Ricky Morton on Dusty Rhodes Holding Him Down

[@guybroyles48]

That my friends, is what you call integrity, morals, and values. The world would be a better place if everyone was a little more like him.

[@mackmcmillan9905]

Addressing the fan feeling looked over directly is pure class. You KNOW it made that man's year.

[@liteney]

That was really kind of Ricky to acknowledge/address Mike King directly at the end there. He didn't have to do that, but he respected the man who is fan of yours and it's deeply appreciated. My uncle has been a long, long time fan of the Rock N Roll Express, I showed him this and your words made his day, thank you brother. Cheers Ricky... Keep Rocking eh :)

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Ricky Morton would be a good of a booker. If not better, than the late great Dusty Rhodes.

[@jd9119]

@@Mr.Majestic77 Dusty was pretty much washed up by the mid 80's

[@ivancat1891]

Long live the Rock-N-Roll Express. Man, Ricky Morton was my idol growing up. He and Robert Gibson blew up the NWA. In my opinion, that was the best time in wrestling. Thank you Ricky for all you did and still do for the sport of Professional Wrestling.

[@ssdj04]

Great comment!

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

I agree, the best era! I was a Midnight Express fan and Bobby Eaton was and still is my favorite wrestler of all time, but I also liked the Rock N’ Roll Express, I even had the Ricky Morton hair in high school 😂!

[@michaelvaughn8864]

The Rock 'n Roll Express was undoubtedly a, if not, the premier tag team of the mid-80s NWA👍 Their battles for the tiles with Jimmy Cornette's Midnight Express are legendary

[@michaelvaughn8864]

Sounds like the late Dusty Rhodes had a bit of envy when it came to The R 'n R Express' success and being mad over with fans. I remember when he booked himself in 6 man tag matches with Ricky & Robert occasionally

[@liteskinnedbobbybrown6256]

I always wondered what happened to RRX! They were awesome!!! I saw them in Philadelphia in 86 and the place was packed!!! I loved when Ricky would interview & say JIM CORNETTE,I GOT MORE GUTS IN MY PINKY THAN YOU GOT IN YOUR WHOLE ROTTEN STINKING BODY😂😂

[@mikesmith2718]

Rock n roll vs the midnight has to be one of the best tag team feuds of all time. Nobody sells like Ricky Morton!

[@DixiePokerAce]

Midnight Express and Rock'n Roll Express had some awesome matches. Both teams were unbelievable.

[@scypsylock9402]

That's Ricky putting a fan on the spot by giving him a shout out saying hi - that is why he is truly awesome! Mike if you are out there, you are one lucky son of a gun getting that shout out!

[@1drsausage]

What a class act Ricky is. Good on him.

[@iceteehehe754]

He even answeres likea white meat babby face... wow!!!!

[@1drsausage]

@stlane3800 we were all young once, and there's no such thing as a perfect person...yet we all have the capacity for change. I don't know much more than how he conducted himself during this interview and it is to what I refer. Giving the shout out to the person who wrote the question was a nice thing to do that probably made him feel special. Ricky didn't have to do that.

[@militarized_monk755]

@@stlane3800 'pounding lines and 20yo strippers at 50'. Not sure what kind of heel angle you're taking here, but that's EXACTLY the kind of class I hope to have at 50.

[@eerslink5498]

I met Ricky, Bobby Eaton (one of my all time favorites) and Greg Valentine at a show in Mill Creek WV about 14 years ago. Those three men were as down to earth as anyone I've ever met. Really enjoyed talking to all of them. Bobby was so quiet, I was just struck by that. Here this man is that has traveled the world probably 5 times over yet, he was meek as could be. I appreciated and admired that from him. Greg was great. He asked if he could use my cell to call home and check on his family because he didn't have service in that area. Well, of course! lol The man had given me hours and hours of entertainment as a kid. Damn right you can use my phone to check in with your people! Then Ricky. I still have the picture of Ricky, my wife, my son and of myself. Ricky didn't seem like he was in any hurry to push the line through, take the pictures and then get the hell out of there. He actually took the time to associate with his fans, talk with them, laugh, take pictures and just bullshit with them. If you ever get a chance to go see Ricky, do it. Get that pic, buy some merch and talk with him. He's one of wrestling's real treasures!

