The Fabulous Freebirds were the original kick ass faction in wrestling. Make no bones about it people. In their heyday , they were leagues ahead of the Horsemen.
Rickey T Freebirds were straight up baddass... In WCCW they gave the Von Erichs a run for their money.. They had bravado charisma style brawn brains and guile. .the most legendary and iconic. ..Salute
@@med1965 That is the unsung truth . Terry was a natural but not main event ready , Hayes was an idea guy with the gift of gab but stunk in ring .Roberts was the work horse and heat magnet
Outside in the corner of Wrestling 2, Mr. Wrestling 1. Always wondered. This is really nostalgic and amazing footage! Thank you for sharing it with us. 🙏
13:03 Out of all the footage of Ga from back then, I wish just one would have that whole ad for the Omni! Didn't know how cool it would be to have someday, when we taped stuff in the 80s. Tried to save as much of the tape as we could ! 😂
LOL I didn't expect to see Mr. Saito on here. What's funny about it is, I have him teaming up with Mr. Fuji in my NWA tabletop wrestling game as the Orient Express managed by General Akbar. Which all a part of Akbar's "Foreign Legion" stable. lol
The 10/10/1980 show at the Omni featured a "round robin" between the Georgia tag team champs, Mr. Wrestling and Mr. Wrestling II, who put up their titles, the Assassins, who out up their masks, and the Freebirds, who put up cash. We saw the announcement that the Freebirds won the Georgia tag titles and Michael Hayes mentioned "two straight falls", but I don't recall GCW airing any film clips from the Omni related to those matches. Did I miss something?
Honestly this is Wrestling gold...thanks for posting it.
I'm replying in 2023. YES! GOLD
The Fabulous Freebirds were the original kick ass faction in wrestling. Make no bones about it people. In their heyday , they were leagues ahead of the Horsemen.
Rickey T Freebirds were straight up baddass... In WCCW they gave the Von Erichs a run for their money.. They had bravado charisma style brawn brains and guile. .the most legendary and iconic. ..Salute
Buddy Roberts, RIP, was the MVP of that team. RIP Terry Gordy too.
The Anderson Trio outdates the Fabulous Freebirds .
@@med1965 That is the unsung truth . Terry was a natural but not main event ready , Hayes was an idea guy with the gift of gab but stunk in ring .Roberts was the work horse and heat magnet
Ahead of the horseman? No way.
Funk and Ole were perfect as heels
Outside in the corner of Wrestling 2, Mr. Wrestling 1. Always wondered. This is really nostalgic and amazing footage! Thank you for sharing it with us. 🙏
Great stuff, the birds wore the black and pink before the Harts.
Yes and for the same reason ...heat
Steve Keirn really took it to Mr. Saito.
When wresting actually included wrestling !
The Freebirds playing Skynyrd in Georgia 3 years after the plane crash…brilliant!
13:03 Out of all the footage of Ga from back then, I wish just one would have that whole ad for the Omni! Didn't know how cool it would be to have someday, when we taped stuff in the 80s. Tried to save as much of the tape as we could ! 😂
"That song is drivin' me wild man!"
I MUST HAVE GONE TO WRESTLING HEAVEN.The wrestling of my childhood.Ga wrestling.
Norman Carr getting home as fast as I could from the skating rink in time to watch GCW.
I did the same exact thing. From winder ga.
Original Freebirds were so cool, 80's style.
Freebirds Von Erichs feud was great.
The way Funk says ‘are’ in “We are professionals” is with brilliant condescension.
Ironically about 2 years later Rougeau and Terry Taylor would have a brief feud over the Southern Heavyweight title in Memphis.
The glory days of late 70s and early 80s Georgia Championship Wrestling
RIP Mr Saito
Michael Hayes only 21 years old back then!!! ❤❤❤
thanks for keeping this stuff alive. the best of the best
TH-cam is the only place you can still hear The Fabulous FreeBirds actually come out to FreeBird! You won't find that on the WWE Network
Hayes imitating Jim Dandy from Black Oak Arkansas.
GCW had good believable jobbers.
LOL I didn't expect to see Mr. Saito on here. What's funny about it is, I have him teaming up with Mr. Fuji in my NWA tabletop wrestling game as the Orient Express managed by General Akbar. Which all a part of Akbar's "Foreign Legion" stable. lol
@26 `5 you did
The 10/10/1980 show at the Omni featured a "round robin" between the Georgia tag team champs, Mr. Wrestling and Mr. Wrestling II, who put up their titles, the Assassins, who out up their masks, and the Freebirds, who put up cash. We saw the announcement that the Freebirds won the Georgia tag titles and Michael Hayes mentioned "two straight falls", but I don't recall GCW airing any film clips from the Omni related to those matches. Did I miss something?
Bill Irwin say "Jabroni" @40:23
A loaded sock, this is amazing !!
Not too long after this keirn would find Stan Lane and the fabulous ones are born
there ain't nothing with four wheels we can't drive and there's nothing with four legs we can't ride ! Terry Gordy
Some memories from my early teens
Best wrestling from 1960 to 1990
Guy Mitchell vs Billy Robinson
Jerry Roberts = Jacques Rougeau Jr.
Excellent
I think Jerry Roberts is a young Jacque Rougeau.
he is
Yup
Gordon the Greatest.
What's up with Keirns Dutch Boy Haircut?
Please need closed captions
They were the van Halen of wrestling
Take a trip down Badstreet Bambam for you brother
I thought Guy Mitchell was Dr. Jerry Graham.
Looks just like Dr. Jerry
@@trevclark9840 He was "Gentleman" Jerry Valiant in the WWWF with Johnny And Jimmy.
The first match they were actually wrestling!
Yes, it was a shoot
Keirn would not hook a leg for a pin if his life depended on it.
Face Kevin Sullivan? Alternate universe, for sure.
Zane Hickey aka Thunderfoot 2
Gene Ligon was Thunderfoot 2
Michael "I'm Gonna Watch You Shower" Hayes = Jim "Dandy" Mangrum wannabe
Insagurry by Steve Keirn
"UH UH!!!"
Look at jimmy hart!!!
The sleeper is a choke
He interupted terry funks bowling ball joke.
Looks like there were maybe 80 people in attendance.
At least they aren't a bunch of commie zoomers like the WWE crowd
Ole called She. Hansen Hog Jaws Hansen lol
Badstreet USA ATL GA
Its nice to finally find a Mr Wrestling 2 match, thats not a squash!
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Gordon it's supleX, not suplay. This is not a french backdrop. lol
it's suplay - and that's the bottom line , cause Gordon Solie says so !!
Nope , suplay is right
Sometimes it sounded like he was saying souffle lol
33:38 "shut your black mouth"..