This week, as the holiday doldrums bring lower attendance and fewer shows around the U.S. we go to Japan for the biggest news of the week: Stan Hansen's jump from New Japan to All . During a match with Cornette's Midnight Express, Cornette threw fire in Ron's face. The Midnight Express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of Jim Cornette. In July 1974, he won the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship with his brother-in-law, Joe Turner. Dennis Condrey was born in Florence, Alabama, and started wrestling in 1973 in the Tennessee area, wrestling for promoter Nick Gulas. Tag: Midnight Express Dec. 13-19, 1981. In early 1986 the Midnight Express won the world tag titles . Prepare to see the phonies get what's coming to them. Suddenly, the Midnight's were fan favorites. At that point, Dennis Condrey disappeared from the sport again, not wrestling until November 1988, when he, Rose, and Heyman reformed the Original Midnight Express team, this time in Jim Crockett . A famous tag team that Eaton was a part of was The Midnight Express. Robert Lee Eaton (born August 14, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Ricky tries to undo the jacket but Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, and a masked Jim Cornette (covering up a shaved head) are too much to hold off. Under the guidance of Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis Condrey and then later Stan Lane as The Midnight Express. Dennis Condrey (1985-1987) -The Midnight Express-Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey arrived in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985 and immediately picked up their rivalry with the Rock N Roll Express. Dennis Condrey started wrestling in 1973 in the Tennessee territory. -Beautiful Bobby Eaton- Robert Lee Eaton (August 14, 1958 - August 4, 2021) was an American professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. The video is flipping a bit here and I'm HOPING it's the copy of the match . After Dennis left the NWA, he was replaced by Stan Lane. 27:30 - When Stan Lane joined The Midnight Express Jim cut a promo about Dennis Condrey being the weak link… did Jim run it by Dennis beforehand, how did Jim and Bobby Eaton feel about doing this and why did Condrey leave Crocket? "Ravishing" Randy Rose and "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey, two-thirds of the Original Midnight Express, sat down with us and spoke about their run as a team in this exclusive new interview. There was even another team with Paul Heyman as manager when Condrey teamed with his original partner Randy . We are getting close to the end of our journey here at Ringside Replay, where we look at 1981 as it happened, 40 years ago. Close. The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey/Randy Rose/Doug Somers) defeated Randy Watson/Roy Munson/Henry Moody when Somers pinned Munson after an elbow drop (After the match…Rick Stewart is joined by Tim Horner who he says tonight at the Houston County Farm Center will be challenging Tommy Gilbert for the U.S. Jr title) Sounds like a pretty wild, unsafe place to work and Jim didn't like going there! On TBS one Saturday, Paul E. Dangerously appeared out of nowhere. As one of the many men who represented the Midnight Express since the 1980s, Eaton was primarily known for his contributions to tag team wrestling, as well as the long in-ring rivalry between the Midnights and . They didn't run it by Dennis because they couldn't find him! . He teamed up with Dennis Condrey (and later Stan Lane) to form the Midnight Express, a duo that held titles in Mid-South, WCW, and Jim Crocket Promotions. For Fans. Dennis Condrey (February 1, 1952) is an American professional wrestler, best known as being one half of the tag team Midnight Express. The Midnight Express: . Here they met the 3 men most responsible for their long careers, their arch-rivals, The Midnight Express. Stan mentioned that the Midnight Express might have been the only team to hold both the U.S. and NWA World Titles, and if any other team did it, the list is not that long. The duo was known as "Beautiful" bobby and "Loverboy" Dennis, The Midnight Express. Few pro wrestling feuds have lasted . As Ricky finishes strapping Robert into the jacket the Midnight Express attack. The names and faces changed over time, but the train kept rolling — this is their story. The names of "Ravishing" Randy Rose, "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey, "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, "Sweet" Stan Lane and James (Jim) E. Cornette have carved a place in wrestling history that will never be taken away. Jim talks about being involved in an altercation there after an irate fan threw a full beer can at Dennis Condrey (who ducked and beat him up) and being saved by the Rock 'n' Roll Express. Bobby along with Dennis recreated the team of "The Midnight Express". Then they were against the "Original Midnight Express". Dennis Condrey. The Bodies were in the midst of a feud with Eaton's old rivals, The Rock 'n Roll Express as well against Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden and Dutch Mantel. With him was Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose who claimed to be the Original Midnight Express. At first Dusty was against the idea of bringing in the Original Midnight Express because Dennis Condrey had once abruptly quit the NWA and left. In early 1986 the Midnight Express won the world tag titles . The Express had previously been a group of wrestlers consisting of Condrey, Randy Rose and Norvell Austin, but with Eaton's arrival, the Midnight Express worked exclusively as a two-man team. Cornette's first version of The Midnight Express, pairing Eaton with former rival and fellow Alabama native Dennis Condrey, set Cowboy Bill Watts' Mid-South promotion on fire in 1984. The tag team was formed in 1983 and the members were Norvelle Austin, Randy Rose, and Dennis Condrey. Rhodes felt that Condrey was unreliable and the feud wouldn't work. The Midnight Express was the name used by several professional wrestling tag teams of changing members, usually under the management of Jim Cornette.The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling.In 1981 they were joined by Norvell Austin.This group disbanded in 1983, but later the same year a new version of the Midnight Express was formed in . With Stan Lane later filling in as Eaton's comrade, The Midnight Express incensed and . However, the very first iteration was Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin, and Dangerously reunited Condrey and Rose in the AWA before moving on to WCW and starting a feud with Jim Cornette and the . Dennis Condrey (1985-1987) -The Midnight Express-Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey arrived in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1985 and immediately picked up their rivalry with the Rock N Roll Express. 