Fumi Saito & Justin Knipper are back with an episode on the history of The Funks, Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk.
Picking up from last week’s episode on the NWA in Japan, Fumi & Justin dove into the following topics:
-Dory Funk Jr as NWA World Heavyweight champion after defeating Gene Kiniski, 1969
-Dory Funk Jr, Tiger Mask, and the Funk mythos via ’70s Japanese comic books
-The passing of Dory Funk Sr
-Dory Funk Jr touring regular for AJPW after dropping the NWA title
Terry Funk in AJPW
-The Funk Brothers as regulars for AJPW’s Summer Action Series
-1983: Terry Funk retires “forever”
-Terry Gordy debuts with AJPW
-The Funks vs. The Sheik & Abdullah the Butcher
-Fumi’s story about getting chased by Sheik & Abby as a kid
-Terry Funk returns to wrestling, joins Atsushi Onita’s FMW in 1990
-Terry Funk in ECW
-Would Bruiser Brody have wrestled in death matches?
-On Brody wanting to launch his own promotion in Japan
-Terry Funk in Hollywood during the mid-’80s
-Funk helping Hulk Hogan land the role of “Thunderlips” in Rocky III
-Terry Funk’s album, made in Japan
-Terry Funk’s later years with ECW, WWF (as Chainsaw Charlie) & WCW
-Dory Funk and the Funkin’ Dojo & Funkin’ Conservatory
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