Ricky Morton
Richard Wendell Morton (born September 21, 1956) is an American
professional wrestler, currently performing on the
independent circuit. For most of his career, Morton has performed with
Robert Gibson as the
Rock 'n' Roll Express, described as "the consummate
babyface tag team". Morton has wrestled for multiple promotions in the United States including the
Continental Wrestling Association,
Mid-South Wrestling,
Jim Crockett Promotions/
World Championship Wrestling,
Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the
World Wrestling Federation, and
Extreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the Japanese promotions
All Japan Pro Wrestling,
New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and
Wrestle Association R.
Morton has held dozens of
championships throughout his career, including the
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship,
NWA World Tag Team Championship,
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship,
USWA World Tag Team Championship, and
WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. He has been inducted into the
NWA Hall of Fame,
''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' Hall of Fame, and
WWE Hall of Fame. His skill at driving audiences into a sympathetic frenzy by convincingly
selling pain gave rise to the expression "playing Ricky Morton".
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