VIEW FROM THE RISING SUN
by Masanori Horie

Flashback--Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy

If I leave here tomorrow … Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on now … There's just too many places
I've got to see
(But) If I stay here with you, girl … Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now … And this bird you cannot change
And a bird you cannot change … And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

Severn, Funk, Cactus, and Gordy
Dan Severn, Terry Funk, Cactus Jack, and Terry Gordy
(August 21, 1995)


Bye bye, baby, it's been sweet love … Though this feeling I can't change
Please don't take this so badly
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
Lord help me, I can't change Lord, I can't change
Won't you fly, freebird, yeah

("Free Bird"---Lynyrd Skynyrd)
(Written by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant--© 1973 Duchess Music Corporation/Hustler Inc.---BMI)


1982

Japanese Puroresu fans recognized Terry Gordy for the first time when he challenged for Giant Baba's PWF Heavyweight title, and it was televised nationwide by NTV (Channel 4) networks.

March 1, 1982---The Omni, Atlanta, GA
PWF Heavyweight title match
Giant Baba beat Terry Gordy (11:47)---Baba kept the title

December 25, 1982---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & David Von Erich beat Tom Steele, Mike & Tommy Sharpe


1983

April 16, 1983---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
David & Kerry Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)

June 17, 1983---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
American Tag Team title match
Bruiser Brody & Kerry Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes)

July 4, 1983---Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
Independence Day Star Wars '83/World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
Kevin, David, & Kerry Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts)

Terry Gordy had his first Japan tour for Giant Baba's All Japan Pro Wrestling from August 25 to 31, 1983, as Stan Hansen's tag team partner in Terry Funk's retirement match on August 31.

August 26, 1983---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen-ichiro Tenryu (11:06 Gordy beat Tenryu)

August 31, 1983---Kuramae Kokugikan (Sumo Hall), Tokyo
Terry Funk's Retirement match
Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk beat Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (12:35 Terry beat Gordy)

August 31, 1983

September 5, 1983---Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
Labor Day Star Wars '83/World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) beat Kevin, David, & Kerry Von Erich

December 25, 1983---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
Christmas Star Wars '83/No DQ Loser Leaves Town Match
Kevin & Mike Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)


1984

January 20, 1984---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
International Tag Team title match
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) (17:14 Tsuruta beat Hayes by countout)---Baba & Tsuruta kept the title

January 30, 1984---Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
Wrestling Star Wars
The Fabulous Freebirds beat David & Kerry Von Erich

May 6, 1984---Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions/World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
Fritz, Kevin, & Mike Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts)

The Fabulous Freebirds

July 4, 1984---Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
Independence Day Star Wars '84/World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) beat Kevin, Kerry, & Mike Von Erich

September 3, 1984--- Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
Labor Day Star Wars '84/No DQ Spike Match
Killer Khan beat Terry Gordy

October 16, 1984---Toyama City Gym
International Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen-ichiro Tenryu beat Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes (19:00 disqualification)---Tsuruta & Tenryu kept the title

October 29, 1984---Ota Ward Gym, Tokyo
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Terry Gordy (23:58 disqualification)---Tsuruta kept the title

November 22, 1984---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
Thanksgiving Star Wars '84/Texas Death Match (Kerry Von Erich referee)
Terry Gordy beat Killer Khan

December 25, 1984---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
Christmas Star Wars '84/Loser Leaves Town Elimination Match
Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts, & Chic Donovan beat Skandar Akbar, The Missing Link, & Mr. X


1985

March 30, 1985---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza/Four Corners Match
The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Road Warriors, The Dirty White Boys, and The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts)

May 5, 1985---Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions
Five Falls/Two Ring Match
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts), Kevin, Kerry, & Mike Von Erich beat Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez, Rip Oliver, Kamala, One Man Gang, & Steve Williams

June 4, 1985---Osaka Castle Hall
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Terry Gordy (18:35 countout)---Tsuruta kept the title

September 28, 1985---Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
AWA Super Clash/AWA World Tag Team title match
Road Warriors beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) (14:12 disqualification)