[@TheSerpentsEye]

I ❤️ Ricky's no-nonsense answers.

[@theeverchosen1504]

Nice to hear someone taking their time, thinking about what they want to say.

[@italion9101]

Rickey Morton is fucking great.

[@kevinturner1849]

Ricky, Robert and Steve Borden(Sting) are the very reason I was a wrestling fan back in the 80’s. The Rock N Roll Express have to be my favorite tag team of all time, hands down. I miss those great days of wrestling

[@dbrownthegreat]

Class act all the way. Ricky and Robert both have great respect for their fans. I remember wondering why the Rock & Roll Express were gone from JCP in 1988 and, suddenly, the Fantastics seemed to be taking their place. I'm a huge fan of Dusty's but he was still human and we can all have egos, jealousy, etc.

[@vanealmorrow6024]

The TBS studio confrontation with Flair so memorable.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Wow, that's how you end a video. Ricky is a class act.

[@davidmitchell6873]

Yeah low class lol.

[@Stratsrule]

Always my fav interviews. Rick Morton rocks. Thanks James

[@81ghale]

It’s awesome to see Ricky looking and sounding good! We need you around for a long time Ricky to talk sense to these younger wrestlers that don’t have the advantage of having all the territories to get better before going to promotion with TV every week.

[@ryanwarren7600]

RnR is my all time favorite. Many of us wouldnt know what wrestling is if it werent for RnR Express. Rick is what all you young kids call Old School. Some things is more important than fame and money. Who you love, how you love, and how you treat your family and friends is more important to Rick than any belt, or any check. Thats the kinda guys that made wrestling what it was in my day. And its a lack of those things that makes wrestling what it is today. Class isnt something you can buy or something you can teach, and you cant even define it. Class is just something that you know what it is, when you see it. RnR is all class 1st class all the way baby!

[@danielalaniz7058]

Much Respect to Ricky Morton I grew watching the Rock roll express n all the old school wrestlers

[@daerth4423]

We need more people with his attitude in the business today.

[@danielb5658]

Heel Ricky Morton would have been more over than Ronnie Garvin as Champ. I saw R&R live, more than once, and the crowd pops/chaos was pretty insane. Crazy, but they may have been more “over” than anyone ever has ..

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Dumbest shit I ever heard lol .. Ronnie Garvin was tough as steel and Ricky Morton made Shawn Michaels look like Sid Vicious

[@iamreidvance]

From a small town in northeast arkansas i appreciate the hell outta the so called "b" teams from the past. Thank you

[@mattclassic1855]

I grew up in South Arkansas!! We would get Mid-South and World Class

[@michaelking2582]

Thank you for using the question !! Great, great answer by Ricky, and no, I had no idea Flair dropped the belt to him in Richmond. I knew about the "A" team "B" team thing. I had heard Arn talk about that. Anyway, huge thanks again !! You & Dutch are by far the best out there !!

[@son0fsocal]

Nobody will EVER duplicate the ROCK N ROLL EXPRESS…when their music started , the screaming of chicks would make you think the Beatles were being introduced

[@TJRatfink]

I was a huge NWA/WCW mark and it killed me when they went under. that was THE BEST wrestling! thanks, Punky!

[@allgf]

Me too brother 😢😢

[@davidlangley1844]

Awesome awesome man and he kept his word to his partner that is huge

[@billholmes3777]

Magnum TA’s accident occurred in October 1986 after Ricky’s singles matches with Ric Flair in May 1986 - June 1986. I agree with Ricky’s comment about Magnum being groomed for the NWA World Title.

[@billwilliams8783]

I remember magnum being the tv champion or some shit🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sidsmith4410]

​@@billwilliams8783United States champion, he lost to Nikita Koloff and then he was going beat Ric Flair, they was grooming Magnum T.A to be like Hulk Hogan was to WWF, I watched several interviews with T.A done.....

[@TheWillisShow]

They often had tag team guys work singles with Flair especially during the Great American Bash tours. The Midnight Express 25th anniversary book confirms what Ricky said about the “A” team and the “B” team shows.

