[1995-01-11-WCCW TV] Ric Flair vs Terry Gordy

[Superstar Sleeze]

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs Terry Gordy WCCW 1/11/85

I am surprised this not more well-liked as Terry Gordy is a bit of a darling and this is a fun romp. Being a TV match, youre not going to get a long slow burn Championship match but rather they keep it easy breezy and fun. I enjoyed the Flair/Sunshine angle at the outset. Billy Jack Haynes wants winner but Flair blows him off and says theres only one thing that eluded him all his time in Texas and Thats Sunshine. He plants one on her and she slaps him. Great stuff. 
 

Flair is fired up coming off the angle so Gordy uses it against him. Back body drop. Press slam. Sleeper. We are off to the races. Flair eye rake, love the arm pit punches. Gordy fires up but misses the Oriental Spike. We get some great Flair short knee and Headbutt to the stomach. Gordy back drops out of the piledriver. Flair is able to use shoulder tackles in the ropes and a big elbow to get the piledriver. Good slam bang action. Misses the Knee we all know Whats next Gordy Figure-4. Gordy pours it on including getting the Oriental Spike but it is not enough. We have a double pin situation But Flair uses the ropes to kick out and Gordy is counted down. They try to pass it off like Gordy won but Gordy should have known that his shoulders were down. 
 

Lame finish wise I thought this was a ton of fun. It was not the deepest wrestling but everything was tight and snug. Good stuff. *** 3/4