Rock N Roll Express to be Inducted into the 2017 WWE Hall of Fame

 
Before there were the Young Bucks, the Hardy Boys and The Rockers there was the Rock N Roll Express. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson started tagging together in 1983 down in Memphis. Their first big rivalry was against The Midnight Express who was managed by Jim Cornette. During the mid 80’s The Rock N Roll Express feuded with the Four Horsemen until their departure in 1988. They headed to the AWA where they had a brief feud with The Midnight Rockers(Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty).In the 1990’s the Rock N Roll Express traveled all over. They went back to the NWA, Smokey Mountain Wrestling, UWA, WCW, and the WWE. During that time they feuded with the Heavenly Bodies, The Gangstas, Harlem Heat, The Faces of Fear, and the Dynamic Duo. During their time as a tag team they had over 30 tag team title reigns in the various promotions they worked at. They were also named Tag Team of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1986.

The Rock N Roll Express recently appeared on Total NonStop Deletion at the Hardy Boys compound. It was a very nice tribute to the team who paved the way for some many great tag team you’ve seen over the last twenty years. They competed in TNA once before in 2003 where they feuded with an up and coming team called America’s Most Wanted. They made everyone they worked with better and developed some of the first really good tag team moves. Even though the Morton and Gibson did not spend much time in WWE they made an impact over the last 30 years. They deserve a spot in one of the best hall of fame’s that there is. Congratulations to the Rock N Roll Express on being the newest members of the WWE Hall of Fame.