It's easy to see why Mick Foley is such a good writer. He collects his thoughts and then tells a great story. There's an art to this. After years of concussions, I'm amazed at how coherent he is. He keeps it real. I always enjoy his commentary.
Even though I was a Von Erich fan--I was always a HUGE fan of Terry Gordy!!! He was really something special!!! He could blur that line between heel and face at such a young age--which is remarkable. Had things not happened as they did, I can see him slamming a cage door on Vince McMahon's head and beating Steve Austin to the punch (no pun intended lol!!!) to one of the greatest story lines in wrestling history!!! A sad and tragic "what if..."
💯 Kerry and Kevin were my hero’s at 10 years old but Gordy and Brody legit scared the living sh!t out of me! The good ol days! Dingo was a bad-ass too! WCCW!!
I was at the ECW Arena for the Gordy vs Raven match. Gordy looked great as Raven sold his ass off. Great heat that night. Best wrestling show I've ever seen live.
Bless Terry Gordy. I'm revisiting his career now & what a great, great talent. Watching the World Class run and just saw an episode where a fan crossed the velvet rope. Ya never cross the rope with Terry. The fan was launched about 15 feet out of camera in the most powerful Terry Gordy shove you'll ever see.
@Bill Diehl of Midwest Federal Alright, well, nobody could possibly be THAT stupid. So, at best, I suppose that you really need to learn more about how to behave like a moron for the sake of baiting attention without being so obvious about it.
4:54 Foley is such a champ, taking a real shot cuz he didn't want it to look bad/fake, combined with being put over in Japan and not wanting to diminish Terry's legendary status makes him a class act, Mick is genuinely a good guy 👏
"should be" hahaha wtf are you to tell people how they should be, specially in wrestling (old wreslting, real wrestling) where the beauty was that everyone was different.
@@sudacagamer Somethings can and should be different, but those three traits should be in all of them. That's like complaining that it is thought that people should be honest and kind. Educated would e nice too, but clearly that is too much to ask.
Looooved Terry Gordy with the Freebirds in World Class out of Dallas. I grew up in OKC watching Mid-South but we could get WCCW on either Friday or Saturday nights. And of course Cactus Jack 'Manson', with either Gary Hart or Skandor Akbar, I forget(I am 55, memory isn't what it used to be)... Kabuki, The Midnight Express w/Corny, The Fantastics, etc. Sooo much fun!!
He was so good in the UWF(Watts) as champ and a Freebird. Him and Dr. Death had some great matches. I'm sounding old now but that was my favorite era. Wrestling has evolved and I either watch it or not but the kids love it so it's all good. Foley had good matches with them too.
Was at the AWA tag team spectacular? If so I was there. Baba and tenyru we're on that card too. jumbo tsuruta wrestled blackjack lanza for the awa title if I remember correctly
I was never a fan as a kid of Bam Bam Terry Gordy for one very silly reason. Now keep in mind i was 7 when i first saw Terry. And oddly enough my Aunt Bonnie looks, or looked very much like him. And to this day i can't stand my Aunt Bonnie 😂😂.. but a few years in i finally came around on Terry Gordy
So true👍🏻 I live in Jacksonville FL back in the 80s it would be on every Sunday morning with my coffee 😄 The Freebirds was my favorites to watch they played a big part of making the Von Erich kids famous.
In the late 80s I live in Jacksonville Fl every Sunday morning I would watch wrestling and man I enjoyed watching the Freebirds vs the Von Erich’s 👍🏻 but what suck I never get to see the Freebirds win the match outright 😂 something would always happen to illuminate the tag team match 😡 Years later I was at o’Hare airport seen Terry Gordy walking in a hurry I could not believe how big the guy was in person, was going to ask for his autograph but I did not want to bother the guy but now I regret it. Huge fan of the Freebirds 👍🏻
Gordy in that picture looks like if genes could mix in a certain type of meet up. (Car keys in a fishbowl) Type of meeting where no holds are barred. It's like the mutant love child of Vader, Kane and Shawn Michaels rolled into one.
gordy was agile, nimble, and had all the intangible qualities. he was a superstar in wccw, and the nwa. it just never translated anywhere else but japan.
