This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. Fantastics jim duggan vs midnight express jim cornette mid south roy luciers wrestling classics. The surprise appearance of the original midnight express gave dangerouslys team the initial momentum in the feud, but soon after, condrey left the promotion once more. Jim cornette began wearing a mask on midsouth television to hide his bald head the midnight express absolutely demolished the fantastics with steel chairs during a contract signing world class championship wrestling. Jim cornette managed the midnight express bobby eaton and dennis. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. The midnight express dennis condrey, bobby eaton, and jim cornette. They would use pattened midnight express manuvers and would even make references to the other express a notsosubtle warning to jim cornette s midnight express. 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.
When opportunities in wccw looked to go nowhere, the midnight express started to look elsewhere for employment and what they found would give the team national. The midnight express absolutely demolished the fantastics with steel chairs during a. The midnight express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of jim cornette. I just asked a question with jim cornette in it and reminded me of this.
The group started in the early 1980s with dennis condrey and randy rose and originally norvell austin. Jim cornette and the midnight express moved to world. Jim cornette and the midnight express ran roughshod over the midsouth area, splitting the popular team of magnum ta and mr. James mark jim cornette september 17, 1961 is an american professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. Beside himself, ill tell you you know this is the first time ever seen. Remember when the fantastics faced each other on wwe raw. The midnight express were a professional wrestling tag team from the 1980s. It was a feud that saw the two teams battle in world class championship wrestling and found themselves in jim crockett promotions the precursor to world championship wrestling wcw. Fantastics wrestling stars cause of death unknown, jim cornette shares tribute. He has also worked as the head booker of ohio valley wrestling, the booker and an on.
Interview jim ross interviews jim cornette and wendi richter. Midnight express vs fantastics mid south 1984 video. Jim cornette and midnight express on the mic youtube. Administrators of the page are doug markham and brian thompson approved. In 1985 the fantastics would continue the midnight express feud over the world class wrestling associations wcwa tag team championship. Fantastics as the last match on the show because no one could follow them, but it. Hes also handled the midnight express, the fantastics, the fabulous ones, the rock n roll express, the heavenly bodies, and other tag teams. Recap of the fantastics and midnight express feud as aired on wccw march 9, 1985. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics duration.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Trying to follow that, greg booked some exmanager to tell ribald stories from 10pm to past 12. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim. The fantastics were a professional wrestling tag team composed of bobby fulton and tommy. What are your thoughts on a jim cornette book on the midnight express. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack the fantastics. In following weeks, the midnight express and cornette attacked and bloodied watts leading him to come out of retirement. Hacksaw jim duggan kicks cornettes ass, kisses richter, then destroys the trophy marking richters honorary membership. Midnight express jim cornette vs rock and roll express. Cornette was with total nonstop action wrestling from 2006 to 2009 and ring of honor and ohio valley wrestling from 2009 to 2012. The take home for this show is that of the fantastic depth of.
Dangerously, in a storyline that saw them trying to prove the originals were better than the new version. Wtbs studios august 1988 atlanta, ga interview with jim cornette regarding the four horsemen and a confrontation between cornette and j. Jim cornette s midnight express attacked by paul es midnight express. On his latest podcast of the jim cornette experience, cornette a frequent adversary of tommy rogers and bobby fulton as the manager of the midnight express had some nice things to say as well. Tommy rogers and bobby fulton, the fantastics, whom had made a name. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack baby doll.
The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook jim cornette, tim ash on. The history of the midnight express by ervin griffin jr. And he got it when bobby eaton and jim cornette came to midsouth in a talent trade between bill watts and memphis promoter jerry jarrett. Jim cornette ambushed by the fantastics 1988, nwa youtube. Jim cornette memphis the first territory you worked was memphis. As a manager, commentator, member of the booking committee and member of the creative team, he has worked for continental wrestling association, midsouth wrestling, jim crockett promotions, world championship wrestling and the. Fantastics vs midnight express pro march 26th, 1988 youtube. Jim cornette is known for being a controversial personality in the wrestling world, but his greatest success came as a manager. This is the official fan page for bobby eaton and the midnight express. They began a feud with the midnight express that would extend into the national wrestling alliance nwa. Rock n roll express feud, who he would manage today, tna, more may 4, 2009 posted by. This dvd is unlike anything rf video has ever done with jim before as weve presented him with a new concept.
