Ring of honor the fantastics roh nxt njpw pwg beyond wwe oop nwa. The midnight express the unstoppable tag team that defined. The good news is that i really enjoyed jim cornette and tim ashs book. May 04, 2009 jim cornette appeared on the law sunday night to promote his new book the midnight express 25th anniversary scrapbook available at. The smark retro repost rf video shoot interview with jim. In subsequent years the fantastics occasionally worked as a team on the independent circuit, until 2007, when rogers retired from the. 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 world wrestling federationentertainment now wwe, and. The names and faces changed over time, but the train kept rolling this is their story. Rock star gary reflects on wccw 05181985 scotts blog of doom.
As sugar slammed eaton, tags were exchanged on both sides. Trying to follow that, greg booked some exmanager to tell ribald stories from 10pm to past 12. If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus. In 1985 the fantastics would continue the midnight express feud over the world class. May 04, 20 a touch of magic was created when jim cornette, a young ringside photographerturnedmanager, was enlisted as the teams mouthpiece. An anthology of true stories, these insider tales will show the lengths that wrestlers went to uphold kayfabethe old carny term for keeping secret the illusions of a rigged game, fight, or situationas well as the noteworthy cultural, racial, and economic. Find great deals on ebay for midnight express wrestling book.
Midnight express jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook. They sold out arenas in midsouth, world class, and jim crockett promotions. Rock star gary reflects on wccw 05181985 scotts blog. The midnight express vs the fantastics nwa worldwide 42688 air date. It was my idea to bring the fantastics into the nwa in 1988, and the finishes we did to get them over and put the us tag title on them were mine. When jim cornette began his own promotion, smokey mountain wrestling. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics youtube. Jim cornette and midnight express on the mic youtube. 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. With the parade of champions behind us, mercer springs the good news of a great card on 74 for us. This time at jim crockett promotions and jim cornette were pissed at the way they lost the belts.
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. James mark jim cornette born september 17, 1961 is an american author and podcaster who has previously worked in the professional wrestling industry as an agent, booker, color commentator, manager, promoter, trainer, and occasional professional wrestler. The midnight express was a professional wrestling tag team of changing members, mostly under the management of jim cornette. Jim cornette has 14 books on goodreads with 2247 ratings. So the fantastics are being interviewed about wanting to take on the midnight express. 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. The fantastics were a professional wrestling tag team composed of bobby fulton and tommy. Cornette and the midnight express moved to world class championship wrestling. Pro wrestlings secrets and greatest moments are immortalized in this graphic novel from legendary wrestling personality jim cornette. The midnight express w jim cornette versus the fantastics w little john highlights. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics rob d. 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. Original midnight express feud, and the tbs angle where paul.
Midnight express jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook nwa wcw midsouth book. No matter how good condrey was in the ring, he needed a little something extra. Msw, uwf, scw, wccw, ucw, awa, nwa, ring of honor, acpw, awa world1 south ga, bruiser wrestling federation va, carolina championship wrestling nc, carolina wrestling association nc, central states wrestling iaksmo, continental. Can the universe survive when jim cornette s midnight express battles paul heymans original midnight express. The midnight express, consisting of bobby eaton and dennis condrey, and myself had just started in bill watts midsouth wrestling territory. The group started in the early 1980s with dennis condrey, randy rose, and norvell austin, though austin would soon leave. The book is around 225 pages packed full of interesting and insightful facts from the king of rants himself.
Msw, uwf, scw, wccw, ucw, awa, nwa, ring of honor, acpw, awa world1 south ga, bruiser wrestling federation va, carolina championship wrestling nc, carolina wrestling association nc, central states wrestling iaksmo, continental wrestling. Midnight express jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook nwa. When jim cornette began his own promotion, smokey mountain wrestling smw fulton and his brother wrestled as the fantastics for cornettes company and occasionally as the fantastic ones in. The history of the midnight express by ervin griffin jr. The fantastics challenge jim cornettes midnight express for the tag team championships.
Fantastics at clash of champions 1 in greensboro march 27, 1988, midnight vs. Jim cornette interesting stories about famous people. When jim cornette began his own promotion, smokey mountain wrestling smw fulton and his brother wrestled as the fantastics for cornette s company and occasionally as the fantastic ones in other promotions. It was at this point that cornette became associated with the team. This match took place in both rings, and cornette was forced to sit next to little john at ringside.
