I have a theory that Terry actually intended to beat the hell outta the ref (like usual) but He got to the ring and saw that it was a woman and promptly informed his attendant that his number was called. I wish somebody would ask him about the story behind this and that whole period in the WWF.
Guys like Funk, Race, Flair, and Dusty Rhodes were too good to be in the WWF at that time other than in small doses. But they weren't quite where Hogan was with charisma, body, and personality to lead the WWF the way Hogan did at that particular time. A Hogan/Funk rivalry would have probably made some money on the scale Hogan/Orndoff or maybe Hogan/Piper did but probably not Hogan/Andre or Hogan/Savage. Guys like Funk and the others mentioned were just a different breed all together.
@afkokjjopjihuhbuihb Yes, but the cartoon characters worked. They worked better than any other attempt at making wrestling bigger than just the southern small town arenas with 100-150 people watching, drunk and throwing beer cans in the ring. Regardless, the Funks were badass.
@CLewey44 Hogwash. The only difference was McMahon dishonored the territories. The southern small arena wrestling had more wrestlers working, and more fans seeing live events than today's wrestling.
@fjccommish Hey bro, I agree. McMahon's goal was to wipe wrestling territories off the face of the Earth and make the WWF the only major promotion. Unfortunately he succeeded. Maybe the WCCW, AWA and NWA did more business than nowadays, but at the time, they were close to New York in popularity they just did more shows probably. Those promotions also didn't pay the wrestlers near as well as the marketing machine at WWF produced. I think ultimately, it hurt wrestling tho. I miss the territories.
@afkokjjopjihuhbuihb You hit it right on the MONEY with that comment! Look at the cartoons characters Tito, JYD, Martel, SuperFly, Duggen, the SheepHerders all became when they hit the WWF
This video is pure WIN. Terry Funk beats up a ring attendant. Female referee. The jobber actually gets some spots in. Match ends with Funk's signature finish. Tom Petty on the soundtrack.
The girl was the first WWF/WWE female referee. I dont want to sound sexist but that just looked wierd theres no way you could believe she could control any big wrestler.
@darthchaosofrspw2009 ahh yeah . . . Mel Phillips was one of the guys (along with Terry Garvin and Pat Patterson) that supposedly molested guys in the locker room
Ring attendant got exactly what he deserved. You don't just put on a cowboy's hat. Would someone wear Paul Orndorf's robe back to the locker room? I would like to see the Double Cross Ranch and have a steak at Big Texan in Amarillo.
@Hydrozaft Yeah, she's the one that claimed vince sexually assaulted her in a LIMO and demanded she "do things" for him if she wanted to succeed in her career. Mel Phillips (and/or terry garvin and Pat Patterson) was accused of doing the same with ring boys.
Terry Funk is one of the greatest of all time, not in the same league as Stone Cold or Hulk Hogan, but don't get me wrong he is in a league all his own, him and Mick Foley truely are wrestling legands, they have done things in this sport that no one else will ever do HARDCORE to the bone. You have to give him props for what he has accomplished with his career.
oh yeah the funk brothers bad arz wrestlers in the world iam FAN OH YEAH I BROKE A FEW BONES AS KID ALL MALES DID FLYIN OVER CHAIRES HEHE THINGSDONT LOOK GOOD FOR YOU A ILOVE IT WRESTLIN
@ECWExtremeMoments Yeah, and your opinion sucks and has no merit. Again, there was nothing racist about anything featured in this video. Fuck off you stupid asshole.
@ECWExtremeMoments I'm still waiting for you to show proof of what was "racist' in this video. You can't prove it. You're just like a typical nigger...saying everything is racist. What if the video featured a black guy beating up a white guy...would you cry "racism" then? Probably not...you stupid nigger lover.
@DrFubarProzak Whooaaa. I knew you were a redneck! I was just joking a around until you showed your true colors. Wow like I'm offended that a redneck called me a nigger lover? Look rednecks don't put fear on anyone's hearts ok?
@DrFubarProzak No, they were definitely playing the idea that Funk was racist. Branding black guys? Come on ... Back then they did play racial angles. the heel was the BAD GUY. He'd be racist, then get his come-uppance.
