This was one of the matches I was most excited to see when I got involved with this project, and well, it definitely lived up to the hype. These two beat on each other something fierce, and Jesus H. Christ, was there ever a lot of blood in this beast. Finish was great. Killer Khan in the Oriental Spike looked like a wild bear slowly succumbing to a tranquilizer dart. The post-match almost-but-not-quite-but-then-yeah handshake between Gordy and Kerry was an awesome moment, too. No brainer nomination, and a strong top ten candidate.

Terry Gordy vs Killer Khan - 11/22/1984

 

This is the famous Tx Death match. This is a great fight. This was a bloodbath with hard shots, and high impact moves. I just adore Khan's 2nd rope knee drop as a finisher. It looks killer. The same goes for Gordy's piledriver. That suplex spot was executed well. The Oriental Spike was done spot on perfect. Khan was great in his selling of it. A great post match brawl that ends with a Von Erich/Freebird handshake. This was fuckin epic. WCCW had some great payoffs of angles. This bout, the hair match with the Duo, KVE/Flair X-Mas cage bout, and the KVE/Hayes LLT bout to just name a few. This is a slam dunk nomination.

This is my working #1 while reflecting on the World Class footage I have seen.

Texas Death Match – SR: Kerry Von Erich: Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy vs. Killer Khan (11/22/84)

 

This was fucking awesome as it was the end of this blood feud and they bled buckets here to justify that saying and Kerry was the perfect choice for a special referee considering his history with the Freebirds & Devastation Inc. This was what a Texas Death match should be like as you had pure hatred between the combatants as they beat the hell out of each other. The kneedrop/piledriver finishers to end the falls were great and Khan’s selling here just made everything seem harder hitting. Gordy did pick the perfect time for the Oriental Spike and Khan was tremendous here selling the pain. Akbar then tries to come in as he counts Khan out but Kerry attacks him leading to Link coming out for a brawl with Gordy & Kerry working together that was historic. Grand slam nomination if there was one.