1987 saw a massive change for the Midnight Express. When Loverboy Dennis left the NWA, he went to the AWA and teamed with Randy Rose to be the . Condrey and Eaton were best known in Mid South for their feud with the Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), which would later be reignited in Jim Crockett Promotions. He is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of The Midnight Express. The R&R's just beat the Midnights for the Mid-South tag titles a little over a week before this. Condrey would reunite […] Promos; Funko POPs; Comic Artwork; View All . Ricky Morton is the fucking man in this. He's a local wrestler in . The trio enjoyed moderate success before splitting up . Stan Lane will be appearing at our TMPT Con 3 extravaganza on May 18th alongside Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton as part of a very special 35th Anniversary of The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette. This Midnight Express version was very short-lived, and Eaton instead began touring with Dennis Condrey (and sometimes Stan Lane) as the Midnight Express. RF VIDEO, the recognized leader in shoot interviews, goes old school in reuniting one of wrestling's all time greatest tag teams in our latest shoot! Morton didn't have a lot of offense as he never had much of a chance. 10. Tim Horner with the Midnight Express. Original Midnight Express member Randy Rose on the origins of the team, his chemistry with Dennis Condrey, expresses frustration over the feud with Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton not living up to its . Why did Dennis Condrey quit The Midnight Express and leave JCP in 87? He was most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of The Midnight Express. They beat Arn and Tully! This was also the good version of the Midnight Express. The second feud with the Midnight Express- Big Bubba Rogers (Big Bossman) was introduced around this time, which lead to a bunch of Dusty Rhodes and the Rock and Rolls vs. the Midnight Express and Bubba matches. "Ravishing" Randy Rose and "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey, two-thirds of the Original Midnight Express, sat down with us and spoke about their run as a team in this exclusive new interview. The team name is from a late 70's move called Midnight Express, about an American busted for drugs and ends up in a . Bobby joined the Mid-South Wrestling territory and was paired up with Dennis Condrey. On August 4, 2021, wrestling legend "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton died at the age of 62, leaving behind a legacy as an all-time great whose career is often overlooked, even by longtime fans. Condrey and Rose teamed as the Midnight Express in SECW in 1981. 1980. THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. Namely, he thought Jim Crockett was carrying a grudge from him leaving JCP abruptly. I have been a fan of Paul Heyman ever since I first saw him back in the NWA in 1989 in the famous "Midnight Express vs. Commercial Masks; Semi Pro Masks; Kids Masks; Pro Masks; Custom Masks; View All; Autographs. 1:04:33 - A follow-up on the New Age Dog! It could have happened and according to Tim Horner…almost did. The original Midnight Express was actually a six-man-tag unit based out of Alabama consisting of Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose & Norvell Austin. Share. First were Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose, then Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey (considered the gold standard version, and then Bobby and Stan which is the version that were on TV the most.. Loverboy Dennis Condrey left the NWA in 1987. Cornette brought Eaton in and paired him with The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) - oddly enough, Prichard nearly became Dennis Condrey's replacement in the Midnight Express in 1987. Dennis Condrey vs Jeff Jarrett (Wrestle Birmingham 2006) 191191. On this show, JP John Poz talks with Dennis about The Midnights, Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton, Stan Lane, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin. "The bad machine doesn't know he's a bad machine." —Ahmet, to Billy Hayes, in Midnight Express (1978) When Cornette and Eaton started working with Dennis Condrey, Rose and Austin left The Midnight . The trade definitely worked to the benefit of wrestling fans. They talked about the feud that the Midnight Express had with the Midnight Express when Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose came in. For the first time these two partners are back together for this special shoot interview! And I got to hand my hat off to Stan Lane because whatever happened for Dennis to leave, when Stan Lane stepped in . Morton said that he will be alone in the match. Condrey had quit beforehand because he didn't like the way the program was handled by the office. Jim helped the duo with a win over "The Rock and Roll Express" for the NWA World Tag Team Titles. That was also after Stan Lane replaced Dennis Condrey in the Midnight Express. Three months later, he would win the NWA Tri-State . His greatest success came at managing Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey. Dennis