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WWE Announces Rock ‘N’ Roll Express For 2017 Hall of Fame

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It was announced on Monday that one of the greatest tag teams ever, the Rock N Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton), will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on Friday, March 31 in Orlando. The news was first reported by CBSSports.com and later confirmed on WWE.com as well.

Morton told CBS Sports that he was shocked by it: “”It was a surprise. I had a message on my phone [from WWE] to call the number back. I think they got ahold of Robert at the time. When they called, it was just like a suckerpunch. It just knocked us off our feet.”

Gibson spoke about some of their legendary battles with the Four Horsemen: “They were a pleasure to work with. You had Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, then you had Arn and Flair, then you had Arn and Ole. Back then there was a lot of good tag teams. We were fortunate to be able to work with all of them and have tremendous matches with them. We could adjust our style.”

The only other confirmed name for the WWE Hall of Fame so far is Kurt Angle with several others expected to be named in the coming weeks.

Look for a Rock N Roll Express video package on Raw tonight most likely.