@mamacornettesmoney I disagree with you totally. I am so sick and fucking tired of people saying everything is racist. What's more disgusting is that white people sticking up for niggers...and going against their own kind. Get with the fucking program...and stick up for your own kind. There is nothing racist about what happened in this video...mainly because Mel Phillips was a fucking pedophile and deserved to get his ass beat. Fucking idiot.
@DrFubarProzak grow up. It was a wrestling angle playing on racism. they did it all the time. your own racist ideas don't mean shit. I'm not saying WWF was racist for doing this, I'm saying the angle played on racism and there is no doubt that it did. You just have your own racial issues to deal with, obviously.
@mamacornettesmoney You are totally wrong all around. You're nothing but a nigger loving white piece of shit. Go live with niggers since you love them so much. You're a disgrace to the White Man. Fuck you and fuck all niggers. People like you need to die.
@ECWExtremeMoments But they really were trying to make Funk look like a racist. If anyone thinks having Terry Funk feud with JYD over braanding people (particularly black people) wasn't meant to stir up some ideas of racism on Funk's part is fooling themselves.
for the record, Rita Marie/Chatterton's allegation of rape has never been corroborated. And yeah, too bad Phillips didn't take a few more beatings like that, filthy pervert
@jre52301 I think the female ref is Rita Marie (real name Rita Chatterton) who was raped by Vince McMahon in his limousine in mid-1986. She went public in 1992/3 (and her story was backed up by McMahon's limo driver), but the statute of limitations had passed by then so McMahon was unable to be tried as a criminal for his actions.
he really beat the shit out off the black guy for some reason....i think i know why but im not gona say...and then dominated the entire match..AWESOME
we all saw mcmahon go on with hogan flair foley scsa hhh HOW ABOUT A MAIN EVENT FOR THE AGES MCMAHON VS TERRY FUNK KING OF HARDCORE VS KING OF CRAPPY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT THAT WELL BE AWESOME
What I always liked about Funk was that he was the only star who would sell for the "jobber" (which he does here - just a bit - at 2:50) during WWF TV matches. The TV bouts were almost always 100% squash matches, but Funk made them slightly more interesting.
I think that guy may have been Mel Phillips..he was a ring annoucer too...got himself in some trouble in the 80s for butt-fucking little boys or something like that....karma's a bitch, bitch!
Terry was asked about this in a shoot by Raven and he said he didn't hold back his kicks "for obvious reasons"
I notice he was hitting him pretty stiff. Usually for non wrestlers, the wrestlers work softly but enough to make it look legit. Then again, this was around the time according to court documents that Philips out of ring activities were becoming known.
Philips' activities were known this far back?!? He was still with the company all the way up to 1991 and maybe into 92......this video would be 7 years earlier. 7 years..... geez...
Keep in mind also he was a "independent contractor" which is codeword for not our problem unless something affects us. Last I heard the bastard was working in a show store.
I was 13 years old, sitting on the can, watching a 5" b/w TV on a late Saturday night when this happened. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I've loved Terry Funk ever since!
LOL! I rememba this. I knew the second that dude put that hat on he was DEAD MEAT! He beat up a black guy,a hispanic and if he would've slapped the chick it would've been the icing on the cake.
king of the angles!! we were all freaked out when we saw this! his best tv appearance in the wwf. they dropped a huge ball by not giving him a push. the fact that he DIDN'T fit in to their current stable could have been a great angle. as usual, TF was ahead of the curve. austin picked it up but it took another decade-and -then-some.!
He WAS given a push. He beat a top face JYD on both Saturday Night's Main Event (NBC) and at Wrestlemania II. He had a toy, as much TV exposure as any of the WWF heels at the time and was beating top babyfaces. Funk was only there for about a year or a little more. They had so many people in the stable, that they'd slow build people (Steamboat was around for 2 years before winning a belt - Orndorff & Piper never did win belts in this era).
perhaps Terry Funk snapped because the ring attendant and later ring announcer Mel Phillips made a pass at him since he was a flaming homo??!?! Good ass whoopin' by Funk.
And thats why Flair/Funk became a better feud then anything Hogan did in the 80's? Hogan is a joke who isn't fit to whipe Terry Funks ass. Get your facts straight dumbass.
