Terry Funk Terrence " Terry " Funk ( June 30 , 1944 ) is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers , including Mick Foley . Funk has appeared in the NWA , AWA , WWF / E , WCW , ECW , USWA , ROH , and TNA . He has held many championship titles , including the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship , the latter of which was also granted to him as an honorary lifetime title by ECW . He is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame , the WCW Hall of Fame , the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame , the NWA Hall of Fame , and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame . Funk was a primary subject of the documentary film " Beyond the Mat " . Funk is often noted for the longevity of his career , which has included multiple " retirement " matches . Professional wrestling career . 1960s – 1970s . Funk started out his career in 1965 , working in his father Dory Funk , Sr . ' s promotion in Amarillo , Texas . He and his brother , Dory Funk , Jr . , quickly rose up the ranks and became big money wrestlers by the end of the decade . They joined the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) in 1968 . In 1975 , Terry defeated Jack Brisco for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . He began a fourteen - month title reign which ended in Toronto when he was defeated by " Handsome " Harley Race , who won the title for the second time . Terry took some time off after his world title reign but he and his brother traveled around the country ( mostly in Texas , Florida , and Detroit ) . Terry and Dory , Jr . also made a name for themselves in Japan . He made a name for himself with his over the top mannerisms and sometimes colorful get - ups as well as his brawling ability . 1980s . Terry Funk made his World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) debut in 1985 . In his televised debut on " Championship Wrestling " , he not only beat Aldo Marino , but he also beat up a ring attendant named Mel Phillips who was also , at the time , one of the WWF ring announcers . Funk also had the gimmick at the time of carrying a branding iron with him to ringside and using it to " brand " his fallen opponents . In the mid 1980s , Funk teamed with Dory ( calling himself " Hoss " Funk ) and Jimmy Jack Funk ( Jesse Barr ) , a storyline " brother . " They were managed by Jimmy Hart . At the time , he had a heated rivalry with the Junkyard Dog which led to a match between Terry Funk and Hoss Funk and the team of Tito Santana and Junkyard Dog at WrestleMania 2 . In 1989 , Funk returned to the NWA and joined the J - Tex Corporation . He began feuding with Ric Flair , who had defeated Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Funk , who was one of three judges for the main event , challenged Flair to a title match . Flair refused , saying that Funk was " spending time in Hollywood " instead of focusing on wrestling . Funk then attacked , piledriving Flair on a ringside table . This put the champion , Flair , out of action until the Great American Bash where he faced Funk . Flair won the match by reversing a small package into one of his own , but shortly after was attacked by Gary Hart and The Great Muta . Sting came to aid Flair and the two brawled with Funk and Muta to close the show . Funk got injured but returned to continue feuding with Ric Flair . The two then had an " I Quit " match at " " , which Funk lost after yelling " Yes , I quit ! " after Flair put on the Figure four leglock . This match received a 5 - star rating from Dave Meltzer . A notable part of the feud occurred when Funk used an actual plastic shopping bag to suffocate Flair on television after Flair and Sting defeated Muta and Dick Slater at " " . After losing a " Clash of Champions " match against Flair , he shook Flair ' s hand , and was attacked by Gary Hart ' s stable . Soon after he became a color commentator and the host of his own segment " Funk ' s Grill " where a tuxedo clad Funk would amiably interview the top stars of WCW , both face and heel . This did not last long and he left soon after . World Championship Wrestling ( 1994 ) . In 1994 , Funk reappeared in World Championship Wrestling as part of Colonel Robert Parker ' s Stud Stable . Along with Bunkhouse Buck , Arn Anderson and Meng , the stable would focus their energies on Dusty and Dustin Rhodes , as well as The Nasty Boys , culminating in a War Games match at Fall Brawl . