Randy Rose

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1974–1987)

Randy Rose began his career in 1974 in Tennessee.

In 1980, Rose formed a tag team with Dennis Condrey in the Alabama-based promotion Southeast Championship Wrestling. The duo initially feuded with Norvell Austin before joining forces with Austin to form a stable, The Midnight Express. The trio dominated the tag team scene there until 1983, when Condrey left SCW for Mid-South Wrestling, where he reformed The Midnight Express with Bobby Eaton.

American Wrestling Association (1987)

Rose reunited with Condrey in the American Wrestling Association in 1987. Now known as "Ravishing" Randy Rose, he and Condrey called themselves "The Midnight Express", and claimed the right to the name, which had since been used by Condrey and Eaton and later by Eaton and Stan Lane. The duo were managed by Paul E. Dangerously. Condrey and Rose defeated Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on October 30, 1987, in Whitewater, Wisconsin. They would have a two-month title reign, losing the titles to the returning Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) on December 27, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

World Championship Wrestling (1988–1989)

Condrey and Rose resurfaced in NWA flagship promotion World Championship Wrestling (with Dangerously) in November 1988, now known as "The Original Midnight Express". During the November 5 episode of World Championship Wrestling, Jim Cornette kayfabe received an anonymous phone call. The caller ridiculed Cornette over Eaton and Lane's loss of the NWA World Tag Team Championship to The Road Warriors on October 29. Cornette recognized the caller and basically asked him to come say it to his face. At that point, Dangerously and the Original Midnight Express hit the ring and proceeded to pummel Cornette and Stan Lane, who was wrestling in a singles match. By the time Bobby Eaton showed up, it was three on one. Cornette showed up the next week on TBS carrying his blood stained suit jacket and the feud was on. Continental Wrestling Association AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Dennis Condrey and Norvell AustinA Central States Wrestling NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bryan St. John Deep South Wrestling Deep South Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2019 - Inducted as part of The Midnight Express with "Loverboy" Dennis Condrey and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton Southeastern Championship Wrestling NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (13 times) - with Ron Bass (1 time), Dennis Condrey (4 times), Pat Rose (1 time), Jimmy Golden (1 time), and Dennis Condrey and Norvell Austin (6 times)A Windy City Pro Wrestling WCPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dennis Condrey ARose, Austin and Condrey held the championship collectively via the "Freebird Rule"