They spent some time in memphis before returning to secw. James mark jim cornette september 17, 1961 is an american professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. 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. The midnight express defeated the fantastics to win the world class tag team titles. The group started in the early 1980s with dennis condrey and randy rose and originally norvell austin. Waiting with jim cornette and were gonna see a television main event. Midnight express jim cornette vs rock and roll express. Dangerously, in a storyline that saw them trying to prove the originals were better than the new version. 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. Jim crockett saw the business cornette and the midnights were drawing for watts. Jim cornette managed the midnight express bobby eaton and dennis. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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.
Interview jim cornette cuts a promo about hacksaw jim duggan being like a bum. 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. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics youtube. Jim cornette led the midnight express eatoncondrey past the rocknroll express for the nwa world tag titles. Interview jim ross interviews jim cornette and wendi richter. The duo was led by longtime jim cornette nemesis paul e. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook jim cornette, tim ash on. Whoever you want and the midnight express are gonna wrestle the fantastics no matter what so lets go to boy pierce. They began a feud with the midnight express that would extend into the national wrestling alliance nwa. In 1985 the fantastics would continue the midnight express feud over the world class wrestling associations wcwa tag team championship.
After the match, the midnights and jim cornette draped bobby fulton over the. Trying to follow that, greg booked some exmanager to tell ribald stories from 10pm to past 12. The history of the midnight express solies vintage wrestling. He has also worked as the head booker of ohio valley wrestling, the booker and an on. Beside himself, ill tell you you know this is the first time ever seen. Going to midsouth and forming the midnight express with dennis condry and jim cornette. Jim cornette ambushed by the fantastics 1988, nwa youtube.
Jim cornette is suspended above the ring in a cage. Fantastics vs midnight express pro march 26th, 1988 youtube. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim cornette with tim ash june 21, 2019 unless you have zero interest in wrestling of the. Cornette was with total nonstop action wrestling from 2006 to 2009 and ring of honor and ohio valley wrestling from 2009 to 2012. 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. Apr 16, 2019 forming in midsouth wrestling in 1984, the fanatastics found themselves feuding with 80s tag team wrestling alumni in the 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. Jim cornette and the midnight express ran roughshod over the midsouth area, splitting the popular team of magnum ta and mr. The midnight express eaton condrey defeated the rocknroll express for the nwa world tag team title. 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. What are your thoughts on a jim cornette book on the midnight express.
The midnight express professional wrestling wikipedia. I just asked a question with jim cornette in it and reminded me of this. 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 scaffolds werent any higher but jim didnt bump off them because he had two blown acls at the time. 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 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. 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. Reaction of the rocknroll express to the similar fantastics gimmick. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary. The midnight express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of jim cornette. 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. Booking the territory jim cornette on enjoying the btt. Will the fantastics hang on to the united states tag team titles against the varsity club. 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. Bobby eatonmidnight express fan page about facebook. Tommy rogers and bobby fulton, the fantastics, whom had made a name. Jim cornette and midnight express on the mic youtube. In early 1988, the fantastics worked a program with hollywood john tatum and jack victory. 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.
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. Shemp instead prowrestlings the midnight express gets a new manager. Watch fantasticsjim duggan vs midnight expressjim cornette mid south roy luciers wrestling classics on dailymotion. Forgotten wrestlers the fantastics vs midnight express. 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. Bobby fulton, who teamed with the late tommy rogers as the fantastics during the 80s, recently participated in his final wrestling match. Cornette makes richter an honorary member of the midnight express. Jim cornette s midnight express attacked by paul es midnight express. The smark retro repost rf video shoot interview with jim. 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. The midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook by jim. To say that the midnight express and i were thrilled with the bash house was an understatement, even though we werent on it.
Jim cornette is an american podcaster, former professional wrestling booker, commentator, manager, and occasional professional wrestler. Wtbs studios august 1988 atlanta, ga interview with jim cornette regarding the four horsemen and a confrontation between cornette and j. Hacksaw jim duggan kicks cornettes ass, kisses richter, then destroys the trophy marking richters honorary membership. A touch of magic was created when jim cornette, a young ringside photographerturnedmanager, was enlisted as the teams mouthpiece. Jim cornette memphis the first territory you worked was memphis. Hes putting out a book about his times managing the midnight express its basically based on the tag team. We had just started with crockett and were on the b show that night, in columbus, georgia before 1500 fans. 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. No matter how good condrey was in the ring, he needed a little something extra. After feuding with norvel austin and various partners, austin turned. The midnight express defeated the fantastics to retain. 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. It started in alabama when loverboy dennis condrey started teaming with ravishing randy rose.
