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

Raw

Raw

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

All Elite Wrestling: Collision

Mid-South Wrestling

Dark Side of the Ring

USWA Championship Wrestling

USWA Championship Wrestling

All Movies (78)

• JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 20262026 · as Ricky Morton
• GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 92025 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Samhain2023 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 12023 · as Ricky Morton
• Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon2022 · as Ricky Morton
• Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match2022 · as Ricky Morton
• WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial Super Show 20222022 · as Ricky Morton
• WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever2022 · as Ricky Morton
• WrestleCade Supershow 20212021 · as Ricky Morton
• Battleground Championship Wrestling2021 · as Ricky Morton
• NEW Wrestlefest 252021 · as Ricky Morton
• Joey Janela's Spring Break 42020 · as Himself
• NWA Hard Times2020 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Into the Fire2019 · as Ricky Morton
• WrestleCade Supershow 20192019
• ROH: Honor For All2019 · as Ricky Morton
• Beyond Americanrana 20192019
• NWA & ROH: The Crockett Cup2019
• GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 22019 · as Ricky Morton
• WWE Hall of Fame 20172017
• WrestleCade 2016 - The Final 3 Count2016
• I Never Quit: The Magnum T.A. Story2016
• Timeline: The History of WCW – 1986 – As Told By The Rock 'n' Roll Express2016 · as Himself
• WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash2014 · as Himself
• Legends of Mid-South Wrestling2013 · as Ricky Morton
• The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions2012 · as Himself
• WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection2012 · as Himself
• Ultimate Death Match 32011 · as Self
• The Rise & Fall of WCW2009 · as Self
• Ric Flair & The Four Horsemen2007 · as Himself
• WWE Unforgiven: In Your House1998 · as Ricky Morton
• WWE WrestleMania XIV1998 · as Ricky Morton
• WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House1998 · as Ricky Morton (Appearance)
• ECW Crossing the Line Again 19971997 · as Ricky Morton
• FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary1996 · as Ricky Morton
• Blood, Brawls and Grudges1995 · as Ricky Morton
• The 1994 NWA World's Championship Tournament1994 · as Ricky Morton
• SMW Night of The Legends1994 · as Ricky Morton
• The Life And Times of Paul Boesch1994 · as Ricky Morton (archive footage)
• SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 19931993 · as Ricky Morton
• WWE Survivor Series 19931993 · as Ricky Morton
• SMW Fire on The Mountain 19931993 · as Himself
• SMW Bluegrass Brawl 19931993 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW SuperBrawl III1993 · as Ricky Morton
• SMW Fire on The Mountain 19921992 · as Himself
• WCW WrestleWar 19921992 · as Richard Morton
• WCW SuperBrawl II1992 · as Richard Morton
• WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII1992 · as Richard Morton
• WCW Starrcade 19911991 · as Richard Morton
• WCW Halloween Havoc 19911991 · as Richard Morton
• WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '911991 · as Richard Morton
• WCW The Great American Bash 19911991 · as Richard Morton
• WCW SuperBrawl 11991 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW WrestleWar 19911991 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite1991 · as Himself
• WCW Starrcade 19901990 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW Halloween Havoc 19901990 · as Himself
• WCW The Great American Bash 19901990 · as Himself
• NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush1990 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop1990 · as Himself
• WCW WrestleWar 19901990 · as Ricky Morton
• CSW International Bash1989 · as Himself
• AWA SuperClash III1988 · as Ricky Morton
• AWA The Road to Super Clash III1988 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '881988 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem1988 · as Ricky Morton (Interview)
• NWA Starrcade 19871987 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games1987 · as Himself
• The Second Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1987 · as Himself
• NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation1987 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA The Great American Bash '86: Livin' in the Promise Land1986 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Greensboro1986 · as Himself
• NWA The Great American Bash '86 Tour: Charlotte1986 · as Ricky Morton
• The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1986 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Superstars on The SuperStation1986 · as Ricky Morton
• AWA/NWA Night of Champions II1985
• Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 19841985 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Starrcade 19851985 · as Ricky Morton

All TV Shows (22)

• All Elite Wrestling: Collision2023 · as Ricky Morton
• Hey! (EW)2022 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA USA2022 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA Powerrr2019 · as Ricky Morton
• All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite2019 · as Ricky Morton
• Dark Side of the Ring2019
• Ohio Valley Wrestling TV1998 · as Ricky Morton
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling1994 · as Ricky Morton
• Raw1993 · as Ricky Morton
• Raw1993 · as The Rock 'n' Roll Express
• Clash of the Champions1988 · as Ricky Morton (Interview)
• Clash of the Champions1988 · as Ricky Morton
• Clash of the Champions1988 · as Himself
• Clash of the Champions1988 · as Richard Morton
• AWA All-Star Wrestling1987 · as Ricky Morton
• NWA World Championship Wrestling1985 · as Ricky Morton
• WCW Arena Shows1983 · as Ricky Morton
• AWA Arena Shows1981 · as Ricky Morton
• Mid-South Wrestling1981 · as Ricky Morton
• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling1981 · as Ricky Morton
• USWA Championship Wrestling1977 · as Rick Morton
• USWA Championship Wrestling1977 · as Ricky Morton