Funk was one of the best workers in history. He could really make the losers look good for a while, and then they give 'er. The same could be said for Rick Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Curt Henning, and Shawn Michaels.
Wow, its crazy when you realize that by this time (1985) it had been 20 years since Funk made his wrestling debut. He still wrestled for a while even after 2005.
Over 40 years of wrestling, which is truly incredible considering that sadly many wrestlers today don't even make past their 40th bday!!
That's the woman who brought a sexual harrasment suit gainst McMahon. She said they told her they were going to promote her heavily, make her a big star with toys and all. But one day she said McMahon dropped his pants and told her to do her thing if she wanted to keep her job. This all came around the same time the 3 gay guys (Phillips, Patterson, Garvin) were under scrutiny for similar advances and when the big steroid trial happened.
@novusmundi Terry Garvin. He was Ronnie's partner back in the 70s. Jimmy, who was Ronnie's step-son, broke in as a teenage valet/manager for them. Terry was the prissy, flamboyant one, and Ronnie was the tough no-nonsense guy.
@mamacornettesmoney Damn! You must be as old as I am (LOL). I didn't think anyone else remembered the old Garvin Brothers team from the mid-'70s. They were huge in the South back then. Thanks for jogging my memory, dude! How about the original Hollywood Blonds, Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts (future Freebird)? Almost 20 years before Austin & Pillman used that name.
the 1st Austin of wrestling. the attitude. the heel. and the black tights and gotee
labombina3 2 weeks ago
0:50 LMAO.......not at terry funk, but vince's FAKE laugh.
labombina3 2 weeks ago
The ring attendant is a pedophile, and the referee accused Vince McMahon of rape. Sick times.
BruiserKnux 3 weeks ago
When was this? Late 70s early 80s?
Rollermacka 1 month ago
I think funk was instructed to do that cause Mel Phillips was gay
MILLERSI81 1 month ago
Vince is doing commentary
scapgoat 1 month ago in playlist WWF/E Referee Rita Marie matches
i remember watching this years ago. Terry was a real tough guy, but extremely entertaining, worked his ass off to entertain the fans
oldjms1965 1 month ago
I have a theory that Terry actually intended to beat the hell outta the ref (like usual) but He got to the ring and saw that it was a woman and promptly informed his attendant that his number was called. I wish somebody would ask him about the story behind this and that whole period in the WWF.
goodsirreal 2 months ago
Don Muraco's mad when it's "end of file"!
Freebleepers 3 months ago
He shoulda never put on Terry's hat, what did he expect?
feckyoo2 3 months ago
What's wrong with this Funking guy?
fjccommish 3 months ago
@lopro091 you forgot the original ecw
johnalexander1996 5 months ago
True F'N legend!
johnalexander1996 5 months ago
Just awesome. Simple yet effectiive. No bad acting necessary.
NorthPhillyLivin 6 months ago
that's how you get over as a crazy fucker
miktimrob 6 months ago
TF hit the spots and kicked arse
JoeyPencils 8 months ago
Hogan was the "superhuman" character whereas Funk and Funk-like guys were just badass, tough guys that would woop your ass.
CLewey44 8 months ago 6
Guys like Funk, Race, Flair, and Dusty Rhodes were too good to be in the WWF at that time other than in small doses. But they weren't quite where Hogan was with charisma, body, and personality to lead the WWF the way Hogan did at that particular time. A Hogan/Funk rivalry would have probably made some money on the scale Hogan/Orndoff or maybe Hogan/Piper did but probably not Hogan/Andre or Hogan/Savage. Guys like Funk and the others mentioned were just a different breed all together.
CLewey44 8 months ago 2
@CLewey44 You mean Funk and the others were actually human beings as opposed to being cartoon characters.
afkokjjopjihuhbuihb 8 months ago
@afkokjjopjihuhbuihb Yes, but the cartoon characters worked. They worked better than any other attempt at making wrestling bigger than just the southern small town arenas with 100-150 people watching, drunk and throwing beer cans in the ring. Regardless, the Funks were badass.
