Midnight Express and told Cornette that to his face. "Bill saw brilliance in Corny," Jim Ross said during an interview, "and he knew that there was something there, because Corny, as a TV character, was very easily disliked. Sourav has been a fan of professional wrestling for almost two decades. AEW star Dax Harwood has jokingly called out WWE for not inducting The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette into the WWE Hall of Fame. The Midnight Express was the name used by several professional wrestling tag teams of changing members, usually under the management of Jim Cornette. Afterward, Monroe would say, "Black is beautiful," and Austin would reply: "White is wonderful.". The WWE did try to create The New Midnight Express, consisting of Bob Holly and Bart Gunn, in 1998. The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling. Jack Victory was brought in as his replacement and the match went forward. when asked about the difference between Condrey and Stan Lane during a shoot interview, Cornette told his podcast co-host, Brian Last, Jim Cornette and The Midnight Express Attack Baby Doll, The Von Erichs and The Freebirds | Overzealous Fans and a Storied Feud, Jim Cornette and the Time He Threatened Brock Lesnar With a Firearm, Disclaimer, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Disclosure. Team, Soon, Condrey would find himself in Mid-South Wrestling, where he was teamed up with Bobby Eaton, who he had actually feuded with in the past, in a new version of The Midnight Express, and the two were managed by Jim Cornette, who was a fresh-faced up-and-coming manager at that time and had been in the wrestling business only a year. "Loverboy" Dennis and "Ravishing" Randy called themselves "The Midnight Express", and claimed the right to the name, which had since been used by Condrey and Eaton (and later by "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and "Sweet" Stan Lane) in the NWA. Pro Wrestling Stories - Your daily source of nostalgia and a peek behind the curtain wall of wrestlings past! He said Dennis I cant fall off there.

Thus, the third incarnation Together the three men won the AWA Southern Tag Team title in the CWA and invoked the "Freebird Rule" to allow any two of the three men to defend the titles on a given night. The full interview is available at this link. They were The Midnight Express. But without the Midnight Express, any tag-team hall of fame is incomplete. That was just the tip of the iceberg. Condrey came back to team with Eaton in 2004 and,[7] along with Stan Lane, they have been wrestling as the Midnight Express in the independents and feuding with the Rock 'n' Roll Express and The Fantastics. Before that, things had been hot for the Express. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Bubba Rogers worked a few dates to fulfill obligations, but Dusty Rhodes made the decision to pick Stan Lane who was a singles star in Florida at the time. And by the stereotypical pro rasslin fan, he was everything they did not want to be.". As the show quickly approached, Dennis Condrey found out that Randy Rose was to be fired and replaced. Dangerously slammed Cornette in the head with his cell phone, causing Cornette to bleed profusely, and then the debuting team, calling themselves the Orginal Midnight Express, swaggered away. And before covid, he were back doing conventions too. This thread is archived New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast 9 4 comments Best [deleted] 4 We made a deal with Vince McMahon while we were there in New York but, what happened was Bobby (Eaton) and Jimmy (Cornette) had a change of mind, they didnt want to go. Tennessee native Randy Rose turned pro a year after Condrey, and they crossed paths in dressing rooms across the Volunteer State. When Chi Town Rumble went on air, Dennis Condrey was a no show. Vince McMahon got in contact with us. If you sit and watch a tag team match today, there is a good chance that you are seeing stuff that The Midnight Express either created or popularized.