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( 1994 – 1997 ) . Later in Funk ' s career , his style changed from wrestling traditional southern style wrestling matches to the more violent style of hardcore wrestling . In 1994 , after a special appearance against Tully Blanchard at World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) Slamboree , Funk promised to help the fledgling Eastern Championship Wrestling ( later renamed Extreme Championship Wrestling or ECW ) by lending his talent and notoriety to the promotion , which had just split from the NWA . On July 16 , Terry and Dory Funk lost a barbed wire match against The Public Enemy . Funk maintained a regular schedule of wrestling for ECW in its early days while also competing in Japan . He had many feuds and wrestled programs with wrestlers such as Cactus Jack , " The Franchise " Shane Douglas , The Sandman , Sabu , and Terry ' s own protege , Tommy Dreamer . On August 20 , 1995 , IWA Japan held a King of the Death Match tournament in Kawasaki , Japan . In this tournament , Funk endured three extreme - style matches involving ladders , thumbtacks , and barbed wire . In the final match of the tournament , he lost to Mick Foley ( as Cactus Jack ) , in an exploding ring , C4 explosive , barbed wire match . Funk further elevated ECW by headlining their first pay - per - view , Barely Legal on April 13 , 1997 , winning the ECW Championship from Raven . Earlier in the night , he defeated The Sandman and Stevie Richards in a Triple Threat match , thus earning him the match with Raven . He was later defeated for the title by Sabu in a barbed wire match at Born to Be Wired , in which the ropes of the ring were taken down and replaced with barbed wire . Both men had to be cut out of the wires at the end of the match . Sabu had his biceps visibly torn open by the barbed wire - as a result , the wound was taped up and the match continued . In September of that same year , a show was held in Funk ' s hometown of Amarillo . It was called " WrestleFest - 50 Years of Funk " and was both his own show and a celebration of the careers of Terry , his father , and his brother . Terry lost to then WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bret Hart in the main event . However , before the match , ECW owner Paul Heyman presented Terry with a belt , paid for through a collection taken up by wrestlers on the ECW roster , that declared him the " Lifetime ECW World Heavyweight Champion " . World Wrestling Federation ( 1997 – 1998 ) . Funk ' s retirement lasted just three months before he started taking independent bookings again . Soon after , he was signed by the WWF and debuted as Chainsaw Charlie . Funk had a match with Foley on " Raw " , and the New Age Outlaws came and threw both in a dumpster , and pushed them off of the stage . This led to a match between The Outlaws and Funk / Foley at WrestleMania XIV , for the title in a Dumpster match when Funk / Foley beat the New Age Outlaws . The title was held up and put on the line in a Steel Cage match the next night on " Raw " due to a technicality : the wrong dumpsters had been used in the match . The Outlaws regained the title . He then had a Falls Count Anywhere match with Foley on " Raw " in 1998 , where Foley defeated him . He left the WWF in the summer as Foley resumed his solo career as Mankind in a feud with The Undertaker . Upon leaving the WWF , Funk officially retired again , but only for a short time . His last match in the WWF at that time was in a tag team match at Fully Loaded , where he teamed up with Bradshaw to go against Scorpio and Faarooq . Return to ECW and WCW ( 1998 – 2000 ) . At ECW November to Remember , Funk was believed to have been a mystery partner against Justin Credible and Jack Victory . However , the mystery partner turned out to be Jake Roberts . An enraged Funk attacked Dreamer at every opportunity in late 1998 and early 1999 . Funk , however , came down ill before they could have a match , and Funk " retired " yet again in mid 1999 . Funk wrestled for World Championship Wrestling in 2000 , winning the WCW Hardcore Championship three times ( which stands as the company ' s record ) and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship for the second time ( the first time was under the NWA banner ) . He was also the WCW Commissioner at one time and the leader of the short - lived Old Age Outlaws that feuded with the nWo . 2002 – 2005 . From 2002 to 2004 , Funk was a regular top star for Ring of Honor wrestling and Major League Wrestling ( MLW ) company based out of New York and Florida . Funk had several battles with the likes of CM Punk , the Extreme Horsemen ( Steve Corino , C . W . Anderson , Justin Credible and Simon Diamond ) in specialty matches such as an Exploding Barbed Wire Death match , Barbed Wire match , and a 5 on 5 WarGames match . On the last MLW show , Funk was attacked by his former manager Gary Hart and his syndicate . In November 2004 , Funk competed in the UK wrestling company FWA ' s main annual show British Uprising . He teamed with Paul Burchill and Paul Travel to face The Triad in a 6 - Man Tag Team match . Funk ' s team emerged victorious in front of a crowd of 2 , 000 people in the Coventry Skydome . In 2005 , Funk was offered a contract by World Wrestling Entertainment to appear at the ECW reunion show One Night Stand , but turned it down in favor of working the ECW nostalgia show " Hardcore Homecoming " that was being put together by Shane Douglas . At " Hardcore Homecoming " , Funk lost a three - way barbed wire match to Sabu . