Jim Cornette recently spoke with WWE.com for an exclusive interview after being named as the Rock ‘N Roll Express’ inductor into the WWE Hall of Fame, you can read a few highlights below:
Jim Cornette comments on The Express’ Hall induction:
“By any standard, Ricky and Robert belong in the Hall of Fame. And that’s whether its longevity as a team, the attendance records they set, or the great matches that they had, which fans can still see on WWE Network.”
Cornette comments on how popular the Express was in their prime:
“Fans literally gave them pictures and gifts at the matches. They considered them members of the family. I’ve seen inside fans’ houses, and they would have pictures of Jesus on the wall, and next to it would be a picture of The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express. That’s no lie.”
Cornette comments on his rivalry with the team, managing against them with different teams of his own:
“Between the ’80s with The Midnight Express and the ’90s with The Heavenly Bodies, and then in the 2000s on the reunions with The Midnights, I think only Bobo Brazil and The Sheik had a longer-running rivalry. And I still haven’t put an end to Rock ‘n’ Roll! I haven’t been able to do it, so I guess I have to roll over and induct them.”
