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Terrence Funk
An image of Terrence Funk.
Statistics
Ring name(s) Terry Funk
Chainsaw Charlie
Billed height 6 ft 1 in (190 cm)
Billed weight 247 lb (112 kg)
Born June 30, 1944 (1944-06-30) (age 63)
Hammond, Indiana
Resides Amarillo, Texas
Billed from Double Cross Ranch, Amarillo, Texas
Debut 1965

Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30, 1944)[1] is an American professional wrestler, and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hammond (ˈhæmənd is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana.

He has held many championship titles, including the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, the latter of which was also granted to him as an honorary lifetime title. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.

Funk is often noted for the longevity of his career, which has included multiple "retirement" matches. He is affectionately known as "The Funker. "

Contents

Career

1960s-1970s

Funk in a camel clutch being administered by The Sheik.
Funk in a camel clutch being administered by The Sheik. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Edward "Ed" George Farhat ( June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American Professional wrestler best known

Funk started out his career in 1965, working in his father Dory Funk, Sr.'s promotion in Amarillo, Texas. Dory Funk (May 4 1919 – June 3 1973 was a Professional wrestler. A professional wrestling promotion (also federation or fed) is a company or Business that performs regular shows involving Professional He and his brother, Dory Funk, Jr., quickly rose up the ranks and became big money wrestlers by the end of the decade. Dorrance Funk Jr Dory Jr still claims that the accident and injuries were real but does not explain why he did not lose the title to Brisco as the NWA board had planned They joined the NWA in 1968. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA In 1975, Terry defeated Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, then the most important wrestling championship in the business. Freddie Joe Brisco (born September 21, 1941) better known as Jack Brisco, is a former American Professional wrestler who was The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance He began a grueling fourteen-month title reign which ended in Toronto when he was defeated by "Handsome" Harley Race, who won the title for the second time. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter Terry Funk took some time off after his world title reign but he and his brother traveled around the country (mostly in Texas, Florida, and Detroit) looking for a fight. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Terry and Dory, Jr. also made a name for themselves in Japan where they became one of the top drawing foreign acts in the history of Japan (the Funks were the first gaijins to be considered faces in Japan). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese word meaning "foreigner" or "non-Japanese" In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains He made a name for himself with his over the top mannerisms and sometimes colorful get-ups as well as his brawling ability. Funk was also involved in the earliest barbed-wire match ever recorded. He wrestled Dusty Rhodes in this grisly match in the late 1970s before the words hardcore and extreme were associated with wrestling. Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Pro Wrestling Illustrated covered this story as "the horrifying barbed-wire fence match. "

1980s

Terry made his WWF debut in 1985 a memorable one. In his televised debut on Championship Wrestling he not only beat Aldo Marino, but he also beat up a ring attendant named Mel Phillips who was also at the time, one of the WWF ring announcers. WWF Championship Wrestling was the original TV show of the World Wrestling Federation. Funk also had the gimmick at the time of carrying a branding iron with him to ringside and using it to "brand" his fallen opponents. Livestock branding is any technique for marking Livestock so as to identify the owner

In the mid 1980s, Funk teamed with Dory (calling himself "Hoss" Funk) and Jimmy Jack Funk (Jesse Barr), a storyline "brother. Ferrin Barr Jr, better known as Jesse Barr, is an American former professional wrestler best known for his performances in the 1980s under his own " They were managed by Jimmy Hart. Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews At the time, he had a heated rivalry with the Junkyard Dog which led to a match between Terry Funk and Hoss Funk and the team of Tito Santana and Junkyard Dog at WrestleMania 2. The nicknames "Junkyard Dog" & "JYD" may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, or Australian Football coach Merced Solis (born May 10 1953) better known by his Ring name Tito Santana, is a retired Mexican American professional WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although

