Terry Funk, pictured in 1997, shortly after beginning his 2nd and final ECW World Heavyweight Championship title reign after defeating Raven for the belt at ECW's inaugural pay-per-view event, ECW Barely Legal in April 1997. |
TERRY FUNK
Birth Name: Terrance Dee Funk
Born: June 30th, 1944 in Hammond, Indiana
Died: August 23rd, 2023 (aged 79) in Phoenix, Arizona
Spouse: Vickie Weaver (m. 1965; died 2019)
Ring Name(s): Black Baron; Chainsaw Charlie; Dr. Knows-It-All; Terry Funk; The Texan
Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight: 247 lb (112 kg)
Billed From: Amarillo, Texas
Trained By: Dory Funk, Sr. (Father)
Debut: 1965
Retired: 2017
CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- ECW World Television Championship (1 time)
- Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)
- Lifetime ECW World Heavyweight Champion *see note
- 2300 Arena Hardcore Hall of Fame Inductee - Class of 2005
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