Terry Funk
| Terry Funk | |
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Funk in 2013.
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| Birth name | Terrence Funk |
| Born |
June 30, 1944 Hammond, Indiana, United States |
| Residence | Amarillo, Texas, United States |
| Alma mater | West Texas State University |
| Spouse(s) | Vicki Weaver (m. 1965) |
| 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 The Texan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 246 lb (112 kg) |
| Billed from | Amarillo, Texas |
| Trained by | Dory Funk |
| Debut | 1965 |
| Retired | 2016 |
Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American retired professional wrestler and actor. Funk is known for the longevity of his career - which spanned 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 has wrestled for numerous major promotions, among them All Japan Pro Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the International Wrestling Association of Japan, 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.
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, and the NWA.
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