Posted February 19, 201114 yr comment_5465552 JIP. Hayes bumps around for Blackwell while the axe moonwalks on the apron. Buddy comes in and starts posing and goes to slam Blackwell but Blackwell headbutts him in the face and slams him before tagging out to Zenk. They do a drop down spot where Zenk hits both Birds in the corner. Gordy ends up retreating to the floor and then tagging out to avoid Blackwell. Hayes beats up Blackwell a little and Gordy comes in and hits a big clothesline and goes to work on Blackwell. Blackwell ends up getting whipped wildly into a boot and goes full blown FIP in the process but it doesn't last as he quickly tags out to Zenk. Zenk gets caught in the back with a knee coming off the ropes and the Birds take over again. Hayes is fun taunting Zenk here and they get in some pretty cool offense with a nice side slam, snap suplex and double back kick to Zenk. Some good teased comeback with Zenk who eats a double front kick from Hayes and Gordy which looks great and then got a nice nearfall off of a crossbody and a good teaser on a sunset flip attempt before getting punched in the face by Hayes. Buddy comes in and hits his bulldog for a nearfall. Zenk gets a sunset flip on Gordy but Gordy tags out to Hayes who comes in and locks on a chinlock while screaming at the babyface corner. Good hot tag as Zenk hit a desperation arm drag and Blackwell comes in. All hell breaks loose and we have avalanches galore from Hennig and Blackwell. Zenk hits a cross body on Buddy and the two fat babyfaces pile on top for the fall. This was not a great match, but it was really hot and the post-match with Zenk getting stuff piledriven was a nice exclamation point. Overall this feels like a contender for the set.
March 25, 201114 yr comment_5468292 Freebirds vs. Blackwell, Hennig & Zenk - Classics Freebirds action and it really is refreshing to see them paired up against someone other than the Von Erichs. Tom Zenk was rather nondescript and Blackwell really didn’t do much but the Birds worked really well with whoever their opponent was. Solid nomination.
March 1, 201213 yr comment_5495998 Crusher Blackwell, Larry "The Axe" Hennig, & Tom Zenk vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) (8/22/85) This is JIP with Gordy & Blackwell teeing off on each other which is a great way to start. The Birds are great here stooging for the faces and the crowd is nuts for everything here as their southern tag philosophy is refreshing to the fans who were used to a different style. Hennig basically does nothing here which is nice and Zenk is good in his role as the young lion who gets some shine time but gets his ass kicked in the FIP role with the Birds being great at punishing him. The build to the hot tag was well done and the aftermath was even better as the fat guys jumped on Buddy to win and Zenk paid for their sins by being stuff piledrove afterwards. Very fun match and moves forward easily.
