Jim Cornette Reviews Dark Side Of The Ring's Terry Gordy Episode

From Episode 525 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@stewartmcrae8007]

The saddest part was when they showed the clip from his RF video shoot interview and he apologised to the fans

[@85futureshock]

That interview is a reason why I absolutely despise that exploitative scumbag Rob Feinstein and his company.

[@PatrickFiola]

100 percent! That video should have never happened!

[@stewartmcrae8007]

@@PatrickFiola I didn't actually know that it existed until seeing it featured during the episode

[@PatrickFiola]

@@stewartmcrae8007 that makes two of us! It's painfully obvious that something is missing... He's not firing on all cylinders, what kind of heartless monkey do you have to be to try and profit off of that??

[@JWS1985]

I don't know if this is true or not, but supposedly they re-released the video after he passed away as a 'tribute' to him. It's absolutely despicable the film even exists in the first place. ☹️

[@pbyn153]

This episode really is sad and rough to watch especially seeing Terry Gordy being a shell of himself. On the episode, when Mick said that he was signing autographs and saw Terry at that time alone, he felt guilty that no one remembers him and Mick really wanted to ask his fans to go to Terry as he is a wrestling legend than he is.

[@robertsonreid1173]

Such a Mick thing to do

[@kingsports1113]

If he really cared he would have he to bust thinking I'm n the spotlight now

[@ziahamm1603]

​@@kingsports1113what the fuck that does that even mean?

[@jediknight1294]

​@@robertsonreid1173Mick tells a lot of stories about the old days to remind people who these people are and what they did for Wrestling

[@shakeandjake_1]

The thing that broke me about that episode was when Corny was talking about Terry coming up to him and asking he could powerbomb his opponent that night and corny said “of course, Terry!”

[@freiflug83]

Terry Gordy is on JC's VERY short list that Jim himself gushes and marks out for. That's how much of an impact Terry Gordy made 🔥

[@Spooky_515]

I’m not a corny fan at all but so much respect for him and the way he put over his friend. He put Gordy on a pedestal. One of the most emotional moments of DSOTR was Cornette talking about booking Gordy in Smokey Mountain

[@RyanS881]

And you could tell in Jim's voice, seeing Terry in Smokey Mountain was heartbreaking

[@Bill22252]

Brain damage, when you know what the person was like before it, is genuinely heartbreaking

[@philleclerc4283]

Travis Heckel, you deserve your own museum wing, dude...

[@nextlevel6663]

Museum, he deserves his own museum.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

A WOO!WING at least.

[@josephlillie9815]

No lies told.

[@ShadowAngel606]

Quality standards really dropped drastically. People now embrace shit. Sad to see.

[@cryptomnesiac]

The most shocking thing to me was that Terry Gordy was only 40 years old when he passed.

[@jerry85g7]

Same here. It blowed my mind.

[@tangoblue]

He basically died in 1993 at 32.

[@____K_____989]

@@tangoblue😢

[@HyperActive7]

One of my relatives was only 45 when he passed away from a heart attack shoveling snow and the thing was it happened so suddenly or so the family legend goes. Don't know if he was doing drugs or it was heredity, either way, in the end, we should all be lucky to see the next and everyday we can especially when we hit our forties where everything we didn't do when we were young catches up with us.

[@heartedlytinmanadonis8857]

​@tangoblue the year of '93 I see of January Andre the Giant passed. He was born only a day before my adopted dad in May. His on the 19th of the year '46, my adopted dad the 20th of '46

[@JonnyToxxxic]

Bam Bam Gordy & The Freebirds are forever immortalized in the movie Highlander. 😊 ❤ RIP.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

🎶 Here we are, Born to be kings, We're the princes of the universe ... 🎶

[@gtrman69777]

There can be only one.

[@sugartbube]

Terry and Dr. Death are mythical level wreslters on a Bo Jackson type level

[@rEdHoUsE_1969]

You can hear the heartbreak in Jim's voice regarding Terry ... a phenomenal talent ... 😢

[@patrickjohnson1649]

Everytime I’ve seen Missy Hyatt on this season, I keep wondering where’s her episode?

