Sting & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams vs. Terry Funk & Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy (7/31/89)

 

It's only natural to have Doc face off with Gordy in New Orleans. The comedy early in this match is something and not from the wrestlers but this one drunk dude who went to Gordy & Funk lifting up his shirt and slapping his belly then turning his ass around and spanking it while the heels just looked at him. The New Orleans fans then started a "FUNK AIN'T SHIT" chant and he drops down to get in their faces and this is wild...it seemed like in this era of the NWA the fans that were attending shows were kinda unstable. Doc & Gordy would get in together and the hoss battle was on and popping as he hits some big spears on both heels. Funk then throws Doc over the railing getting out there with the wild fans which wasn't the smartest move but he survived. Funk would roll Doc back in the ring and the heels got a spike piledriver but only for a nearfall as Sting threw Funk on the railing on the floor. Gordy would then hit Doc with a big clothesline for another nearfall and the heels just kept pounding on Doc with Funk setting him up for the spinning toehold but Doc got an inside cradle. Sting would get the hot tag and he got his own piledriver on Funk who sold it like death but Sting would crotch himself trying to hit Funk on the ropes and Funk would start working over Sting's left leg. Funk would then trip over the ring mat and threw a chair in the crowd before him & Gordy doubled up on Sting. Doc & Funk would then tee off on each other as Gordy battered Sting in the ring. This would break down into a 4-way brawl although it had been that way all match and Gary Hart would get involved this time as Tommy Young called for the bell. Sting choked Hart as Funk got the branding iron which he nailed him in the back of the head with. Doc then tried to kill the heels according to Ross with the iron as Garvin & Hayes showed up to get the heels out of there. This was just a wild and crazy spectacle and I want to nominate this just because of the madness. I think this should be on the set.

I was cracking up seeing Johnny Sorrow on some form of binge in the crowd. This was chaotic and a real spectacle of a match. I agree this has to find its way onto the set.

The NWA crowds at this time period was something. I was watching a taping from Miami in March 1990 and that crowd was rabid for the heels especially Sullivan and Cactus. Chris Cruise went full WWE on commentary calling the crowd crazy.