By Terry Funk
“An absolute must-read for pro wrestling enthusiasts attracted to studying what a existence dedicated to this exciting recreation is actually like.” —Midwest publication Review
He’s been a fixture in expert wrestling for 5 many years. He helped introduce a hardcore wrestling kind that you simply see within the WWE and Japan this day. He’s made his mark in Hollywood. He’s Terry Funk, and this can be his tale. during this pleasing examine the lifetime of a dwelling legend, Funk opens up approximately turning out to be up in a wrestling relations, operating with a number of leisure businesses (including the ECW, WWE, and WWF), and a lot more. 10 colour images; sixteen black & white images
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Back then, they’d get a call from the sheriff, or sometimes even from out of state, with someone saying, “Hey, I have a boy for you here. ” My dad would say, “All right. ” The boys were anywhere from six to 18 years old. Dad would work at the ranch all day and then occasionally wrestle at night. As a child, I thought Dad was out there fighting for his life. Even though I knew that they knew each other, I never once questioned that their matches were real. I truly believed. I would go to the arena and bawl every Thursday night, terribly upset, the way my kids would years later, when they saw me getting beaten up.
Driving to a different town every night could get monotonous, and good traveling companions were necessary. For my dad, Benny was the perfect companion, I believe, because he thought everything Dory did was grand, and thought everything Dory said was hilarious. Looking back, I guess he was living vicariously through my father. My father worked in the Ohio, Florida, Oklahoma and Arizona territories before returning to Ohio for a second run under promoter Al Haft. Soon after we got there, promoter Moppen announced they were bringing in the heavyweights.
My parents were at another table, sitting and talking to some other people. This man came over from another table and sat down next to me. ” Then he started asking me questions about wrestlingquestions he really shouldn’t have been asking me. He should’ve been asking my father. Finally, he said, “Come on, you can tell me about this wrestling and how it all works. ” My brother got up, got my father and told him what this guy was saying, and that was one of the first times I remember seeing someone truly get the shit beaten out of them.