On a shoot I heard that Terry said to Jimmy Hart "I can't take it anymore." He saw a direct flight to Amarillo, TX, and left the WWF due to working so long with the JYD, and how stiff he was. Not sure but it might have been the time Terry wrote Vince Jr., a note that he had to go home to the Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo as he had a sick horse.
Terry Funk is one of the all time legends of wrestling and a truly unique individual, but his time in the WWF/WWE are the low points for me. It seemed that he was caught between being his usual insane character and a cartoon version of himself. Still good, but nothing like when would go off on Lawler ,Flair or Dusty.
Very toned down compared to his time in Memphis. Guess when your not dealing with the clearly corrupt Memphis wrestling which favors that no good Lawler, you get to be less emotional. Somehow he aligned with Jimmy I see, another victim of the corrupt Memphis. Suspended over a lil' flour, while their lil princess Jerry Lawler gets to tar and feather others yearly, including Jimmy, and never pays for it at all.
the real american bad-ass.......... one of the best heels, one of the best wrestlers to ever step into that ring.. The Funker!
Terry Funk the man. What a warrior that man is. Thanks AA.
Funk was one of the best heels ever.
Wish he stayed in the wwf longer.
battlestarmarc WWF didn't deserve him
Oh man I love localized promos
Same here! I'm from Oakland and I went to a lot of shows during that era.
Terry Funk is underrated for his mic/promo skills
Funk cuts a promo on JYD and then Macho Man is up next. This is the midcard…. legendary times.
Mean Gene is underrated!
early 40s
Poor JYD he's going to get beat n beat n beat n kickd n kickd until he has some sense. Oh no. :(
Well, he's giving him sense, so he's doing him a favor.
Its too bad Terry didnt have more opportunities to work different programs in wwf besides Jyd. I think thats why he left
On a shoot I heard that Terry said to Jimmy Hart "I can't take it anymore." He saw a direct flight to Amarillo, TX, and left the WWF due to working so long with the JYD, and how stiff he was. Not sure but it might have been the time Terry wrote Vince Jr., a note that he had to go home to the Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo as he had a sick horse.
Yeah, other than a short house show run & SNME vs Hogan, he worked almost exclusively with JYD
When Terry Funk "talks" ya better listen double tough
HOW OLD WAS TERRY FUNK IN THIS INTERVIEW ???
Late 30's
Middle aged and crazy
Dang, Funk vs Orndorff would’ve been much better
Terry Funk is one of the all time legends of wrestling and a truly unique individual, but his time in the WWF/WWE are the low points for me. It seemed that he was caught between being his usual insane character and a cartoon version of himself. Still good, but nothing like when would go off on Lawler ,Flair or Dusty.
The WWF style was to soft for funk.
He did have a great series of main events against Hogan
Terry funk was an nwa guy the WWF was to soft for funk.
Very toned down compared to his time in Memphis. Guess when your not dealing with the clearly corrupt Memphis wrestling which favors that no good Lawler, you get to be less emotional.
Somehow he aligned with Jimmy I see, another victim of the corrupt Memphis. Suspended over a lil' flour, while their lil princess Jerry Lawler gets to tar and feather others yearly, including Jimmy, and never pays for it at all.