The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – A Tale of Bandannas, Bad Hair and Babes
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In 1983, Jerry “The King” Lawler made a decision to pair 2 fairly obscure young wrestlers into a new tag team. The 2 young men were born Richard Wendell Morton and Ruben Cain, but they would forever be remembered as Ricky & Robert. As the head booker for his Memphis territory, he needed a second babyface tag team for when the popular Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) were working elsewhere.
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – A Tale of Bandannas, Bad Hair and Babes
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – A Tale of…
The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express – A Tale of Bandannas, Bad Hair and Babes
In 1983, Jerry “The King” Lawler made a decision to pair 2 fairly obscure young wrestlers into a new tag team. The 2 young men were born Richard Wendell Morton and Ruben Cain, but they would forever be remembered as Ricky & Robert. As the head booker for his Memphis territory, he needed a second babyface tag team for when the popular Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane) were working elsewhere.