CLewey44 8 months ago
@CLewey44 Hogwash. The only difference was McMahon dishonored the territories. The southern small arena wrestling had more wrestlers working, and more fans seeing live events than today's wrestling.
fjccommish 3 months ago
@fjccommish Hey bro, I agree. McMahon's goal was to wipe wrestling territories off the face of the Earth and make the WWF the only major promotion. Unfortunately he succeeded. Maybe the WCCW, AWA and NWA did more business than nowadays, but at the time, they were close to New York in popularity they just did more shows probably. Those promotions also didn't pay the wrestlers near as well as the marketing machine at WWF produced. I think ultimately, it hurt wrestling tho. I miss the territories.
CLewey44 3 months ago
@afkokjjopjihuhbuihb You hit it right on the MONEY with that comment! Look at the cartoons characters Tito, JYD, Martel, SuperFly, Duggen, the SheepHerders all became when they hit the WWF
paul3fun 7 months ago
god damn i love terry funk
Bravesrtops 9 months ago
1:05 i hope he said funk
TheDace0123 10 months ago
The Legend of Terry Funk lives on.
77777johnnybravo 10 months ago
Vince made commentary interesting especially when warrior was put in the casket.
Brim666coven 10 months ago
Terry funk vs michael saxon? hahahahaha
exitthedragon 10 months ago
AHH!! WHEN WRESTLING WAS WRESTLING WWF,NWA ,AWA, WCCW!!!!
lopro091 11 months ago
This is Mcmahon Commentary at his best.
bosox27 11 months ago 2
This video is pure WIN. Terry Funk beats up a ring attendant. Female referee. The jobber actually gets some spots in. Match ends with Funk's signature finish. Tom Petty on the soundtrack.
28Tramnat 1 year ago
good ol terry funk
wcwnw0 1 year ago
I still love McMahon saying "OHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOO"
TheeBurchill 1 year ago
should have ripped the referee's clothes off. lol
thisislaser 1 year ago 7
@thisislaser This is the first time I see a female ref in the WWF!
ratz333 2 months ago
add my mate TheMysterio1995
TheJoshJericho 1 year ago
I think the real Mel Phillips logged into YouTube and is the only dislike vote.
JerryG918 1 year ago
The girl was the first WWF/WWE female referee. I dont want to sound sexist but that just looked wierd theres no way you could believe she could control any big wrestler.
humpty5990 1 year ago
I hope my son grows up to be just like Terry Funk.
GlorifiedTruth 1 year ago
Give Mel Phillips some credit for a non worker he sold that beating like crazy.
Lfdjake91 1 year ago
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I'm glad he got beat. He was a pedophile along with terry garvin and pat patterson!
FallenMonk55 1 year ago
@Lfdjake91 i think terry stiffed him pretty damn good
oldschool6804 4 months ago
I love it when the heels used to jaw back and forth with the fans.That fan with the glass's doesn't want to mess with the funker.
sammys70 1 year ago
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sammys70 1 year ago
@darthchaosofrspw2009 ahh yeah . . . Mel Phillips was one of the guys (along with Terry Garvin and Pat Patterson) that supposedly molested guys in the locker room
DukeofColumbia 1 year ago
That just goes to show what jeff bridges siad in Wild Bill, You never touch another mans hat
slezy108 1 year ago
Ring attendant got exactly what he deserved. You don't just put on a cowboy's hat. Would someone wear Paul Orndorf's robe back to the locker room? I would like to see the Double Cross Ranch and have a steak at Big Texan in Amarillo.
Srd1126 1 year ago
a girl referee???? damn
Hydrozaft 1 year ago
@Hydrozaft Yeah, she's the one that claimed vince sexually assaulted her in a LIMO and demanded she "do things" for him if she wanted to succeed in her career. Mel Phillips (and/or terry garvin and Pat Patterson) was accused of doing the same with ring boys.
mamacornettesmoney 1 year ago
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holy shit!!!
Hydrozaft 1 year ago
Terry Funk is one of the greatest of all time, not in the same league as Stone Cold or Hulk Hogan, but don't get me wrong he is in a league all his own, him and Mick Foley truely are wrestling legands, they have done things in this sport that no one else will ever do HARDCORE to the bone. You have to give him props for what he has accomplished with his career.
McMartin83 1 year ago
Cool! Terry Funk was a wildman. Just as The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher.
tattooedtrillionaire 1 year ago
what was the female referee's name?
