1980 Wrestling Observer Awards

1980 Wrestling Observer Tag Team of the Year

The Fabulous Freebirds

(Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy)

WE LOVE PRO WRESTLING!

Terry Gordy

1st UWF Heavyweight Champion 

1986

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.

Wrestling Observer Awards - 1981 Tag Team of the Year

Wrestling Observer 1981 Tag Team of the Year

Jimmy Snuka and Terry Gordy

(NWA National Tag Team Champions)

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

The WCCW World Six Man Tag Team Championship Match

May 6th 1986

Today in Wrestling History (June 5th)

Title Changes for June 5th

1958 – Dory Funk, Sr. defeated Angelo Savoldi to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

1975 – "Dirty" Dick Murdoch defeated "Dandy" Danny Miller to win the NWA North American (Tri-State) Heavyweight Championship

1989 – Genichiro Tenryu defeated Jumbo Tsuruta to win the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship

1989 - Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated Footloose (Samson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada) to win the AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championship

1990 – Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy defeated Jumbo Tsuruta to win the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship

1990 - Shinichi Nakano &; Akira Taue defeated Johnny & Davey Boy Smith to win the vacant AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Championship

1998 – Cho-Ten (Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan) defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka to win the vacant NJPW IWGP Tag Team Championship

2000 – Eric Bischoff defeated Terry Funk to win the WCW Hardcore Championship

2001 – Jeff Hardy defeated Jerry Lynn to win the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

2004 – Gedo & Jado defeated American Dragon & Curry Man to win the NJPW IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

2004 – Kazuyuji Fujita defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the vacant NJPW IWGP Heavyweight Championship

2005 – Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura defeated Kenta & Naomichi Marufuji to win the Pro Wrestling Noah GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

Today in Wrestling History (May 30th)

1986

Terry Gordy wins the first UWF Heavyweight Championship in Houston, TX

Gordy won the UWF tournament beating "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in the final match.

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.

Tag Team Match of the Night - WCW Tag Titles

WCW World and NWA International Tag Team Titles

September 21st 1992

Atlanta  Georgia

Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes

vs

"Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy

Your Tag Team Match of The Night

From July 14th 1991 

All Japan Wrestling

Rick Rude, Terry Gordy and Steve "Dr. Death" Williams

vs

Mitsuharu Misawa, Toshiki Kawada and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

the commentary is in Japanese but when Rude opens his robe the announcer does something that will crack you up.

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!

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.

Match of the Day

From Beach Blast 1992 held in Mobile Alabama

The main event, for the WCW World Tag Team Titles

Champions - The Steiner Brothers vs "Dr. Death" Steve Williams/Terry "BamBam" Gordy

2 of the greatest tag team in history face off for the first time

Today in Wrestling History July 17th

1965 - The Assassins (Guy Mitchell and Joe Tomasso) defeat Boris and Nicoli Volkoff to win the WWA World Tag Team Title in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1970 - The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) defeat Dick the Bruiser and Bill Miller for the WWA World Tag Team Title in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1983 - Ron Garvin defeats The Iron Sheik in Atlanta, Georgia to win the NWA National Television Title.

1988 - Frank "Bruiser Brody" Goodish, died at Centro Médico de San Juan in Puerto Rico, hours after a stabbing attack from José "Invader I" González, in a shower at a WWC event in Bayamón.

1990 - Terry Gordy defeats Stan Hansen for the AJPW Triple Crown Title in Ishikawa, Japan, beginning his second reign. He had to vacate the title 10 days later after being hospitalized after an overdose on painkillers.




1994 - WCW held their first Bash At The Beach Pay-per-view at the Orlando Arena, in Florida. This show would mark the beginning of a major change in WCW philosophy, as it featured the WCW PPV in-ring debut of Hulk Hogan. This was also the first-ever PPV singles meeting of Hogan and Ric Flair. Their previous singles matches had only been held on WWF house shows.

Here are the results of the show:
- In a dark match, Brian (BG James/Road Dogg) & Brad Armstrong defeated Steve Keirn & Bobby Eaton.
- WCW Television Champion Steven (William) Regal defeated Johnny B. Badd when Regal reversed a sunset flip and held the trunks for the pin.
- Antonio Inoki was presented with an award for his contributions to wrestling. Regal briefly confronted Inoki, before backing off.
- Vader, with Harley Race, defeated The Guardian Angel (Big Bossman) via disqualification when the referee caught Angel with a nightstick, even though Race had brought it into the ring, and Angel never actually used it.
- Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck, with Col. Robert Parker & Meng, defeated Dustin Rhodes & Arn Anderson when Funk pinned Rhodes after Arn turned on him and gave him a DDT.
- WCW United States Champion Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat by putting his feet on the ropes for leverage.



- Paul Roma & Paul Orndorff defeated Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan to win the WCW World Tag Team Title when Orndorff pinned Cactus while Roma held Cactus' legs from the outside.
- Hulk Hogan, with Shaquille O'Neil, Jimmy Hart & Mr. T in his corner, defeated Ric Flair, with Sherri Martel, to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title. Martel was carried off by Mr. T during the match. The bout ended when Hogan "hulked up" after a brass knuckles shot, and delivered a big boot to the face and a legdrop for the win (I know, shocking).

2000 - The Monday Night War took a week off, as WWF RAW is WAR aired unopposed. WCW Monday Nitro was pushed to Tuesday night due to TNT's two-part miniseries "Nuremberg". RAW got a 6.2 rating on USA, and the results were:
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) fought The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt (with Lita)) to a no-contest.
- WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman fought The Godfather to a no-contest to retain the title.
- Road Dogg and X-Pac defeated Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty).
- Chris Benoit and WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian (with Shane McMahon) defeated The A.P.A. (Bradshaw and Faarooq) and WWF Champion The Rock.
- WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chyna (with WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero) by disqualification to retain the title.
- Rikishi defeated Test (with Trish Stratus).
- Kane and The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H (with WWF Women's Champion Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley).

2005 - TNA held the first-annual "No Surrender" pay-per-view at the iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, Florida. The results were:
- In a pre-show match, Shocker pinned Jerrelle Clark with a roll-up.
- America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) defeated Michael Shane and Alex Shelley (with Traci), when Storm pinned Shelley after a Superkick.
- Sonjay Dutt defeated Mikey Batts, Shark Boy and Elix Skipper in a Fatal Four-Way match, by pinning Batts after a Hindu Press, to qualify for the upcoming Super X Cup Tournament.
- Apolo and Sonny Siaki defeated The Diamonds in the Rough (Simon Diamond and David Young), when Apolo pinned Young after a TKO.
- Samoa Joe defeated Chris Sabin by submission with the Coquina Clutch.
- Team Canada (A-1, Bobby Roode and Eric Young) defeated Lance Hoyt and NWA World Tag Team Champions The Naturals (Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas) (with Jimmy Hart), when Young pinned Douglas after Roode hit him with Hart's megaphone.
- Monty Brown and Kip James defeated The 3Live Kru (Ron Killings and Konnan) in a Street Fight, when Brown pinned Killings after hitting the Pounce through a table.
- A.J. Styles pinned Sean Waltman after a Styles Clash. Jerry Lynn was the guest referee.

- TNA X Division Champion Christopher Daniels pinned Petey Williams (with A-1) after the Best Moonsault Ever to retain the title.
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion Raven pinned Abyss (with James Mitchell) in a Dog Collar match, after an Evenflow DDT on thumbtacks, to retain the title. After the match, Jeff Jarrett came out and said that he was going to get his title back one way or another. Rhino then made his debut and Gored Raven.