Match # 33: Ric Flair and Arn Anderson vs. the Rock ‘n Roll Express (Nitro 6/3/96) The RNR look old coming out. Flair is animated as hell and Arn looks bad ass. They wear NFL jerseys and taunt Kevin Greene and Mongo McMichael. A dynamite graphic is set to explode to get us into the [...]
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Match # 93: Rock N Roll Express vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev (9/30/85) Rock beats scissors, and appropriately enough, Rock N Roller Ricky Morton’s speed beats muscled up Russians (fake ones too). They play with the speed vs the power throughout the match, making for a good concept. The Russians keep switching because in [...]
Monday, January 19, 2009
Match # 78: Rock N Roll Express vs. The Nightmares (1/13/85) The full-fledged famed RnR Exp. Is here in this Mid South Coliseum match. The Nightmares are the heels and resident baddies. No silly capes this time but they do have Jimmy Hart.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Match # 67: Rock N Roll Express vs. Lanny Poffo & Randy Savage (7/9/84) Instant rematch. I loved the first one. This one starts in progress. Gratitude. Savage’s selling is so under rated. It may be his best quality, even as a heel. Everyone is quick in this match, but doesn’t feel the need to [...]
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Match # 66: Rock N Roll Express vs. Lanny Poffo & Randy Savage (6/25/84) This is a quality match up. The Brothers Poffo with the presence of Savage and skill of Lanny. I know the greatness of the RNR Express, and I understand the strengths of both teams. The dynamic is there for a great [...]
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Match # 47: Rock N Roll Express & Bobby Eaton vs. The Moondogs & Jimmy Hart (7/25/83) [EWY-8] This match is probably on here just as much for novelty as match quality. Here we have a really early pairing of the Rock N Roll Express, and they partner with future famed rival Bobby Eaton. How [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Match # 62: Rock N Roll Express vs Midnight Express (6/30/85) Cornette and the Midnights are already in the ring doing mic work and getting heel heat to start the festivities. I love this heel move on Cornette’s part, and I’ve seen it on this set a few times. It’s very cool. I’d like to [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Match # 61: Rock N Roll Express vs Jake Roberts/The Barbarian (6/28/85) Final match in the Rock N Roll Express trifecta, and sad to say the prior two didn’t fully live up to expectation (though those were terribly high). Their second match with Doc/Dibiase was a good TV match, but not a ballot favorite, but [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Match # 60: Rock N Roll Express vs Terry Gordy/Buddy Roberts 6/24/85 The first appearance of the Freebirds on this set, and as that is the case, Michael PS Hayes is out as the mouthpiece/manager of Gordy and Roberts. I was half expecting Roberts to have the wig and amateur head gear. Gordy is heavy [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Match # 59: Rock N Roll Express vs Ted Dibiase/Dr. Death (6/19/85) The first of a RNR Exp. Trifecta of matches. Should be state-of-the-art tag wrestling to go with the state-of-the-art Flair matches from earlier. My ballot is getting turned upside down this week, though I’ve since read others saw the Flair matches as more [...]
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Match # 56: Rock N Roll Express vs Dirty White Boys (5/11/85) This takes place in someone’s high school gym. Very indy looking. Big crowd though, and they chant “Rock N Roll” loudly. A LOT of women at a wrestling show. WOW. Dirty White Boys act like they’re leaving, but the bell rings and they [...]
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Match # 53: Rock N Roll Express vs Dr. Death/Ted Dibiase 5/3/85 Want to guess the faces here? I loves me some Doc/Dibiase heel action. Let’s just get to it. Ricky Morton against Doc to start. I loved this match up earlier in the set, and they actually execute better hear. Morton smoothly and legit [...]
Monday, August 11, 2008
Match # 50: Rock and Roll Express vs Dirty White Boys 4/15/85 The Dirty White Boys consist of Len Denton and Tony Anthony. Big rugged brawler types that look like Ted Dibiase’s unkempt older brothers. Very southern guys who fit the gimmick, and of course, they are the heels. We all know the Mid South [...]
Friday, June 6, 2008
Match # 24: Midnight Express/Ernie Ladd vs Rock N Roll Express/Jim Duggan 7/2/84 First of all, they clipped ten seconds “down” points here and there, so the flow is messed up. It’s small, but it really makes you feel like you are watching a home movie with jump cuts. Pulls you out of the moment [...]
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Match # 23: Rock N Roll Express/Duggan vs Midnight Express/Ernie Ladd 6/8/84 Another fun experiment on this disk – a six man tag where the first meeting (at least on the disk)and the second meeting are a month apart. It’s similar to the TA/Dibiase matches to start the set, but not the same day. I’m [...]
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Match # 20: Midnight Express vs Rock N Roll Express 5/24/84 As research for this match I watched the first ever meeting of the MNX and RNR. This was in February of the same year, shortly after the arrival of all four Memphis area talents, but a week or two before the Midnights won the [...]
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Match #17: Buddy Landell/Butch Reed vs Rock N Roll Express 3/28/84 Now it gets difficult. We’re getting to the glory period of Mid South. It signals the arrival of the Midnight Express, as well as their foils, The Rock N Roll Express. The RNR just happen to be in this match. Ever heard of “playing [...]
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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