The original Freebirds, Terry Bam Bam Gordy, Micheal P.S. Hayes and Buddy Jack Roberts before Jimmy Garvin joined the group.

Michael P.S. Hayes(Real name Michael Seitz), Jimmy Jam Garvin and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Had manager Big Daddy Dink(Sir Oliver Humperdink) before Diamond Dallas Page took over.

July, 2001. Former Fabulous Freebird Terry 'Bam Bam' Gordy was found dead Monday at his home in Soddy Daisy, TN. No cause of death has been established, pending an autopsy.

Terry Ray Gordy Sr. was one of the best big men ever in the sport. The six-foot-four, 289-pound Chattanooga, Tennesse native got into the sport in his mid-teens and was trained by the Mongolian Stomper. At one point early in his career, he was billed as Terry Mecca from New York City.

He became a huge star as a part of the Fabulous Freebirds three-man tag team with Michael "P.S." Hayes and Buddy Roberts. The 'Birds catapulted to stardom when they turned on the Von Erich clan in late 1982, when Hayes and Gordy cost Kerry Von Erich a match against NWA World champion Ric Flair. The epic Freebird-Von Erichs feud continued until the 'Birds left World Class in 1984 for a very brief stay in the WWF.

After breaking with the Freebirds, Gordy's found success in Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation, where he became the company's first world champion, beating Hacksaw Duggan in a May 1986 tournament in Houston. Gordy would forfeit the title to One Man Gang later that year following an auto accident. He also had a memorable feud there with Steve "Dr. Death" Williams in the UWF. UWF owner-promoter Cowboy Bill Watts shared some memories of Terry Gordy. "He was one of the special kids that I just feel so privileged for the short, brief time that he was in my life, because he was an exciting guy. I enjoyed him in the ring, I enjoyed him out of the ring, I enjoyed being the promoter. I also was still in my career in those days, so I got to work in the ring with him, and boy, I want to tell you, he was the kind of the guy that was just a natural in there. It was just a pleasure to be in there."

When Gordy turned his attention to primarily wrestling in Japan, he teamed in many All Japan contests with "Dr. Death" as his tag team partner. They were known as the The Miracle-Violence Combination. Gordy became known for his brutal punches, lariats, and powerbombs, but also for his high octane, southern lifestyle away from the ring.

The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer writes that Gordy "was on the verge of being one of the all-time greats before a drug overdose left him in a coma in 1993 and he was never the same. He was only 32 at the time of that overdose and had already been a headliner around the world for 16 years." Gordy wrestled on occasion over the past number of years, including a less-than-impressive stint in ECW that is best remembered for the 'Battle of the Bam Bams' where he fought Bam Bam Bigelow.

Bam Bam was the first foreign wrestler to win the All Japan's Triple Crown, defeating Jumbo Tsuruta on June 5, 1990 in Chiba, Japan. Gordy would drop the titles three days later to Stan "The Man"Hansen in Tokyo. Gordy won it for a second time on July 17,1990 from Hansen in Ishikawa, only to be stripped later that month when he was hospitalized. Gordy held numerous other titles: NWA American Heavyweight, Southeastern Heavyweight, Alabama Heavyweight, Mid-America Tag Team (2 Times), Smoky Mountain Wrestling, Mid-South Tag Team (2 Times), NWA/WCWA World 6-Man Tag Team (6 Times), NWA National Tag Team (4 Times), WCW World Tag Team, All-Japan Triple Crown (2 Times), All-Japan International Tag Team (8 Times), World Class Texas American.