Terry Gordy
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy Terry Mecca The Executioner
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	286 lbs (130 kg)
Born	April 23, 1961 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died	July 16, 2001
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Afa Anoai
Debut	1978
Retired

Terry Gordy (April 23, 1961 - July 16, 2001) was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. Terry Gordy from http://www. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chattanooga is a city located in United States of America. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Official languages English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen (D) Senators Bill Frist (R) Lamar Alexander (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 2. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Afa Anoai Afa Anoai was a professional wrestler/manager. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... ... The Fabulous Freebirds The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team that usually consisted of three wrestlers. ...

Career

Terry Gordy started wrestling in 1978 at the age of 16 as Terry Mecca. In early 1979, he changed his ring name to his real name of Terry Gordy and he formed the Fabulous Freebirds with Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts. They were great heels and won titles everywhere they went. In 1984, the Freebirds went to World Class Championship Wrestling and had a legendary feud with the Von Erichs (David, Kevin, Kerry and Mike). They spent some time in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions where they split to feud briefly but then reunited. They also spent a very brief time in the WWF but left when management tried to split them up. The Fabulous Freebirds The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team that usually consisted of three wrestlers. ... Michael P.S. Hayes Michael P.S. Hayes (born Michael Seitz on March 29, 1959 in Marietta, Georgia), is a former professional wrestler famous for his group, The Fabulous Freebirds. ... Buddy Jack Roberts Dale Hey was a professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts. ... World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), also called the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was a popular regional professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... David Adkisson David Allen Adkisson was a professional wrestler famous under the name of David Von Erich. ... He was on WWE Homecoming last night, on USA Kevin Ross Adkisson was a professional wrestler. ... Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3, 1960 - February 18, 1993) was an American professional wrestler under the name Kerry Von Erich, and part of the famous Von Erich wrestling family. ... Mike Von Erich Michael Brent Adkisson (born on March 2, 1964 in Dallas, Texas; died April 12, 1987), was a professional wrestler under the name Mike Von Erich. ... The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ... Jim Crockett Promotions was the name of a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

In 1986, when the Freebirds were in the Universal Wrestling Federation, Gordy won their title and held it for 6 months. In 1989, Gordy helped Hayes reform the Freebirds with Jimmy Garvin in Jim Crockett Promotions. The Universal Wrestling Federation was a regional professional wrestling federation founded by Leroy McGuirk, and later owned by Bill Watts. ... Jimmy Garvin & Precious Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1957 in Tampa, Florida) is a former professional wrestler. ...

He soon left and started teaming with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams as the "Miracle Violence Combination" in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Gordy also won the AJPW Triple Crown title twice while there but he lost it under mysterious circumstances that required him to be hospitalized. Gordy stayed with All Japan until 1993, but never received a shot at the Triple Crown again, promoter Shohei Baba choosing to push Stan Hansen and Williams instead. Dr. Death Steve Williams is a professional wrestler and former collegiate American football star at the University of Oklahoma. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) (全日本プロレス, zen nihon puroresu) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Shohei Baba (1938–1999) was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Stan Hansen Stan Hansen (born John Stanley Hansen) is a former professional wrestler famous for his cowboy hat and his tobacco chew that he spit on his opponents. ...

Gordy and Williams came to WCW in 1992 and won the World Tag Team Titles and had a feud with Rick and Scott Steiner. In Japan, this was played as a feud between the best foreign teams of their respective promotions (the Steiners were competing for rival New Japan Pro Wrestling at the time). Despite advances by New Japan, Gordy and Williams, out of loyalty to Baba, refused to compete for the promotion. WCW logo until 1999 World Championship Wrestling or WCW, was a professional wrestling promotion that existed from 1988 to 2001. ... Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner (born March 9, 1961 in Bay City, Michigan), best known by his stage name Rick Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. ... Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29, 1962 in Bay City, Michigan), better known as Scott Steiner is an American professional wrestler who previously worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ...

Gordy as The Executioner

In 1994, Gordy had a small reunion with Hayes and Garvin as the Freebirds in the Global Wrestling Federation where he won the Tag Team Titles with Garvin. He had a brief run in the WWF as The Executioner in 1996. He teamed with Mankind under a mask for manager Paul Bearer and feuded with The Undertaker. He appeared in the "Buried Alive" and "It's Time" PPV as "The Executioner". He would come to the ring under a mask and would carry a plastic ax. Even with the mask on, true wrestling fans knew it was Gordy under the mask. He faced The Undertaker at "It's Time," which was basically a squash match with The Undertaker getting an easy victory. He disappeared weeks after. Terry Gordy from http://www. ... Terry Gordy from http://www. ... Global Wrestling Federation is a former professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas. ... Michael Francis Mick Foley (born June 7, 1965) is an American professional wrestler and author. ... William Moody is the name of more than one notable individual: William Moody (WWE), a professional wrestling manager William Henry Moody, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of the Navy This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Mark Calaway (also spelled incorrectly as either Callaway or Calloway), better known by his ring name, The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Gordy died of a heart attack on July 16, 2001. His son Ray wrestles in OVW. July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Terry Ray Gordy Jr. ... Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent circuit professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. ...

Finishing and signature moves

• Powerbomb
• DDT
• Lariat
• Short-arm lariat
• Asiatic Spike (Thumb choke hold)

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Managers

• Sunshine
• Paul Bearer
• Jim Cornette

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Championships and accomplishments

• APCW

• 1-time APCW Tag Team Champion (with Jason Gibson)

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 2-time AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Champion
• 7-time AJPW Unified Tag Team Champion (2-time with Stan Hansen, 5-time with Steve Williams)

• Global Wrestling Federation

• 1-time GWF Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Garvin)

• National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (with Steve Williams)
• 4-time NWA National Tag Team Champion (3-time with Michael Hayes, 1-time with Jimmy Snuka)
• 1-time NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)
• 2-time NWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)
• 1-time NWA Southeast Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 36 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 3 of the best tag teams of the PWI Years, with Michael Hayes, in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 16 of the best tag teams of the PWI Years, with Steve Williams, in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 34 of the best tag teams of the PWI Years, with Stan Hansen, in 2003.
• PWI Most Improved Wrestler Award (1986)
• PWI Tag Team of the Year Award, with Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts (1981)
• PWI Tag Team of the Year Award, with Steve Williams (1992)

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling

• 1-time SMW Heavyweight Champion

• Universal Wrestling Federation and Mid-South Wrestling

• 1-time UWF Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time Mid-South Tag Team Champion (1-time with Michael Hayes, 1-time with Buddy Roberts)

• World Championship Wrestling

• 1-time WCW World Tag Team Champion (with Steve Williams)

• World Class Championship Wrestling

• 1-time WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
• 6-time WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion (5-time with Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts, 1-time with Iceman Parsons and Buddy Roberts)
• 1-time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)

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External links

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