This 812 x 11 sized volume is titled the midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook and is compiled by cornette along with tim ash. The midnight express the unstoppable tag team that. Best of midnight express early years 4 disc dvd, wrestling. In the fall of 1987, jim cornette started making noise that the r n rs were avoiding the midnight express. Rock star gary reflects on wccw 06011985 scotts blog of doom. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. From episode 337 of the jim cornette experience watchalong set up starts at 11.
Midnight express jim cornette christmas variant signed book figure wwe nwa aew. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. Please click this line if you do not care and want to view it anyway. Cornette have carved a place in wrestling history that will never be taken away. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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. A few recent issues have detailed some of my rookie year experiences, but my first major new year in wrestling came on december 31, 1983 in oklahoma city, oklahoma. The midnight express professional wrestling wikipedia. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics ro. Jim cornette led the midnight express eatoncondrey past the rocknroll express for the nwa world tag titles. Plus jim talks about the latest wrestling news, includin. Skip young 92384 best of midsouth wrestling volume 10 dvd.
The names of ravishing randy rose, loverboy dennis condrey, beautiful bobby eaton, sweet stan lane and james jim e. Ted dibiase, jim cornette, midnight express, jim garvin, precious, jerry the king lawler, nature boy ric flair. The fantastics, the original midnight express condrey. Its entitled, the midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook which features hundreds of full color photos, stories of the road in amazing detail, pay stubs, daily documentation of mxs amazing career in all the territories including the outcome and intriguing details of 100s of matches with which they competed, and without question as detailed information as any wrestling book that i have ever seen in my life. 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 vs the fantastics nwa worldwide 4. Going to midsouth and forming the midnight express with dennis condry and jim cornette. Feb 10, 2021 match 3 for the vacant nwa american tag titles nodq. Fantastics edited by jim cornette from tv matches springsummer 1988 2. Fantastic bobby fulton on meeting a young jim cornette. Jul 29, 2017 fantastic bobby fulton on meeting a young jim cornette, bloody matches with the bushwackers, memphis.
As a manager and creative writer, he has worked for jim crockett promotions, world championship. 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. Midnight express bobby eaton stan lane big bubba rogers the fantastics dynamic dudes rock n roll express. Arguably the most successful version of the midnight express was bobby eaton, jim cornette, and founding member, dennis condrey. Sugar leapfrogged eaton and followed with a dropkick. Jim cornette duped the dudes into thinking he wanted to be their manager but then turned on them during their match against the midnight express at clash of the champions ix in new york. Midnight express with jim cornette vs the fantastics. Want to watch fantastics vs midnight express match in chattanooga. Classic tag match between the midnight express with jim cornette against the popular fantastics. Behind the curtainreal pro wrestling stories by jim cornette, brandon m. 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.
Wrestler annual spring 1989 wwe wwf wcw nwo nwa awa hulk hogan, magnum t. 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. Great action capped off by one of the sickest chair sh. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook. Books by jim cornette author of jim cornette presents. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook jim cornette, tim ash on. In 1989, the dream had agreed to my pitch to bring in condrey, randy rose and paul e. When rogers hooked a sunset flip on condrey, he got 2. If you want to know my favorite midnight matches out there, they would be midnight vs. This name is synonomous with mayhem, violence, and creativity.
National wrestling alliance dennis condrey and bobby eaton. Will the fantastics hang on to the united states tag team titles against the varsity club. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary. The midnight express and jim cornette 25th anniversary scrapbook paperback january 1, 2009 by jim cornette author, tim ash author 5. While he was best known as the midnight express s longtime manager and later the heavenly bodies, jim cornette has managed several bigname wrestlers over his illustrious career. 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 and international exposure. Rick morton responded to that charge with a right hand to the face that would prove to be a mistake for the r n rs because later that evening, while they were coming to the ring to defend the belts against tully blanchard and arn. During his career, he has worked for the continental wrestling association, midsouth wrestling, world class championship wrestling, jim. The fantastics vs the midnight express with jim cornette. The fantastics vs midnight express pier 6 studio brawl from.
James mark cornette is an american professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, booker and podcaster. The rest of the supposedly jim cornette created midnight express vs. As the express and cornette celebrated, the fantastics begged the referee to restart the match, they didnt want to lose their. The midnight express defeated the fantastics to win the world class tag team titles. The midnight express dennis condrey, bobby eaton, and jim cornette. Listen to the jim cornette experience each thursday and jim cornette s drive thru each monday on itunes, stitcher, podcast addict, iheartradio, and everywher. This text is hidden because it is only available in german language. Jim cornette on stan lane replacing dennis condrey in the. From episode 337 of the jim cornette experiencewatchalong set up starts at 11. Jim cornette and the midnight express made their move to the national wrestling alliance.
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