10 Most Influential 3 Team Wrestling Stables
2. The Fabulous Freebirds
The innovators of the wrestling triad, as well as their own championship rule and the importance of entrance music, The Fabulous Freebirds laid the groundwork for virtually every threesome that followed in their path.
Initially working as babyface friends with local heroes the Von Erich family in World Class Championship Wrestling, the group flipped the script in one of the most famous turns in wrestling history, when a Christmas Day 1982 miscommunication between Michael Hayes and Kerry Von Erich lead Hayes' buddy Terry Gordy slamming a steel cage door on 'The Modern Day Warrior's head.
The rivalry did incredible business, particularly in Texas where both groups claimed ownership of the state, image and lineage of the historic territory.
Employing entrance music (initially 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd and later the Hayes-penned 'Badstreet USA') when the concept was still in its infancy, the group looked and acted like wrestling rockstars, which again contrasted perfectly with the Von Erich clan, who were revered like celebrities despite their modest manner.
Implementing 'The Freebird Rule', Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts forced a new regulation through that allowed any combination of the group to defend the tag titles, earning immortality in the industry as the directive passed down through generations of triumvirates.