Author Topic: Terry Funk RIP (Read 1606 times)

Thin Lizzy · « **on:** August 23, 2023, 04:22:55 PM »

The Funkster is no more.😢

Terry Funk Dead, WWE Hall Of Famer & Hardcore Wrestling Legend Dies At Age 79

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1337999/terry-funk-dead-wwe-hall-famer-hardcore-legend-dies-age-79/

LurkerNoMore · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2023, 04:23:14 PM »

He was one of the few last living legends in wrestling. Had some good angles and feuds.

LurkerNoMore · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2023, 04:23:46 PM »

Damn it, you beat me to making a thread by :19 seconds. LOL

Old School Trainer · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2023, 04:54:12 PM »

Did he ever attend that barber college that Dalton suggested?

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2023, 04:59:55 PM »

Quote from: LurkerNoMore on August 23, 2023, 04:23:46 PM

Damn it, you beat me to making a thread by :19 seconds. LOL

I think it’s the first time I got to do one of these. I was surprised that there wasn’t already a thread.😂

hench · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2023, 05:26:28 PM »

Couldn't beat Wade Garrett.
Rip

Kwon · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2023, 05:29:26 PM »

He never managed to defeat Wade Garrett

jude2 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2023, 06:06:09 PM »

Good age for his lifestyle. RIP

Matt · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2023, 06:17:57 PM »

Terry was against Bret Hart in his final match around 1997 in the documentary "Beyond the Mat", that Wiggs and I both enjoyed. I believe Funk actually did several more "final matches" after that one though.

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Matt · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2023, 08:08:04 PM »

Quote from: LurkerNoMore on August 23, 2023, 04:23:14 PM

He was one of the few last living legends in wrestling. Had some good angles and feuds.

Lurker, you posted your thread 19 seconds after Thin Lizzy posted his thread, but the winner takes it all:

https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=687370.0

Matt · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2023, 08:08:58 PM »

Quote from: Kwon on August 23, 2023, 05:29:26 PM

He never managed to defeat Wade Garrett

https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=687371.0

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #11 on:** August 24, 2023, 12:59:37 AM »

Great wrestler through the 70's (NWA champ), 80's and his awesome ECW run in the 90's. Legendary mic skills and great in the ring. RIP

funk51 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2023, 06:53:32 AM »

he outlasted most. RIP.

Thin Lizzy · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2023, 07:12:53 AM »

When you consider his lifestyle and what he put his body through, 79 is an impressive number.💪

LurkerNoMore · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2023, 10:05:32 AM »

Who did it better?

Funk piledriving Flair on the table

Or

Randy Savage piledriving Ricky Morton on the table

Personally I think savage did it better. That piledriver was beautiful. And he even got the little jump boost. Unlike Funks “I’m just gonna sit down easy now” one.

SOMEPARTS · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2023, 12:44:42 PM »

Terry Funk doing moonsaults in his 50s in ECW was the greatest thing.

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #16 on:** August 25, 2023, 01:12:36 AM »

Quote from: Thin Lizzy on August 24, 2023, 07:12:53 AM

When you consider his lifestyle and what he put his body through, 79 is an impressive number.💪

Yes, but he was miserable for years.

Kwon · « **Reply #17 on:** August 25, 2023, 08:51:12 AM »

Was it the jab?

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #18 on:** August 26, 2023, 12:36:42 AM »

Quote from: Kwon on August 25, 2023, 08:51:12 AM

Was it the jab?

Sure didn't help.

funk51 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2023, 09:13:14 AM »

LurkerNoMore · « **Reply #20 on:** August 29, 2023, 10:23:34 AM »

I remember watching an interview on youtube that he did way back before my prime. This was back in the days of the territories and he was brought in to FL for a few weeks as a favor to the booker. In this interview he claimed he wanted to see what being a Floridian was really like and then proceeded to pour two quarts of motor oil over his head and smear it all over himself so he could "feel sweaty like them" and then he started putting dirt and sand all himself so he could "feel dirty like them". The interview was like 2 minutes long, but I bet he was showering for hours afterwards to get that oil off him.