Terry Gordy

Terry Gordy was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 the late 1990's. He teamed with Mankind under a mask for Manager Paul Bearer and feuded with The Undertaker.

Gordy died of a heart attack on July 16, 2001. His son Ray Gordy wrestles in NWA Wildside.

Profile

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• Birthday: April 23, 1961
• Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Trainer: Afa Anoai
• Managers: Sunshine, Paul Bearer, Jim Cornette
• Other Gimmicks: Terry Mecca, The Executioner

Championships/Accomplishments

WCW & NWA

• 1-Time WCW/NWA World Tag Team Champion (with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams)
• 4-Time NWA National Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes three times and Jimmy Snuka once)
• 2-Time NWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)
• 1-Time NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)
• 1-Time NWA Southeast Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time NWA Southeast Alabama Heavyweight Champion

All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 2-Time AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion
• 5-Time AJPW Unified Tag Team Champion (with Stan Hansen once and Steve Williams four times)
• 2-Time AJPW Tag Team Champion (with Stan Hansen)

UWF & Mid-South Wrestling

• 1-Time UWF Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Mid-South Mississippi Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Mid-South Louisiana Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Mid-South Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)
• 1-Time Mid-South United States Tag Team Champion (with Buddy Roberts)

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 (with Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts 5 times and Iceman Parsons & Buddy Roberts once)
• 1-Time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Michael Hayes)

Other Titles

• 1-Time GWF Tag Team Champion (with Jimmy Garvin)
• 1-Time APCW Tag Team Champion (with Jason Gibson)
• 1-Time SMW Heavyweight Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 36 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also ranked three times in the best tag teams of the "PWI Years". He was ranked # 3 with Michael Hayes, # 16 with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and # 34 with Stan Hansen.

• Gordy also won 1986 PWI Most Improved Wrestler and two Tag Team of the Year Awards: 1981 with Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts and 1992 with "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.