| Terry Funk |
| Terry Funk Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight: 247 lb (111 kg) Real name: Terrence Funk Hometown: Amarillo, Texas Pro debut: December 9, 1965 Finishing move: Spinning Toe Hold, Rounding Moonsault, Texas Piledriver Favorite quote: "You egg-sucking dog!" Other aliases: The Texan (NWA), Chainsaw Charlie (WWE), "The Hardcore Icon", "The Funker", "The Lord of the Hardcore", "The Texas Bronco", "That Hardcore Living Legend", "The King Of Hardcore" Career highlights: IWA Japan Heavyweight Champion (2), AJPW International Tag Team Champion (3) (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), ECW World Heavyweight Champion (2), ECW TV Champion, Florida Heavyweight Champion, Florida TV Champion, Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion (2), Florida Tag Team Champion (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), NWA World Heavyweight Champion, NWA World Tag Team Champion (Los Angeles version) (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), NWA World Tag Team Champion (2) (Texas version) (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), NWA National TV Champion, NWA North American Tag Team Champion (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, NWA Americas Heavyweight Champion, NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/Dory Funk, Jr.), NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion, NWA Western States Heavyweight Champion (5), NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2) (w/Ricky Romero), 3PW Heavyweight Champion, SCW Heavyweight Champion (2), SCW Tag Team Champion (2), USWA Heavyweight Champion, WWE World Tag Team Champion (w/Cactus Jack), WCW United States Heavyweight Champion, WCW Hardcore Champion (3) ECW profile: By the time Terry Funk showed up in ECW, he was already "middle-aged and crazy." Well into his '50s, many thought it was time for the hardcore legend to hang up his boots, but the "Funker" had other plans. For several years, Funk took Dreamer on as his protege and the two paired in some classic tag team matches. It was also in ECW that Funk's love-hate relationship with Cactus Jack really took form. The two hardcore legends battled so frequently that they began to respect one another, and they became very close friends. At ECW's Holiday Hell '93, Funk defeated Sabu for the ECW World Title, and four years later at Barely Legal, Funk defeated Raven to capture the title for a second time. The night was so memorable for Funk not just because he won the ECW World Title, but also because of how the fans supported him both during and after the match. For a man who was only a few years away from collecting a Social Security check, Funk gave ECW everything he had. Funk embraced the notion of helping younger competitors. He knew that in order to get the next generation of stars ready, he'd have to wrestle with and against them. And it is because of that attitude that Terry Funk was looked at as the Babe Ruth of ECW. |
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