Ricky Morton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Morton
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Sep 21, 1956(1956-09-21)
Age	68
Birthplace	Nashville
Country	United States
Birth City	Tennessee
Horoscope	Virgo

Ricky Morton Biography

Ricky Morton is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on September 21, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Morton was trained by his father, Paul, and by veteran wrestler Ken Lucas. He debuted in 1978, facing Ken Wayne in his debut match. He wrestled primarily for the Continental Wrestling Association in Memphis, Tennessee, often teaming with Lucas or Eddie Gilbert. Morton quickly became a popular performer thanks to his “athletic prowess”, “sensational looks”, and “spiky blond mullet”. His popularity with female fans saw him dubbed a “teen idol”.

In 1981, Morton began wrestling for NWA Tri-State. He formed a tag team with Eddie Gilbert, winning the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship twice. His second reign ended in August 1981 when he left the promotion.

Ricky Morton Net Worth

Ricky Morton is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Morton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

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 baby face 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ricky Morton height 5 ft 11 in Robby weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ricky Morton Dating?

According to our records, Ricky Morton is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Morton’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1985, both teams moved on to the NWA’s Jim Crockett Promotions and became famous due to the national television exposure of TBS. Ricky and Robert had a major feud with the “Russians”, Ivan and Nikita Koloff and won the NWA World Tag Team Title. They traded the title again with the Russians and lost them to their hated rivals the Midnight Express on February 2, 1986 during Superstars on the Superstation due to their manager, Jim Cornette. Cornette used his tennis racket on Robert to help his team win.

Facts & Trivia

Robby Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ricky Morton celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.

Morton and Gibson then feuded briefly with the New Breed, Sean Royal and Chris Champion, but this feud ended when the New Breed were injured in an auto accident. Their next feud was with Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, who won the title from them on September 29, 1987 after Jim Cornette’s new Midnight Express of Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane attacked them and injured Morton’s arm and shoulder. Morton came out in the middle of the match and blindly tagged Gibson and courageously tried to wrestle but the Horsemen soon took advantage and Gibson gave up the match to save Morton more pain. They feuded for a few months with the Horsemen keeping the titles by getting themselves disqualified, and injuring Gibson’s ribs.

Why is Ricky Morton still wrestling?

Ricky Morton
Debut| 1977

Where is Ricky Morton now?

Morton currently lives in Bristol, Tennessee. He made up half of the legendary tag team known as the Rock N’ Roll Express. He and his partner Robert Gibson won four World Tag Team Championships in their heyday. Now, they can add Hall of Famer to their long list of accomplishments.

Are the Rock and Roll Express still wrestling?

Ricky Morton announced that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Express will begin their farewell tour in 2022. Morton wrote on Twitter that he wanted to focus more on his son, Kerry, and also behind the scenes in pro wrestling.

When did Ricky Morton turn on Robert Gibson?

On June 12, 1991 , at Clash of the Champions XV in Knoxville, Tennessee, Morton turned on a returning Gibson to join the York Foundation, which led to a match between Morton and Gibson at The Great American Bash on July 14, 1991.

How old is wrestler Robert Gibson?

63 years (July 19, 1958)