[OFFICIAL] Middle Aged and Crazy HQ of Terry Funk!

[It's...Baylariat!]

Former NWA Champion? Check.
Considered one of the toughest men to ever step foot in a wrestling ring? Check.
Has beaten more great wrestlers on more continents than many of you have forgotten about? Check.
Middle aged and crazy? Check.

From the Double Cross Ranch in CANYON, TEXAS!!! TERRYYYYYYYYY FUNK!!!!

This campaign needs to happen simply because if Hansen goes out early, and if Kobashi or any of Xfear's picks get upset, then we're going to preach the gospel of Terry Funk and how he can simply mame your favorite wrestler and make it look like he's having a picnic. Funk's so diverse and so mutl-dimensional, there's not a gimmick match he CAN'T win. Funk should get the credit he deserves here and lets be honest, who would be a great pick to win this tournament? Terry Funk.

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT! I had NO idea this ever took place. Hansen and Funk in a Hardcore match with Abdullah the Butcher and Kevin Sullivan. IN ECW! Enjoy this glorious feat of awesomeness.

 

[ScreaminNormanSmiley]

terry certainly has my support, i would like nothing more than seeing him face his brother dory jr in the finals.

 

[pun2003hh]

I love me some old and crazy Terry Funk, but dammit all if he didn't draw one of the biggest threats in this tournament to come out of the current generation of stars. Randy Orton is going to be a tough name to overcome. Very interested to see the board's arguments for the Middle Aged and Crazy brawler vs the Evil and Sadistic snake.

Remember, Terry Funk did try and brand Mick Foley with a burning poker. Then again, Randy Orton did kick a 60+ year old man in the head... and he followed it up by giving an RKO to a relatively new mother of two.... I LOVE THIS F'N TOURNAMENT!

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

Seriously... the credentials speak for themselves.

* All Japan Pro Wrestling
o World's Strongest Tag Team League (1977, 1979, 1982) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

* Cauliflower Alley Club
o Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2005)

* Championship Wrestling from Florida
o NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
o NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
o NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
o NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
o NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling1
o ECW Television Championship (1 time)
o ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)2
o Hardcore Hall of Fame (2005)[21]

* Georgia Championship Wrestling
o NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
o NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)

* International Wrestling Association of Japan
o IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

* Juggalo Championship Wrestling
o JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
o NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time)
o WCW Hardcore Championship (3 times)
o WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)

* NWA Hollywood Wrestling
o NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o NWA International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
o NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

* NWA Western States Sports
o NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (2 times)
o NWA International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
o NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
o NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricky Romero
o NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

* Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
o 3PW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[12]

* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
o PWI Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
o PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1997)[22]
o PWI Wrestler of the Year (1976)

* Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
o Class of 2004

* Southwest Championship Wrestling
o SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
o SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

* St. Louis Wrestling Club
o NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* Stampede Wrestling
o Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame[23]

* United States Wrestling Association
o USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
o WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cactus Jack
o WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

* National Wrestling Alliance
o NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)[24]

* Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
o 5 Star Match (1984) with Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen on December 8
o Best Brawler (1989)
o Best Heel (1989)
o Best on Interviews (1989)
o Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
o Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

 

[deem]

I really do feel a prime Funk would be a decent match for Orton.. I think I need to read over the arguments slightly before I decide, right now I feel Orton goes over. Incredibly tough first round.

If he makes it through, looks like being Steve Austin next. Lol.

I really, really struggle to see a way for Funk to make a deep run. Just cannot see it happening. I'd love it though. If he somehow, someway makes it through Austin and Orton, it opens up a little and I can see him making it deep. I think Roberts and Andre are the next in line, which are both winable, taking him to the final tournament of 8.

The focus is on finding convincing arguments against Orton and Austin. So f hard.

Gl.

 

[thrilla11]

In a perfect world and if the youngsters actually knew their history,Terry Funk would win this tournament every year.

 

[pun2003hh]

In a perfect world and if the youngsters actually knew their history,Terry Funk would this tournament every year.

If every match was a Texas Deathmatch or a Bunkhouse Brawl then sure. Terry Funk is a pretty feared name in the old school ranks of wrestling but I don't know if he can match the athleticism of a Randy Orton. I look forward to the arguments concerning this match.

 

[thrilla11]

I look forward to the arguments concerning this match.

Ditto but there are so many Randy Orton marks on this forum that I don't think Terry has a chance. We'll have to see.

 

[pun2003hh]

I mean for the truly insane such as myself, it is a tough call. I mean on one hand, you have Funk, who among other things, tried to poke a human being with a flaming branding iron. On the other end, you have Orton who has had the tendency to full on kick 60 year old men in the skull. And he DDT'd a mother. Come on.

Can we just put these two together and up against Hogan? And I don't mean in this tournament. I mean lock Hogan in a cage with a branding iron brandishing Funk and a kick happy Orton. Eradicate him... from Earth.