Terry Funk
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayJun 30, 1944
Death2023-08-23
BiographyTerrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Funk was known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – and the influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the latter part of his career.
Over the course of his career, Funk wrestled for professional wrestling promotions including All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories including Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, and Stampede Wrestling. He was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
Championships held by Funk included the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, and WWF World Tag Team Championship. He headlined ECW's premier annual pay-per-view event, November to Remember, three times. Funk was inducted into multiple halls of fame, among them the WWE Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, and NWA Hall of Fame.
Outside of wrestling, Funk had a second career as an actor, including numerous film collaborations with Sylvester Stallone.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Terry Funk. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Over the course of his career, Funk wrestled for professional wrestling promotions including All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and multiple National Wrestling Alliance territories including Big Time Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, and Stampede Wrestling. He was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
Championships held by Funk included the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, and WWF World Tag Team Championship. He headlined ECW's premier annual pay-per-view event, November to Remember, three times. Funk was inducted into multiple halls of fame, among them the WWE Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, and NWA Hall of Fame.
Outside of wrestling, Funk had a second career as an actor, including numerous film collaborations with Sylvester Stallone.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Terry Funk. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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