Worth from wccw tv, ending up with a six man match with the midnight express and jim cornette against the fantastics and little john at. In early 1988, the fantastics worked a program with hollywood john tatum and jack victory. Midnight express vs fantastics mid south 1984 roy luciers wrestling classics. It started in alabama when loverboy dennis condrey started teaming with ravishing randy rose. Brian asks about how wild the crowd was against cornette, jim says it was probably in july and hed had a little time to rebuild his heat. May 05, 2008 jim cornette is currently working on a book documenting the careers of the midnight express, as reported in an article on may 5. Dusty had taken the book for crockett a bit over a year earlier, based off the success of starrcade 83 in greensboro, north carolina, the major event that was dustys first megashow. Feeling they needed to revitalize their team, fulton and rogers left world class for jim crockett, jr. Going to midsouth and forming the midnight express with dennis condry and jim cornette. I had a blast doing jim cornette unplugged and uncensored for the folks in charlotte and appreciate both those in attendence for being a rowdy crowd, and those who asked questions and got verbally eviscerated in the name of entertainment. The midnight express vs the fantastics nwa worldwide 42688. The midnight express eaton condrey defeated the rocknroll express for the nwa world tag team title. Jim cornette and the midnight express moved to world class championship wrestling the midnight express defeated the fantastics to win the world class tag team titles national wrestling alliance.
Will the fantastics hang on to the united states tag team titles against the varsity club. Midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook wrestling observer newsletter hall of fame class of 1996 as a manager and creative writer, he has worked for jim crockett promotions, world championship wrestling and the world wrestling federationentertainment now wwe, and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of smoky mountain wrestling. When jim cornette began his own promotion, smokey mountain wrestling. The midnight express with cornette had a short stay in world class championship wrestling wccw in texas where they feuded mainly with the fantastics bobby fulton and tommy rogers. The midnight express defeated the fantastics to retain.
To say that the midnight express and i were thrilled with the bash house was an understatement, even though we werent on it. We had just started with crockett and were on the b show that night, in columbus, georgia before 1500 fans. The names of ravishing randy rose, loverboy dennis condrey, beautiful bobby eaton, sweet stan lane and james jim e. Apr 16, 2019 forming in midsouth wrestling in 1984, the fanatastics found themselves feuding with 80s tag team wrestling alumni in the midnight express. Before his midnight express take on the fantastics, jim cornette is put in a straitjacket and suspended above the ring in a cage. Midnight express and fantastics promo with big john harris. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook. Shemp instead prowrestlings the midnight express gets a new manager. Midnight expressjim cornette vs rock and roll expresshacksaw duggan mid south 1984.
As the 25th anniversary of the teams emergence onto the tag team scene approaches, cornette will be using his own personal photos and records to put together the book, with a targeted release date in august. Waiting with jim cornette and were gonna see a television main event. Jim cornette come out here and he is in lost for words the corner. Jim cornette discusses when he found out about our smoky mountain recaps and what his thoughts were. Can the universe survive when jim cornettes midnight express battles paul heymans original midnight express. Booking the territory jim cornette on enjoying the btt. Fulton wrestled his final bout on may 26, 2018, for his. As a manager, he has worked for jim crockett promotions, world championship wrestling and world wrestling federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of smoky mountain wrestling. Interview jim cornette cuts a promo about hacksaw jim duggan being like a bum. After feuding with norvel austin and various partners, austin turned. While obviously not as talented as their nwa counterparts, they were the most dominant tagteam in that area at that time. In 1985 the fantastics would continue the midnight express feud over the world class.
Apr 18, 2020 midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook wrestling observer newsletter hall of fame class of 1996 as a manager and creative writer, he has worked for jim crockett promotions, world championship wrestling and the world wrestling federationentertainment now wwe, and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of smoky mountain wrestling. Hes putting out a book about his times managing the midnight express its basically based on the tag team. After feuding with norvel austin and various partners, austin turned heel and joined with condrey and rose. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim cornette with tim ash june 21, 2019 unless you have zero interest in wrestling of the territorial and national expansion era, this is an absolute must. Fantastics vs midnight express mid south 1985 video.