WM31987 1 year ago
@WM31987 Rita Chatterton. I know she was involved with some lawsuit with the WWF a few years later. Sexual harassment, as you'd expect.
KaneRobot 1 year ago
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thanhbites 1 year ago
Haha... Bimbo ref
jamilioestevez 1 year ago
oh yeah the funk brothers bad arz wrestlers in the world iam FAN OH YEAH I BROKE A FEW BONES AS KID ALL MALES DID FLYIN OVER CHAIRES HEHE THINGSDONT LOOK GOOD FOR YOU A ILOVE IT WRESTLIN
chipmunksheaven1 1 year ago
Did anyone notice how horrible Bruno's commentary was? He was one of the worst talkers in the history of the sport...
ReubenBlade 1 year ago
"You are NOT allowed to wear MY fuckin' hat!"
FullmetalJimmy 1 year ago
man terry has come a long way
bundybear666 1 year ago
I always liked Aldo Morenno, one of the WWWF's finest
runway27r 1 year ago
@runway27r He was also known as Ricky Santana. He had great matches in WWC and Japan. He wore a mask in Japan and called himself the Iceman.
yardlet6 1 year ago
LMAO I loved him threatening to break that guy in half and backhand that woman in the crowd.
RustySacks 1 year ago
terry funk like harley race was one of the few guys that could come into the wwf in the 80s without having the steroid body.
bgshort99 1 year ago
a female ref thats crazy
angus506 1 year ago
Wow they made Funk look like a racist in the begining.
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@ECWExtremeMoments There was nothing racist about anything you have watched. If anyone is a racist, it's you. Eat shit and die.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak Dude this was in the 80's not now. I'm just giving my opinion. And no I'm not racist you hear me say any racial slur no you didn't.
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@ECWExtremeMoments Yeah, and your opinion sucks and has no merit. Again, there was nothing racist about anything featured in this video. Fuck off you stupid asshole.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak Shut the fuck up. I'm just saying ass hole.
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@ECWExtremeMoments I'm still waiting for you to show proof of what was "racist' in this video. You can't prove it. You're just like a typical nigger...saying everything is racist. What if the video featured a black guy beating up a white guy...would you cry "racism" then? Probably not...you stupid nigger lover.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak Whooaaa. I knew you were a redneck! I was just joking a around until you showed your true colors. Wow like I'm offended that a redneck called me a nigger lover? Look rednecks don't put fear on anyone's hearts ok?
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak No, they were definitely playing the idea that Funk was racist. Branding black guys? Come on ... Back then they did play racial angles. the heel was the BAD GUY. He'd be racist, then get his come-uppance.
mamacornettesmoney 1 year ago
@mamacornettesmoney I disagree with you totally. I am so sick and fucking tired of people saying everything is racist. What's more disgusting is that white people sticking up for niggers...and going against their own kind. Get with the fucking program...and stick up for your own kind. There is nothing racist about what happened in this video...mainly because Mel Phillips was a fucking pedophile and deserved to get his ass beat. Fucking idiot.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak grow up. It was a wrestling angle playing on racism. they did it all the time. your own racist ideas don't mean shit. I'm not saying WWF was racist for doing this, I'm saying the angle played on racism and there is no doubt that it did. You just have your own racial issues to deal with, obviously.
mamacornettesmoney 1 year ago
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@mamacornettesmoney You are totally wrong all around. You're nothing but a nigger loving white piece of shit. Go live with niggers since you love them so much. You're a disgrace to the White Man. Fuck you and fuck all niggers. People like you need to die.
DrFubarProzak 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak LOL Wow. Still doesn't change the fact taht wrestling commonly played racial angles for heat back in the day.
LOL
mamacornettesmoney 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak you're clearly employed by NASA as a rocket scientist.
TheBigBadWoIf 1 year ago
@DrFubarProzak lol wow man, you're cool cause you say the n-word.
Bravesrtops 9 months ago
@ECWExtremeMoments How did they make him look like a racist?
landinmycourt 1 year ago
@landinmycourt First of all I was looking for anyone racist in the comments which I did. I just joking to find a racist.
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@ECWExtremeMoments Yeah your right. DrFubarProzak fell right into your trap. What a DUMBASS!!!
landinmycourt 1 year ago
@landinmycourt No what a REDNECK!
