RIP Terry Funk

Agent Coulson

One of the greatest of all time.

RIP.

https://twitter.com/foleyispod/status/1694446031952331209?s=20

Itssoeasy

The all time greats of pro wrestling history are getting less and less.

Angron

RIP.

What a legend.

JP Liz V1

RIP

Headshot

What awful news

Agent Coulson

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Throw a chicken :)

Itssoeasy

https://youtu.be/IiJwEKtLzes?si=V28AYCfi1-SoadnG

Jerry lawler vs terry funk and Lance Russell in an empty mid south coliseum. Just absolute gold.

hynesie08

The best to ever lace up a pair of boots, and if you disagree we can fight over it. I'll win.

nacho libre

I am watching his barbed wire match with Sabu now. He, Foley and Sabu were hardcore legends! He was also one of the more decent human beings to be involved in wrestling. RIP.

Insect Overlord

I was so innocent as a kid, I never twigged that "Chainsaw Charlie" was really Terry Funk until someone on this forum told me about it years later! What a man. RIP.

nacho libre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121018908#Comment_121018908

He and Lawler cut some great promos against each other too.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019074#Comment_121019074

Yes they did. I’ve seen that empty arena match so many times and when funk starts yelling about his eye I still get caught up thinking he’s hurt.

The White Wolf

This is a surreal one, I was only watching some old Funk and Raven promos last week.

It felt like you'd always be here Terry, RIP.

B.A._Baracus

RIP Terry. What a true legend.

Coincidentally enough watched Flair vs Funk recently and they torn the house down. Talking 1989 and it still holds up to today's standards.

A true legend in every sense.

I remember watching The Dudley Boys RF shoot years ago and they talked about doing a Japan tour with Terry. So at one point they're all sh*t faced and go down to the subway. Funk needs a piss and wobbles over to a trashcan and whips it out. They're like "terry terry what are you doing?!" To which terry replies in his famous soft yet drunk voice "I don't give a FU*K I'm the funkster" lol. A true legend in every sense.

Beefcake82

roadhouse.

El Gato De Negocios

One of the greats, loved the wrestling business and was never afraid to put people over. Helped put ECW on the map and make them a viable alternative to Vince and Ted. Icon.😪

chopperbyrne

His feud with Flair was fantastic. Over the last 30 years he'll only be remembered as the hardcore nutjob, but his career before then was HOF worthy.

It's telling when nobody has anything bad to say about him, nothing but love.

Itssoeasy

https://www.pwinsider.com/article.php?id=174600

From Mike Johnson over at pwinsider.com this is part of his free tribute to terry funk and the whole thing is amazing but this part to me sums up why I’m not a fan of death match wrestling and those who like to bleed all the time and hurt themselves for no reason at all,and it’s all this quoted part but the bolted parts that get to the heart of the issue.

It wasn’t just the violence. That is the thing that gets lost in the translation by so many that tried to live up to Funk’s antics and reputation. Terry’s ability to…not even act, but to emote to the audience his pain, his frustration, his anger as shown by his loud cursing, his reaction time to things that happened around him, his ability to make fun of himself without ever sacrificing his street cred, all of these things made every act, violent or artistic or both, that much more visceral, more real, and most importantly, more meaningful.    

For all the Death Matches and crazy stipulation bouts that happen today, none of them have ever truly realized that what made Terry’s performances in that environment so unique and special was that everything he did in those matches had nothing to do with the bumps and the violence. He brought a true feeling of someone going through an emotional warfield - and he did it in an era where people were truly willing to still believe and invest in what was going to happen to this man and his opponents. That’s something that can’t be replicated today, especially without Terry involved. 

Manc-Red_

RIP.

Honestly had to look him up as I thought he was a pornstar with a name like that.

Agent Coulson

You can never fault the WWE’s tribute videos

https://youtu.be/wYF16icn5ls?feature=shared

nacho libre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019115#Comment_121019115

I did too. He was so convincing. As he said:" I can't convince them that it is real, but I can convince them I am real"

Well, maybe it did not originate with him, but that sayings perfectly sums up the legend that was Terry Funk.

hynesie08

Cornettes eulogy goes at least an hour and a half and I am going to cry listening to it tomorrow.

The first time I saw Terry Funk was when he came to Mankind's side when Undertaker threw him off the cell.

It took me many years later to know that was Terry Funk and who Terry Funk was and what he meant to the wrestling business.

EDIT: As Hynesie mentioned above, Cornette segment an hour and three quarter long. I've been watching five minutes and already full of details.

Definitely something to dedicate a couple of hours to.

Mr.Nice Guy

One of the very best to ever do it. First time I saw that empty arena match with Lawler I was gripped, and the eerie cries of Terry screaming 'My eye!' Also remember loving that promo he did on Raw ahead of the second ECW One Night Stand PPV where he attempts to provoke Mick Foley. Seems he was one of those rare guys that garnered universal respect from his peers.

nacho libre

Mick Foley's latest podcast about Funk is worth listening. I found this video online:

https://youtu.be/lqPLIh2Tor4?si=pNTX-x_69-imfKPF

I think that's Dustin Rhodes ex wife with Terry Funk.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121033312#Comment_121033312

dustin not dusty.

salmawisoky

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121019034#Comment_121019034

What a legend.