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The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express returning to AEW for two January appearances

Posted on by Joseph Currier

One of the greatest tag teams of all time is coming to AEW for two appearances in January 2025.

AEW has announced that the legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) will return to Charlotte, North Carolina for the Saturday, January 4 episode of Collision. Morton & Gibson are then also set to appear in Knoxville, Tennessee for Dynamite on Wednesday, January 22.

The Collision show is being held at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, while the Knoxville Coliseum is hosting the Dynamite episode.

Morton & Gibson have made a couple of AEW appearances in the past, including angles where they were attacked by Santana & Ortiz in 2019 and FTR in 2020. Both Morton & Gibson still compete in indie matches. They are one of the most decorated teams ever with inductions into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2014 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017.

January 4 will be the first Collision episode to be simulcast live on Max. The simulcast for Dynamite begins on New Year’s Day with its Fight for the Fallen special from Asheville, North Carolina.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Express added to NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour

Posted on by Bryan Rose

The Rock ā€˜nā€™ Roll Express have been added to the Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour.

NJPW announced this evening that the Rock ā€˜nā€™ Roll Express, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, will be part of the Fighting Spirit Unleashed tour later this month. A short video was released with Ricky and Robert talking about the upcoming tour. 

This will mark their first appearances under the NJPW banner. They previously toured with All Japan Pro Wrestling in the late eighties.

Roppongi 3K and Lance Archer were also announced for the tour. It starts September 17 in Lowell followed by the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York on September 28 and the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on September 29. The full cards for the tour have yet to be released.

NJPW is continuing to ramp up their presence in the United States, as they will return to California on November 9 in San Jose and November 11 in Los Angeles.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Express challenging for ROH Tag titles at Honor for All

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A Hall of Fame tag team is set to challenge for the ROH Tag titles later this month.

ROH announced today that The Briscoes (Jay & Mark) will defend their titles against The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) at Honor for All in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday, August 25. The show is taking place at the Nashville Fairgrounds Sports Arena and will air live on HonorClub.

The Briscoes vs. Rock ‘n’ Roll Express is a rematch from this year’s Crockett Cup. The Briscoes defeated Morton & Gibson in the first round of the tournament.

The Briscoes won the ROH Tag Team titles by defeating Guerrillas of Destiny in a New York City street fight at Manhattan Mayhem in July. A rematch then took place at Summer Supercard last Friday, with The Briscoes retaining in a Ladder War.

Here’s the updated lineup for Honor for All:

  • ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champions Villain Enterprises (Marty Scurll, PCO & Brody King) defending against LifeBlood (Bandido, Mark Haskins & Tracy Williams)
  • ROH Tag Team Champions The Briscoes defending against The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express
  • ROH World Champion Matt Taven vs. Jay Lethal vs. Jeff Cobb vs. Kenny King in a Defy or Deny elimination match (If Taven doesn’t win, the winner will get a future shot at his title. If Taven wins, whoever is eliminated last can’t challenge for the title as long as Taven is champion)
  • ROH Television Champion Shane Taylor defending against the winner of Chase Owens vs. PJ Black vs. LSG from ROH’s television tapings in Atlanta, Georgia on August 24
  • Rush vs. Vinny Marseglia

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express joining WWE’s 2017 Hall of Fame class

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Adding to a class that already includes Kurt Angle as its headliner, it was revealed on Monday afternoon that The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express would also be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017.

The announcement that Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would be joining the Hall of Fame was made by CBS Sports, with WWE also posting an article about it on their website. Morton & Gibson were voted into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame in 2014.

“It was a surprise,” Morton said to CBS Sports. “I had a message on my phone (from WWE) to call the number back. I think they got ahold of Robert at the time. When they called, it was just like a suckerpunch. It just knocked us off our feet.”

“It’s an honor for Ricky and me to go into the Hall of Fame,” Gibson said.

Morton & Gibson remain one of the most popular babyface tag teams of all time, with their rivalry with The Midnight Express in the 80s serving as one of the most fondly remembered periods in tag team wrestling history.

They held the NWA World Tag Team titles four times during their peak, and had a brief run in the WWF in 1998. The duo most recently appeared in TNA Wrestling as part of The Hardys’ Tag Team Apocalypto match last year.

The 2017 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony is set to take place on Friday, March 31st at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida as part of WrestleMania weekend in the city.