| Terry Gordy | |
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| Birth name | Terry Ray Gordy |
| Born | April 23, 1961 Rossville, Georgia,[1] U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2001 (aged 40) Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Spouse(s) |
Connie Gordy (m. 1979) |
| Children | 3; including Ray Gordy |
| Family | Richard Slinger (nephew) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Executioner/Forest Druid Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy Terry Mecca Kane |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 289 lb (131 kg)[2] |
| Billed from | "Badstreet U.S.A." Chattanooga, Tennessee Dark Forest New York City |
| Trained by | Archie Gouldie Lou Thesz |
| Debut | 1974 |
Terry Ray Gordy Sr.[3] (April 23, 1961 – July 16, 2001) was an American professional wrestler from Soddy - Daisy, TN. Gordy appeared in the United States with promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling and the Universal Wrestling Federation as a member of The Fabulous Freebirds. He also appeared in Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling as one-half of The Miracle Violence Connection.
Gordy held many championships throughout the course of his career, including the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, AJPW World Tag Team Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, UWF Heavyweight Championship and SMW Heavyweight Championship. He has been posthumously inducted into the Wrestling Observer, Professional Wrestling, and WWE Hall of Fame. He left behind three children. Amber Gordy, Miranda Gordy, and Ray Gordy.