[@timothyjackson4069]

Gordy had 26 years of experience when he died at 40. Its almost like he lived a full life in the time he had.

[@freehat6180]

The first half hr of this show was some of the best wrestling footage I've seen on "TV" in forever. I was fortunate enough to watch Gordy through his career. He's a huge reason I look at today's programs with indifference. He had IT all and then some. Been watching for over fifty years, and he is in my top 5 greatest!!!

[@CMDHistoria]

Jim as Richard Simmons 😂

[@HyperActive7]

Nobody can really be Richard Simmons though Jim would come in a close second.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

@@HyperActive7Pauly Shore looked pretty damn close in that trailer!

[@HyperActive7]

@@Charsi_Escobar i hope they honor him the right way, the man truly deserves it.

[@matthewlawlis2421]

Off putting

[@chrischar9428]

In sooooo many ways

[@kitdeth]

I work in Soddy Daisy TN and some of my coworkers remember him and the freebirds up on the mountain having parties.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Was there a house or something?

[@thomasswafford250]

I live in Soddy. I met Gordy when he came into a photolab where I worked probably in the late 80s. He was so soft spoken and talked to me for a few minutes. I know several people, who went to school with him. From what I have heard, he was a sweetheart, but if he got mad ...RUN! I also saw he & Hayes wrestling in the old Bledsoe Co. High School about 78 or 79, when they worked for Gulas. This was before they teamed up with Roberts and became the Freebirds.

[@SwampRat8462]

Terry lived in Soddy Daisy. My ex wife went to school with him at Rossville high school. Extremely nice guy, I knew him before the stroke.

[@jeffnettleton3858]

Corny isn't kidding about the Pedicino Superstars of Wrestling Bloc. I was in Athens, GA, going to school for 6 months, and watched it, weekly. At that point, they had Crockett (Worldwide, I believe), WWF, Memphis (calling themselves Championship Wrestling Association), Continental Wrestling Federation (when Eddie Gilbert was booking), USA-Knoxville and Puerto Rico. I believe they were also showing Southern Championship Wrestling, possibly as a stand alone, possibly as part of the bloc (memory is hazy but I saw some of it, then). The wrestling was diverse enough to hold you interest and then you had the host segments, with Joe and Bonnie Blackstone, which were fubn, especially if they had Randy Rose or Ken Timbs on there, to antagonize the hosts.

[@Spooky_515]

Love the Freebirds, especially the chemistry between Gordy and Hayes

[@kingsports1113]

Buddy n Gordy was better to me together

[@cmaples]

Jim talking about watching six hours of wrestling on vhs each Saturday brings back memories. I was blessed due to where I lived and the early days of syndication that I was able to enjoy this Saturday schedule from 8:05 am until 7:05 pm: 8 am Superstation (one hour show mainly repeats/highlights) 9 am Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling (syndicated) 10am World Class Championship Wrestling (syndicated) 11am - 12:30 pm Championship Wrestling from Memphis (live show on my local NBC affiliate) 12:30 pm Mid South Championship Wrestling (syndicated) 4 pm Championship Wrestling from Florida (satellite syndicated) 5:05 pm World Championship Wrestling It couldn't get better than this for me. I had a small break from 1:30 pm until 4 pm lol. This was around the 1983-1986ish time frame. True story- the Memphis show had such high ratings that the channels showing the Mid Atlantic, World Class and Mid South programs scheduled them around the Memphis show as to not complete and to piggy back off it's popularity.

[@brendanwilliams106]

Ironic that steve Williams nickname was dr death, considering he brought terry gordy back to life twice 🤔

[@chrischar9428]

Ironic that he talked somebody else's drug issue

[@JefferyAshmore]

Steve Williams also sold alot od drugs and arrested. Probably afraid terry would die.

[@robertabishola1895]

That drawing of Gordy is spot on 👍

[@stuartday1330]

"The battle of the Bam Bams. Bam Bam Bigalow versus Terry"Bam Bam" Gordy!!!" That was a kick azz set up Joey Style said for that ECW commercial.