October 7, 1985---Konan City Gym, Aichi
Giant Baba, Dory Funk Jr., & Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) beat Terry Gordy, Bill Robinson, & Art Crews (12:57 Dory beat Crews)---Gordy faced Misawa for the first time

December 25, 1985---Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
Christmas Star Wars '85
Kevin, Kerry, & Lance Von Erich beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts)


1986

March 10, 1986---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai
International Heavyweight title match
Jumbo Tsuruta beat Terry Gordy (14:34)---Tsuruta kept the title

May 4, 1986---Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions/World Class Six-Man Tag Team title match
Lumberjacks with Straps Elimination Match
Kerry & Lance Von Erich and Steve Simpson beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts)

May 17, 1986---Yokosuka City Gym, Kanagawa
PWF Heavyweight title match
Riki Choshu beat Terry Gordy (12:40 disqualification)---Choshu kept the title

May 30, 1986---Houston, TX
UWF Heavyweight Title 16-ManTournament
Terry Gordy beat Jim Duggan---Gordy won the tournament and became the first champion

June 14, 1986---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) beat The Bladerunners (Sting & Rock [Ultimate Warrior])

November 22 - December 12, 1986
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen-ichiro Tenryu
(2) Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase
(3) Dory & Terry Funk, Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(5) Terry Gordy & Killer Khan
(6) Giant Baba & Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa), Rick Martel & Tom Zenk
(8) Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi
(9) Ashura Hara & Super Strong Machine (Junji Hirata)


1987

April 11, 1987---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superblast at the Superdome
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) beat The Angel of Death, Bill Irwin, & The Viking

June 13, 1987---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat The Terminator & The Enforcer (Doug Gilbert)

July 4, 1987---The Omni, Atlanta, GA
The Great American Bash '87
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) beat Ivan Koloff, Manny Fernandez, & Paul Jones (3:58 Gordy beat Jones)

July 18, 1987---Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC
The Great American Bash '87
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Dick Murdoch & Eddie Gilbert

August 1, 1987---The Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Superdome Extravaganza/Steel Cage First Blood Elimination Match
The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) beat Black Bart, Bubba Rogers, & The Terminator

November 21 - December 11, 1987
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(2) Dory & Terry Funk, Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy, Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka, Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Ashura Hara
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & TNT (Savio Vega)
(7) Giant Baba & Hiroshi Wajima
(8) Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Shin-ichi Nakano, The Great Kabuki & John Tenta (Earthquake)
(9) Tom Zenk & The Terminator (Mark Laurinaitis / Wrecking Crew Fury)
(10) Mark & Chris Youngblood
(11) Rusher Kimura & Goro Tsurumi


November 22, 1987---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy drew Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka (17:14 double countout)

November 22, 1987


1988

May 8, 1988---Texas Stadium, Irving, TX
Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions/Triple Dome of Terror Match
Terry Gordy beat Michael Hayes

July 16, 1988---Takamatsu Civic Bunka Center, Kagawa
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu drew Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (18:37 no contest)---Tsuruta & Yatsu kept the title

July 29, 1988---Takasaki City Central Gym, Gumma
World Tag Team title match
Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Gen-ichiro Tenryu (16:54)---Hansen & Gordy became the second champions (1)

July 31, 1988---Chiyogadai Ground, Hakodate City, Hokkaido
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (14:47 Yatsu beat Gordy)---Tsuruta & Yatsu became the third champions

October 15, 1988---Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl Extravaganza/Dog Collar Match
Terry Gordy drew Botswana Beast (no contest)

November 19 - December 16, 1988
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(3) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura
(4) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada, Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
(6) Danny Spivey & Johnny Ace
(7) The Great Kabuki & Hiroshi Wajima, Tiger Mask (Mitsuharu Misawa) & Jimmy Snuka
(9) Shunji Takano & John Tenta (Earthquake)
(10) Dick Slater & Tommy Rich, Crusher Blackwell & Phil Hickerson (P.Y. Chu Hi)

November 26, 1988
Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
(November 26, 1988)


December 16, 1988

December 16, 1988---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Toshiaki Kawada (21:02 Hansen beat Kawada)---Hansen & Gordy won the tournament and became the sixth champions (2)

