5 great Terry Funk matches you should watch 

Terry Funk and Ric Flair were involved in one of the greatest rivalries of all time
Terry Funk and Ric Flair were involved in one of the greatest rivalries of all time

#4 Terry Funk vs Ricky Steamboat- Clash of Champions VII

Terry Funk hoped to take Ricky Steamboat's #1 contenders in this match
Terry Funk hoped to take Ricky Steamboat's #1 contenders in this match

Terry Funk was working on his movie career ahead of his feud with Ric Flair, which led to him injuring the then WCW World Champion. He took on Ricky Steamboat at Clash of Champions VII, hoping to defeat the No.1 contender and shoot right to the front of the line. He'd already sent a message to the rest of the company when he broke Flair's neck before this event.

Terry Funk and Ricky Steamboat started hot, brawling in and around the ring. Steamboat's vicious chops were able to keep up with the Texan's punches. The Dragon teased a dive, and Funk thought he was out of harm's way when he walked across to the other side of the ring. Well, he wasn't!

A great diving chop to the floor connected, and Steamboat marched him around the ring for a massive slam. Funk would take over, taking shortcuts whenever necessary and battering the former champion.

When Steamboat countered a dive from Funk, the crowd erupted. The Dragon was, without a doubt, one of the greatest babyfaces of all time, and this match is a great example to prove that statement.

Funk was unable to best Steamboat, eventually attacking him with a microphone to end it in a DQ. Lex Luger would make the save to prevent another attack, though he'd end up attacking Steamboat as well.


#3 Terry Funk vs Mick Foley- Monday Night RAW 1998: No Holds Barred Match

These two had some incredible wars over their careers
These two had some incredible wars over their careers

Before this match, Mick Foley rid WWF of the Cactus Jack persona, claiming that the fans didn't care about him. Vince McMahon fired him up ahead of a No Holds Barred Match against Foley's longtime rival and best friend, Terry Funk.

Terry Funk lit up Mick Foley with a series of punches before breaking a chair over his head. Foley's head was opened early, but it only fmade him angry. They fought around the arena as Stone Cold Steve Austin, on commentary, put over the toughness of both of these competitors.

Mick Foley was hit with a moonsault from a lower balcony in the arena, with Terry Funk hitting him and several other bystanders. Funk, however, claimed that his neck was injured and begged for the match to be stopped.

Foley refused, instead spiking him with a piledriver through a table onto concrete. Mick continued to punish the hardcore legend, and by the time they made it back to the ring Funk was barely able to stand.

The Cactus Clothesline took Terry Funk over the ropes, and Foley placed him on the announcer's desk. Stone Cold egged him on, and Foley grabbed a chair, hitting an elbow drop onto Funk. Finally, a piledriver on a steel chair put the legend away for good.

It was always interesting to see Terry Funk on this side of things, as a lot of his best matches saw him as the evil, brutal villain. However, on this night, that role was played by Mick Foley.

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