[@thefloridaman41]

Imagine Terry and Bret WWF title matches. Would have been amazing

[@seanpowers7107]

To me, the what if match was not prime Undertaker vs Sting, it was Undertaker vs prime Terry Gordy.

[@theboxingboy7422]

A lot of these so called best wrestlers in the world couldn't lace Terry's boots in his prime. Definition of a great worker

[@coltonwilkie241]

Well they can't even lace Bogeyman's boots.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

His selling and execution is crazy how legit he makes it look.

[@jerry85g7]

Facts

[@monoaguilar6867]

Gordy, Windham, Eaton, Brad Armstrong and ???

[@Billinois78]

A lot of them wear Adidas shoes in the ring. They'd be lost with a pair of wrestling boots.

[@TheDas9582]

I just watched some Terry Gordy all-Japan matches. My God, they were so goddamn good.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

So good they look like legit fights

[@JKimma8080]

I remember seeing that powerbomb to Mick on TV when it happened. I was in 4th grade and episodes of GWF would come on weekdays after school on ESPN. I would watch as much product as I could possibly take in at that age. I remember watching Jerry Lynn vs Lighting Kid(Sean Waltman) for the light heavyweight championship lol.

[@chrismorale_]

Has JL or Waltman spoke about their time in GWF? They were beating the hell out of each other in their matches. 😬

[@henrygvidonas9573]

Terry already got a massive shot across the bow three years before the overdose on the flight. That situation was so serious, All Japan was already preparing a statement to the press to announce his death when he came out of that coma. If that's not enough to make you rethink your choices and take steps to change a few things in your life, the eventual outcome is just a matter of time. Terry didn't change anything, whether he couldn't or didn't want to - who knows... It was just sad and unnecessary either way, really.

[@el-youtub3r402]

i think it has to do with that he started wrestling so young and became really good from a young age! The fact that he was so good and got so much work at a young age and was featured as a star from a very young age! It had an negative effect on him. Plus back in that time no one cared or bothered with having a good health mentally/physically so Terry was doomed from the day he broke through the business!

[@ShadowAngel606]

@@el-youtub3r402 Silly excuse. Most athletes start their professional careers at a young age and travel the world before they even hit 18. 99,9% of them are doing fine and don't end up as wrecks. Gordy was responsible for this, he could've stopped at any time but chose to enduldge more and more into drugs because he loved it.

[@el-youtub3r402]

@@ShadowAngel606 This is wrestling we are talking about, during its hey day. When almost all of them lived like rockstars when they were on the road. And you don't think that Terry getting a break at such a young age and being featured as a big star (with the Freebirds) When he was what? 22-24? Years old Could have affected him negatively?! Do you honestly think he was ready for all the fame and money

[@ShadowAngel606]

@@el-youtub3r402 Again: Look at athletes. Look at other areas of fame. 99% of the people live normal lives. A few are screwed up, but i'd say they just had that tendency to screw up their life and did so. Gordy was one of them. Nobody forced drugs on him, he chose them.

[@el-youtub3r402]

@@ShadowAngel606 99% of people live normal life? You obviously aren't talking about pro wrestling. If you are, you're ignorant as fck!

[@marioargiropoulos7555]

It just shows how great Gordy was that I always saw him as a much older guy. But then I saw the RF video footage, and I was struck by how young he suddenly looked. Dude was just scary in the ring.

[@Gibson-zq7tb]

I can’t be the only person that sees one hell of a resemblance between Terry and John Goodman, especially early Roseanne and Raising Arizona.

[@DevilFish69]

Yeah when he had longer hair in the late 80s.

[@maskedsuperstar7601]

Been thinking that since I was a kid.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Dan and Ziggy would have been a pretty great tag team back then.

[@benjaminscott8198]

My grandpa, who adopted my dad, was from the Cayman Islands, and he immigrated to the US when he was in his 20s because of work. He lived in Florida since the 1950s and was HUGE into wrestling until his passing in 2005. He was a tape trader, he had cable and he never missed any shows. He had a decently thick accent and it was always difficult when I was little to understand him saying Terry Gordy's name. We'd watch hours and hours of tapes, he'd send me tapes here in Houston. My dad hated wrestling because he was smart, but my grandpa believed it and loved it. If grandpa's TV wasn't on old school cspan so he could watch all his investments, it was on wrestling. I also have family in Alexandria and Ponchatoula Louisiana. I had a great wrestling upbringing. I try to explain to my now 23yo son how great wrestling used to be. He just doesn't understand.