Terry OD'd on that flight to Japan about midway through , so he was without medical attention for literally hours, he easily could have died.Even so, the oxygen deprivation he suffered from being so deeply comatose that his breathing was compromised, did permanent damage to his brain.He was never the same again, which was a shame as he was so young and such an amazing talent.
you watch some Gordy's old All Japan matches and even his earlier matches with the Freebirds, he was easily one of the best wrestlers in the business with his intense bully style, it was some of the best wrestling you've ever seen, but as the 90s wore on, he got into popping the pills and it took a toll and that decline was heartbreaking and he died broken and basically bed ridden not even 50 years old.
Gordy was a true big man not jacked up on steroids , if had taken them i couldnt imagine what he wouldve looked like , back then you had Gordy & Hansen , Mulligan true big men that you go how can a person be that big .
5:27 he may have been off and not the same man he was before he OD he did have the war with all to not drop Mick on his head when the powerbomb went wrong here
In Continental if hes reffering to the 1 he first worked that the Fullers ran and sold and ran and sold the only bottles getting broken was the excellent DIRTY WHITE BOY vs TOM PRICHARD angle. I think the same night after he busted the bottle over Prichards head he took him to the ring & hung him over the top rope at the BHAM Fairgrounds. Even watching it later knowing it’s a work I thought something went wrong because Prichards face goes from red to purple. Prichard said in a interview later the rope was to tight & thank god the Armstrongs got him down when he did because he legit couldn’t breathe. When Continental was SouthEastern 80/81 Michale Hayes & Gordy had a feud that ended n a loser leave town cage match at Boutwell. After the match they reunited n the locker room&they left & went to Midsouth. I DONT recall any Freebirds ever returning to Continental. Is there any Memphis fans who could tell me if Foley is talking about MEMPHIS Continental. Did GORDY or STARR work Memphis in 88/89???
Bam Bam was no brain surgeon, but he was a ring surgeon I walked by him at an event one time about 40 years ago I was about 20 I thought it was Andre the Giant
It's easy to see why Mick Foley is such a good writer. He collects his thoughts and then tells a great story. There's an art to this. After years of concussions, I'm amazed at how coherent he is. He keeps it real. I always enjoy his commentary.
I met Gordy once. He was so nice.
Terry Gordy was might favorite old wrestler, especially with The Freebirds, BAD STREET USA!!!!
Even though I was a Von Erich fan--I was always a HUGE fan of Terry Gordy!!! He was really something special!!! He could blur that line between heel and face at such a young age--which is remarkable. Had things not happened as they did, I can see him slamming a cage door on Vince McMahon's head and beating Steve Austin to the punch (no pun intended lol!!!) to one of the greatest story lines in wrestling history!!! A sad and tragic "what if..."
💯 Kerry and Kevin were my hero’s at 10 years old but Gordy and Brody legit scared the living sh!t out of me! The good ol days! Dingo was a bad-ass too! WCCW!!
I was at the ECW Arena for the Gordy vs Raven match. Gordy looked great as Raven sold his ass off. Great heat that night. Best wrestling show I've ever seen live.
Bless Terry Gordy. I'm revisiting his career now & what a great, great talent.
Watching the World Class run and just saw an episode where a fan crossed the velvet rope. Ya never cross the rope with Terry. The fan was launched about 15 feet out of camera in the most powerful Terry Gordy shove you'll ever see.
Holy cow I remember those Walkman speakers.....they were so awesome to have at the time
I could listen to Mick talk anytime, in any mood, and I'll instantly feel better.
@Bill Diehl of Midwest Federal Alright, well, nobody could possibly be THAT stupid. So, at best, I suppose that you really need to learn more about how to behave like a moron for the sake of baiting attention without being so obvious about it.
4:54 Foley is such a champ, taking a real shot cuz he didn't want it to look bad/fake, combined with being put over in Japan and not wanting to diminish Terry's legendary status makes him a class act, Mick is genuinely a good guy 👏
He's definitely one of the nicest most honest guy's in the business
Mick is everything a wrestler should be, talented, humble and loves the game.
