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Match # 121: Terry Gordy vs. Terry Taylor (6/17/86)

Thankfully this one starts out from the beginning. Gordy is still the champion and Taylor the TV champ. Only the big belt is on the line tonight. I’m curious if this is still Houston. It does resemble the Houston venue, though in the last half year the background seats past the first few rows have gotten dark. The announcing here is Joel Watts, not Boesch and Ross. I guess it doesn’t matter if it’s in Houston, but I’d love to know.

Ah, Shreveport, LA. That’s where we are. Also of note is this was taped off Memphis TV. That’s interesting. I loved the feeling out portion early. Felt Taylor’s sleepers were a bit dull, but after a commercial we go into Gordy’s wear down offense. You can argue his sleepers are over done or to long, but they seem more purposeful. The offense off a sleeper escape here is quick, smart, and powerful stuff. Very strong work and it’s paced well. They did lose me when they went to the outside for a minute, though it was an attention span thing. Gordy gets out of a sleeper he’s put in via a reversal of fortunes. Gordy follows him out and slams his back against the post, then his throat on the guard rail.

We get a long tease of a count out, a flurry from Taylor struggling to get in, and Gordy sits down on the sunset flip for the pin. That, and he had the ropes at the end. Good heel work but Gordy was just a big goof personality wise and comes off that way when he’d dance around or do his “Bam Bam” dance.

Glimpses of greatness, but not the greatness in full. I only saw 13 minutes and that did not include the major reversal where Gordy starts getting the heat. Still, for 13 minutes of action the Gordy wears down Taylor with the sleeper wasn’t going to shoot up this list like a longer feud defining match. Didn’t help it was clipped. 3 ¼ and 6.4/10.

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