In 1989, Funk returned to the NWA and joined the J-Tex Corporation. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA J-Tex Corporation, also known as Gary Hart International, was a heel Professional wrestling stable in World Championship Wrestling He began feuding with Ric Flair after Flair beat Ricky Steamboat at Wrestle War for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion Richard Henry Blood (born February 28, 1953 in West Point, New York) Funk, who was one of three judges for the main event, challenged Flair to a title match. Flair refused, saying that Funk was "spending time in Hollywood" instead of focusing on wrestling. Funk then attacked, piledriving Flair on a ringside table. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position This put the champion, Flair, out of action until the Great American Bash where he faced Funk. The Great American Bash was an annual summer Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the National Wrestling Alliance 's Jim Crockett Flair won the match by reversing a small package into one of his own, but shortly after was attacked by Gary Hart and The Great Muta. Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. Sting came to aid Flair and the two brawled with Funk and Muta to close the show. Funk got injured but returned to continue feuding with Ric Flair. The two then had an "I Quit" match at Clash of the Champions, which Funk lost after yelling "YES, I QUIT" after Flair put on the Figure Four Leglock. An "I Quit" Match is a type of Professional wrestling match in which the only way to win is to make the opponent say the words "I quit" (usually into a The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. This match received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. A notable part of the feud occurred when Funk used an actual plastic shopping bag to suffocate Flair on television after Flair and Sting defeated Muta and Dick Slater at Clash of the Champions. Richard Van Slater (born May 19 1951 better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled The Clash of the Champions were a series of professional wrestling television specials aired by World Championship Wrestling. Because this was obviously dangerous to anybody and to prevent children from emulating the incident, it was never replayed. The incident is an extra on The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection DVD.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1994-1998)

Later in Funk's career, his style changed from wrestling traditional southern style wrestling matches to the more violent and brutal style of hardcore wrestling. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using As a result, Funk started to gain a new fanbase of fans who loved his hardcore style and brawling. He is often considered an ECW and hardcore wrestling pioneer. Funk started doing brutal stuff in ECW which attracted more fans.

In 1994, after a special appearance against Tully Blanchard at WCW Slamboree, Funk promised to help the fledgling Eastern Championship Wrestling (later renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling) by lending his talent and notoriety to the promotion, which had just split from the National Wrestling Alliance. Tully Blanchard (born January 22, 1954 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired second generation American professional wrestler. Slamboree was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event from World Championship Wrestling held from 1993 through 2000 that was held in the month of May Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA On July 14, Terry and Dory Funk lost a barbed wire match against The Public Enemy. The Public Enemy was the Tag team of Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW World Championship Wrestling Terry got his face wrapped in barbed wire and Dory had to cut him out. Funk maintained a regular schedule of wrestling for ECW in its early days while also competing in Japan. He had many feuds and wrestled programs with wrestlers such as Cactus Jack, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, The Sandman, Sabu, and Terry's own protege, Tommy Dreamer. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Troy Shane Martin (born November 21 1964) is an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his Ring name James (" Jim " Fullington Following the highly-publicised caning of Michael P Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW

On August 20, 1995, IWA Japan held a King of The Death Match tournament (Kawasaki Dream) in Kawasaki, Japan. International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 In this tournament, Funk endured 3 extreme-style matches involving ladders, thumbtacks, and barbed wire. In the final match of the tournament, he lost to Mick Foley (as Cactus Jack), in an exploding ring, C4 explosive, Barbed Wire match. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. A barbed wire match is one of any number of Professional wrestling matches that utilizes strands of Barbed wire in some capacity

Terry Funk further elevated ECW by headlining their first pay-per-view, Barely Legal, on April 13, 1997, and winning the ECW Championship from Raven. Barely Legal was the first Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Extreme Championship Wrestling. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Earlier in the night, he defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards in a Triple Threat match, thus earning him the match with Raven. For similar names see the disambiguation page Stephen Richards Michael Manna is an American professional wrestler and Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing He was later defeated for the title by Sabu in a much talked about Barbed Wire match at ECW Born to Be Wired, in which the ropes of the ring were taken down and replaced with barbed wire. Both men had to be cut out of the wires at the end of the match. This was a truly violent match, involving interference and sickening instances - for instance, Funk's opponent (Sabu) had his bicep visibly torn open by the barbed wire - as a result, the wound was taped up and the match continued. This match is lauded by many fans as the ultimate demonstration of hardcore, but ECW's owner (Paul Heyman) has since remarked in the ECW DVD Bloodsport: ECW's Most Violent Matches that, "What you are about to witness is truly disturbing. " In September of that same year, a show was held in Funk's hometown of Amarillo. It was called "WrestleFest - 50 Years of Funk" and was both his own show and a celebration of the careers of Terry, his father, and his brother. Terry lost to then WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart in the main event. This article is about the championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown brand of WWE Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. However, before the match, ECW owner Paul Heyman presented Terry with a belt, paid for through a collection taken up by wrestlers on the ECW roster, that declared him the Lifetime ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling

World Wrestling Federation (1998)

