Rock N Roll Express

Talk Is Jericho

Chris Jericho

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2017

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

WWE Hall of Famers, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson aka The Rock N Roll Express, are not only one of the most successful tag teams of the 80s, they're also one of the longest running tag teams in wrestling history! They've been working together for 35 years, and still do indie matches to this day! Hear how they met, what inspired their gimmick, the first match they worked together, the pranks they pulled on guys in the lockerroom, the advice they gave Y2J at Smokey Mountain Wrestling, and what it was like working for Jerry Lawler in Memphis and Vince McMahon at WWE. They also have a great story about meeting Chuck Berry, and another about how they got their nicknames, Punky and Hoot.

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0:00.0	TALKY'S Cherico Baby TALKY'S Cherico
0:07.0	TALKY'S Cherico Mama TALKY'S Baby
0:13.0	Alright, welcome to the talkers, Jericho. It is the part of Thunder and Rock and Roll Express.
0:17.0	What?
0:18.0	That's right, we got more WWE Hall of Famers on the show today from the class of 2017
0:23.0	that is the Rock and Roll Express.
0:25.0	Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, one of the longest working tag teams in wrestling history,
0:29.0	one of the biggest drawing tag teams of the 80s, two of the biggest characters I've ever met,
0:34.0	especially Ricky Morton with to hear him.
0:36.0	These guys have been doing it for over 35 years and they're still working matches together on the indie scene today.
0:41.0	You hear how they got partnered up, what it was like working in Memphis for Jerry Lawler,
0:45.0	one of the first tag teams to have ring music.
0:48.0	They were in Louisiana for Bill Watts, WCW, even Japan with me.
0:52.0	I spent some time together in WAR and of course we'll talk about Smokey Mount Wrestling where I first met them.
0:57.0	I got some great lessons about the biz from Ricky and Robert.
1:00.0	They're huge pranksters in the locker room, got some really funny road stories.
1:04.0	You've never seen so many people, people hanging from the rafters.
1:07.0	Tell them who, tell them Bunky.
1:09.0	All of that stuff will be explained. I'm sure you've heard about this before on McFully and Big Fully's books and Steve Austin's show.
1:15.0	You can get the real behind the scenes scoops of two of the biggest characters in wrestling history.
1:20.0	You'll get ready to be schooled in the art of the hot tag selling, ain't seen them any people.
1:25.0	Getting over again, six foot ten giants, all of that stuff.
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