1980 Wrestling Observer Awards

1980 Wrestling Observer Tag Team of the Year

The Fabulous Freebirds

(Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy)

Michael Hayes on Dallas Radio - July, 1984

Georgia Tag Team Titles (1980)

The Fabulous Freebirds

(Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes) 

October 10th 1980 

Atlanta, GA

Won a 3 team tournament defeating Mr. Wrestling I/II and The Assassins.

November 14th 1980 

The titles were held up after a match against Austin Idol and Kevin Sullivan.   

November 27th 1980

Gordy and Hayes defeated Robert Fuller and Stan Frazier (Hillbilly Elmer) in a tournament final to win the new NWA National Tag Team titles which replaced the Georgia belts.

1989 - Michael Hayes Wins US Title

May 7th 1989

WrestleWar - Music City Showdown

Michael Hayes (with a little help from Freebird brother Terry Gordy) wins the NWA United States Heavyweight Title by pinning Lex Luger in 16mins 6secs.  

Hayes would hold the belt for 15 days then lose the belt back to Luger in a rematch at a house show in Bluefield, West Virginia.

The Fabulous Freebirds join the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016

WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2016

WWE Hall of Fame 2016 - The Fabulous Freebirds

February 29th 2016

The WWE has announced that it will induct the Fabulous Freebirds into the WWE Hall of Fame at Wrestlemania weekend 2016 in Dallas TX.   Very fitting since the Freebirds gained world wide fame in Texas battling the Von Erichs in match after bloody match.

Congratulations to Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin (who was technically a Freebird) the only living members.  Sadly we have lost Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts but they will be vividly remembered that night.

The Fabulous Freebirds vs Lance, Kerry Von Erich & Steve Simpson

The WCCW World Six Man Tag Team Championship Match

May 6th 1986

Kerry Von Erich vs Michael Hayes (Loser Leaves Town Cage Match)

WCW Six Man Tag Team Titles

August 5th 1991

Big Josh (Matt Borne), Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk win the WCW World Six Man Tag Team Titles from the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Badstreet aka Brad Armstrong) in St. Joseph MO.

That team would hold the belts until October 8th 1991 when they lost to The York Foundation (Tommy Rich, Ricky Morton and Terry Taylor) managed by Alexandra York (Terri Runnels) in Montgomery, AL.

GCW - The Freebirds Georgia Debut

Freebird Buddy Roberts Dies at age 65

Sad news today as Buddy Roberts (real name Dale Hey) member of the legendary Fabulous Freebird, has passed away at age 65.  Good article from "The Bleacher Report"  click here
Along with Michael "P.S." Hayes and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy they formed one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history.  Their feud with Von Erichs in Texas in the 1980s hey days of World Class Championship Wrestling is thing of legend.

Roberts retired from the ring in 1990 with the closing of WCCW but he lives on in the memories of fans who saw him and the other Freebirds spread havoc through the 80s.

GCW - Gordon Solie introduces The Fabulous Freebirds

The introduction to the world of the Fabulous Freebirds, what was to come should put them in the Hall of Fame

"WWE Presents" - Michael "P.S." Hayes sings "Freebird Road"

really good tribute to a forgotten legend

Your Match of the Night

From the first AWA Superclash, held at Comiskey Park on September 28th 1985


The AWA World Tag Team Champions, The Road Warriors face The Fabulous Freebirds


ENJOY!

Match of the Day

Today's Match is from the UWF circa 1986

The Fantastics vs Eddie Gilbert and Sting

(for the UWF Tag Team Titles)

Great American Bash 1989

Today in 1989 WCW held its annual Great American Bash PPV.   This year it was held at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore MD.

Some of the Hightlights

The night got started with a 2 ring "King of the Hill" Battle Royal


The WCW/NWA debut of Scott Steiner



The NWA Television Title was put on the line as the champion, Sting faced off with The Great Muta


A WarGames match was also part of the card, with the Road Warrior, Midnight Express and Steve Williams against the Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) and Samoan Swat Team.




The Main Event of the night was a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Title.  The champion, Ric Flair went against old rival Terry Funk that ended in a wild brawl.