Terry Gordy

Feb 10, 2012 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real name: Terry Ray Gordy
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 298 lbs.
Date of birth: April 23, 1961
Date of death: July 16, 2001
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pro debut: 1975
Trained by: ‘The Mongolian Stomper’ Archie Gouldie
Finishing move: Belly to back suplex

Biography

– On September 19, 1977, Robert Gibson & Terry Gordy defeated Butch Malone & Ratamyus
– On August 13, 1979, Jimmy Valiant & Steve Regal defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy)
– On September 17, 1979, The Blonde Bombers (Larry Latham & Wayne Ferris) defeated Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy to retain the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles
– On January 4, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated Buck Robley & Junkyard Dog to retain the Mid-South Tag Team Titles
– On January 5, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated Buck Robley & King Cobra to retain the Mid-South Tag Team Titles
– On January 9, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) fought Buck Robley & Junkyard Dog to a no-contest to retain the Mid-South Tag Team Titles
– On January 10, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated Buck Robley & Bill Watts to retain the Mid-South Tag Team Titles
– On August 2, 1980, Buck Robley & Dusty Rhodesdefeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) in a Double Bullrope Match
– On October 10, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated Mr Wrestling I and Mr Wrestling II & The Assasins (1 & 2) to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On November 14, 1980, Jack Brisco defeated Terry Gordy to retain the NWA National Heavyweight Title
– On November 27, 1980, The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy) defeated Robert Fuller & Stan Frazier to win the vacant NWA National Tag Team Titles
– On January 1, 1981, Robert Fuller & Ted DiBiase defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy) by DQ
– On January 10, 1981, Robert Fuller & Ted DiBiase defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy) by DQ
– On January 16, 1981, The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy) defeated Robert Fuller & Ted DiBiase
– On October 12, 1981, Michael Hayes defeated Terry Gordy in a Taped Fist Match
– On November 14, 1981, Tommy Rich defeated Terry Gordy in a Bounty Match
– On November 21, 1981, Tommy Rich defeated Terry Gordy in a Lumberjack Bounty Match
– On December 26, 1981, Bob Armstrong defeated Terry Gordy by DQ in a Canadian Lumberjack Match
– On November 25, 1982, Matt Borne & Ted DiBiase defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy)
– On December 25, 1982, David Von Erich, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Mike Sharpe, Tommy Sharpe & Tom Steele to win the World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On January 21, 1983, Terry Gordy defeated Kevin Von Erich to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On March 11, 1983, Kevin Von Erich defeated Terry Gordy to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On June 17, 1983, Bruiser Brody & Kerry Von Erich defeated Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy to win the NWA American Tag Team Titles
– On July 4, 1983, The Von Erichs (David, Kerry & Kevin) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On November 4, 1983, The Von Erichs (Kerry & Kevin) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) in a Country Whipping Match
– On December 25, 1983, The Von Erichs (Kevin & Mike) defeated Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy in a No-DQ Loser Leaves Town Match
– On May 6, 1984, The Von Erichs (Fritz, Kevin & Mike) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) to win the World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On July 4, 1984, The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated The Von Erichs (Kevin, Kerry & Mike) in a Badstreet Match to win the WCCW World Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On September 3, 1984, Killer Khan defeated Terry Gordy in a No-DQ Spike Match
– On November 22, 1984, Terry Gordy defeated Killer Khan in a Texas Death Match with Kerry Von Erich as special guest referee
– On January 11, 1985, Ric Flair defeated Terry Gordy to retain the NWA World Title
– On September 28, 1985, The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) by DQ to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– On May 4, 1986, Kerry Von Erich, Lance Von Erich & Steve Simpson defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) in a Lumberjacks With Straps Elimination Match to retain the World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On May 30, 1986, Terry Gordy defeated Jim Duggan in the final of a tournament to win the vacant UWF Heavyweight Title
– On June 13, 1986, Terry Gordy defeated Terry Taylor to retain the UWF Heavyweight Title
