WWE Hall of Famers The Rock & Roll Express are retiring from tag team competition.
Ricky Morton took to Twitter this week to announce that he and Robert Gibson will begin their farewell tour on Saturday, January 22 when they wrestle AAA World Tag Team Champions FTR at a Big Time Wrestling event in Spartanburg, SC.
Morton noted that he and Gibson will continue to make appearances together, but they are retiring from wrestling as a tag team. Morton wants to spend more time teaming with his son, Kerry Morton, and work with other up & coming talent.
“Rock & Roll Express Farewell tour begins January 22nd, 2022. I want to focus more with Kerry and behind the scenes in the wrestling business. #onelastride,” he wrote. “Specify, Robert and I are retiring from tag team wrestling together. Not appearances/signings. I would like to continue to tag team with my son and work with the younger generation in this glorious business.”
After the match against FTR, Morton will then wrestle Matt Cardona at GCW’s The Wrld On GCW the next night from Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Morton is also scheduled to team with 2 Cold Scorpio to wrestle Effy and Allie Katch at this Friday’s GCW Notorious event in Detroit. Morton is then scheduled to compete in the 26th annual ECWA Super 8 Tournament on Saturday, March 26 in Morganville, NJ.
Morton and Gibson began teaming together in the early 1980s. The legendary tag team has held gold in more than a dozen promotions. They were inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2006, the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2021.
Stay tuned for more. You can see some of Morton’s related tweets below:
These next two weeks are going to be fun! GCW & FTR.
History will be made. Fortunate to be apart of it. Weighing in today 209lbs.
— Ricky Morton (@RealRickyMorton) January 12, 2022
— Ricky Morton (@RealRickyMorton) January 12, 2022
Specify, Robert and I are retiring from tag team wrestling together. Not appearances/signings.
I would like to continue to tag team with my son and work with the younger generation in this glorious business.— Ricky Morton (@RealRickyMorton) January 13, 2022
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