[@donovanredmond8050]

​ My older brother and I were super big into professional wrestling back in the day! We had buddies and relatives that shared our passion for it as well. Before the internet and insider info we had the insight to know that Magnum was being groom to be the next NWA champion. Even with other territories and organizations we were calling situations, titles, stars, and all things wrestling like 90 percent of the times! We even prediicted Hulk Hogan leaving after his loss or final (screw job by Verne) to Nick Bockwinkle. We knew that he was going to be super huge! Man did Verne Gagne dropped the ball on that one!

[@markwilson9840]

Flair ran the same narrative with Morton as Steamboat,the "training bra" angle.

[@Mma-basement-215]

Man Ricky Mortin a class act all the way and a loyal friend much respect...Rock and roll Express was so over.. my goodness you can go back and watch right now.. you can barely hear the announcer speaking when they were in the ring goodness ... NWA never should of went under that roster was amazing ..when you have a team that's over like they wete drawing money man you really have to stick with what works ...what the people want ..specially when you have WWE out there trying to sniper the talent !!

[@paulhowe4535]

Ricky is brilliant to listen to James. Book him again in the near future he can answer more of the questions fans have asked then

[@atx4fun]

I wish fans today could have been around in the 80s with the territories. I was blessed to be in DFW with the Von Erichs and Freebirds, watching TBS to see R&R and Midnight express and even ESPN carried the old AWA stuff. As a kid in HS, it was so awesome seeing 3 different territories of wrestling and seeing your favorites migrating from one group to another. No one today can comprehend how over the R&R was in their areas and the level of Von Erich crazy in DFW was insane. The Von Erichs were bigger than the Cowboys it seemed.

[@r0ckstar666]

Ronnie Garvin was only world champion once and for not very long. However the Garvin stomp was legendary

[@Boss429..]

The Garvin chops were loud, painful, and legendary. Ask Flair! 👋

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Flair was less selfish than Dusty. He volunteered to elevate Morton and Garvin (heck, even George South) and got fans to believe that some guys were just bad matchups for him, too tough or too dumb to psych out. And EVERYBODY got over as a result.

[@toma.4808]

Transitional champ- just like iron sheik. Ronnie is a legend, a great wrestler, with respect, he wasn't world champion material.

[@Macrodosian897]

@@Boss429..I recently went back and watched the two title matches between Flair and Garvin. Those two guys beat the living hell out of each other

[@scotthalvorson1161]

Ricky is such a great dude, its stunning tbh

[@imogenaris1697]

Good Lord. Sometimes you don't have to meet your heroes to know/feel when someone is a class act. Ricky Morton is one of those people. Listening to him for hours on end would be a priceless gift. When you're a kid growing up with this on your tv every week you're in another world, like a book, film, or album. Hearing what went/goes on behind the scenes, now with the web is soooo fascinating & a treat. The Rock & Roll, The Rockers, The Midnight, The 4 Horsemen, etc, all gave us great memories. God bless Ricky Morton- former/unsung NWA ( R.I.P. ) World Heavyweight Champion, & everyone who gave us those memories

[@Notwithnonsense]

Ricky is speaking nothing but pure truth; he and Robert were over the moon! As a kid, I lived near Florence, SC and the football stadium is still there. I'm still a Rock "N" Roll Express fan!

[@dbell179]

That era of NWA Wrestling from 85-88 was the best time of Wrestling and I wished it could have lasted longer

[@rolotomassi9806]

Yes it was

[@thelegendringlordspeedy]

It was a honor to work the Rock and Roll Express everywhere.

[@jamesoldham9237]

Arn Anderson even said on his podcast that Dusty hated seeing RNR Express outdraw him

[@mikem10481]

Dusty was a good booker, but whenever the people got behind a babyface wrestler organically, he would attach himself to that wrestler, just to stay over himself. He did it to the Rock and Roll, did it with Magnum TA, did it with Nikita Koloff.

[@FitTrucker73]

I was fortunate enough to take a pic Ricky and Robert after a show. Two of the nicest guys to ever do it.

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Have to name this interview The Ricky Morton story , Do you understand me?

[@iamnotanuggetblackhart5103]

"You Hear What I'm Sayin'?" By Ricky Morton.

[@ssdj04]

Ricky is one of my all time favorites! I based my hockey hair “mullet” off of Punky!

[@samwillis6692]

I met Ricky at Charlotte airport and got a pic with him. He was nice and didn’t act like he didn’t have time for the pic. I’m a wrestling fan since 1980.

