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Terry Funk (born 30 June, 1944) is an American professional wrestler known by some modern fans for his excessively violent, hardcore matches. His style of wrestling inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley, and Terry Funk is one of the greatest journeyman wrestlers in the television era.
Funk started out his career in his father (Dory Funk, Sr.)'s promotion in Amarillo, Texas. He and his brother Dory Funk, Jr. quickly rose the ranks and became big money wrestlers by the end of the decade. In his tenth year as a pro, Terry defeated Jack Brisco for the National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship, then the most important wrestling championship in the business, and began a grueling 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 Funk took some time off after his world title reign but he and his brother traveled around the country (mostly in Texas, Florida and Detroit) looking for a fight. Terry and Dory, Jr. also made a name for themselves in Japan where they became one of the top drawing foreign acts in the history of Japan. He made a name for himself with his over the top mannerisms and sometimes colorful get-ups as well as his brawling ability.
Chainsaw Charlie was the name used by Terry Funk in WWE for a short period in 1998. As Chainsaw Charlie, Funk won the WWE's World Tag Team Championship with Mick Foley (using the name Cactus Jack) at Wrestlemania 14, when they beat the New Age Outlaws in a Dumpster Match.
Currently Funk is semi-retired (although he has claimed to be retired many times, he always seems to come back, which has become a recurring joke among wrestling fans) working some dates with independent promotions and in Japan.
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