Richard Morton
Biography
Richard Wendell Morton is an American professional wrestler, currently performing on the independent circuit. He is the current ECW Television Champion, after pinning Matt Cardona at GCW Say You Will. 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. 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"
Known For(86 works)
Raw
1993Raw
1993
Raw
1993Raw
1993
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
Mid-South Wrestling
1981Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Dark Side of the Ring
2019Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Clash of the Champions
1988Clash of the Champions
1988
Hey! (EW)
2022Hey! (EW)
2022
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977USWA Championship Wrestling
1977
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
1981
NWA Powerrr
2019NWA Powerrr
2019
AWA Arena Shows
1981AWA Arena Shows
1981
Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998Ohio Valley Wrestling TV
1998
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1994
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
WCW Arena Shows
1983WCW Arena Shows
1983
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
2022Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
2022
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
1991WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
1991
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991WCW SuperBrawl 1
1991
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
1991
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
1988
NWA Starrcade 1987
1987NWA Starrcade 1987
1987
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
1992
WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992WCW WrestleWar 1992
1992
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
2012
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
1988
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
NWA USA
2022NWA USA
2022
WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991WCW WrestleWar 1991
1991
NWA Into the Fire
2019NWA Into the Fire
2019
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
1987
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993WCW SuperBrawl III
1993
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987AWA All-Star Wrestling
1987
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991WCW Starrcade 1991
1991
WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990WCW WrestleWar 1990
1990
WCW Starrcade 1990
1990WCW Starrcade 1990
1990
The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
1987
NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land
1986
SMW Night of The Legends
1994SMW Night of The Legends
1994
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
1991WCW The Great American Bash 1991
1991
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
1997ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
1997
AWA SuperClash III
1988AWA SuperClash III
1988
NWA Starrcade 1985
1985NWA Starrcade 1985
1985
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992WCW SuperBrawl II
1992
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
1993
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
2022Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
2022
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte
1986
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show 2022
2022WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show 2022
2022
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021
WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
1991
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
2019GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
2019
ROH: Honor For All
2019ROH: Honor For All
2019
I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story
2016
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen
2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2017
2017WWE Hall of Fame 2017
2017
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990
NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro
1986
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
1993SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
1993
NWA Samhain
2023NWA Samhain
2023
Ultimate Death Match 3
2011Ultimate Death Match 3
2011
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9
2025GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9
2025
NWA Hard Times
2020NWA Hard Times
2020
NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1
2023NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1
2023
SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992
1992
NWA & ROH: The Crockett Cup
2019NWA & ROH: The Crockett Cup
2019
Beyond Americanrana 2019
2019Beyond Americanrana 2019
2019
The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament
1994The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament
1994
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
2026
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1986 – As Told By The Rock 'n' Roll Express
2016Timeline: The History of WCW – 1986 – As Told By The Rock 'n' Roll Express
2016
Joey Janela's Spring Break 4
2020Joey Janela's Spring Break 4
2020