had previously wrestled with Randy Rose and Norvell Austin as "The Midnight Express", but the team disbanded. It is also synonomous with tag-team excellence. Eaton & Condrey go after Ricky Morton while Cornette sits on Robert Gibson's chest, repeatedly slapping and choking Gibson. The Midnight Express ("Beautiful" Bobby Eaton and "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey) with Jim Cornette Jim Cornette grabs the microphone from the ring announcer and announces that this is the battle between the real express, the Midnight Express and the fake express—the Rock-n-Roll Express. The Midnight Express were an unstoppable tag team that defined greatness. To complement the nickname "Lover Boy" Dennis, Eaton was nicknamed "Beautiful" Bobby, a nickname he still uses when wrestling. Posted by 2 years ago. Without Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, and especially Jim Cornette, I believe Ricky & Robert would've faded away quickly. This version of the Midnight Express performed together on select independent wrestling cards in the United States until 2012 when Eaton worked his last match. Together, "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton (from the Alabama The Beautiful slogan), with motormouth Jim Cornette as their manager, became The Midnight Express, the last great heel team of old school wrestling. He also tagged with some other legendary names such as Arn Anderson, Koko B. Ware, Steve Keirn, and William Regal. The Midnights go to whip the Hart Foundation into each other, but the Harts reverse the move as Condrey and Eaton smash into each other. The duo initially feuded with Norvell Austin before joining forces with Austin to form a stable, The Midnight Express. Beautiful Bobby Eaton and Terrific Tim Horner….the Midnight Express? This week TMPT welcomes into the show, Midnight Express member Dennis Condrey for a very rare interview. However, it wasn't until Jim Cornette became their manager . Dennis Condrey Discusses Leaving The Midnight Express, The Scaffold Match & More. Cornette and Condrey had been involved in a different iteration of the Midnight Express from 1981 to 1983 that worked wrestling territories throughout the South—Norvell Austin and Randy Rose . In 1983, he went to Mid South Wrestling, where he joined The Midnight Express with Lover Boy Dennis Condrey and Jim Cornette. He would also wrestle in the Mid-Atlantic area as well. The trio were leading villains when the promotion, which ran shows in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, broke one gate record after another. For the first time these two partners are back together for this special shoot interview! However, Eaton did not find wrestling superstardom until he left Memphis and joined former rival Dennis Condrey to form a tag-team duo known as the Midnight Express (Condrey later was replaced by . Dennis Condrey talking about the scaffold match: "Corny was scared to death. It is performances like this may edge him over Bobby Eaton in my . Midnight Express" feud, which involved him bringing back Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose to take back the Midnight Express name from the guys who made it famous, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane. Original Midnight Express [RF Video Shoot Interview] The Good Dennis Condrey is one of those great shoot interviews that needs much more attention than he has received, Randy Rose had a solid career and has gone under the radar and these two had a successful pair of runs as the Midnight Express. It didn’t take long for the new Midnights to win . At that point, Dennis Condrey disappeared from the sport again, not wrestling until November 1988, when he, Rose, and Heyman reformed the Original Midnight Express team, this time in Jim Crockett . Just to be clear, the version of the team below is the THIRD incarnation of the Midnights. Dennis also discusses his complete career including runs in Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid South, World Class, Memphis, the AWA and others! The Midnight Express (with Jim Cornette) in 14:39. This is the Stan Lane version of the Express, not the Dennis Condrey version. On December 27, 1987, The Midnight Rockers defeated The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. In 1980, Rose formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey in the Alabama-based promotion Southeast Championship Wrestling. That was also after Stan Lane replaced Dennis Condrey in the Midnight Express. The History of the Midnight Express by Ervin Griffin Jr. Created by captainhowdy. I went to Dusty and he said, Dennis you tell Cornette if he doesn't want to fall off the scaffold, I'm going . Dennis Condrey was a professional in this business. I said ok, I will tell Dusty. In 1987, longtime Midnight Express member 'Loverboy' Dennis Condrey was on his way out of the NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions. The Midnight Express was initially a three-man unit that included Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose, and Norvell Austin. _____ Never said that I could 100 % substantiate it. Bobby Eaton said they dropped Condrey off at his apartment one night. Under the management of Jim Cornette, he originally teamed with Dennis Condrey and, later on, with Stan Lane. What an awesome time to be alive! ( c ) Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey/Bobby Eaton) w/ Jim Cornette -vs- Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton/Robert Gibson) Gibson did not come to the ring. The Bodies were in the midst of a feud with Eaton's old rivals, The Rock 'n Roll Express as well against Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden and Dutch Mantel. Bobby Eaton wrestled in several popular and successful tag teams in the 1980s. Famed Midnight vs. Rock 'N Roll Express rivalry renewed. 5 Comments 35 Shares. He moved on to Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling and formed the Midnight Express in 1981 with Randy Rose and Norvell Austin. 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