Terry Funk
Amerikaans professioneel worstelaar (1944–2023)
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..
| Terry Funk | ||
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| Persoonlijke informatie | ||
| Volledige naam | Terrence Funk | |
| Nationaliteit |  Verenigde Staten
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| 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 | ||
In worstelen
bewerken- 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
Prestaties
bewerken- 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
bewerkenFilmografie
bewerken- 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
bewerken- Autobiografie: Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore 2005
Zie ook
bewerkenExterne links
bewerkenReferenties
- ↑ (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).