[@jvharbin8337]

The Richard Simmons tidbit of info was really cool! Amazing that Simmons helped Gordy drop 35 pounds! Simmons hopping up and down cheering Terry Gordy is a sight in my head I can easily imagine and brings me great joy!!? 😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

Only useless pieces of shit spam stupid shitty emojis.

[@adamwilder2943]

I was a fan of Terry Gordy from early 80's-- mid 90's

[@pleaseshutup7053]

This was one of the best episodes after watching and going to watch Terry gordys matches I completely understand now why Cornette stresses how current wrestlers punches look horrible. It’s amazing how real his matches look they look like fights

[@theboxingboy7422]

Terry threw one of the best worked punches you'll ever see. Bret Hart as well another guy who threw great punches. It's so sad how things like that are just barely there in wrestling anymore it's like who is training these people it's almost just go out there do what you want and maybe try not to break your neck.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@theboxingboy7422 it’s amazing during the matches I’m asking myself are they really hitting each other and for Cornette to say they were safe. This is what wrestling is suppose to be. 80s wrestling is something special and the talent is so stacked I’m enjoying watching it for the first time

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@theboxingboy7422 I can’t even find a comparison for Gordy he’s like JBL on the mic. And a combination of bam bam bigelow and Vader in the ring vicious

[@thomasswafford250]

I believe that Gordy had a knee injury. The doctor told him that he needed surgery and he'd be out of work for months. Gordy didn't want to take the time off and took pain killers to be able to work.

[@aretnap3653]

TheCornette "Frustrated-Paper-Shuffle"!😜

[@Justin-bo5pg]

The Miracle Violence Connection is one of the underrated tagteams of wrestling history.

[@brendanwilliams106]

I didn't know that was their name until a few years ago. I remember their matches against the steiners in '92

[@Justin-bo5pg]

@brendanwilliams106 originally I only saw them when they showed up in WCW for the NWA tag title tournament. They were just reffered by their names. Probably being afraid of calling them the Miracle Violence Connection.

[@JeremyCannonJSC]

My earliest memories of Bam Bam were WCW but mostly his ECW run. Had no idea he was dealing with all that. Was bummed out by The Executioner run and never knew Jesse was his son. Was a big fan of Jesse but man Festus hits differently now. Rooting for Miranda, with the right manager she could shine.

[@haydenmillholland4496]

Met him while he was bouncing at a club in Chattanooga a few years before he died. Nice guy but you could tell he was nearing the end

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Dang 😢 how so, if I may politely ask?

[@scottwilson3741]

I met him at an indy show in Knoxville I was on with him. (yes for Terry Landell) Very soft spoken, very polite you could tell there was something missing behind his eyes but he still knew his shit when it came to wrestling

[@jesseproctor2751]

Do,you remember what club it was

[@lauramickey9789]

The saddest video I have seen was Michael Hayes at Terry's grave. The hurt was real.

[@EV87_]

Has Jimbo seen The Iron Claw yet? I hope he checks it out soon and reviews it on one of the shows.

[@dealt]

Sweatin to the Oldies

[@nethdogg]

Sweatin to the Cornies

[@85futureshock]

If you get a chance, Terry Gordy vs Mitsuharu Misawa and the 1988 Real World Tag Final with Gordy and Hansen vs Tenryu and Kawada are well worth a watch as they are maybe his two finest non-Von Erich/Killer Khan matches.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Was so cool to learn about how he would work Japan then come back and work the states

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Lit up a blunt and watched Gordy v Misawa..good match..THAT was good, smart, tough, stiff Wre-Sa-Ling and I “Ohhhhhhhh’d!!” at the 3 count expecting Gordy to have gon over

[@Charsi_Escobar]

@@pleaseshutup7053travel schedule back then was insane

[@seanbarton4940]

With a name like that, I’m sure Terry’s nephew, Mr Slinger, was probably quite a hit with the young ladies during his time.

