X2 I never understood the hype about those guys.
The Road Warriors are far and away number one for obvious reasons but I would have the Fabulous Freebirds as a solid number 2 because Michael PS Hayes was one of the charasmatic heels ever. Great on the mic, flashy,flamboyant, arrogant and a GREAT front man for a tag team that included Terry Gordy also who is one of THE most underrated wrestlers of all time. I never really gave a shit about Buddy Roberts but when those guys came in waving those Confederate Flags you could literally see the HATE in the audiences eyes. They almost made it seem like they would be lucky to get out alive, that's how much the crowd hated them.
Name another tag team who could draw anything near that kind of heat.
Awesome post!
The Freebirds get lost in the doldrums of wrestling history because they weren't as popular as other teams who they influenced (like the 4 Horsemen and NWO). But ask ANY wrestler or historian and they will tell you the truth. The Freebirds were kings!!
Hayes was so good and innovative to enhance the Freebirds into the imaginations of fans and the crowd went wild with hate from it. Terry Gordy was an incredible worker, especially for his size, he was tremendously underrated. And no love for Buddy Roberts? He was the grinder and comedy of the team. He didn't have the flash, charisma and skills of Hayes and Gordy but man, he could work a crowd. Check out the hair matches he had against Iceman Parsons in World Class, that was the hottest thing going at the time! Buddy was an incredible worker that also put the fans in a tizzy. They hated him with a passion and wanted him to get the shit kicked out of him and that takes a lot of work to have that much heat on you. No way, Buddy was awesome and also underrated.
