TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #33: The Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane)

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In the last evaluation, Motor City Machine Guns got a score of 7.12.

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-32-motor-city-machine-guns.652833/

The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom: 9.88 TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #30: The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom
The nWo (Original): 9.83 TSC Tag Teams/Stables Evaluation #25: The nWo (Original)
Bullet Club (AJ Styles-led version): 9.58 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-...-14-bullet-club-aj-styles-led-version.622038/
Nation of Domination: 9.11 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-7-nation-of-domination.610385/
Dudley Boyz: 9.00 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-10-dudley-boyz.615221/
Harlem Heat: 8.89 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-8-harlem-heat.611913/
Demolition: 8.36 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-15-demolition.624019/
The Briscoes: 8.27 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-12-the-briscoes.618458/
D-Generation X: 7.85 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-20-d-generation-x.632650/
nWo Wolfpac: 7.82 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-1-nwo-wolfpac.599313/
The Shield: 7.76 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-3-the-shield.602997/
Miracle Violence Connection: 7.67 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-...e-connection-dr-death-and-terry-gordy.627556/
Beer Money: 7.63 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-18-beer-money.629196/
Minnesota Wrecking Crew: 7.56 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-...ta-wrecking-crew-arn-and-ole-anderson.620204/
Main Event Mafia: 7.44 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-5-main-event-mafia.606865/
The Rockers: 7.03 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-6-the-rockers.608680/
Young Bucks: 6.95 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-2-young-bucks.601097/
Jung Dragons: 6.88 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-21-jung-dragons.634567/
Right To Censor: 6.47 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-23-right-to-censor.638262/
The Nexus (Original): 6.36 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-9-the-nexus-original.613598/
The Faces of Fear: 6.27 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-...-meng-the-barbarian-the-faces-of-fear.605148/
Mean Street Posse: 6.00 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-16-mean-street-posse.625812/
Triple Threat: 5.60 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-19-the-triple-threat.630916/
KroniK: 5.20 https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-31-kronik.651384/
The Headbangers: 4.91 https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-28-the-headbangers.646697/
The Dream Team: 4.43 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-...eam-brutus-beefcake-and-greg-valentine.616818
Bad Influence/The Addiction: 4.33 https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc...uation-27-bad-influence-the-addiction.645156/
Cryme Tyme: 4.33 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-22-cryme-tyme.636355/
The York Foundation: 4.18 http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-24-the-york-foundation.640262/
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch: 3.19 https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc...aluation-26-lance-cade-trevor-murdoch.643478/
Legacy: 2.36 https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tsc-tag-teams-stables-evaluation-29-legacy.648336/

If people have any requests for future tag teams/stables you want to see evaluated, let me know. I'll have one evaluated for each week every Thursday. The leaderboard is updated every 5 threads so it's never too late to vote for previous threads.

For the next thread, it will be The Straight Edge Society.

Pending Requests: The Flock/Raven's Nest, Steiner Brothers, The Outsiders, The Acolytes/APA, Edge & Christian, Evolution, Filthy Animals, Dangerous Alliance, Miz and Morrison, New Age Outlaws, Too Cool, Hart Foundation (tag), Hart Foundation (stable), Four Horsemen, The Natural Born Thrillers, Doom, The Usos, America's Most Wanted, Hardy Boyz/Team Extreme, Dungeon of Doom, Christian's Coalition, Angle Alliance, British Bulldogs, World's Greatest Tag Team, Brian Kendrick and Paul London, Booker T and Goldust, The Beautiful People, 3 Count, Billy and Chuck, MNM, The Corporation, The Ministry of Darkness, T & A, The Mega Powers, The Brood, Kaientai, The Brain Busters, Aces and Eights, The Eliminators, The Magnificent Seven, La Résistance
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Major Accomplishments

Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (3x)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (1x)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (1987)
PWI ranked them #32 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" in 2003

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
Feud of the Year (1988) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)
Tag Team of the Year (1987, 1988)


How would you rate The Midnight Express as a team using a scale of 1-10 based on these criteria:

-Chemistry
-Impact
-Did the team enhance the profiles of the members and prove beneficial for their career paths?
-Promo Work
-In-Ring Skills
 
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I'm too young for this. I'll let the :flabbynsick: ones handle this.

How you too young to learn/know about something? Yikes...

The Midnights were a dope ass team... had the double-team moves, Eaton was solid, Lane was slick... then you add Cornette as the manager, these dudes were definitely one of the best teams of their time. They woulda been over in any company they competed in.

Shame that Arn & Tully left NWA before that feud really got to grow legs, the matches woulda been epic. They had classics with R&R and The Fantastics and The Freebirds. Always had you in for a good match when they were involved.
 

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How you too young to learn/know about something? Yikes...

The Midnights were a dope ass team... had the double-team moves, Eaton was solid, Lane was slick... then you add Cornette as the manager, these dudes were definitely one of the best teams of their time. They woulda been over in any company they competed in.

Shame that Arn & Tully left NWA before that feud really got to grow legs, the matches woulda been epic. They had classics with R&R and The Fantastics and The Freebirds. Always had you in for a good match when they were involved.
Absolutely. I remember the match with the Fantastics where Jim Cornette was placed in a shark cage with a straight jacket on. Cornette is afraid of heights and had a funny back and forth with the ref Tommy Young as he strapped him in.


Jim: Ref. Ref! I have a question for you. Can you be bribed? :merchant:
Ref: :comeon:
Jim: $5000 if you let me go. 5000! :merchant:
Ref: I... wouldnt do it for 10,000 :beli:
Jim: 15???!?! :damn:

shyt gets me every time I see it.


Perfect team combo. Great in ring work. Fun Cornette stuff. GOAT tier theme. 8.6 rounded up to a 9 for me. :myman:
 

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It's a real fukking shame that this is the line up most people think about for the Midnights, because Dennis Condrey >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stan Lane. Stan Lane brings down literally every match he was in, and while this is the more popular and well known version of the team, it ain't shyt compared to the Condrey/Eaton version. Watch any random Midnights vs RNR match with Condrey, and then watch one with Lane and the difference is unbelievable.
 
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