Posted October 14, 200817 yr comment_5435181 This is JIP. Don't know how much we missed, but I think there's enough here to nominate it. Another great match between these two teams. I think the real star here was Kevin, which is pretty impressive, considering he spends most of the match working the apron, but he's about as good as anyone ever at doing that. At one point, Kerry is getting beat down pretty badly in the Freebirds' corner, and he rushes the ring and actually grabs Kerry by the head and arm and tries to pull him out of Hayes' grip to get him to his own corner. After Kerry and Hayes are double DQ'd, David takes an even bigger beating from Gordy and Roberts, where David is literally about an inch away from tagging out a couple of times before Kevin is finally able to reach just enough to brush his fingertips against David's to get the hot tag. He goes out soon after that to an awesome double-team gutbuster where Gordy presses him off of his shoulders onto Roberts' knee. That leaves David alone against Gordy and Roberts, and he has a pretty great fight for survival, including the transcendentally awesome moment where he puts Gordy in the Iron Claw while Gordy has him trapped in the Oriental Spike. Easy nomination.
October 24, 200916 yr comment_5445351 The Freebirds vs. The Von Erichs (Six-man Elimination) JIP. This is another good bout between the teams. I didn't like this as much as SLL. Still it deserves a nomination. That finish of the 2nd fall was so awesome though
November 27, 200916 yr comment_5446052 Elimination Match: David, Kerry, & Kevin Von Erich vs. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry "Bamm Bamm" Gordy, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts) (11/21/83) What else can be said when these six men face off plus it's elimination rules. Hayes & Kerry would just beat the fuck out of each other with Hayes being bloodied and they got double eliminated by brawling on David Manning. It then breaks down into a normal tag match with the other four and it's quite awesome as everyone busts their ass beating each other up and selling hard. David is especially great here delivering pain and receiving it making it seem life or death trying to survive against both Birds. This had an awesome ending as well and this is a slam dunk nomination.