Rock n roll express feud, who he would manage today, tna, more may 4, 2009 posted by. Promotions would book him in both roles, but the heel side of things was clearly where he thrived the most. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. 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. Midnight express vs fantastics mid south 1984 roy luciers wrestling classics. Midnight expressjim cornette vs rock and roll expresshacksaw duggan mid south 1984. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics duration. When jim cornette began his own promotion, smokey mountain wrestling. What are your thoughts on a jim cornette book on the.
Fantastics vs midnight express mid south 1985 video. Sep 29, 2017 classic tag match between the midnight express with jim cornette against the popular fantastics. 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. Jim cornette is known for being a controversial personality in the wrestling world, but his greatest success came as a manager.
The 25th anniversary of arguably the best tag team in nwa wrestling history. 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. 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. Fantastics as the last match on the show because no one could follow them, but it. Recap of the fantastics and midnight express feud as aired on wccw march 9, 1985. The take home for this show is that of the fantastic depth of. Classic tag match between the midnight express with jim cornette against the popular fantastics. Can the universe survive when jim cornettes midnight express battles paul heymans original midnight express. 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. 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. While obviously not as talented as their nwa counterparts, they were the most dominant tagteam in that area at that time.
Jim cornette come out here and he is in lost for words the corner. Remember when the fantastics faced each other on wwe raw. Administrators of the page are doug markham and brian thompson approved. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack baby doll. The midnight express dennis condrey, bobby eaton, and jim cornette. Cornette hired big bubba rogers as his personal security guard. The book of lists will cover championships won to particular moments in the. The names of ravishing randy rose, loverboy dennis condrey, beautiful bobby eaton, sweet stan lane and james jim e. Jim cornette and the midnight express attack the fantastics. This name is synonomous with mayhem, violence, and creativity. This led to a heated altercation between the two, which ended with watts slapping cornette. The fantastics were a professional wrestling tag team composed of bobby fulton and tommy. The midnight express rekindled their old feud with the fantastics tommy rogers and bobby fulton.
Jim cornettes midnight express set a record for the longest reign as united states tag team champions 12 months. Fantasticsjim duggan vs midnight expressjim cornette mid south. Midnight express and fantastics promo with big john harris. Hes also handled the midnight express, the fantastics, the fabulous ones, the rock n roll express, the heavenly bodies, and other tag teams. The midnight express were a professional wrestling tag team from the 1980s. 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. Fantastics edited by jim cornette from tv matches springsummer 1988 2. 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. Fantastics jim duggan vs midnight express jim cornette mid south roy luciers wrestling classics. Their relatively brief but memorable mid1980s stay in wccw is one of the highlights of the long and rich history of the fabled midnight express and their famously outspoken manager jim cornette. The role of speaking for and helping various wrestlers throughout his career showcased the genius of cornette. 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.
After feuding with norvel austin and various partners, austin turned heel and joined with condrey and rose. In 1985 the fantastics would continue the midnight express feud over the world class. The history of the midnight express by ervin griffin jr. In following weeks, the midnight express and cornette attacked and bloodied watts leading him to come out of retirement.
Midnight express by billy hayes goodreads share book. The midnight express absolutely demolished the fantastics with steel chairs during a. This is the official fan page for bobby eaton and the midnight express. Midnight express vs fantastics mid south 1984 video. Jim cornette and the midnight express moved to world. All the while, though, they never forgot jim cornettes midnight express. Cornette was enraged afterwards when bill watts replayed the incident on tv as he thought it was funny.
Before his midnight express take on the fantastics, jim cornette is put in a straitjacket and suspended above the ring in a cage. Feeling they needed to revitalize their team, fulton and rogers left world class for jim crockett, jr. Cornette have carved a place in wrestling history that will never be taken away. Fantastics wrestling stars cause of death unknown, jim cornette shares tribute. 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. Midnight express vs fantastics clash of the champions roy luciers wrestling classics. There are tons of jim cornette moments throughout this dvd.
This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. Fulton wrestled his final bout on may 26, 2018, for his. They also rekindeled an old feud with the fantastics tommy rogers and bobby fulton. Jim cornette discusses when he found out about our smoky mountain recaps and what his thoughts were. 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.
This dvd is unlike anything rf video has ever done with jim before as weve presented him with a new concept. The midnight express vs the fantastics nwa worldwide 42688. Why rogers didnt like the fantastics gimmick at first. 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. The match was the midnight express versus the fantastics from houston after the last stampede.
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