Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005

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History

Origins

The Midnight Express was originally formed in 1981 as a six-man tag team with Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose and Norvell Austin in Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey is a professional wrestler. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Senators Richard Shelby (R) Jeff Sessions (R) Official languages English Area 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² (30th)  - Land 50,750 mi²/131,442 km²  - Water 1...

Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton with Big Bubba Rogers

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Eaton/Condrey

In 1983, Condrey left for Mid-South Wrestling and formed a version of the Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton for manager Jim Cornette. They went by "Beautiful Bobby" and "Loverboy Dennis". Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), was a professional wrestler famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. ... Jim Cornette James E. Cornette (born September 17, 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. ...

Rose and Austin disbanded in 1984 and the Eaton/Condrey version made the team famous with their feuds against the Rock 'N Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) and the Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) in WCCW and the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson The Rock N Roll Express The Rock N Roll Express was a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson that was extremely popular in the 1980s. ... Ricky Morton was a professional wrestler famous for his tag team of The Rock N Roll Express in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Reuben Kane is a professional wrestler best known by his ring name of Robert Gibson. ... Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton The Fantastics The Fantastics are a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers. ... Bobby Fulton Then and Now James Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics. ... Tommy Rogers Thomas Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. ... World Class Championship Wrestling was a popular regional professional wrestling federation run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Crockett logo from 1973-1988 Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ...

Stan Lane, Jim Cornette & Bobby Eaton

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Eaton/Lane

Eaton and Condrey won the NWA World Tag Team Championship in 1986 and Condrey was replaced by Stan Lane in 1987. They went by "Beautiful Bobby" and "Sweet Stan". The Eaton/Lane version won the NWA United States Tag Team Titles 3 times and the World Tag Team Titles once. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Stan Lane Stan Lane is a professional wrestler famous for being a member of The Midnight Express. ...

Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose with Paul E. Dangerously

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Original Midnight Express

In late 1987, Condrey and Rose came to the NWA with manager Paul E. Dangerously and called themselves the "Original Midnight Express", "Ravishing Randy" and "Loverboy Dennis". They worked for the American Wrestling Association where Condrey/Rose won the AWA World Tag Team Championship. They evenutally headed to the NWA to feud with Eaton/Lane/Cornette. Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965 in Scarsdale, New York) is a professional wrestling manager, on-air talent, and former promoter. ... redesigned WWE version of the AWA logo American Wrestling Association was a professional wrestling organization, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... The AWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team title for the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. ...

Eaton and Lane had for a time what many considered the best finishing move in all of wrestling. The "Veg-O-Matic" consisted of Eaton bear-hugging an opponent while Lane ascended to the top rope. When Lane was in position, Eaton would lower the opponent to a horizontal position a few feet above the mat. Sometimes with heavier oppoents, Eaton would rest him on his knee. Lane would then jump from the top rope and leg drop the suspended opponent across his neck. If peformed correctly it was the most devastating maneuver of it's time in tag-team matches.

Eaton/Lane disbanded in late 1990 and Condrey/Rose did earlier in the year, leaving no Midnight Express teams.

"Bombastic" Bob Holly & "Bodacious" Bart Gunn

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WWF & Beyond

In 1998, Jim Cornette reformed the Midnight Express in the WWF with Bodacious Bart and Bombastic Bob and they won the NWA Tag Team Titles before disbanding later that year. // World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Mike Plotcheck Mike Plotcheck a. ... Robert William Howard (born January 29, 1963) best known as Bob Hardcore Holly is an American professional wrestler performing for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown! brand. ...

Eaton teamed with Rikki Nelson in NWA Mid-Atlantic in 2002 and 2003 as The Midnight Express. Ricky Nelson is a professional wrestler who competed in the NWAs Jim Crockett Promotions. ...

In 2004, Eaton and Condrey reformed the Midnight Express and started wrestling for various independent promotions in the Mid-Atlantic area. They sometimes team with Stan Lane in six-man matches.

Awards

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked them at two different spots in the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" in 2003. They ranked Eaton & Condrey at # 21 and Eaton & Lane at # 32. Eaton & Lane also won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Award in 1987.

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External Links

• Official Midnight Express Site: http://www.theoriginalmidnightexpress.com/
• Official MX Tribute Site: http://www.themidnightexpress.com/