Catching up with dennis condrey of the midnight express posted. Cowboy bill watts ran the midsouth territory and had built it up into a major area. The midnight express defeated hector guerrero and barry windham in hamilton, ontario. Nov 20, 2015 stone cold steve austin talks about bobby eaton. He is best known for being part of the team the midnight express. It is based on billy hayes book, also titled midnight express, that was. Twentyfive years after its debut, the tag team of dennis condrey and bobby eaton with manager jim. Bobby eaton and 1 related entities entities finder. The midnight express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of jim cornette. Appreciation night event set for ring veteran eaton news. The midnight express were one of the most popular tag teams throughout the 80s. A classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humor, honesty, and heart, it became the academy awardwinning blockbuster film of the same name.
Jun 20, 2019 bobby eaton, former jim crockettwcw star and one half of the midnight express tag team, was reportedly rushed to the hospital this week due to health concerns regarding his heart. Midnight express kindle edition by hayes, billy, hoffer, william. Former wcw wrestler, one half of the midnight express tag team. He is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days. Jul 24, 2019 another example of a dream feud gone wrong took place in the national wrestling alliance between the midnight express beautiful bobby eaton and sweet stan lane versus the original midnight express lover boy dennis condrey and ravishing randy rose continue reading. The midnight express dennis condrey, bobby eaton, and jim cornette. The midnight express bobby eaton, dennis condrey, stan lane. Stone cold steve austin talks about bobby eaton youtube.
Midnight express is a 1977 nonfiction book by billy hayes and william hoffer about hayess experience as a young american who was sent to a turkish prison for trying to smuggle hashish out of turkey. The midnight express bobby eaton nwa wrestling supercards 1988. The midnight express was not new to the wrestling world. Terry taylor and the midnight express dennis condrey and bobby eaton with manager jim cornette. Eaton is most known for tag team wrestling, especially during his tenure as onehalf of the midnight express in the 1980s, which included tag. For more details on his time in this popular tag team, click here to be taken to a profile on the midnight express. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack baby doll. Sep 08, 2010 no, bobby eaton has never wrestled for the wwewwf. In an interview with the two man power trip of wrestling, bobby eaton spoke about his time in the new midnight express, his feuds with ric flair and more. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while. Jim cornette on if bobby eaton left the midnight express instead of. Eaton is most known for tag team wrestling, especially during his tenure as onehalf of the midnight express in the 1980s, which. The midnight express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various. The book was adapted by oliver stone and directed by alan parker into a 1978 feature film of the same name that took many liberties with the book.
He was part of arguably the best team of that decade as a member of jim. The history of the midnight express by ervin griffin jr. This is where the legendary midnight rockn roll express feud started and would be rekindled many times in the nwa. This name is synonomous with mayhem, violence, and creativity. On the pairing with bobby eaton and jim cornette as the midnight express. Below, is a look at the team from their earliest beginnings until their eventual breakup in 1990. Though they were not named after this movie, the professional wrestling tag team the midnight express first loverboy dennis condrey and ravishing randy rose, then condrey and beautiful bobby. Jim cornette tried to recreate the legendary tag team with bart gunn and bob holly, but it didnt work. Robert lee eaton born august 14, 1958 is an american retired professional wrestler, who.
He wrestled solo for awhile and even held the wcw tv title. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim. Eaton is best known for his time as a member of the express. One of the greatest tag teams in the history of the wrestling business was the midnight express. In the midsouth, the act was novel and got over huge. 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. The midnight express professional wrestling wikipedia. 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 twoman team. It wasnt until condrey was partnered with the highflying bobby eaton and loudmouthed jim cornette that the midnight express name returned. Dennis condrey of the midnight express on fans remembering. The midnight express stan lane and bobby eaton participated in the tag team tournament. Dennis condrey headed up the gang with randy rose his later partner in the original midnight express and norvell austin were the crux of the gang. The york foundation alexandra york, thomas rich and richard morton. Bobby eatons career after the demise of the midnight express continued.
At a time when monstrous superhuman pairings like the road warriors dominated the tag team scene, the midnight express duos of bobby eaton and dennis condrey, and later stan lane and eaton, were. The midnight express dennis condrey and bobby eaton, bobby eaton and stan lane the fantastics bobby fulton and tommy rogers the fabulous ones. Jim cornette autographed 25 th anniversary midnight express. The book of lists will cover championships won to particular moments in the. An exclusive interview with bobby eaton ddt digest. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as onehalf of the team the midnight express. The original midnight express had its origins in 1981. He is best known for being part of the team the midnight express during his. The midnight express lost the awa southern tag team title to bobby eaton and sweet brown sugar before returning to secw in the spring of 1982. Jim cornette and the midnight express bobby eaton, dennis condrey and stan lane three hour qanda. During his career, he competed in many different promotions.
Jim cornette and the midnight express attack baby doll the scene if a mad scientist wanted to create a person specifically built to be hated, it would be jim cornette. The midnight express reunion philadelphia, pa 10204 dvd description. After clashing with jim crockett and booker dusty rhodes about their pay, blanchard and arn anderson left the nwa for the world wrestling federation wwf on september 10, 1988, losing in an 11thhour. Appreciation night event set for ring veteran eaton. The rock n roll express ricky morton and robert gibson and the midnight express bobby eaton, dennis condrey and stan lane, along with manager jim cornette, will be inducted into the hall. As well as dates, venues and results, the live gate and attendances are listed wherever possible.