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Rick & Robert best tag team rock & rolling 👍

[@davidfrederick1971]

August 16, 1986 Atlanta (Dusty vs Flair) Attn: 2,800 Philadelphia (Rock-n-Roll Express defeated Condrey & Eaton to regain titles) Attn: 7,000 This DEFINITELY had to piss Dusty off.

[@Jcrash71]

Of course it did lol... Also what website did you use to find those numbers? I wanna learn them.

[@bloodhound3817]

I used to go to SMW shows a lot when I was a kid. Met Ricky and Robert quite a few times. Great guys.

[@jimmyjarrett-ws2iz]

Ricky is a pure Babyface init😂

[@JordanZeh]

Ricky's catch phrases "Do you hear me?" "Do you understand me". He loves to do those during his interviews. We love you Ricky!..and Kerry!

[@bigglilwayne7050]

Ronnie Garvin was believable because he was a legitimate bad ass

[@mikewilliams4024]

I was a kid in the business at the time Ricky and Robert were big. Every in the business knew this story. The quote I heard was, "No one out books the booker". I actually got the chance to work with Robert once, class act.

[@bwxk3]

I was a kid in Richmond, Virginia that night. Remember it like it was yesterday. I love hearing these stories the fans was crazy about the rock ‘n’ roll express

[@RobTheUndertaker]

I love his loyalty to Robert Gibson. Nearly everyone in the wrestling business would have let him get fired for the championship.

[@davidjackson8821]

Hey RM! I had a chance encounter this weekend with Ricky. I immediately recognized him and it was a thrill. Ricky was so polite and we spoke for a bit. I was able to get a pic with him. Ricky is a class act. Thank you....

[@Mr.Majestic77]

So technically, Ricky Morton, much like the late Bobo Brazil are both NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champions, with Ricky Morton defeating "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Bobo Brazil defeating "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers, in both clean victories. The history books of Pro Wrestling definitely needs a few amendments

[@charliecoldbeer6195]

That B team would come to Greenwood SC and sell out every time! The roof would blow off when Rock N Roll came out!

[@JohnnyLaps]

There may have been bigger guys and faster guys and stronger guys then Ricky but I'll be damned if if he didn't work his ass off to become a premier worker.

[@ChrisP58]

“You don’t sell out the place without the Booker on the card”…. What the heck was the R&R supposed to do? …Lol “hey guys! Bookers not here…don’t show up tonight. Thanks.”

[@billysikes1374]

What a pos Dusty was, I've never heard anyone say some good about him

[@jameskelly5672]

Dusty makes chief jay strongbow look good.

[@chadk890]

Strongbow was a wannabe Wahoo McDaniel. Strongbow couldn't lace Dusty's boots

[@alanrobinson4696]

The American Legion Stadium in Florence,SC was always packed!

[@triumpthat]

Damn Ricky you Da man. Didn't have too make me cry at the end.

[@TheJoaniejoancansew]

I remembered his match with Flair! I always wondered why....great upload!!

[@afattori316]

Love RM. What a class act and so is George South.

[@rory693]

Ricky’s a cool cat

[@WaldoBagelTopper]

I like to hear stories like this. The errors we make as young men with pride.

[@michaelrubin9547]

Ricky refreshing with his candor

[@tigerconway]

one of my favorite teams back then . good wrestlers

[@FURTHER_ADO]

2:20 didn't expect him to talk about Pat Patterson

[@lip931]

JAMES----- Interview suggestion-------- David Sammartino

[@scottwilson3741]

67? Damn

[@dominicalberto2179]

Good interview!

[@shanesauve1721]

Ricky, with the tongue flipping out of his mouth is talking like an old man with no teeth. LOL

[@Youre_Right]

What held Ricky Morton back was Robert Gibson. If he had done to Robert what Shawn did to Marty. There’s no telling how far Ricky would have gone.

[@maxpuppy96]

Dusty may have tried to bury the Rock and Roll Express but as soon as they became hotter than hell Dusty was booking himself in 6 man tags with them. Dusty was for Dusty.