[@A93_A93]

It was so sad seeing the garbage management of Vince McMahon, Johnny Ace and company dumb the character of Ray Gordy into complete mediocrity of a lower card Jesse and Festus gimmick. Always thought he coulda been something way more if not for that garbage Laurenitus in charge

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Watching that I was wondering was Jessie and festus a rib on Terry Gordy. Was festus suppose to represent gordy

[@Charsi_Escobar]

His size worked against him unfortunately

[@packrat2473655]

I remember those days. There was a lot of wrestling on cable. My vcr was heavily used. 😊

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I would love to have seen Gordy vs Bret. Gordy vs savage. Gordy vs perfect

[@corymac1140]

Just watched the episode and it was great. Didn't know much about Terry, Im from up north and watched WWF from late 80s onward, but I've heard a lot about him. Did Bam Bam Bigelow get his name from Terry ? And it looked like Scott Hall used Terry's jump shuffle thing he did but added the arms wide open at the end . Great episode, thanks for your contribution to wrestling Terry, God bless 🙏.

[@randdeutsch9943]

Terrys life was so sad .he was a great worker and a great talent my roomie worked for NWA Wilde side in Georgia in the 80's and was trained by Terry . He was such a pro, even tho he wrestled really stiff from what ive been told 1st hand . He was the real deal . Just so sad he left us so soon

[@masonteague4039]

He's buried in walker co. Georgia

[@jamesturner8124]

Thus is so sad to see what happened to him

[@MichaelT-x1k]

That was a sad episode rest in peace BamBam

[@heisensaul5538]

The biggest tragedy for me as a wrestling fan is that I did not become aware of Terry Gordy until he was in the WWF in 1996 after the OD as the Executioner. I didn't really know about his time in the wrestling business pre-WWF until after he had died. I would have loved the Miricle-violence connection, I would have loved the Free birds. I wish Terry was still with us, but the beauty is that at least I can still go back and watch most of his matches. RIP Terry Gordy.

[@islammansour6907]

Terry bam bam Gordy is one of the legends in the ring and on the microphone Rest in Peace bam bam

[@gojirajenkins8528]

Jim in DSOTR is fantastic A great Primary source of the last 50 years in Pro Wrestling

[@mox19380]

this was one of the sadder ones just because his dark side was so self-inflicted and so debilitating, which contrasted with how larger than life, talented, and good of a human made it even more tragic. they did do a good job of balancing wrestling biz with personal so I definitely felt like i learned a lot more about him. I always think if things would've been significantly different if he didn't start wrestling til 18. more maturity, more brain development so as not to potentially be as impacted by the drugs and alcohol, etc

[@TheChapelx]

Terry Gordy would have been an absolute monster in ECW and in the Attitude Era had that OD not happened. The matches and moments that could have been. Also, fuck Rob Feinstein for that shoot interview.

[@DavidBarton777]

You're telling me a member of The tribe would exploit someone For their personal gain🤔 Image my Shock

[@mjdf122]

Terry Gordy was amazing in every promotion he was in except WWF

[@PaulESafely]

Haven't seen the dark side, or much of this clip, but they both definitely cover the airplane incident. That was mid-93ish I'm thinking, and he was never the same in the ring after that. He worked quite a bit from 93 until his death in 2001 (slowing down a lot in his final years) One tour for All Japan in '94, but that was the last time they used him, Smoky Mountain (I'm sure Jim talks about that here), ECW (a great showing vs. Raven, "Battle of the Bam Bams", Eliminators vs. Gordy/Dreamer, vs. Brian Lee, etc.), IWA-Japan (King of the Death matches vs. Foley, a number of tours from 95 until his final match in 2001), WAR towards the end, and some indies. He was only 33 in 1993 too and 40 when he passed. Really tragic stuff

[@Charsi_Escobar]

@@PaulESafelyspot on for not having seen the episode. Such a sad story on a talent that I truly didn’t know much about (I was not alive yet during their peak years).

