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Career

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In 1982, he went to Mid-Southern Wrestling and formed a team called The Fabulous Ones with Steve Keirn. They feuded with the Midnight Express and The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams). Steve Keirn , born in Tampa, Florida is a professional wrestler who retired from wrestling. ... Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in 2005 The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. ... The Bushwackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders. ... Butch Miller Robert Miller was a professional wrestler best known as Butch Miller. ... Luke Williams Brian Wickens was a professional wrestler better known as Luke Williams. ...

In 1987, Lane left the Fabulous Ones to go to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions to take Dennis Condrey's place in The Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton. He became "Sweet Stan" and would do the introductions in a deep radio DJ voice for manager Jim Cornette. They were the most successful version of the Midnight Express as they won the United States Tag Team Titles 3 times and the NWA World Tag Team Championship once, defeating Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard for the titles and for a time holding both belts simulatenously. The National Wrestling Alliance NWA is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... Dennis Condrey is a professional wrestler, best known as being one half of the tag team Midnight Express. ... Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton (born Robert Lee Eaton), is a professional wrestler, famous for his days as one half of the Midnight Express. ... Kayfabe notice: Some events in this section and/or article are kayfabe and refer to events that take place in professional wrestling continuity. ... The NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Martin Marty Lunde, better known by his ring name of Arn Anderson (born September 20, 1958 in Rome, Georgia), is an American professional wrestler, regarded by some professional wrestling experts as the greatest professional wrestler never to have won a world title. ... Tully Blanchard Tully Blanchard is an American second generation professional wrestler, best known as one of the Four Horsemen. ...

They also feuded with an old Midnight Express enemy, The Rock 'N Roll Express. In late 1990, Lane left when Ted Turner bought it and was turning it into WCW. He reformed the Fabulous Ones with Keirn briefly in the USWA and went to Smoky Mountain Wrestling to reunited with Cornette and form a new team called "The Heavenly Bodies" with Tom Prichard. They feuded with the Rock 'N Roll Express and won the tag team titles 5 times. 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. ... // Robert Edward Ted Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based out of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Smoky Mountain Wrestling Logo Smoky Mountain Wrestling was an organization staging professional wrestling in the Appalachian area of the United States from 1992 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. ... Tom Prichard Tom Prichard is an American professional wrestler and former World Wrestling Entertainment road agent and talent scout. ...

He retired in 1993 and went to work for the WWF as a member of the WWF's broadcast team. He began as a color commentator alongside Vince McMahon on WWF Superstars. He then went on to become the host of WWF Wrestling Challenge in 1994, where he worked with Ted DiBiase and Gorilla Monsoon. Lane also did voiceover work of matches that were taped exclusively for Coliseum Video. He worked with DiBiase and Monsoon for those too. He also worked as a commentator in Ted DiBiase's promotion, WXO. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... WXO was a short-lived professional wrestling promotion that only lasted for three weeks in 2000. ...

He left after about a year and retired. Lane returned in the late-1990s and reformed "The Fabulous Ones" for a few cards in Bert Prentice's NWA Wildside promotion.

He came back to the sport in 2004 to tour with Condrey and Eaton in the independent promotions in the Mid-Atlantic area. He is still wrestling in 2005.

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
• Weight: 224 lb (102 kg)
• Birthday: August 5, 1953
• Hometown: Greensboro, North Carolina
• Birthplace: Greensboro, North Carolina
• Trainer: Ric Flair
• Managers: Jim Cornette, Oliver Humperdink, Jimmy Hart, Sal Corrente, Stacy Carter
• Other Gimmicks: "Gangster of Love" Stan Lane, "Sweet" Stan Lane

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Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Eaton)
• 3-Time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Eaton)

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• 5-Time SMW Tag Team Champion (with Tom Prichard)

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• 3-Time Florida Tag Team Champion (with Bryan St. John)
• 2-Time Florida United States Tag Team Champion (with Steve Keirn)

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• 1-Time USWA Tag Team Champion (with Steve Keirn)
• 17-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (with Steve Keirn 15 times, Koko Ware once and Ron Bass once)

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• 1-Time Georgia Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Seve Keirn)
• 1-Time AWF Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time VWA Tag Team Champion (with Jeff Collette)

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• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 213 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also ranked three times in the best tag teams during the "PWI Years". He was ranked # 28 with Steve Keirn, # 32 with Bobby Eaton and # 73 with Tom Prichard.
• Lane also won the PWI Tag Team of the Year Award with Bobby Eaton.

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• 1987 Tag Team of the Year (with Bobby Eaton)
• 1988 Feud of the Year (with Bobby Eaton vs Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)
• 1988 Tag Team of the Year (with Bobby Eaton)