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