[@brendanwilliams106]

​@AlkoTural His children even said they were so thankful to WWE for doing that

[@mjdf122]

@AlkoTuralCaptain obvious back again he did have a run before the Executioner run in WWF in the 1980s you wouldn’t know since you were born after the year 2000 or 2010 enjoy life

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

Terry had one of the best punches. 🤜 in the rasslin buisness. One of the best big men in the sport. Along with a solid. Promo 🎤 ✅👋

[@monoaguilar6867]

Fantastic punch. Shoots the left in the air then big punch with the right!

[@fredbergstrom4866]

I'm so fortunate to have watched GCW and WCCW during Terry's best years and feuds. He was so good. Loved how he threw his punches

[@CypressItalian]

Vince Mc Mahonn forced Roman Reigns to wear a shirt for 8 years, that's why it took him so long to get over.

[@poindexterflex1981]

Kept hearing about 'the samoan belly'. Reigns hadn't had a belly since he was Roman Leakee before NXT became a thing. That dude should've lost his stupid vest a long time ago.

[@mike7683]

Had nothing to do with vest roman sucked on the mic and in the ring. Roman is a guy who does best as a heel in a faction

[@homedeezyfasheezy5662]

I personally thought it was because he was a pretty bland baby face with corny, pre written line and had matches that were pretty basic and the same thing every match. He’s been able to get over as a heel cause it seems like he’s gotten more comfortable on the mic and seems to be allowed to show a bit more personality. Even if people are tired of him always in the main events at least it’s easier to hate him since he’s a heel

[@tripvic7629]

Roman is not that great. He's good but a lot of wrestlers are better but he has the look

[@scrappy93]

​@tripvic7629 not enough flips?

[@iamdb1990]

that Mick story coughing up blood... only Mick could say that in that situation, holy shit lol

[@joolsmacgrools1288]

I had no idea ‘Jessie’ of Jessie and Festus was his son. I always liked that guy. I just watched that full episode, and man that was pretty heart wrenching by the end. I’m a little ashamed that I had never really heard of Terry Gordy until now.

[@bigshot0987]

I love dark side and wrestling in general but I wish my age would have gotten to know the free birds and many others

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Real trailblazers

[@bigshot0987]

@@pleaseshutup7053 right on man when wrestling actually wrestling

[@ChristopherElli-cc1ly]

Bad Street U S.A

[@theresawebb1968]

I love to see those episodes in the daytime I have seen some.

[@aceloco817]

Damn 1980?! I was born in 1980, on this day too since it's 36 minutes past midnight. Born in Dallas too. Guess imma catch this Terry Gordy Darkside episode..

[@jpowers55]

Always thought Gordy was the best of the Freebirds and that included Jimmy Garvin.

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Garvin’s was the Fakebirds…Buddy Terry and P.S. only

[@Antandchicotravels]

If only half of todays ‘wrestlers’ tried to make it look as legit as Gordy did then the business would be in a better place than it is today.

[@ultimatejoshiewoshieness]

Why wasn't Michael Hayes in the episode? :(

[@matthewlawlis2421]

That drawing of Jim in Richard Simmons shorts is disturbing

[@durden2480]

Gordy was so awesome back in the day! RIP Big guy

[@beardzzone]

I remember Terry very well being in soddy daisy just north of Chattanooga TN the cabin on the mountain I recall seeing Terry at the grocery store and local restaurants he was such a great person down to Earth it's was cool being a Terry Gordy fan being from the same town as him I would watch him with pride I thought to myself someone from soddy daisy made it some of y'all may know where the Mexican restaurant used to be on 153 if he was in town he was there on Saturday rip to a legend

[@doublea4820]

As a kid growing up in the 80’s in south Florida, who went to the Ft Hesterly armory every Tuesday, I remember the Freebirds being there, I don’t remember if it’s before or after their time in Dallas, but there was gonna be a 10 man battle royal for $10,000.00 and Gordy saying that’s a lot of Copenhagen…

[@EvaFull]

Now just hoping they talk about “The Iron Claw” film that came out this week on Physical Blu-ray/DVD.