December 16, 1988


1989

February 2, 1989---Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kansas
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (17:33 Tsuruta beat Gordy)---Tsuruta & Yatsu became the seventh champions

March 25, 1989---Kumagaya Civic Gym, Saitama
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu beat Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (18:00 Yatsu beat Gordy by countout)---Tsuruta & Yatsu kept the title

July 23, 1989---Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, MD
The Great American Bash '89 / War Games
The Road Warriors, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane), & Steve Williams beat The Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Jimmy Garvin) & The Samoan Swat Team (22:18 Hawk beat Garvin)

September 2, 1989---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Gen-ichiro Tenryu beat Terry Gordy (12:12)---Tenryu kept the title

November 17 - December 6, 1989
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu
(3) Giant Baba & Rusher Kimura
(4) Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith
(5) Abdullah the Butcher & Tiger Jeet Singh
(6) Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas
(7) Terry Gordy & "Wild" Bill Irwin
(8) Toshiaki Kawada & Hiromichi Fuyuki
(9) The Nasty Boys


1990

January 27, 1990---McGonigle Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Tri-State Winter Challenge
Terry Gordy drew Bam Bam Bigelow (double countout)

March 6, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu & Stan Hansen (17:06 Williams beat Tenryu)---Gordy & Williams became the 12th champions (1)

March 6, 1990

April 19, 1990---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (20:53 Williams beat Spivey)---Gordy & Williams kept the title


April 13, 1990
April 13, 1990---Ginza, Tokyo


May 25, 1990---Aichi Prefectural Gym, Nagoya
Terry Gordy beat Kenta Kobashi (22:07)---Gordy and Kobashi's first singles match

June 1, 1990---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Bam Bam Bigelow & Davey Boy Smith

June 5, 1990---Chiba Park Gym, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Terry Gordy beat Jumbo Tsuruta (16:51)---Gordy became the fourth champion (1)

June 8, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Stan Hansen beat Terry Gordy (21:33)---Hansen became the fifth champion

July 17, 1990---Ishikawa Prefectural Industrial Hall, Kanazawa
Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Terry Gordy beat Stan Hansen (21:04)---Gordy became the sixth champion (2)

July 19, 1990---Takeo City Gym, Fukui
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & The Great Kabuki beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (31:57 Tsuruta beat Williams)---Tsuruta & Kabuki became the 13th champions

Gordy was hospitalized on July 16, and the Triple Crown title was held up.

November 15 - December 7, 1990
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(3) Dory & Terry Funk, Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, and Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(7) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(8) Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace, and Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(10) Skywalker Nitron & Blade Butch Masters
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue, and Dick Slater & Joe Deaton
(13) Doug Furnas & Ricky Santana

December 7, 1990

December 7, 1990---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (29:59 Williams beat Hansen)---Gordy & Williams won the tournament and became the 14th World Tag Team champions (2)

December 7, 1990


1991

February 26, 1991---Miyagi Prefectural Sports Center, Sendai
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (21:19 Williams beat Kawada)---Gordy & Williams kept the title

March 4, 1991---Hamamatsu City Gym, Shizuoka
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue (22:15 Gordy beat Taue)---Gordy & Williams kept the title

April 18, 1991---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (20:40 Hansen beat Williams)---Hansen & Spivey became the 15th champions

June 9, 1991---Manatee Civic Center, Palmetto, FL
UWF Beach Brawl/Street Fight Match
Terry Gordy drew Johnny Ace (6:08 double countout)

July 6, 1991---Yokosuka City Gym, Kanagawa
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey (20:38 Gordy beat Spivey)---Gordy & Williams became the 16th champions (3)

July 24, 1991---Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial Hall, Kanazawa
World Tag Team title match
Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (28:00 Misawa beat Gordy)---Misawa & Kawada became the 17th champions

November 16 - December 6, 1991
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(2) Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue, and Giant Baba & Andre the Giant
(2) Stan Hansen & Danny Spivey
(5) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala #2
(7) Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez, Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas, and Joe Deaton & Billy Black
(10) Dynamite Kid & Johnny Smith
(11) Rusher Kimura & Mighty Inoue
(12) Johnny Ace & Sunny Beach

