Original Midnight Express Shoot Interview

RF Video sat down with the original Midnight Express, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey on 10/30/04. We ran through their entire career from beginning to today discussing all their matches and fueds from various territories. Here are the topics that were discussed in the interview: -How and where they got started in the wrestling business -Who taught Bobby how to take bumps -If they were big fans of wrestling growing up -Where was the first territory they worked in -When the first time was they met each other -Bobby’s memories of teaming with Lanny Poffo -Thoughts on Nick & George Kulas -Working in Louisiana -Thoughts on Jerry Lawler -Working in Memphis -Early memories  -Memories of handicap match when kids jumped into the ring -Early memories of Andy Kaufman -Jerry Jarrett as an promoter -Working in Continental -Memories of the original Midnight Express -Formation of Dennis and Bobby as Midnight Express -Thoughts on Bill Watts -Story of fans going nuts at the show -Story of Dennis being drug by a car with his arm stuck in the window -Working in the Super Dome -Craziest town they worked in -Memories of matches with Magnum TA and Mr. Wrestling II -If there was anything they didn’t want to do in the ring -Gimmick matches they were involved in -Things Watt’s fined Dennis and Bobby for -Early memories of working with the Rock N’ Roll Express -Opinion on young wrestlers watching their matches to learn -Good road stories -Story of a state troper pulling them over with beer in the car -Memories of the last stampede in 1984 -Memories of the Junkyard Dog -How JYD was outside of the ring -What the road schedule was like -Story about Dennis burning up the car engine -Early memories of scaffold matches with Rock N Roll Express -Memories of Jim Duggan -Being paired with Hercules Hernandez -What made them end up leaving -Compare Bill Watts to Fritz von Erich -Opinion on the Von Erichs -Who they got along with the most -Which Von Erich they thought was the best -Story about the Von Erichs naked in a pond on the side of the road -Story about Kerry reading a long highspot he had written on his hand in the ring -Thoughts on Mike Von Erich -Standout moment in the territory -How they ended up in Mid-Atlantic -First program with Ronnie Garvin -Memories of Starrcade 85 -Thoughts of Dusty Rhodes as a booker -Did they ever want to do promos or did they enjoy it being done for them -What was the partying like in the NWA -Did they ever notice political heat between Flair and Dusty -Was there any tension between them and the Horsemen -Did their psychology ever change from before with the Rock N Roll -Matches with Rock N Roll that stick out -Any good road stories during their NWA time -What the locker room was like when Magnum was in his car accident -Memories of working with the Road Warriors -Memories of scaffold match with Road Warriors -Working with Baby Doll -What it was like taking a bump off the scaffolds -Thoughts on Ray Traylor (Big Boss Man) -Any plans to do a fued with Horsemen -How they got a meeting with Vince McMahon -Initial thoughts of Vince -At what point they started to drift apart -What Bobby thought when Dennis quit -What was Dusty’s reaction when they told him -When Dennis left did he think he would ever return -How Dennis ended up in AWA -Initial impressions of Verne Gagne -Initial impressions of Paul Heyman -Thoughts on matches with Rockers -Who approached Dennis to return to NWA -Any standout moments in AWA -Initial conversations like with Dusty and Ric Flair -Working matches on TBS saturday nights -Thoughts on blood in matches -Favorite tag teams to work with -Anyone they never wanted to work with that they had to -Any heat towards who won the Crockett Cup -Any serious injuries in the ring -Story of Dennis knocking Ricky Steamboat out with a horseshoe -Favorite angles of all time -Thoughts of Steve Williams -Thoughts of Jim Ross -How did they develop their tag team skills -Working for independent promotions -Regrets in the business -Memories of Jake Roberts -Is there any tag team they wanted to work that they haven’t yet -Memories of working with Andre the Giant -Story about one of Andre’s legendary drinking habit -What Hogan was like in Tennessee -Thoughts on the lack of kayfabe in the business today -How they would rate themselves as workers -Thoughts on Ric Flair still being on top -Favorite towns to work in -Do they prefer working in smaller or bigger buildings -If they worked in Japan -Thoughts on Sting