Terry Funk's retirement lasted just three months before he started taking independent bookings again. Soon after, he was signed by the WWF and debuted as Chainsaw Charlie. Funk had a match with Foley on Raw and the New Age Outlaws came and threw both in a dumpster, and pushed them off of the stage. The Voodoo Kin Mafia, Career World Wrestling Federation (1997-2001 Formation The Outlaws first formed on a 1997 episode of Shotgun Saturday This led to a match between The Outlaws and Funk/Foley at WrestleMania XIV, for the titles in a Dumpster match when Funk/Foley beat the New Age Outlaws. WrestleMania XIV was the fourteenth WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The World Tag Team Championship is the name given to a number of unrelated Professional wrestling Tag team (multi-wrestler team titles. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing The titles were held up and put on the line in a Steel Cage match the next night on Raw due to a technicality: the wrong dumpsters had been used in the match. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The Outlaws regained the titles. He then had a Falls Count Anywhere match with Foley on Raw in 1998, where Foley defeated him. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing

He left the WWF in the summer as Mick Foley resumed his solo career as Mankind in a feud with The Undertaker. Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Upon leaving the WWF, Funk officially retired again, but only for a short time. His most memorable appearance during this time was in a non-wrestling capacity at ECW November to Remember 1998, the biggest show ECW ever held. He also appeared in the Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Mankind at King of the Ring 1998. A Hell in a Cell match (sometimes referred to as Hell in the Cell) is a Professional wrestling match seen in World Wrestling Entertainment in Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. King of the Ring (1998 was the sixth annual King of the Ring Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by the World Wrestling After Undertaker chokeslammed Foley through the cage, Funk, among others, came down to aid Foley. A chokeslam, or in Japanese a "nodowa otoshi", refers to a type of body slam in Professional wrestling in which the wrestler grasps their opponent's Funk took a chokeslam "right outta his shoes" to buy Foley time as he recovered consciousness.

World Championship Wrestling (2000)

Funk wrestled for World Championship Wrestling in 2000, winning the WCW Hardcore Championship 3 times (which stands as the company's record) and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship for the second time (the first time was under the NWA banner). The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. He was also the WCW Commissioner at one time and the leader of the short-lived Old Age Outlaws that feuded with the nWo. The New World Order (commonly known as the nWo, the official typeset in the Logo) was a Professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled

2002-2005

From 2002 to 2004, Terry Funk was a regular top star for the now defunct Major League Wrestling company based out of New York and Florida. Major League Wrestling (MLW was a Professional wrestling promotion that based its presentation around hybrid wrestling which encompassed and showcased many different Funk had several battles with the likes of the Extreme Horsemen (Steve Corino, C.W. Anderson, and Simon Diamond) in specialty matches such as an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match, Barbed Wire Match, and a 5 on 5 WarGames match. Steven "Steve" Eugene Corino (born May 29 1973) is a Canadian professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling ZERO1 and numerous Chris Wright (born January 7 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the Ring name, C Patrick Joseph Michael Kenney (born May 26 1968 in Wilmington Delaware) known also by his Stage name, Simon Diamond, is an A barbed wire match is one of any number of Professional wrestling matches that utilizes strands of Barbed wire in some capacity The WarGames match was a gimmick match used originally in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA and later held annually in World Championship Wrestling (WCW usually On the last MLW show, Funk was attacked by his former manager Gary Hart and his syndicate. Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling

In November 2004, Funk competed in the UK wrestling company FWA's main annual show British Uprising. XWA is an English Professional wrestling promotion that used to be a high profile company under the name Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA He teamed with Paul Burchill and Paul Travel to face The Triad in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. Paul Burchill Burchill quickly established an alliance with his countryman helping Regal to beat down Scotty 2 Hotty Funk's team emerged victorious.

In 2005, Funk was offered a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment to appear at the ECW reunion show One Night Stand, but turned it down in favor of working the ECW nostalgia show Hardcore Homecoming that was being put together by Shane Douglas. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Hardcore Homecoming was a series of Professional wrestling events which were advertised as a reunion of talent from the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling In the documentary Forever Hardcore, Funk explained that he could not work two shows that close together and would rather wrestle for the guys who cared about ECW rather than someone who couldn't care less (Vince McMahon). Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr At Hardcore Homecoming, Funk lost a 3 way barbed wire match to Sabu. Barbed wire, also known as barb wire (and frequently in dialect form spelled bob or bobbed) is a type of fencing Wire constructed Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler.