December 6, 1991

December 6, 1991---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Real World Tag Team League Tournament Final
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (25:24 Gordy beat Kawada)---Williams & Gordy won the tournament and became the 18th World Tag Team champions (4)

December 6, 1991


1992

March 4, 1992---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
World Tag Team title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (31:18 Tsuruta beat Williams)---Tsuruta & Taue became the 19th champions

March 20 - April 17, 1992
Champion Carnival Tournament
Block-A: (1) Mitsuharu Misawa, (2) Jumbo Tsuruta, (3) Terry Gordy, (4) Johnny Ace, (5) Masanobu Fuchi, (6) Doug Furnas, (7) Giant Kimala, (8) Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, (9) Master Blaster (Al Greene), and (10) Joe Deaton
Block-B: (1) Stan Hansen, (2) Steve Williams, (3) Toshiaki Kawada and Danny Spivey, (5) Kenta Kobashi, (6) Akira Taue and Danny Kroffat, (8) Yoshinari Ogawa, (9) David Isley, and (10) Billy Black
---Stan Hansen beat Misawa and won the ttournament

April 14, 1992---Kumamoto City Gym
Mitsuharu Misawa beat Terry Gordy (17:27)
Gordy and Misawa's first singles match

June 16, 1992---Charleston, SC
Clash of the Champions XIX
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Larry & Jeff O'Day
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Rick & Scott Steiner

June 20, 1992---Mobile, AL
Beach Blast (PPV)
WCW World Tag Team title match
Rick & Scott Steiner drew Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (30 minutes time up)

July 5, 1992---Atlanta, GA
WCW World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Rick & Scott Steiner---Gordy & Williams won the title

July 12, 1992---Albany, GA
The Great American Bash (PPV)
NWA World Tag Team Tournament
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes
---Gordy & Williams won the revived NWA World Tag Team title and unify both titles

September 21, 1992---Atlanta, GA
WCW / NWA World Tag Team title match
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams---Windham & Rhodes won the title

October 7, 1992---Osaka Gym
World Tag Team Title match
Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (25:38)---Tsuruta & Taue kept the title

October 21, 1992---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
All Japan Pro Wrestling 20th Anniversary match
Jumbo Tsuruta, Andre the Giant, & Terry Gordy beat Giant Baba, Dory Funk Jr., & Stan Hansen (14:32 Tsuruta beat Dory)

October 2, 1992

October 21, 1992

November 14 - December 4, 1992
Real World Tag Team League Tournament
(1) Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada
(2) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(3) Stan Hansen & Johnny Ace
(4) Giant Baba & Kenta Kobashi
(5) Akira Taue & Jun Akiyama
(6) Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala, Danny Kroffat & Doug Furnas, and
Patriot (Del Wilkes) & Eagle (George Hines/Jackie Fulton)
(9) Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, Joe Deaton & Billy Black, and Danny
Spivey & Kendall Windham
---Misawa & Kawada won the tournamennt and became the 20th World Tag Team champions

1992 Poster


1993

January 10, 1993---Hakata StarLanes, Fukuoka
Terry Gordy beat Jun Akiyama (11:56)

January 29, 1993
January 29, 1993---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo


January 30, 1993---Chiba Prefectural Gym
World Tag Team title match
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (27:07 Williams beat Misawa)---Williams & Gordy became the 21st champions (5)

March 25 - April 21, 1993
Champion Carnival Tournament
(1) Stan Hansen
(2) Mitsuharu Misawa
(3) Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
(5) Toshiaki Kawada
(6) Akira Taue
(7) Kenta Kobashi
(8) Johnny Ace and Davey Boy Smith
(10) Patriot
(11) Danny Kroffat and Doug Furnas
(13) Jun Akiyama
Hansen beat Misawa and won the tournament

April 14, 1993---Nagoya City Gym
Terry Gordy beat Mitsuharu Misawa (20:29)

May 20, 1993---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (28:28 Taue beat Williams)---Kawada & Taue became the 22nd champions

May 21, 1993---Sapporo Nakajima Sports Center, Hokkaido
Kenta Kobashi beat Terry Gordy (19:39)---Kobashi beat Gordy for the first time

July 26, 1993---Ishikawa Prefecture Industrial Hall, Kanazawa
World Tag Team title match
Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (31:04 Kawada beat Gordy)---Kawada & Taue kept the title

Terry Gordy was in a coma when he arrived in Narita Airport on August 19, 1993.


