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Terry Gordy (April 23 1961 - July 16 2001) 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 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.

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.

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.

Gordy died of a heart attack on July 16, 2001. He was 40 years old. His son Ray wrestles in OVW.

Finishing and signature moves

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

Managers

Sunshine
Paul Bearer
Jim Cornette

Championships and accomplishments

APCW

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

All Japan Pro Wrestling

:*2-time AJPW Triple Crown 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

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