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MIDNIGHT EXPRESS - FAQ
Who has been a member of Midnight Express?
The founding members of Midnight Express were Randy Rose, Dennis Condrey, and Norvell Austin. The group wrestled in the Alabama territory in 1981. In late 1981 they moved to the Memphis territory but by 1982 they returned to Alabama. During the year 1983 a few other wrestlers came and left the Midnight Express including, the Midnight Stallion, Ron Starr, Rick Harris, Wayne Ferris, and the original three members. In late 1983 Dennis Condrey left Alabama and joined Mid-South Wrestling where he formed his own Midnight Express with teammate Bobby Eaton and manager Jim Cornette. While the original Alabama version of Midnight Express disbanded in 1984, the Mid-South version were very over with the fans and has success in World Class and NWA in 1985. In early 1987 Condrey left NWA and was replaced by Stan Lane. In late 1987 Dondrey returned with Randy Rose as the "Original" Midnight Express and were managed by Paul E Dangerously. In 1998 Jim Cornette (while in the WWF) started another version of the team called the New Midnight Express with members Bob Holly and Bart Gunn. The team was not over with the fans and it was broken up soon after it's start.
What titles have they held?
The Condrey/Eaton version held the NWA World tag titles for six months in
1986. The Lane/Eaton version held the NWA US tag titles three times from
1987 to 1990 and the NWA world tag titles once for around a month in 1988.
The Condrey/Rose version held the AWA World tag titles for a short while in
1988. The Gunn/Holly version held the NWA World tag titles in 1998 but it is
unknown if it was a legitimate title reign.
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