"should be" hahaha wtf are you to tell people how they should be, specially in wrestling (old wreslting, real wrestling) where the beauty was that everyone was different.
@@sudacagamer Somethings can and should be different, but those three traits should be in all of them. That's like complaining that it is thought that people should be honest and kind. Educated would e nice too, but clearly that is too much to ask.
And liberal.
@@sudacagamer which of those would you like to see in a wrestler? Untalented, arrogant or hates the game?
Terry bam bam gordy was one of the best of the ring of business Rip mam bam
RIP OG TERRY BAM BAM GORDY#1
I remember hearing a story about Terry Gordy leaving a territory cause Hayes quit/fired. Dude was loyal to Hayes
Very 1st one
*cause = "because / 'cause"
In Mississippi they gave Terry a raise but didn’t give Michael one. They both left the promotion over that
@@brentw4975 I heard hayes wanted more based on his work getting the duo over. The booker gave him take it or leave it
I grew up near Dallas and Denton and Gordy was a big deal.
Looooved Terry Gordy with the Freebirds in World Class out of Dallas. I grew up in OKC watching Mid-South but we could get WCCW on either Friday or Saturday nights. And of course Cactus Jack 'Manson', with either Gary Hart or Skandor Akbar, I forget(I am 55, memory isn't what it used to be)... Kabuki, The Midnight Express w/Corny, The Fantastics, etc. Sooo much fun!!
Yes!Good times
The way Mick was shy about teasing HHH just speaks to his character. He is the reason I read any books when I was a kid.
Was his book worth the read?
He was so good in the UWF(Watts) as champ and a Freebird. Him and Dr. Death had some great matches. I'm sounding old now but that was my favorite era. Wrestling has evolved and I either watch it or not but the kids love it so it's all good. Foley had good matches with them too.
Gordys best days were in world class with the freebirds feuding with the von erichs
Gordy was great, the Fabulous Free Birds were amazing, Foley is fantastic.
i love Mick-forever Such a legend
They don't make them like Gordy anymore.We exchanged high fives at the Rosemont Horizon in March 1985.
Was at the AWA tag team spectacular?
If so I was there.
Baba and tenyru we're on that card too.
jumbo tsuruta wrestled blackjack lanza for the awa title if I remember correctly
I was never a fan as a kid of Bam Bam Terry Gordy for one very silly reason. Now keep in mind i was 7 when i first saw Terry. And oddly enough my Aunt Bonnie looks, or looked very much like him. And to this day i can't stand my Aunt Bonnie 😂😂.. but a few years in i finally came around on Terry Gordy
Man, I was just a few weeks old at that time.
Terry/Freebirds are in my top 5 favorites all time. Those matches with the Von Erich boys were so stiff, absolute crowd pleasers.
So true👍🏻
I live in Jacksonville FL back in the 80s it would be on every Sunday morning with my coffee 😄 The Freebirds was my favorites to watch they played a big part of making the Von Erich kids famous.
I thought Mick was about to get himself cancelled, only to get a great HHH joke instead.
Foley is just the best
U gotta timestamp that shit
In the late 80s I live in Jacksonville Fl every Sunday morning I would watch wrestling and man I enjoyed watching the Freebirds vs the Von Erich’s 👍🏻 but what suck I never get to see the Freebirds win the match outright 😂 something would always happen to illuminate the tag team match 😡 Years later I was at o’Hare airport seen Terry Gordy walking in a hurry I could not believe how big the guy was in person, was going to ask for his autograph but I did not want to bother the guy but now I regret it. Huge fan of the Freebirds 👍🏻
Imagining everything he's been though, he's sharper than than most wrestlers.
Gordy should be in the hall of fame on his own, along with being in it with the free birds. He was just that good.
Terry was a great wrestler and a fun character.
I loved his work in All Japan. 'Would have been nice if he had another run as Triple Crown Champion.
Hayes was my first favorite wrestler. Eddie Gilbert, Nightmare Danny Davis, then Sting, Warrior the cool dudes
Gordy in that picture looks like if genes could mix in a certain type of meet up. (Car keys in a fishbowl) Type of meeting where no holds are barred.
It's like the mutant love child of Vader, Kane and Shawn Michaels rolled into one.
