Been wanting to do a few of these "thoughts" threads in the classic section, and wanted to start with one of my all time favorites, Terry Funk.
So basically in this thread just give your opinion on Terry, his promos, his feuds, how you feel about him personally, and if you can tell me how you felt the first time you saw him (match or promo.)
For me, growing up in the ruthless aggression era, Terry Funk is way before my time. (Though he obviously he was still wrestling) Eventually, as I got into wrestling and learning about some of all the old timers, Terry Funk is someone I gravitated too. I loved his promo style, and seeing as Mick Foley is my favorite of all time, I would watch Terry work with Foley a lot, and was shocked at the amount of punishment he would take at his age.
My love for Terry would grow with all the ECW shoots I would watch, The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD, and just seeing how Terry was the backbone of ECW early on, watching him moonsault, seeing his flesh ripped off his body, kinda made me appreciate him more.
But then I actually started watching his promos, his heel work early on, some of his promos I found to be awesome and just batshit crazy, and the way he portrayed himself, he came across as someone actually tough and insane, and I found him so good I can easily say he's in my opinon, the top 3 promo guys I've had the pleasure of saying, the other two being Foley and Piper.
Terry also holds a special place in my heart, seeing growing up I was an awkward kid, who really loved wrestling, but was too nervous to go to shows as I had no one to go with. Well I learned Terry Funk was going to work at Wrestlereunion show (Along with Piper) and knowing that I spent quite a bit of money that I had, to go see Terry Funk, and that would be my first wrestling show.
So yea, I seriously love Terry Funk. His passion is so strong, and it's kinda heart-breaking to see him wrestle for so many years, but I truly appreciate him. I love his brawling style, his moonsault, his Spinning Toe Hold (one of my favorite Submission moves) and I just find him so endearing.
One of my favorites that's for sure.
So basically in this thread just give your opinion on Terry, his promos, his feuds, how you feel about him personally, and if you can tell me how you felt the first time you saw him (match or promo.)
For me, growing up in the ruthless aggression era, Terry Funk is way before my time. (Though he obviously he was still wrestling) Eventually, as I got into wrestling and learning about some of all the old timers, Terry Funk is someone I gravitated too. I loved his promo style, and seeing as Mick Foley is my favorite of all time, I would watch Terry work with Foley a lot, and was shocked at the amount of punishment he would take at his age.
My love for Terry would grow with all the ECW shoots I would watch, The Rise and Fall of ECW DVD, and just seeing how Terry was the backbone of ECW early on, watching him moonsault, seeing his flesh ripped off his body, kinda made me appreciate him more.
But then I actually started watching his promos, his heel work early on, some of his promos I found to be awesome and just batshit crazy, and the way he portrayed himself, he came across as someone actually tough and insane, and I found him so good I can easily say he's in my opinon, the top 3 promo guys I've had the pleasure of saying, the other two being Foley and Piper.
Terry also holds a special place in my heart, seeing growing up I was an awkward kid, who really loved wrestling, but was too nervous to go to shows as I had no one to go with. Well I learned Terry Funk was going to work at Wrestlereunion show (Along with Piper) and knowing that I spent quite a bit of money that I had, to go see Terry Funk, and that would be my first wrestling show.
So yea, I seriously love Terry Funk. His passion is so strong, and it's kinda heart-breaking to see him wrestle for so many years, but I truly appreciate him. I love his brawling style, his moonsault, his Spinning Toe Hold (one of my favorite Submission moves) and I just find him so endearing.
One of my favorites that's for sure.