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment (2006)

Funk was set to wrestle at the ECW One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 11. ECW One Night Stand (2006 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. As part of the buildup to the event, Terry appeared on the May 15 edition of WWE RAW, his first appearance on WWE programming since 1998 (the match was held in Lubbock about 120 miles from Amarillo). Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the He confronted Mick Foley over the attack of Tommy Dreamer the previous week. Thomas Laughlin In addition to his current role Dreamer is best known for the time he spent in the Philadelphia based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW The two argued over whether Foley's legacy was rooted more in ECW or WWE, and ended with a brawl after Funk told Foley "WWE sucks" (a similar promo was done between the two in ECW in 1995, when Foley, as Cactus Jack, was doing a pro-WCW heel gimmick). In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. It was confirmed on the May 22 edition of RAW that Funk and Tommy Dreamer would take on the duo of Mick Foley & Edge (with Lita) at the ECW One Night Stand Pay-Per-View. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14 1975 After briefly working on the Independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Dumas signed with Funk was at the June 7 WWE vs. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins ECW Head to Head event in Tommy Dreamer's corner and he competed in a WWE vs. ECW battle royal.

At One Night Stand, Funk, Tommy Dreamer, and Beulah were defeated by the team of Edge, Mick Foley, and Lita. Trisa Hayes Laughlin (born Trisa Hayes on March 14 1969) better known by her Stage name, Beulah McGillicutty, is an American Midway through the match, Foley ground his arm that was wrapped in barbed wire across Funk's eye. Funk was taken backstage complaining of an eye injury. Funk would later come back (with a bloody cloth tied over his eye) to hit Foley with a flaming 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire. He was later thrown onto the barbed wire board with Foley, and would have to be cut out of it at the end of the match via wire cutters. According to the footage of Funk's medical attention found on WWE. com, it appeared that Funk needed 5 or 6 minor stitches. However, the eye didn't seem to be harmed in any major way.

2006-present

Most recently, Funk has worked some dates on the independent circuit and in Japan. In Professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised Currently, he is semi-retired. Although he claims to be retired, Funk has returned to the ring all other times he claimed retirement before this current "claim. " In fact, Funk has wrestled self-described "retirement" matches in each of the last three decades (dating back to 1980) and in at least three different countries (Japan, Canada, and the United States). He is scheduled to wrestle in the XPW event "Cold Day In Hell" on May 24th. Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW was an independent Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

