Posted February 24, 200817 yr comment_5428520 Dory and Terry Funk vs. Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy (8/31/83) - This is Terry’s retirement match and the crowd is ON FIRE. Cool visual eearly on as they brawl before the streamers are cleared out. It just adds to the wild atmosphere. Hansen and Terry are just great in the ring together. For a long stretch, Dory plays FIP with Gordy and Hansen tagging in and out. I wish Terry was in more but Gordy and Hansen do enough stuff to keep it moving along. Once Terry is tagged in, the intensity picks up. He had a bandage on his forehead when the match started and Hansen wastes little time ripping that apart and biting the cut. Hansen and Gordy do some great double teaming as Terry’s leg gets draped on the top rope and Gordy holds the leg while Hansen drops elbows and kicks the knee. The last few minutes seemed rushed but it sets up Terry Gordy missing a top rope splash which sets up a Top rope sunset flip giving Terry the win and an AWESOME farewell that would end up meaning nothing. Still, the tag match is a low-level nomination but the farewell speech makes it a must have match. (AJC 93)
January 10, 201015 yr comment_5447044 I'm with Will on this one. I can't NOT nominate a match where Hansen and Terry match up. Those two really bring out seething hatred in each other and just throw bombs. This is real fun and makes a fine mid-level nomination. (AJC Retro #11)
April 10, 201015 yr comment_5449289 This was a good match even without the Terry farewell address. The double FIP structure worked well, because they paid off both hot tags with exciting bursts of action. Terry was great again. I loved him standing and trading with Hansen as if to say, 'You're not knocking me out this time, fucker!" At the same time, I appreciated Hansen's absolute determination to give Terry a shitty sendoff. They really were gold together. Dory was pretty good too, firing off a bunch of nasty forearms to survive his peril section. It would've been even better if Terry's sunset flip had been on Stan instead of Gordy. But this is still a no doubt pick.
August 30, 201015 yr comment_5455150 Dory & Terry Funk vs. Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy & Stan "The Lariat" Hansen (8/31/83) This is Terry's original retirement match and funny to see them face the future superteam of Gordy & Hansen. The streamers are insane here at Sumo Hall and the brawl starts in the middle of them which makes for an awesome visual and the crowd is molten hot here. This was a total blast as you had Gordy/Hansen showing that they had the potential to be a great team, Dory taking punishment, and the complete awesomeness of Terry Funk who gets his bandage ripped off and juices really good for his "last match." The fans at Sumo Hall were awesome as well as they were hot for everything and I loved that Terry had women in the crowd dressed in yellow with yellow pom poms cheering him on. The finishing sequence was awesome too and this is a definite nomination. Then you had the entire post match which included Hansen killing dudes with a lariat then the retirement ceremony. Simply great.