– On August 1, 1987, The Fabulous Freebirds (Buddy Roberts, Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy) defeated Big Bubba Rogers, Black Bart & The Terminator in a First Blood Elimination Cage Match
– On December 25, 1987, Chris Adams, Kevin Von Erich & Steve Simpson defeated Buddy Roberts, Iceman King Parsons & Terry Gordy to win the vacant World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On January 4, 1988, Buddy Roberts, Iceman King Parsons & Terry Gordy defeated Chris Adams, Matt Borne & Steve Simpson to win the World Class Six Man Tag Team Titles
– On May 8, 1988, Jack Victory & John Tatum defeat Steve Simpson & Terry Gordy to unify the World Class Texas and NWA Wild West Tag Team Titles
– On October 15, 1988, Terry Gordy fought The Botswana Beast to a no-contest in a Dog Collar Match
– On December 16, 1988, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada to win the AJPW Real World Tag League
– On September 2, 1989, Genichiro Tenryu defeated Terry Gordy to retain the AJPW Triple Crown Title
– On March 6, 1990, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen to win the AJPW Tag Teal Titles
– On June 5, 1990, Terry Gordy defeated Jumbo Tsuruta to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title
– On June 8, 1990, Stan Hansen defeated Terry Gordy to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title
– On July 17, 1990, Terry Gordy defeated Stan Hansen to win the AJPW Triple Crown Title
– On December 7, 1990, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Dan Spivey & Stan Hansen to win the AJPW Real World Tag League and the vacant AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On February 26, 1991, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada to retain the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On March 4, 1991, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Akira Taue & Jumbo Tsuruta to retain the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On April 18, 1991, Dan Spivey & Stan Hansen defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On June 9, 1991, Johnny Ace fought Terry Gordy to a double countout in a Street Fight
– On July 6, 1991, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Dan Spivey & Stan Hansen to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On July 24, 1991, Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On December 6, 1991, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada to win the AJPW Real World Tag League and the vacant AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On March 4, 1992, Akira Taue & Jumbo Tsuruta defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On July 12, 1992, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On August 2, 1992, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) to retain the NWA & WCW World Tag Team Titles
– On September 13, 1992, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton to retain the NWA & WCW World Tag Team Titles
– On September 15, 1992, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rikki Nelson & The Italian Stallion to retain the NWA & WCW World Tag Team Titles
– On September 21, 1992, Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the NWA & WCW World Tag Team Titles
– On January 30, 1993, Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On May 20, 1993, Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On July 26, 1993, Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to retain the AJPW Unified Tag Team Titles
– On June 3, 1994, Jimmy Garvin & Terry Gordy defeated Black Bart & John Hawk to win the vacant GWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 5, 1994, Dirty White Boy defeated Terry Gordy by DQ to retain the SMW Heavyweight Title
– On August 20, 1995, Cactus Jack defeated Terry Gordy in a Barbed Wire Bat & Thumbtacks Death Match
– On October 9, 1995, Brad Armstrong defeated Terry Gordy to retain the SMW Heavyweight Title
– On October 20, 1995, Terry Gordy & Headbanger Thrasher defeated Brad Armstrong & The Wolfman to win the SMW Heavyweight Title for Gordy
– On November 23, 1995, Brad Armstrong defeated Terry Gordy in a Country Whipping Match to win the SMW Heavyweight Title
– At ECW Hardcore Heaven ’96, Raven defeated Terry Gordy to retain the ECW World Title
– At ECW Heatwave ’96, Terry Gordy, The Sandman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Lee, Steven Richards & Raven in a Rage In A Cage Match
– On September 20, 1996, Terry Gordy defeated Brian Lee in a Singapore Spike Match
– At WWF In Your House 12, The Undertaker defeated The Executioner in an Armageddon Rules Match
– On January 3, 1997, Owen Hart & The British Bulldog defeated Mankind & The Executioner to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
– On July 16, 2001, Terry Gordy died of a heart attack at the age of 40
– On January 31, 2016, The Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, Roberts and Garvin) were voted into the GERWECK.NET Hall of Fame
– The Fabulous Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, Roberts and Garvin) were inducted into the WWE hall of fame on April 2, 2016 in Dallas, TX

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