Posted August 21, 200718 yr comment_5420953 UWF Heavyweight Title: Terry Gordy © vs. Hacksaw Duggan (8/3/86) DiBiase seconds Duggan to the ring and Hayes with Gordy so this should be interesting. Ken Mantell comes out and tells DiBiase & Hayes to leave the ring and when they do the war is on. This was a power match as you would expect with Duggan getting the early advantage by hitting a shoulder tackle on Gordy knocking him out of the ring. Duggan looks great early hitting a cross body block on Gordy for a nearfall and throws his tremendous punches. Duggan goes for the spear but misses hitting the top turnbuckle with Gordy signaling for the Oriental Spike and gets a sleeper hold to prepare for the spike. Duggan rakes the eyes though to get out and hits a big slam but misses a diving kneedrop. Gordy then starts working on Duggan’s leg and tries for a figure-four a couple of times but Duggan gets out of it and hits a sunset flip and inside cradle for nearfalls. Duggan then starts working on Gordy’s leg ramming it into the ringpost. Duggan then starts layin in the punches but Gordy kicks him and hits the piledriver for a 2 count. Gordy signals for the Spike but Duggan keeps on fighting back until he meets a boot to the face and Gordy then puts the Spike on Duggan. Tulsa fans are going apeshit as Duggan is near dead but the crowd brings him to life eventually before colliding with Gordy headfirst after running the ropes. Gordy climbs up top but Duggan slams him off the top rope leading to the Duggan comeback or so it seems before Gordy locks the sleeper back in. Duggan breaks out and hits a clothesline before stomping around and starts layin in the punches in the corner as the TV credits roll. Gordy gets thrown in the ropes upside down and Duggan hits the spear right as the cameras stop. Thankfully the next TV episode picked up where we left off as Duggan has Gordy tied up in the ropes before Buddy Roberts entered the ring for the DQ. It’s 2-on-1 before DiBiase comes out in a mask to make the save. This was phenomenal and a slam dunk nomination.
August 22, 200718 yr comment_5420986 This was great. Another one of those Mid-South/UWF battle of the bulls. This wasn't quite Doc vs. Gordy but pretty damn close. Duggan's facials were great here, and that was one nasty gash on his forehead. An easy match to put on a ballot. Just a land of the tough guys match.
October 4, 200718 yr comment_5422529 This was really great, although the chopped up finish hurts it a bit, I think Terry Gordy took a shoulder tackle better then anyone in wrestling history. I also love the Oriental spike so much
October 5, 200717 yr comment_5422569 The crowd was amazing, especially the countdown for Hayes to leave the ring. Hayes sputtering retreat was lots of fun. I agree with Phil that this match was hurt a bit by the choppiness with TV time running out. The fact that I was upset that TV time was running out argues for how much I was into the match, I suppose. I had hoped to see more match and not an immediate run-in when the rest of the match was aired, but overall this was a good match and likely worthy of nomination.