Threetime nwawcw world tag team champion, threetime nwa u. Another example of a dream feud gone wrong took place in the national wrestling alliance between the midnight express beautiful bobby eaton and sweet stan lane versus the original. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. Administrators of the page are doug markham and brian thompson approved. Jim cornette autographed 25 th anniversary midnight. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Still, i took the opportunity to pick this book up, as it wasnt readily available at bookstores at the time. The late 1980s saw a new incarnation, consisting of bobby eaton and stan lane, compete in jcp and wcw and briefly.
Bobby eaton loyal to the end the wrestling gospel according. The midnight express bobby eaton, dennis condrey, stan. The midnight express dennis condrey, bobby eaton, and jim cornette no matter how good condrey was in the ring, he needed a little something extra. Midnight expressjim cornette wing pro wrestling minimuseum. In 1989, the midnight express team of beautiful bobby eaton, sweet stan lane and manager jim cornette were faces in fact, i think this is the only combination of the midnights that ever were faces. This only covers the time period of the midnight express, which was formed in late 1983 when bill watts decided to pair up bobby eaton, dennis condrey, and make cornette their manager. Robert lee eaton is an american retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. This is the official fan page for bobby eaton and the midnight express. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim cornette with tim ash. Jun 27, 2008 the midnight express consisting of sweet stan lane and beautiful bobby eaton along with their manager jim cornette were one of the greatest tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. The midnight express were an extremely successful team.
Midnight express 1977 is a classic memoir of hayes time in a turkish prison, during which he was beaten, had a mental breakdown, and saw his sentence increased from a young william hayes did not think about that, the downside was years in a turkish prison the upside is this book. After clashing with jim crockett and booker dusty rhodes about their pay, blanchard and arn anderson left the nwa for the world wrestling federation wwf on september 10, 1988, losing in an 11thhour title change to the midnight express tandem of bobby eaton and stan lane after a brief feud. Suspected of bobby eaton and stan lane, if not for each other than for the sissy cornette, whom fans didnt even think was ambiguous during the. The group started in the early 1980s with dennis condrey and randy rose and originally norvell austin. A classic story of survival and human endurance, told with humor, honesty, and heart, it. From episode 75 of jim cornettes drive thru artwork by travis heckel. Tag team champion, wcw world television champion, nwa georgia national. Bobby eaton joined condrey and paired up young manager jim cornette. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not. To complement the nickname lover boy dennis, eaton was nicknamed beautiful bobby, a nickname he still uses when wrestling.
By the late 80s eaton was often mentioned in the same breath as ric flair and curt hennig as the best worker in the united states. But, like a lot of longtime rulebreakers, they just werent as effective as faces. Bobby eaton, former jim crockettwcw star and one half of the midnight express tag team, was reportedly rushed to the hospital this week due to health concerns regarding his heart. The midnight express consisting of sweet stan lane and beautiful bobby eaton along with their manager jim cornette were one of the greatest tag teams in the history of professional.
Ringside wrestling enterprises will have former world tag team champion and member. In 1987 condrey suddenly left and was replaced by the veteran tag team wrestler stan lane formerly of the fabulous ones. Bobby eaton simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you. In 1989, the midnight express team of beautiful bobby eaton, sweet stan lane. It didnt matter if it was the tandem of beautiful bobby eaton and lover boy. National wrestling alliance bobby eaton and stan lane. No matter how good condrey was in the ring, he needed a little something extra. He is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as onehalf of the midnight express. Midnight express tells the gutwrenching true story of a young mans incarceration and escape from a turkish prison. Bobby eaton talks about his time in the midnight express. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack baby doll the scene if a mad scientist. It wasnt until condrey was partnered with the highflying. Robert lee bobby eaton born august 14, 1958 in huntsville, alabama is an american semiretired professional wrestler.
Twentyfive years after its debut, the tag team of dennis condrey and bobby eaton with manager jim cornette remains a hot act on the independent circuit. Terry taylor and the midnight express dennis condrey and bobby eaton. He was part of arguably the best team of that decade as a member of jim cornettes midnight express. The history of the midnight express solies vintage. The midnight express were too scared to do anything with the scaffold, only hired muscle big bubba rodgers was able to even walk across it. Midnight express 1977 is a classic memoir of hayes time in a turkish prison, during which he was beaten, had a mental breakdown, and saw his sentence increased from a young william hayes did not. It didnt matter if it was the tandem of beautiful bobby eaton and lover boy dennis condrey or the combination of eaton and sweet stan lane. The blue bloods storyline represented the last serious push that eaton was given by the wcw booking team. Due to various booking issues jim cornette and the midnight express left the. In 1983 bobby eaton joined the midsouth territory under booker bill watts. Bobby eatonmidnight express fan page about facebook.
Bobby eaton interesting stories about famous people. This is where the legendary midnightrockn roll express feud started and would be rekindled many times in the nwa. Though they were not named after this movie, the professional wrestling tag team the midnight express first loverboy dennis condrey and ravishing randy rose, then condrey and beautiful bobby eaton, and finally eaton and sweet stan lane used giorgio moroders chase as entrance music. Jun 21, 2019 the main feature is a complete listing of every match from both the bobby eaton dennis condrey and eaton stan lane version of the team, covering midsouth, world class and jim crockett promotions. Upon their return to southeastern championship wrestling the midnight express quickly regained the southeastern tag team title from robert fuller and jimmy golden on september 27, 1982.
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