Terry Funk

Terry Funk is a professional wrestler known for his hardcore style in the ring. He has wrestled for the NWA, WWE, WCW and AJPW, winning multiple titles in each organization. His time in ECW, however, is perhaps his most remembered.

While feuding with Cactus Jack, Sabu and Tommy Dreamer in ECW, Funk also competed in a "King of the Death Match" tournament in IWA Japan. In the finals, he and Cactus Jack fought through tables, ladders, chairs, barbed wire, thumbtacks and C4 explosives in what was one of the most brutal matches in wrestling history.

He later won the ECW Championship from Raven in 1997, then lost it to Sabu in a bloody barbed wire match where both men were visibly torn open.

After brief stints in WWE and WCW in ensuing years, Funk currently wrestles in the independent circuit, despite having several "retirement" matches already.

Terry Funk Timeline

June 30, 1944: Born
1965: Debuts in pro wrestling
1975: Won the NWA World Heavyweight Title defeating Jack Brisco
1976: Lost the World Heavyweight Title to Harley Race
1978: Lost to Dusty Rhodes in the 1st ever barbed wire match
1978: Paradise Alley IMDb Listing | Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1985: Signs with WWF
1987: Over The Top: IMDb Listing
1989: Road House: IMDb Listing
1989: Signs with the NWA
1994 Signs with ECW
1995: Lost to Cactus Jack in the finals of the IWA King of the Deathmatch Tournament
1997: Wins the ECW World Heavyweight Title from Raven
1998 Announces his retirement, which last just 3 days
1988 Signs with WWF and teams with his old friend Cactus Jack
1988: With Cactus Jack wins the WWF World Tag Team Title at WrestleMania XIV
1998: Retires for a 2nd time
1988: Mom, Can I Keep Her?: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: Beyond The Mat: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1999: Signs with WCW
2005: The Ringer: IMDb Listing
2006: Signs with WWF and takes part in a match at the ECW One Night Stand PPV
2006: Retires for a 3rd time, but still wrestles in small independent shows