[@anthonymackey222]

How could they not have interviewed Michael Hayes?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Wwe employees don’t do dark side of the ring

[@JohnNeumeister-xn3vm]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Mick Foley/Steve Austin/Paul Ellering/HHH/Stephanie McMahon..All have done Dark Side

[@brandonizaguirre2963]

​@@pleaseshutup7053 then how come Jerry McDevitt appeared on the Steroid Scandal episode? 😐

[@jensjesfjeld6238]

he's not 'employee' as such. he's legal counsel, which is different@@brandonizaguirre2963

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@brandonizaguirre2963 idk who that is

[@cdavis2489]

Why wasn’t Michael Hayes included in the episode???

[@dannystaton5386]

Greetings from South Carolina 🎉

[@insupportofjunhado]

Imagine a guy like Terry Gordy, a guy they called "Bam Bam" doing what he was told, when told he was doing too much. Think about any of the dozens of shrimps who won't take advice over the last ten years. Think about a legit tough guy like Terry Gordy suffering a career altering injury through little to no fault of his own and thing of these guys breaking their legs, concussing themselves, missing tables, playing on escalators and all that other stupid shit.

[@johansmallberries9874]

Terry Gordy and Steve Williams looked like wrestlers from a simpler time.. about 10,000 bc.

[@radxavier2269]

it’s crazy how Ray Gordy/Jesse got paired up with Festus; that gimmick was basically his dad post accident 🥲

[@stevengrvp]

Sad episode

[@MadCatWrestling]

Another example of Jim's hilarity and historical lectures. Here here

[@LiEv838]

My favourite stuff was the old footage, that was fantastic, I never really how good he was..

[@alexrekzu4079]

aw man "sweatin to the oldies" - ft jim cornette

[@nethdogg]

Sweatin to the Cornies

[@arlichar11]

gordy was always a favorite, even more so in my later days when learned more about him on youtube/// he was a legit legend...

[@stevemoore2150]

Freebird Fantasia Baby! I gota brother that stands 6'4" 290 pounds of walking, talkin, rompin, stompin graveyard destruction daddy!!

[@brian-ld4vd]

Heart Failure at his age can be caused by steroids, pain pill abuse, smoking. Etc. RIP Terry Gordy

[@monoaguilar6867]

There's so much here, and i hope y'all will reply.1. Did anyone ever explain the real reason the uwf had terry relinquish the title to OMG? Why not drop it to a babyface or to gang in an actual match? 2. The wrestlers most often named as great workers by their peers are gordy, eaton, windham, and brad armstrong. Who belongs in the 5th spot? 3. I LOVED the way gordy would shoot his left hand in the air before punching with his right. 4.gordy could wrestle or even outwrestle the best. Watch his match against rick martel for the AWA title.

[@Bandana_Boi]

Dark Side is getting a bit sensational. That said, this was a good episode.

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Might be another season before they call it quits. Covered most of the good stories already

[@Bandana_Boi]

@@Charsi_Escobar I'm pretty shocked it's taken 5 seasons and not one mention of Misawa. That's probably the biggest one they've missed so far

[@pkempr]

“So many of the biographies are sad stories” It’s literally called dark side of the ring 😂

[@TotalCruiserBabe]

he's referring to "WWE Biographies", the other program

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@TotalCruiserBabe the wrestling business has more drama than the nfl and Hollywood combined

[@edwells4769]

5:41 You managed the main event. Big difference.

[@NLaBar]

Richard Slinger sighting! And not on a KZbin video jobbing in a mid 90’s AJPW spot show tag match

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

I hope they’re caught up with things by the time Wrestlemania is here, because fuck, it’s going to be painful trying to listen to their Wrestlemania review a week after it’s happened

[@GregHuffman1987]

11:17 for thumbnail inspiration

[@danhowie1699]

I recognized Bam Bams abilities at first sight.

[@davidfrederick6003]

Why wasnt/didnt Michael Hayes contribute?

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Because he’s a corporate puppet still under the McMahon spell as an ex alcoholic board room stooge

[@Charsi_Escobar]

WWE employee

[@Billinois78]

Sometimes, I forget that Biography and Dark Side of the Ring aren't the same show.

[@GregHuffman1987]

Gerry Tordy

[@CeemPlay]

Bammer