Terry Funk
American wrestler
Died when: 79 years 54 days (949 months)Star Sign: Cancer
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Terrence Funk (born June 30, 1944) was an American retired professional wrestler, rapper, disc jockey and actor.Funk is 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.
He is largely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.Over the course of his career, Funk has wrestled for numerous major promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, the United States Wrestling Association, 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-based Western States Sports promotion.Championships held by Funk include the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Heavyweight Championship, USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship, and ECW World Television Championship.
He headlined ECW's premier annual pay-per-view event, November to Remember, three times.Funk has been inducted into multiple halls of fame, among them WWE, WCW, NWA, and Hardcore.
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