  • World's Strongest Tag Team League (1977) – with Dory Funk, Jr. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. A piledriver is a Professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent turns him upside-down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position A moonsault, moonsault press or back flip splash is a professional wrestling aerial technique with much of its popularity in American wrestling being attributed In Professional wrestling a neckbreaker is any throw or slam that focuses its attack on the opponent’s Neck. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A Brainbuster, also known as an Avalanche Suplex, is a Professional wrestling throw in which a wrestler puts his/her opponent in a front facelock In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Jimmy Ray Hart Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards * Manager of the Year in 1983 * Best Interviews Gary Hart, birthname Gary Richard Williams, ( January 24 1942 &ndash March 16 2008) was a former Professional wrestling Tammy Lynn Sytch (born December 7, 1972) is a Professional wrestling manager and personality Trisa Hayes Laughlin (born Trisa Hayes on March 14 1969) better known by her Stage name, Beulah McGillicutty, is an American Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American entertainment producer most well-known for his former roles in Professional wrestling Music in Professional wrestling serves a variety of purposes The most common uses of Music in Professional wrestling is that of the entrance " Desperado " is a song by the rock band Eagles, written by Glenn Frey and Don Henley. ( AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972 The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually
  • World's Strongest Tag Team League (1979) – with Dory Funk, Jr. The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually
  • World's Strongest Tag Team League (1982) – with Dory Funk, Jr. The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually The, more commonly known in the West as the Real World Tag League, is an annual Professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling since 1977 usually
  • NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr. Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship was a major title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and is now the major title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory Championship Wrestling Florida The NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Florida territory Championship Wrestling Florida The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. The NWA Florida Television Championship was a secondary title in Championship Wrestling from Florida. The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr. The title histories presented here show all five "versions" of the NWA North American Tag-Team Championship The title histories presented here show all five "versions" of the NWA North American Tag-Team Championship
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by The ECW World Television Championship was the secondary title in Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1992 until it folded in 2001 This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Television Champion by Ring name. The Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been ECW Champion by Ring name. Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top Tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top Tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when
  • NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)
  • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr. The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Georgia Championship Wrestling territory The NWA National Television Championship was a secondary singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Georgia Championship Wrestling territory International Wrestling Association of Japan, more commonly known as IWA Japan, is a Japanese Professional wrestling promotion operating since 1994 Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW Hardcore Championship was a title in World Championship Wrestling. This is a chronological list of professional wrestlers that have been WCW Hardcore Champion. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE United States Championship is a Professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE United States Champion by Ring name. The WCW Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honor some of the wrestling greats of the past (most of them appearing in the NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions before The WCW Hall of Fame was established in 1993 to honor some of the wrestling greats of the past (most of them appearing in the NWA and Jim Crockett Promotions before The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Los Angeles territory (known officially as NWA The NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship was the top singles championship in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Los Angeles territory (known officially as NWA This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see Dorrance Funk Jr Dory Jr still claims that the accident and injuries were real but does not explain why he did not lose the title to Brisco as the NWA board had planned The Los Angeles California version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1958 and from 1979 to 1982 when the Los Angeles promotion closed The Los Angeles California version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1958 and from 1979 to 1982 when the Los Angeles promotion closed
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance The NWA World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling title and is the highest ranked championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see Dorrance Funk Jr Dory Jr still claims that the accident and injuries were real but does not explain why he did not lose the title to Brisco as the NWA board had planned The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Amarillo Texas territory The NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship was a Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Amarillo Texas territory The NWA Western States Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Amarillo Texas territory The NWA Western States Tag Team Championship was a Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance 's Amarillo Texas territory The Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1968 and from 1981 to 1982 The Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1968 and from 1981 to 1982 Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore Professional wrestling promotion based around Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, or 3PW, was a hardcore Professional wrestling promotion based around Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW was a Professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joseph Blanchard and based in San Antonio Texas, from The SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title of Southwest Championship Wrestling for most of its existence The SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title of Southwest Championship Wrestling for most of its existence The SCW World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Southwest Championship Wrestling from its establishment in 1980 until 1984 when the title was abandoned The SCW World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Southwest Championship Wrestling from its establishment in 1980 until 1984 when the title was abandoned
  • Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2005)

Notes

1Funk was named an honorary Lifetime ECW World Heavyweight Champion by Paul Heyman in 1997 due to Funk's contributions to both ECW and Professional Wrestling in general[2]
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Other media

In 1999, Funk was featured in director Barry Blaustein's wrestling documentary, Beyond the Mat. Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W His legendary toughness was attested to in the wrestling documentary when cameramen followed him to a medical appointment where he was told, by the doctor, that he shouldn't even be able to walk without intense pain. He has also appeared in other notable movies such as Road House, Paradise Alley, The Ringer, and Over the Top. Road House is a 1989 film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as the top bouncer at a seedy roadside bar Paradise Alley is a 1978 movie about three brothers (known as the Carboni Boys) in Hell's Kitchen, New York City in the 1940s who become involved in The Ringer is a 2005 Comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox with cameos by Terry Funk Over the Top is a 1987 Dramatic action film starring Sylvester Stallone, produced and directed by Menahem Golan about He also appeared as a playable legend in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2008 (often shortened to WWE SvR 2008 or SvR '08) is a Professional wrestling Video game

Filmography

Books

Autobiography: Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore 2005

Notes

  1. ^ Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990). Paradise Alley is a 1978 movie about three brothers (known as the Carboni Boys) in Hell's Kitchen, New York City in the 1940s who become involved in Over the Top is a 1987 Dramatic action film starring Sylvester Stallone, produced and directed by Menahem Golan about Road House is a 1989 film directed by Rowdy Herrington and starring Patrick Swayze as the top bouncer at a seedy roadside bar Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W The Ringer is a 2005 Comedy starring Johnny Knoxville, Katherine Heigl, and Brian Cox with cameos by Terry Funk Swamp Thing, also known as Swamp Thing The Series, is a science fiction / Action-adventure Television series based on the Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network The Adventures of Brisco County Jr is a short-lived western Television series with Science fiction elements set in the 1890s starring Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action- Adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Puroresu Dojo (2003).
  2. ^ [Beyond the Mat, Barry Blaustein's movie about professional wrestling, 1999]

References

External links

Beyond the Mat is a 1999 Professional wrestling documentary, directed by Barry W
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