Terry Funk
More Than Just Hardcore
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2012
272 pages
978-1-61321-308-7 (ISBN)
Description
He's been a fixture in professional wrestling for five decades. He helped introduce a hardcore wrestling style that you see in the WWE and Japan today. He's made his mark in Hollywood. He's Terry Funk, and this is his story. In this captivating look at the life of a living legend, Funk opens up about growing up in a wrestling family, working with various entertainment companies (including the ECW, WWE, and WWF), and so much more.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- CHAPTER 1: Funk Family Tree
- CHAPTER 2: The Little Funker
- CHAPTER 3: West Texas State: Running with the Outlaws
- CHAPTER 4: Breaking In
- CHAPTER 5: Road Stories
- CHAPTER 6: The Doctor Is Out (of His Mind!)
- CHAPTER 7: My Brother, the World Champ
- CHAPTER 8: My Japanese Debut
- CHAPTER 9: Losing Dory Funk
- CHAPTER 10: Terry Funk, World Champ
- CHAPTER 11: Terry Funk, Ex-World Champ
- CHAPTER 12: Everything Changes
- CHAPTER 13: The Art of the Promo
- CHAPTER 14: No Business Like Show Business
- CHAPTER 15: Japan's Wrestling War
- CHAPTER 16: Working the Territories
- CHAPTER 17: My First Retirement Match
- CHAPTER 18: 1983: The Wrestling War Begins
- CHAPTER 19: Working for Vince McMahon
- CHAPTER 20: Terry Funk, Part-Time Wrestler
- CHAPTER 21: On the NWA's Side
- CHAPTER 22: Back to (What Was Left of) the Territories
- CHAPTER 23: Getting Extreme in Japan
- CHAPTER 24: Home on the Ranch
- CHAPTER 25: ECW
- CHAPTER 26: Beyond Beyond the Mat
- CHAPTER 27: Cactus and Chainsaw
- CHAPTER 28: The Twilight of WCW
- CHAPTER 29: The End of the Wrestling War
- CHAPTER 30: These Days
- Epilogue
