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Terry Funk Timeline

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The following is a timeline for the WWE, WCW, and ECW career of Terry Funk. Listed is every PPV match (excluding battle royals in which he was not involved in the ending) and title change that he has been involved in. Bolded items represent title victories while italicized items represent title losses. The bulleted items represent highlights of Terry's career outside of the ring.

Please note that in addition to the events and championships listed here, Terry has held dozens of other championships in his career from many different regional and International wrestling promotions.

1975
11/9 - beat Paul Jones to win the US Championship
11/27 - lost the US Championship to Paul Jones
12/10 - won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Jack Briscoe

1977
2/6 - lost the NWA World Championship to Harley Race

1978
• 9/22 - Paradise Alley which starred Sylvester Stallone is released

1985
11/2 Saturday Night's Main Event # 3 - beat The Junkyard Dog
11/7 Wrestling Classic - lost to Moondog Spot in the first round of the tournament via count out

1986
1/4 SNME # 4 - lost to WWE Champion Hulk Hogan
4/7 Wrestlemania 2 - w/Dory Funk Jr. defeated Junkyard Dog & Tito Santana
5/3 SNME # 6 - w/Dory Funk Jr. lost to Hulk Hogan & Junkyard Dog

1987
• 2/13 - Over the Top starring Sylvester Stallone is released

1989
5/7 Music City Showdown - NWA World Title: Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat to win the title. After the match, Flair was assaulted by Terry Funk.
• 5/19 - Road House starring Patrick Swayze was released
7/14 Clash of Champions 7 - lost to Ricky Steamboat by DQ
7/23 Great American Bash - lost to NWA World Champion Ric Flair
9/12 COC 8 - Sting & Ric Flair beat Dick Slater & Great Muta by DQ. After the match, Terry Funk put a plastic bag over Ric Flair's head.
10/28 Halloween Havoc - Thunderdome Cage Match: Sting & Ric Flair beat Terry Funk & The Gret Muta. Bruno Sammartino was special guest referee.
11/15 COC 9 - I Quit Match for NWA Title: Champion Ric Flair beat Terry Funk

1993
10/1 - won the ECW TV Championship from Jimmy Snuka
11/13 - lost the ECW TV Championship to Sabu in a tag team match where Sabu and Hawk beat Funk and King Kong Bundy
12/26 - beat Sabu to win the Eastern Championship Wrestling Heavyweight Championship

1994
3/26 - Shane Douglas won the ECW Championship by winning a tag team match that saw Shane, Mr. Hughes, & Public Enemy beat Terry Funk, Road Warrior Hawk, Tazmaniac, & Kevin Sullivan
5/22 Slamboree - Terry Funk & Tully Blanchard fought to a double-DQ
7/17 Bash at the Beach - w/Bunkhouse Buck beat Arn Anderson & Dustin Rhodes
8/24 COC 28 - w/Bunkhouse Buck lost to Dusty & Dustin Rhodes by DQ
9/18 Fall Brawl - War Games: The Nasty Boys, Dusty & Dustin Rhodes beat Col. Parker, Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, & Bunkhouse Buck
10/23 Halloween Havoc - The Nasty Boys beat Terry Funk & Bunkhouse Buck

1997
4/13 Barely Legal - Three way dance for ECW title shot: Terry Funk beat The Sandman & Stevie Richards
4/13 Barely Legal - beat Raven to win the ECW World Championship
8/9 - lost the ECW Championship to Sabu in a barbed wire match
8/17 Hardcore Heaven - Three way dance for ECW Title: Shane Douglas beat Champion Sabu & Terry Funk to win the title

1998
2/15 No Way Out of Texas - Steve Austin, Mankind, Owen Hart & Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) beat Triple H, Billy Gunn, Jesse James, & Savio Vega
3/29 WrestleMania XIV - Dumpster Match for Tag Team Title: Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) beat champs Billy Gunn & Jesse James
3/30 RAW - Chainsaw Charlie (Terry Funk) and Cactus Jack were stripped of the titles because the New Age Outlaws were thrown into the wrong dumpsters the night before.
7/26 Fully Loaded - Farooq & 2 Cold Scorpio beat Terry Funk & Bradshaw

2000
1/16 Souled Out - lost to Kevin Nash
2/20 Superbrawl - lost a Death Match to Ric Flair
• 3/17 - Beyond the Mat is released
3/19 Uncensored - lost to Dustin Rhodes in a Bullrope Match
4/17 Spring Stampede - beat Norman Smiley to win the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship
5/7 Slamboree - Hardcore Title Handicap Match: Champ Terry Funk beat Norman Smiley & Ralphus
5/22 Nitro - lost the Hardcore Title to Shane Douglas
5/24 Thunder - regained the WCW Hardcore Title from Shane Douglas
6/5 Nitro - lost the WCW Hardcore Title to Eric Bischoff
9/22 WCW House Show - won the US Title from Lance Storm
9/23 WCW House Show - lost the US Championship to Lance Storm
12/17 Starrcade 2000 - beat Crowbar to win the WCW Hardcore Championship

2001
1/14 SIN -Three-way match for hardcore title: Meng beat Champ Terry Funk & Crowbar to win the title

2005
• March - Terry Funk's autobiography More Than Just Hardcore is released
• 12/23 - The Ringer starring Johnny Knoxville is released

2006
6/11 ECW One Night Stand - Lita, Edge, & Mick Foley beat Terry Funk, Tommy Dreamer, & Beulah

Sources used include: Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac, imdb.com, Amazon.com, onlineworldofwrestling.com, wwe.com, and thehistoryofwwe.com

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