The 25th anniversary of arguably the best tag team in nwa wrestling history. Cornette also gets his chance to spin his rhetoric on the microphone, with his midnight express in tow, furthering their rivalry with the fantastics that the show highlighted at its opening. Whoever you want and the midnight express are gonna wrestle the fantastics no matter what so lets go to boy pierce. The midnight express professional wrestling wikipedia. Midnight express by billy hayes goodreads share book. The duo was led by longtime jim cornette nemesis paul e. Cornette have carved a place in wrestling history that will never be taken away. The midnight express rekindled their old feud with the fantastics tommy rogers and bobby fulton. Cornette hired big bubba rogers as his personal security guard.
Jim cornettes midnight express set a record for the longest reign as united states tag team champions 12 months. Jim cornette is suspended above the ring in a cage. Wrestling from a to z hosted by jim cornette takes an indepth look at all the talent that jim was able to share the locker rooms with in memphis, mid atlantic and mid south. The midnight express bobby eaton and dennis condrey with manager jim cornette sj check out our list of ten wrestlers and tag teams who should already be in the wwe hall of fame. For those of you too new to the wrestling game to remember jim cornette, he was one of the great managers of the 1980s, taking the midnight express. They spent some time in memphis before returning to secw. After the match, the midnights and jim cornette draped bobby fulton over the. Bobby fulton, who teamed with the late tommy rogers as the fantastics during the 80s, recently participated in his final wrestling match. As the express and cornette celebrated, the fantastics begged the referee to restart the match, they didnt want to lose their shot at the belts. Midnight express vs fantastics clash of the champions roy luciers wrestling classics. Forgotten wrestlers the fantastics vs midnight express. Fulton wouldnt give up, but due to the blood he was losing, the referee decided to stop the match and award it to the midnight express. The role of speaking for and helping various wrestlers throughout his career showcased the genius of cornette.
Here are just a few of the topics that were talked about with jim on this brand new ground breaking concept that rf video filmed at the man cave of one of pro wrestlings greatest managers of all time. They also rekindeled an old feud with the fantastics tommy rogers and bobby fulton. The smark retro repost rf video shoot interview with jim. This name is synonomous with mayhem, violence, and creativity. From the june 4, 1988 episode of nwa saturday night on tbs, jim cornette and the midnight express wait for bobby fulton to be placed in a straight jacket. Youll hear about what its like to work with jim cornette and all the top tag teams including their famous feuds with the rocknroll express and the fantastics. Jim cornette is an american podcaster, former professional wrestling booker, commentator, manager, and occasional professional wrestler. Cornette makes richter an honorary member of the midnight express. The midnight express defeated the fantastics to win the world class tag team titles. Cornette was enraged afterwards when bill watts replayed the incident on tv as he thought it was funny.
Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics youtube. Classic tag match between the midnight express with jim cornette against the popular fantastics. The history of the midnight express solies vintage wrestling. Jim cornette led the midnight express eatoncondrey past the rocknroll express for the nwa world tag titles. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim cornette with tim ash june 21, 2019 unless you have zero interest in wrestling of the. All the while, though, they never forgot jim cornettes midnight express. The book of lists will cover championships won to particular moments in the. A touch of magic was created when jim cornette, a young ringside photographerturnedmanager, was enlisted as the teams mouthpiece. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary.
Reaction of the rocknroll express to the similar fantastics gimmick. The scaffolds werent any higher but jim didnt bump off them because he had two blown acls at the time. Fantasticsjim duggan vs midnight expressjim cornette mid south. Bobby eatonmidnight express fan page about facebook. No matter how good condrey was in the ring, he needed a little something extra. Jim crockett saw the business cornette and the midnights were drawing for watts. The midnight express debut for world class the next evening at tv in fort worth, tx, doing a promo, and then take on the fantastics in a year long program with several matches on the tape from dallas and ft. Promotions would book him in both roles, but the heel side of things was clearly where he thrived the most. This led to a heated altercation between the two, which ended with watts slapping cornette. The match was the midnight express versus the fantastics from houston after the last stampede. Why rogers didnt like the fantastics gimmick at first. Watch fantasticsjim duggan vs midnight expressjim cornette mid south roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion.
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