Acting
Richard Morton
EN, JA cinema · 80 credits
Born
21 September 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Also known as The Rock 'n' Roll Express · Ricky Morton · Richard Morton
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
Filmography
JCW Strangle-Mania: Viva Las Violence 2026
as Ricky Morton
GCW: Joey Janela's Spring Break 9
as Ricky Morton
NWA Crockett Cup 2023: Night 1
as Ricky Morton
NWA Samhain
as Ricky Morton
WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever
2022
WrestlePro Rock And Roll Forever
as Ricky Morton
Jim Crockett Promotions: Ric Flair's Last Match
as Ricky Morton
Big Time Wrestling - Return of The Dragon
as Ricky Morton
NEW Wrestlefest 25
2021
NEW Wrestlefest 25
as Ricky Morton
WrestleCade Supershow 2021
as Ricky Morton
Battleground Championship Wrestling
2021
Battleground Championship Wrestling
as Ricky Morton
NWA Hard Times
as Ricky Morton
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 2
as Ricky Morton
ROH: Honor For All
as Ricky Morton
NWA Into the Fire
as Ricky Morton
Timeline: The History of WCW – 1986 – As Told By The Rock 'n' Roll Express
as Himself
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Ricky Morton
JCW Bloodymania 6
as Ricky Morton
WWE Unforgiven: In Your House
as Ricky Morton
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
as Ricky Morton (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XIV
as Ricky Morton
ECW Crossing the Line Again 1997
as Ricky Morton
FMW 7th Anniversary Show
as Ricky Morton
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
as Ricky Morton
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Ricky Morton (archive footage)
SMW Night of The Legends
as Ricky Morton
WCW SuperBrawl III
as Ricky Morton
SMW Bluegrass Brawl 1993
as Ricky Morton
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Ricky Morton
SMW Thanksgiving Thunder 1993
as Ricky Morton
WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
as Richard Morton
WCW SuperBrawl II
as Richard Morton
WCW WrestleWar 1992
as Richard Morton
WCW WrestleWar 1991
as Ricky Morton
WCW SuperBrawl 1
as Ricky Morton
WCW Halloween Havoc 1991
as Richard Morton
WCW The Great American Bash 1991
as Richard Morton
WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
as Richard Morton
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Richard Morton
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
as Himself
WCW WrestleWar 1990
as Ricky Morton
WCW Starrcade 1990
as Ricky Morton
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
as Ricky Morton (Interview)
AWA SuperClash III
as Ricky Morton
NWA Clash of The Champions III: Fall Brawl '88
as Ricky Morton
NWA Starrcade 1987
as Ricky Morton
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
1987
NWA Super Towns on The SuperStation
as Ricky Morton
NWA Starrcade 1985
as Ricky Morton