The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) & “Dr. Death” Steve Williams vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy, Michael “PS” Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) (1/18/87)

 

Doc & Fants attack the Birds in their own corner and they beat the hell out of the Birds especially Gordy who takes a double backdrop by the Fants but when Doc prepares to hit his spear, Hayes holds his leg. Doc would soon recover though to hit a German Suplex for a nearfall but Gordy would tag in Buddy. Buddy comes in and gets press slammed along with Michael and the Birds are begging off in the corner. Buddy then ended up getting pounded on by all 3 faces before tagging in Hayes who tried to take Doc in the corner but nailed Gordy by mistake. Hayes would take punishment from the faces before tagging Gordy back in and there is a commercial break when Gordy is being beaten on in the faces’ corner. We come back from break with Fulton in the Birds’ corner getting his ass kicked by all 3 Birds. Fulton finally gets the hot tag to Doc and he cleans house on the Birds knocking Hayes out of the ring with a spear while everyone else brawls with each other. Rogers has the O’Connor Roll on Buddy as the confusion goes on but Hayes hits him with a clothesline and they throw him over the top rope. The Tulsa crowd chants OU as Doc starts pounding on Buddy as we return to a normal match. Hayes tags in and eats a vicious clothesline by Doc and Gordy comes in to get a pounding as well. TV time runs out as Doc kicks Gordy in the head as he tries the piledriver. We get the conclusion on the next show as the Angel of Death runs in and helps the Birds beat up Doc until the faces run them off. This was a great match even with the interrupted screwjob finish and the break in the middle so I’m throwing it on the block.

This was really cut up with missing a commerical break, and the finish coming on the next show, but this has enough awesome stuff that it makes the cut. Gordy v. Williams sections are always great, but this also had some of the better Micheal Hayes I have seen, bumping like a lunatic, hitting nasty punches and clotheslines. Just super stuff and should make a disc even with the cuts.

Yes vote from me.