They began a program with another red hot tag team and members of the Four Horsemen (Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson) The two heel teams were doing great business for Jim Crockett Promotions and helped sell out several venues. Yet, the team that might take the cake as the best of all time is The Midnight Express. [9], On October 29, 1990, the Express showed up to the World Wide Wrestling TV tapings in Anderson, South Carolina, only to discover they were not on the card for any of the shows.
Once in Mid-South, Condrey formed a new version of the Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton with Jim Cornette as their manager. Hello! Thus, the third incarnation During the Midnight's Express time in Mid-South, Wendi Richter was made an honorary member by Jim Cornette.[6]. Dennis Condrey took his ball and went home. Repeated disagreements with management (specifically Jim Herd) left the Midnights unhappy. Title, Yoshi-Hoash and Hirooki Goto vs. Aussie Open for the IWGP Tag Titles, Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shota Umino for the NJPW TV Title, Mercedes Mone vs. AZM vs. Hazuki for the IWGP Womens Championship, MLW Battle Riot lineup: The card for tonights event in Philadelphia (reports needed), 04/08 McGuires AEW Rampage and AEW Battle of the Belts VI audio review: Orange Cassidy vs. Dralistico for the AEW International Title, Jade Cargill vs. Billie Starkz for the TBS Title, Rey Fenix and Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Paul Heyman) as a manager. Before that, things had been hot for Team,

When he retired, Jimmy Del Ray took his place. The feud resulted in a match the promotion billed as "The Last Stampede.". Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They held onto the belts until March 1990, when they left the promotion. Partners for Eaton were proposed. After the Bicentennial Kings broke up in 1979, Condrey formed the Big C's with Don Carson. The caller ridiculed Cornette over Eaton and Lane's loss of the NWA World Tag Team titles to the Road Warriors on October 29. But he made a mistake by putting his hands on Watts. Pingback: 20 Greatest WCW Rivalries - The Wrestling Estate. It seems like such a deceptively simple formula, but it worked constantly. Rose stayed around for a while afterward, teaming with his cousin, Pat, to again capture the tag titles. 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He would also form a short-lived tag team called the "Lethal Weapons" with Doug Gilbert. As one-half of the Midnight Express, Eaton teamed with Dennis Condrey before later being paired with Stan Lane. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Beautiful Bobby & Lover Boy Dennis quickly rose to prominence in Jim Crockett Promotions and won the NWA World Tag Team Titles from The Rock n Roll Express. Then, Arn and Tully decided to jump ship to the WWF, leaving the Midnight Express without viable opponents. However, due to changes in ownership, the NWA was going through booking upheaval with Dusty Rhodes being replaced as head booker by George Scott. The fans are wonderful, theyre great, I never thought that they would think about us, but they really do. The Express then became involved in a feud with the Mongolian Stomper and his storyline son "Mongolian Stomper Jr.", with whom they traded the Southeastern title. The dream feud that seemed to have so much promise fizzled out. He was also able to work a more athletic style than Condrey. In reality, Condrey and AWA owner Verne Gagne were in a dispute over money owed to Condrey and he, Rose, and Dangerously all left the promotion in early 1988 while still being promoted as champions; the AWA decided to retroactively declare the Midnights/Rockers match in December to be a title change in favor of the latter. When the issues were resolved, Cornette and the Midnight Express returned to the promotion. But for a little while there, the Midnight Express was the train to catch for wrestling fans in the 1980s. Press J to jump to the feed. What Is The Legacy Of The Midnight Express In Wrestling? But Watts went even further. 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[1] The Midnight Express's next challengers were "Dizzy Ed" Hogan and local wrestler Ken Lucas. [5], Eaton and Lane reached the semi-finals of the Crockett Cup Tag Team Tournament on April 11, 1987 in Baltimore. WebAt the last minute, Dennis Condrey once again decided to leave the NWA, rather than take his PPV payoff and give Crockett and Scott the satisfaction. WebDennis also discusses his complete career including runs in Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid South, World Class, Memphis, the AWA and others! DENNIS CONDREY Since they were not told ahead of time, Eaton was unable to take the day off to spend time with his wife and children. They engaged in a feud with the Freebirds and Samoans until the 1989 Great American Bash, where they teamed up with the Road Warriors and Dr. Death Steve Williams to defeat the Freebirds and Samoans in a War Games match. For more than three decades he has been the epitome of old school. 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