Longtime professional wrestler Terry Funk has died at the age of 79, WWE has confirmed.
Funk wrestled in numerous promotions for several decades, including WWE and World Championship Wrestling, and he is considered one of the biggest influences of the “hardcore” style.
Many believe he is one of the best performers of all time.
Funk, whose death was announced this week at age 79, didn’t quit for good until he’d wrestled for 52 years, his last time in the ring coming Sept. 22, 2017, when he teamed with famed The Rock N’Roll Express duo of Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton in a six-man tag team match to defeat Doug Gilbert, Jerry Lawler and Lawler’s son Brian Christopher via disqualification.
The win gave Funk a measure of revenge after he’d lost his last USA Championship Wrestling match to Lawler two years earlier at age 71.
Tributes on social media poured in upon the news of Funk’s death.
“In My Entire Life, I’ve Never Met A Guy Who Worked Harder,” Rick Flair posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Terry Funk Was A Great Wrestler, Entertainer, Unbelievably Fearless, And A Great Friend! Rest In Peace My Friend.”
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