Originally started as a copy of the Fabulous Ones, the Rock and Roll Express would go on to become one of the most successful tag teams of the 1980's and spawn a number of imiators. The May 1985 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated discussed a rumor that the Fabulous Ones and the Rock-n-Roll Express would exchange partners and form new teams.

   In 1983, Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson were teamed up in an effort to duplicate the success of the Fabulous Ones.  Known as the Rock-n-Roll Express, they battled with some of the top teams of Championship Wrestling Association (CWA) including Randy "Macho Man" Savage and his brother Lanny Poffo.  During a match against Poffo and Savage, Ricky Morton was piledrived through a bench by Randy Savage. In the CWA, Morton and Gibson won the Southern Tag Team Championship on two separate occasions.  Their first reign began in January 1983 when they defeated Porkchop Cash and Troy Graham before dropping the belts to the Bruise Brothers.  In August 1984 the Rock-n-Roll Express earned their second Southern Tag Team Championship when they beat Phil Hickerson and the Spoiler . Ironically, both title reigns lasted but a week.  This was just the beginning for Morton and Gibson's title wins.

    The Rock-n-Roll Express' popularity soared when they appeared in Mid-South Wrestling (MSW).  In MSW they began a long-running feud against the Midnight Express.  This feud would go on to span many years and promotions as well.  Morton and Gibson would win the Mid-South Tag Team Championship from the Midnight Express on two separate occasions (May 2, 1984 and October 1, 1984).  They earned their third Mid-South Tag Team Championship on Christmas Day 1984 when they defeated the team of Hercules Hernandez and Ted DiBiase. The Rock-n-Roll Express kept the belts for nearly five months before dropping them to Ted DiBiase and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams.

   As the Rock-n-Roll Express' fame spread through North America, it only seemed a matter of time before they would begin competing on the national scene.  In 1985 the Rock-n-Roll Express entered World Championship Wrestling (WCW) where they quickly worked their way into contention for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Tag Team Championship.  For the next two years, Morton and Gibson would dominate the tag team scene in WCW.  On July 9, 1985, the Rock-n-Roll Express battled their way past Krusher Krushchev and Ivan Koloff to score their first NWA World Tag Team Championship.  The Rock-n-Roll Express defended the belts against some of the top teams in the world before dropping the belts to Ivan and Nikita Koloff on October 13, 1985.  However they quickly rebounded, winning back the belts on November 28, 1985.

   When the Rock-n-Roll Express' longtime rivals the Midnight Express arrived in WCW, fans knew that it would only be a matter of time before the two teams battled over the NWA Tag Titles.  On February 2, 1986, the Midnight Express defeated Morton and Gibson for the tag titles.  The two teams would feud for months before Morton and Gibson regained the belts on August 16, 1986.  On December 6, 1986 the Rock-n-Roll Express were defeated by Paul Jones' team of Manny Fernandez and "Ravishing" Rick Rude.  The Rock and Roll Express' last World Tag Team Championship came to an end on September 29, 1987 when they fell to the team of Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson. 

    In a shocking turn of events, Ricky Morton turned on Robert Gibson and joined the York Foundation where he wrestled as Richard Morton. Eventually the two reconciled and reformed the Rock-n-Roll Express.

During the early 90's the Rock-n-Roll Express worked in Smokey Mountain Wrestling (SMW) where they won they feuded with the Heavenly Bodies over the SMW Tag Team Titles.  Morton and Gibson held the SMW tag belts on ten separate occasions and battled teams such as the Bruise Brothers, the Gangstas, and Brian Lee/Chris Candido over the belts.

When the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) joined forces with the NWA, the Rock-n-Roll Express made a brief appearance in the WWF in 1998, the only time they worked in the WWF.  During the Monday Night War, the Rock-n-Roll Express returned to WCW for an uneventful run.

Since then, the Rock-n-Roll Express has wrestled on the indie circuit where they continue to feud with their longtime foes the Midnight Express.