[@timfrederick9305]

Same thing with the Road Warriors.Magnum TA and others.If you was getting over as a baby face more than Dusty he would book hisself into your angles to keep the spotlight on himself

[@thelifeboxmediachannel]

Nice Work First Class To His Fans

[@CraigSmithII]

Ronnie Garvin, Ricky & Robert along with others have said that Dusty screwed over the R&R on purpose. Ronnie even said that when the R&R was booked in Greensboro, NC, Dusty would put himself in 6 man tags with them because he didn't like them outdrawing him

[@chadk890]

To be fair Dusty was Over like crazy back then. He drew money with the Horsemen

[@thomasabner9134]

Saw Morton get booed and heckled at a show in Glensboro KY. It was a outside show, a really big crowd. Until it was time for him to get in the ring, all he did was sit in his little Benz, every once in a while would walk around talking on his cellphone. In my opinion he was ignoring the very same people who paid for their tickets. He came to the ring expecting a hero's welcome, whilst he got what he deserved. 🤣The look on his face reacting to such was worth the price of admission several times over.🤣

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Uhh, Ricky, your feud with Flair all took place before Magnum got hurt......you were feuding with Andersons at that point in 1986. You werent feuding with Flair because Maggie got hurt. That being said, great listen to hear Ricky talk about the old days.

[@justindeas9053]

I’m from and live in Florence, SC. What he says about selling out the football stadium is absolutely true.

[@waynesworldofmodeling2574]

This is true my first ever wrestling show I ever been to was the rock and roll express vs the midnight express at the Florence high school football field it was pouring down rain but they still put on a amazing show

[@Ionic_Retro]

I'm not a big Morton wrestling fan, but as a straight up man, this dude is cool as F#C&!

[@bunglefever622]

The Rock N Roll express, the reason i started watching wrestling. Thank you Ricky and Robert

[@jasperscott5426]

Rick Morton, spoke from the heart the way it was and is...... which hurts, the truth..

[@johnf4022]

Ric flair giving Ricky Morton a training bra was gold hahahaha

[@DonDiesel85]

Real man total class

[@vicvaccani7015]

Stand up man💯

[@JEppsLars]

Man I loved this guy and Robert as a kid. Seeing how cool and down to Earth he still is, man I'd like to meet him and shake his hand.

[@jpistolas]

Growing up in NC during the 80's, I can verify that Ricky's 100% correct on just how over R&R were. It was those two & Magnum TA. Christ women lost their shit over them.

[@shantellfrierson1407]

I saw the Rock n Roll Express a couple of times at the American Legion Stadium in Florence a couple of times. Everyone stood for their entire matches. They were scheduled to wrestle Arn and Tully but they didn’t show, so they ended wrestling The New Breed. Great times indeed!!

[@samnmel100]

saw r&r win the belts against the midnight express at the civic center in philly, like a hundred years ago. just the most fun EVER! jim cornett was losing his mind interacting with the fans, waving that tennis racket around 4 rows in front of me. crazy fun stuff. i miss the old days. on that same card, if i remember correctly, was a match between the barbarian and some cowboy dude, and they stopped wrasslin' to watch a fight that broke out in the upper deck. f'n philly. lol.

[@winslowcross235]

Kind of a side note, but I don’t get why everyone talks badly about Ronnie Garvin. I thought he was great. Literally my favorite wrestler for a lot of years.

[@billymoorehead8878]

You are the man Ricky hands down you are the man

[@DecemberGuy77]

Ricky was over, but so was Jimmy Valiant. Neither would have been acceptable Champs at the top of the card to that audience. Also, they put the belt on Garvin because they knew he'd be a pro and drop it back once Ric was ready to come back.

[@johnj.2486]

My takeaway from hearing many wrestlers shoot on Dusty is "Dusty was for Dusty", except for his son Gold dust, who he pushed big time!

[@BobbleHead90]

Ronnie Garvin said the same thing about how they would put the rock ‘n’ roll express in the smaller towns

[@shaungaddy4960]

Hell yea Rock-N-Express was my idol in the 80's

[@richardclark7224]

Ricky is a class act good man in my opinion 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@rudyrusso711]

Excellent podcast!

[@archibaldchuzzlewit1848]

Top shelf guy. Super classy.

[@jeffrichards1537]

Friendship trumps anything. Ricky is a real man. He new he had a good thing going with robert gibson.

[@jikal9032]

I love Ricky

[@estebanramirez418]

Ricky's a class act, one is bigger than him and Robert