Terry Funk

Terry Funk
Persoonlijke informatie
Volledige naam	Terrence Funk
Nationaliteit	Verenigde Staten
Geboorteplaats	Hammond
Geboortedatum	30 juni 1944
Overlijdensplaats	Phoenix
Overlijdensdatum	23 augustus 2023
Lengte	1,85 m
Gewicht	110 kg
Carrière
Debuut	1965
Ringnaam	Terry Funk Chainsaw Charlie
Trainer/coach	Dory Funk
Discipline	Professioneel worstelen
(en) IMDb-profiel

Terrence Funk beter bekend als Terry Funk (Hammond (Indiana), 30 juni 1944 – Phoenix (Arizona), 23 augustus 2023) was een Amerikaans acteur en professioneel worstelaar. Hij was de zoon van Dory Funk en de broer van Dory Funk Jr..

Funk overleed op 79-jarige leeftijd.^[1][2]

In worstelen

• Finishers en signature moves
  • Piledriver
  • Rolling moonsault
  • Spinning toe hold
  • Brainbuster
  • Crossface
  • Double underhook suplex
  • Fireball
  • Hangman's neckbreaker
  • Outside cradle
  • Punching combination
  • Snap DDT
  • Texas Piledriver

• Bijnamen
  • "Be Nice" Terry Funk
  • "The Texan" Terry Funk
  • "Middle Aged and Crazy" Terry Funk
  • "The Hardcore Icon"
  • "The Funker"
  • "The Lord of the Hardcore"
  • "The Texas Bronco"
  • "Wrestling's Living Legend"
  • "The Hardcore / Living Hardcore Legend"
  • "The King of Hardcore"
  • "The Dirty Funker"
  • "The One and Only Living Legend"
  • "One Bad Mother Funker"
  • "Terrible" Terry Funk

• Managers
  • Jimmy Hart
  • Gary Hart
  • Tammy Lynn Sytch
  • Beulah McGillicutty
  • Paul Heyman

Prestaties

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • World's Strongest Tag Team League (1977, 1979, 1982; 3 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2005)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
  • NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (2 keer)
  • NWA Florida Television Championship (1 keer
  • NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida versie) (1 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
  • ECW Television Championship (1 keer)
  • ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 keer)

• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)
  • NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 keer)

• International Wrestling Association of Japan
  • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 keer)

• Juggalo Championship Wrestling
  • JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 keer)
  • WCW Hardcore Championship (3 keer)
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (3 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles versie) (1 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)

• NWA Western States Sports
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (2 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)
  • NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (7 keer)
  • NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 keer met Ricky Romero)
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (2 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)

• Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
  • 3PW Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1997)
  • PWI Wrestler of the Year (1976)

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Class of 2004

• Southwest Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)
  • SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 keer met Dory Funk Jr.)

• St. Louis Wrestling Club
  • NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

• United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 keer)

• World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 keer met Cactus Jack)
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

Buiten worstelen

Filmografie

• Films
  • Paradise Alley (1978)
  • Over the Top (1987)
  • Timestalkers (1987)
  • Road House (1989)
  • Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998)
  • Active Stealth (1999)
  • Beyond the Mat (1999)
  • Friday Night Lights (2004) (Uncredited role)
  • The Ringer (2005)
• Televisie series
  • Wildside (1985)
  • Swamp Thing (1991)
  • Quantum Leap (1991)
  • Tequila and Bonetti (1992)
  • The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
  • Thunder in Paradise (1994)
  • Beyond Belief - Fact or Fiction (1998)

Boeken

• Autobiografie: Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore 2005

Zie ook

• The Funks

Externe links

• (en) Online World of Wrestling.com - profiel
• (de) Profiel op Cagematch
• (en) Profiel op WWE

Referenties ↑ (en) Terry Funk dies at 79: Legendary pro wrestler who had stints with WWE, WCW and ECW passes away. CBS Sports (23 augustus 2023). ↑ (en) Terry Funk, Hard-Core Hall of Fame Wrestler, Dies at 79. The New York Times (23 augustus 2023).