Terry Funk
Funk as NWA World Heavyweight Champion in 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Terrance Dee Funk June 30, 1944 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2023 (aged 79) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | West Texas State University |
Spouse |
Vicki Weaver (m. 1964–2019) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Dory Funk (father) Dory Funk Jr. (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Black Baron Chainsaw Charlie Dr Knows-it-All Terry Funk |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Amarillo, Texas, U.S. |
| Trained by | Dory Funk |
| Debut | 1965 |
| Retired | September 22, 2017 |
Terrance Dee Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler and actor. Funk is known for the length of his career, which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements. He is also known for his 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.