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2006 ) . Funk was set to wrestle at the ECW One Night Stand pay - per - view on June 11 , 2006 . As part of the buildup to the event , Funk appeared on the May 15 episode of " Raw " , where he confronted Mick Foley over the attack of Tommy Dreamer the previous week . At One Night Stand , Funk , Tommy Dreamer , and Beulah were defeated by the team of Foley , Edge and Lita . Midway through the match , Foley injured Funk ' s eye with barbed wire , and Funk was taken backstage . He later returned to the match ( with a bloody cloth tied over his eye ) to hit Foley with a flaming 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire . 2006 – present . Funk then worked some dates on the independent circuit and in Japan . He claimed to be semi - retired after wrestling in his last match in September 2006 against Jerry " The King " Lawler in an Extreme Rules match at The Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton , Oklahoma for the promotion Impact Zone Wrestling . Funk was also the special guest referee during the Raven and Johnny Webb vs . Khan Kussion and Homeless Jimmy match at " Cold Day in Hell " on May 24 . On the February 16 , 2009 edition of " Raw " , it was announced that Terry along with his brother Dory would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 by Dusty Rhodes . On May 23 , 2009 , Funk made an unannounced appearance at a house show for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling . At the show , Terry joined longtime friend , Mick Foley , as special guest enforcers for a match between Scott Steiner and Samoa Joe . On August 8 , Terry made a surprise appearance for Insane Clown Posse ' s Juggalo Championship Wrestling at the 10th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos . He served as special guest referee for a match between Viscera and 2 Tuff Tony . Funk also appeared at the annual NJPW January 4 Dome Show in 2010 , teaming with Manabu Nakanishi , Masahiro Chono and Riki Chōshū to defeat Abdullah the Butcher , Takashi Iizuka , Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano . Funk was scheduled to be the special guest referee in a match between Kevin Nash and Hannibal for a Great North Wrestling event in May 2010 . During the press conference to announce his involvement , an altercation involving Funk and Hannibal damaged and possibly broke his eardrum . On September 11 , 2010 , at Ring of Honor ' s Glory By Honor IX , Funk worked as the ringside enforcer for the ROH World Championship match between Tyler Black and Roderick Strong . Other media . In 1999 , Funk was featured in director Barry Blaustein ' s wrestling documentary , " Beyond the Mat " . His legendary toughness was attested to in the wrestling documentary when cameramen followed him to a medical appointment where he was told , by the doctor , that he should not even be able to walk without intense pain . He has also appeared in other movies such as " Road House " , " Paradise Alley " , " The Ringer " , and " Over the Top " . He released an autobiography , " Terry Funk : More Than Just Hardcore " , in 2005 . On May 11 , 2010 , Funk appeared on " Right After Wrestling " with Arda Ocal on SIRIUS Satellite Radio to discuss his possible retirement , to which he replied " I never really truly will retire " . This was also the interview with the infamous quote , " I dislike Vince ( McMahon ) . I ' m jealous of Vince . " Personal life . Funk married his wife Vicki Ann Weaver on August 14 , 1965 . Their first of two daughters , Stacy , was born on September 10 , 1967 , followed by Brandee on September 30 , 1971 . His younger daughter Brandee was married on August 14 , 1993 to Larry Paul Backus . They later divorced , with Brandee remarrying Jason M . Dungan ( born 1975 ) . Funk ' s older daughter Stacy was married on June 23 , 1997 to Kelly Don Clenney ( born 1969 ) . Their wedding was featured briefly on Barry Blaustein ' s wrestling documentary , " Beyond the Mat " . In the film as well Funk is seen with a doctor who tells him he needs a knee replacement . Years later he did have the knee replacement . For many years Terry and Vicki owned a ranch in Canyon , Texas , which they later sold .