ECWExtremeMoments 1 year ago
@ECWExtremeMoments But they really were trying to make Funk look like a racist. If anyone thinks having Terry Funk feud with JYD over braanding people (particularly black people) wasn't meant to stir up some ideas of racism on Funk's part is fooling themselves.
mamacornettesmoney 1 year ago
Terry Funk is a Real Bad Ass...
xdwhuttxd1 1 year ago 8
for the record, Rita Marie/Chatterton's allegation of rape has never been corroborated. And yeah, too bad Phillips didn't take a few more beatings like that, filthy pervert
jr976evil 1 year ago
Terry funk,, The REAL Champion.... all american
yOuGoTiPoDeD 1 year ago
Was this a Virgil audition?
Pinwormx 1 year ago
@Pinwormx no a Virgil audition involves putting your dick on Pat Pattersons desk
WORMGERM 1 year ago
Funk should have pinned Hogan.
daredevilpre 1 year ago
This actually started the JYD/Funk feud. A week after this Mel came back with the JYD. Feud were much better back then. RIP JYD.
blackronjeremy 1 year ago
A female ref?!?!
jre52301 1 year ago
@jre52301 I think the female ref is Rita Marie (real name Rita Chatterton) who was raped by Vince McMahon in his limousine in mid-1986. She went public in 1992/3 (and her story was backed up by McMahon's limo driver), but the statute of limitations had passed by then so McMahon was unable to be tried as a criminal for his actions.
Suriel1981 1 year ago
@Suriel1981
mcMahon seems like the kind of guy who would do that.
kuunami 1 year ago
I fucking HATE McMahon's laugh @ 0:48!!!
rosario508 1 year ago
@rosario508 UHHAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
dsriggs 1 year ago
he really beat the shit out off the black guy for some reason....i think i know why but im not gona say...and then dominated the entire match..AWESOME
thbebokg1 1 year ago
@thbebokg1 cause he put his cowboy hat on
JoeyPencils 1 year ago
@JoeyPencils dident notice that when i watched it the first time
thbebokg1 1 year ago
@thbebokg1 No short eyes should put on Terry Funk's hat.
yardlet6 1 year ago
This is the ref that accused Vince of rape?
BunzBlaZer 2 years ago
we all saw mcmahon go on with hogan flair foley scsa hhh HOW ABOUT A MAIN EVENT FOR THE AGES MCMAHON VS TERRY FUNK KING OF HARDCORE VS KING OF CRAPPY SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT THAT WELL BE AWESOME
FatTonyProductions69 2 years ago
What I always liked about Funk was that he was the only star who would sell for the "jobber" (which he does here - just a bit - at 2:50) during WWF TV matches. The TV bouts were almost always 100% squash matches, but Funk made them slightly more interesting.
redheadedgolem 2 years ago 6
I think that guy may have been Mel Phillips..he was a ring annoucer too...got himself in some trouble in the 80s for butt-fucking little boys or something like that....karma's a bitch, bitch!
GoodMicWork 2 years ago
Haha. You could see at 1:00 that Terry wanted to hit or throw the ref, then realized it was a woman. Funk sure knew how to make an impact real quick
Rayla840 2 years ago 2
I have been watching this shit since I was fucking 5 years old, can you beat that?
chaosdragon1212 2 years ago
Dispicable display of Southern Hospitality by some sod buster from The Triple K Ranch, Idaho.
Buckeyecat2002 2 years ago
The brother would have got it worse in prison.
yardlet6 2 years ago
Is the Ref Rita Marie ?
MrPerfect77 2 years ago
Terry didn't want his cowboy hat on that NIGGER'S GREASY HEAD!
rws68 2 years ago
if this happened today Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be on CNN raising hell about this.
okrabay 2 years ago 2
Terry was asked about this in a shoot by Raven and he said he didn't hold back his kicks "for obvious reasons"
I notice he was hitting him pretty stiff. Usually for non wrestlers, the wrestlers work softly but enough to make it look legit. Then again, this was around the time according to court documents that Philips out of ring activities were becoming known.
RSXemperor 2 years ago
Philips' activities were known this far back?!? He was still with the company all the way up to 1991 and maybe into 92......this video would be 7 years earlier. 7 years..... geez...
slwalsh 2 years ago
Many of the wrestlers were starting to notice disturbing things but the upper management either ignored it as hearsay or were afraid of a lawsuit.