"(Car keys in a fishbowl)"
"Type of meeting where no holds are barred."
Are you...talking about Vader, Kane, and Shawn Michaels at a swinger's party?
Some Dusty Rhodes genes in there as well
Nope, that's Rocky's lionitis from the movie MASK.
Hahaha ha 😆
OG MICK FOLEY#1
gordy was agile, nimble, and had all the intangible qualities. he was a superstar in wccw, and the nwa. it just never translated anywhere else but japan.
Terry OD'd on that flight to Japan about midway through , so he was without medical attention for literally hours, he easily could have died.Even so, the oxygen deprivation he suffered from being so deeply comatose that his breathing was compromised, did permanent damage to his brain.He was never the same again, which was a shame as he was so young and such an amazing talent.
As much as i love the freebirds, man i loved it when terry teamed up with dr. Death steve Williams
you watch some Gordy's old All Japan matches and even his earlier matches with the Freebirds, he was easily one of the best wrestlers in the business with his intense bully style, it was some of the best wrestling you've ever seen, but as the 90s wore on, he got into popping the pills and it took a toll and that decline was heartbreaking and he died broken and basically bed ridden not even 50 years old.
Gordy was a true big man not jacked up on steroids , if had taken them i couldnt imagine what he wouldve looked like , back then you had Gordy & Hansen , Mulligan true big men that you go how can a person be that big .
Foley for president
Rocky from the 1985 movie "MASK".
Lol that HHH joke IS true 😅
it's not lol it's just something they joke about. Just because some people on the internet say it doesn't make it true lol
U shud put a timestamp on your comment so people can click and go right to what you're talking about
@@rossrobertson674 7:09
Terry couldn’t walk towards the end of his career..
Sad.
5:27 he may have been off and not the same man he was before he OD he did have the war with all to not drop Mick on his head when the powerbomb went wrong here
In Continental if hes reffering to the 1 he first worked that the Fullers ran and sold and ran and sold the only bottles getting broken was the excellent DIRTY WHITE BOY vs TOM PRICHARD angle. I think the same night after he busted the bottle over Prichards head he took him to the ring & hung him over the top rope at the BHAM Fairgrounds. Even watching it later knowing it’s a work I thought something went wrong because Prichards face goes from red to purple. Prichard said in a interview later the rope was to tight & thank god the Armstrongs got him down when he did because he legit couldn’t breathe. When Continental was SouthEastern 80/81 Michale Hayes & Gordy had a feud that ended n a loser leave town cage match at Boutwell. After the match they reunited n the locker room&they left & went to Midsouth. I DONT recall any Freebirds ever returning to Continental. Is there any Memphis fans who could tell me if Foley is talking about MEMPHIS Continental. Did GORDY or STARR work Memphis in 88/89???
Rotten Ron smashed a bottle on his head did that in stampede too!!!....
It was a common thing, and done everywhere because the trick is so easy.
Bam Bam 💜
That is a great story .... we just killed a man .... MOVING ON, lol.
No more Harley Flair Gordy Funker
Bam Bam was no brain surgeon, but he was a ring surgeon I walked by him at an event one time about 40 years ago I was about 20 I thought it was Andre the Giant
All those All Japan guys were wrecked from strong style by the time they got to WWF.
Gordy destroyed Gordy because of drugs. A damn shame.
Omg Conrad is hosting this podcast also?! Ugh.
Got excited seeing foley then heard fat boys voice
He’s definitely building a wrestling podcast empire
Am I the only one who googled Rotten Ron Starr?
Probably not, a great regional star but not a household name! He and Mick briefly held the USWA tag team title in 1989.
God mick must have a hard time in the shower with the way that ear is he must get a bunch of water in there
Get more boosters.
Stop talking conrad.
i miss when mick was more tough.
*wth are you talking about ?
Let's go Brandon
We've got an edgelord here! Such a rebel.
Fuck yeah. Get Brandon out & use his head to open the fn door!!!!!
@@justinobuscape7031 dude whos scowling in his profile pic accusing someone of being an edgelord
@@warshipsatin8764 MAGATS consider themself as edgelords and rebels against human decency.