1994

July 21, 1994
July 21, 1994---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo

July 27, 1994
July 27, 1994---Ginza, Tokyo


July 28, 1994---Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Terry Gordy, Richard Slinger, & Kurt Beyer (Dick Beyer's son) beat The Eagle (George Hines/Jackie Fulton), Johnny Smith, & Tom Zenk (14:28 Gordy beat Zenk)---Gordy's last match in All Japan Pro Wrestling

July 28, 1994

July 28, 1994

Triple Crown Heavyweight title match
Steve Williams beat Mitsuharu Misawa (27:39)---Williams became the 11th champion


August 5, 1994---Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Night of the Legends/SMW Heavyweight title match
Dirty White Boy beat Terry Gordy (disqualification)


1995

August 4, 1995---Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Super Bowl of Wrestling
Terry Gordy & Tommy Rich beat Mongolian Stomper & Boo Bradley (Balls Mahoney)

August 7, 1995
August 7, 1995---Marion, Virginia


August 12, 1995
August 12, 1995---Ikebukuro, Tokyo


August 20, 1995---3:00 Kawasaki Baseball Stadium
"King of the Death Matches" (Eight-man one-night Death Match Tournament)
Barbed Wired Baseball Bat/30,000 thumbtacks death match
Cactus Jack beat Terry Gordy (6:58)

August 20, 1995


September 29, 1995
September 29---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa


October 20, 1995---Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
SMW Heavyweight title match
Terry Gordy & Thrasher beat Brad Armstrong & Wolfman---Gordy beat Brad and won the title

Terry Gordy 1995

November 23, 1995---Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Thanksgiving Thunder '95/SMW Heavyweight title match/Country Whipping match
Brad Armstrong beat Terry Gordy

December 3, 1995
December 3, 1995---Morioka, Iwate


1996

March 31, 1996
March 31, 1996---Shinjuku, Tokyo


June 22, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Hardcore Heaven '96/ECW Heavyweight title match
Raven beat Terry Gordy

July 13, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Heat Wave '96/Rage in a Cage
Terry Gordy, Sandman, & Tommy Dreamer beat Raven, Brian Lee, & Stevie Richards


August 4, 1996
August 4, 1996---Shinjuku, Tokyo


August 24, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Natural Born Killaz/Badstreet Match
Terry Gordy beat Brian Lee

September 24, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Brian Lee & The Eliminators beat Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, & Tommy Dreamer

October 5, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Ultimate Jeopardy
Bam Bam Bigelow beat Terry Gordy

October 26, 1996---ECW Arena, Philadelphia, PA
High Incident
The Eliminators beat Terry Gordy & Steve Williams


1997

Leatherface & Terry Gordy
Terry Gordy and Leatherface


1998

August 31, 1998---Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
Terry Gordy, Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai, & Tadao Yasuda beat Gen-ichiro Tenryu, Kengo Kimura, Yoshikazu Taru, & Takashi Okamura (20:04 Gordy beat Taru)

October 27, 1998
October 27, 1998---Detroit Airport, MI


November 1, 1998---Kobe FashionMart AtriumPlaza, Hyogo
Gen-ichiro Tenryu beat Terry Gordy (9:22)


2001

February 3, 2001---Yokohama Bunka Gym, Kanagawa
5 vs. 5 Elimination Match
Terry Gordy, Yuji Kito, Yukihide Ueno, Shoichi Ichimiya, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Doug Gilbert, Keizo Matsuda, Tiger Jeet Shinjuku (Koichiro Kimura), Ultra Seven (Masahiko Takasugi), & Takashi Uwano (3-0)---Terry Gordy's last match in Japan

Terry Gordy


Misawa and Gordy
Mitsuharu Misawa and Terry Gordy
(June 1, 2001---Chattanooga, TN)

Ray Gordy
Terry Ray Gordy Jr.

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