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Match # 138: Ted DiBiase & Dr. Death vs. Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes (Badstreet Match) (1/9/87)

It’s funny that Gordy and Hayes wear cut off T-shirts and jeans here as the cool heels, and a decade later Stevie Richards would do it as a “clueless putz”. I only bring it up because Gordy and Hayes are wearing shirts that are cut entirely too short. They look more white trash than usual. They also still rule. The faces wear their ring gear to the Badstreet Fight. I guess they don’t get it.

Heels bump like crazy for the faces in a brawl to start. The heels powder out and regroup after Dibiase runs them silly. Dibiase has his hand taped. They bring up the glove. Ross also brings up the piledrivers to both men and hospital visits. If you’ve never seen these feuds JR just made it assessable. Good one.

Doc and Gordy renew their feud. Looks even better in tag form where they can just go and tag out instead of bearhug and back move. Gordy uses the laces of his boot to start the heat on Doc. Hayes uses his boot. Gordy adds the sick clothesline. Ross covers for the ref because he’s trying to break up a choke in a no DQ match. Amazingly (Note: sarcasm), it’s Tommy Gilbert.

Hayes looks the worst he has of the matches I’ve seen. This is paint by numbers, but on a lazy day. Hot tag and brawl all over. Not great. Not the worst. Gordy ends up getting heat on Dibiase, and that rules. Hayes repeats what little he did with the boot. Hayes has been better riling the crowd on the apron. Odd exchange between Gordy and Hayes on a tag attempt.

Other than that it heats up at the end. Gordy bumps well for Doc. Hayes and Dibiase do well for themselves. So guy named “the Angel of Death” bumps around for the faces off a run in. The crowd is now pretty fired up. Gordy kills everyone, including Tommy Gilbert. This match just went up a quarter-point. That’s the finish – Gordy is the maniac big man. 2 ¼ and 4/10.

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