RSXemperor 2 years ago
Keep in mind also he was a "independent contractor" which is codeword for not our problem unless something affects us. Last I heard the bastard was working in a show store.
RSXemperor 2 years ago
Hahahahahahhahaha I remember that match that was 1985. Terrible Terry Funk.
'I'm middle aged and crazy' He was histerical.
philldholes 2 years ago
Well thats one way of finishing off a child molester!
Doug41160 2 years ago
The Funks were the greatest
mgrelecki 2 years ago 3
Terry took two great leaps over the top rope and out of the ring--first frontwards and then backwards.
It must've taken a lot of effort to get that down.
highnrising 2 years ago
I was about 14 when this happen. Always did like Terry. Hogan wouldn't last 5 minutes w/Funk.
CadillacL 2 years ago 3
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well said! The man is a child molester
Gregb7677 2 years ago
That is pure HEAT!!!! No one in the building knew who Terry Was before the match, but they damn sure knew who he was when they left!
Spinning Toe Hold Finisher - lol!
mink31 2 years ago 10
that was great! and a female ref.. wierd.
carter2 2 years ago
I was 13 years old, sitting on the can, watching a 5" b/w TV on a late Saturday night when this happened. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I've loved Terry Funk ever since!
pekernek 2 years ago 3
I remember this that ring attendent came back the next week with JYD and that started the Funk vs JYD feud.
blackronjeremy 2 years ago
Vince's best match: "Oh, that poor man," and "This is the wildest thing I've seen in m life!"
willyupshaw 2 years ago 2
OMG! That was so funny how he beat the living hell out of that ring attendant.
misterio2K 2 years ago
umm yes a jobber has won a match, I seen brooklyn Brawler beat Triple H on monday night raw
MagicJ28 2 years ago
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super80swrestlingfan 2 years ago
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super80swrestlingfan 2 years ago
Damn hes Heel as fuck!
JoeyMuerte 2 years ago
Awesome Debut.
NorthPhillyLivin 2 years ago
Terry said he and Dory were promised a tag title reign but the road schedule was insane and he couldnt handle it.
RSXemperor 2 years ago 3
has a jobber ever won a match
magicmushroom008 2 years ago
LOL! I rememba this. I knew the second that dude put that hat on he was DEAD MEAT! He beat up a black guy,a hispanic and if he would've slapped the chick it would've been the icing on the cake.
Chrisdrumz 2 years ago
Meaner than a rattlesnake and crazy like a fox.
mOYNTdnbzso 2 years ago
McMahon: Oh no look whats happening!
I remember this night 83' ish I reckon and loved this WWF debut of Terry Funk. Great way to establish his character!
The WWF back then was so funny, far less glitz and BS like there is now.
fb2800 2 years ago
This was 85. Around the same time as the original Wrestlemania.
mamacornettesmoney 2 years ago
You never wear another mans hat son.
DTA550 2 years ago
breeaakdancer: it's his WWF debut, not his overall debut.
destructoboy995 2 years ago
i thought terry funk debuted in 1965?
breeaakdancer 2 years ago
His father, legendary wrestler Dory Funk Jr., died in the 1970s.
Terry's still around though.
alexglauer 2 years ago 2
To me personally, Terry Funk is the greatest of all time
WimpyV3 2 years ago 15
greeted by a round of booze!"
Tombsquad 2 years ago
king of the angles!! we were all freaked out when we saw this! his best tv appearance in the wwf. they dropped a huge ball by not giving him a push. the fact that he DIDN'T fit in to their current stable could have been a great angle. as usual, TF was ahead of the curve. austin picked it up but it took another decade-and -then-some.!
massiveham 2 years ago
He WAS given a push. He beat a top face JYD on both Saturday Night's Main Event (NBC) and at Wrestlemania II. He had a toy, as much TV exposure as any of the WWF heels at the time and was beating top babyfaces. Funk was only there for about a year or a little more. They had so many people in the stable, that they'd slow build people (Steamboat was around for 2 years before winning a belt - Orndorff & Piper never did win belts in this era).
mamacornettesmoney 2 years ago
perhaps Terry Funk snapped because the ring attendant and later ring announcer Mel Phillips made a pass at him since he was a flaming homo??!?! Good ass whoopin' by Funk.
bamedved 2 years ago
Does anyone agree that Funk was no match for Hogan and that's why the WWF had him feud with the JYD instead of going after the World Title?
Bizarronumber4 2 years ago
And thats why Flair/Funk became a better feud then anything Hogan did in the 80's? Hogan is a joke who isn't fit to whipe Terry Funks ass. Get your facts straight dumbass.
DeathtoWWE 2 years ago 3
Funk was one of the best workers in history. He could really make the losers look good for a while, and then they give 'er. The same could be said for Rick Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Curt Henning, and Shawn Michaels.
Skinnycoffee 2 years ago
Hell yeah. Funk is by far one of the best in the buisness. Not to mention the other name drops from his generation of wrestling
MidKnight421 2 years ago
Wow, its crazy when you realize that by this time (1985) it had been 20 years since Funk made his wrestling debut. He still wrestled for a while even after 2005.
Over 40 years of wrestling, which is truly incredible considering that sadly many wrestlers today don't even make past their 40th bday!!
marineguy4eva 2 years ago
@marineguy4eva 1985 was just his wwf debut. he actually made his pro debut 20 years prior to that in 1965.
gotta admire mr funk.
TheBigBadWoIf 1 year ago
Never seen a girl referee in the WWF, WTF?
JeffTheFutureJaros 2 years ago 3
That's the woman who brought a sexual harrasment suit gainst McMahon. She said they told her they were going to promote her heavily, make her a big star with toys and all. But one day she said McMahon dropped his pants and told her to do her thing if she wanted to keep her job. This all came around the same time the 3 gay guys (Phillips, Patterson, Garvin) were under scrutiny for similar advances and when the big steroid trial happened.
mamacornettesmoney 2 years ago
Oh OK thanx.
steeltownbrown52 2 years ago
@mamacornettesmoney
What was Garvin's first name? It wasnt Ronnie or Jimmy the wrestlers was it?
novusmundi 2 years ago
@novusmundi Terry Garvin. He was Ronnie's partner back in the 70s. Jimmy, who was Ronnie's step-son, broke in as a teenage valet/manager for them. Terry was the prissy, flamboyant one, and Ronnie was the tough no-nonsense guy.
mamacornettesmoney 2 years ago
@mamacornettesmoney Damn! You must be as old as I am (LOL). I didn't think anyone else remembered the old Garvin Brothers team from the mid-'70s. They were huge in the South back then. Thanks for jogging my memory, dude! How about the original Hollywood Blonds, Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts (future Freebird)? Almost 20 years before Austin & Pillman used that name.
elc1960 1 year ago
@elc1960 - Didn't the original Hollywood Blondes wrestle out of the Olympic Aud in LA back in the mid 1970s?
sportsoracle 1 year ago
@sportsoracle You may be right. Please don't test the old man's failing memory (LOL).
elc1960 1 year ago
@sportsoracle Yes, they did.
Lfdjake91 1 year ago
@sportsoracle Yes, they did, among other places.
mamacornettesmoney 11 months ago
terry funk one bad motherfucker
holbart76 2 years ago 3
Don't mess with Terry Funk! Patrick Swayze got lucky in Roadhouse!
subtlefuge 3 years ago 5
You can see how a lot of Stone Cold Steve Austin's persona was adopted from Terry.
Reg197844 3 years ago 2
That'll teach you to wear Terry's hat.
TheJman2600 3 years ago 2
Middle Aged And Crazy...Lol gotta love Terry Funk.
Muthafacko2 3 years ago 4
Was that Slick who he attacked??
TehKarmaPolice 3 years ago
No, that was Mel Phillips. He was a ring attendant and ring announcer.
catdaddy2006 3 years ago 3
I never realley liked Terry but you have to respect the guy. I think he is still wrestling too. I loved it when he was Chainsaw Charlie.
tez12345678910z 3 years ago
min 1:30 ooooooohhhhhhhhhh nnnnnnnnoooooooo
I'm glad Terry Funk beat the crap out of Mel Philips for abusing kids back in the early 90's.
elitesports1 3 years ago 3