1 00:00:01,919 --> 00:00:06,960 It's the Lapsed Fan Wrestling podcast with Jack and carn S e O and JP 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:14,039 Sorrow. He's a lapsed fan and all my years and wrestling, I never 3 00:00:14,119 --> 00:00:23,480 seen anything and it's the laps fan name by the one in the ring. 4 00:00:23,839 --> 00:00:27,160 Forget about Slado. He the real king of swing. When the bell goes 5 00:00:27,239 --> 00:00:30,960 in and the kick like me throwing in the corner. But it's lash like 6 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:35,280 stick. Even Jerry King can take off the crowd nodded in his head like 7 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:39,079 a Steve low Brown. Would you get low down? Go even high up? 8 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,399 Flipp you on your head, but you know cool driver, you speak 9 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,600 more and Dragon spits fire, give you more shock than when he treats higher 10 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,759 drop a more truth than the con of sniper unless you with a coconut, 11 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:55,200 Roddy Piper, Jack a JP. He like j Y d drop the cupcakes 12 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,520 and gold the brain Bob means the best podcast Frost start the close cloud. 13 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:03,400 If you all been as a classic a pose, It's one of my favorite 14 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:08,159 parts of hosting The Lapsed Fan Boss. We're coming off a journey yep of 15 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:12,200 blood, sweat and tears. Yes, and you know lots of blood this 16 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,879 time, lots of blood, lots of fire, lots of wire. The 17 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,159 credit belongs to the man in the arena with dirt on his face and all 18 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:25,519 the rest, and we get to kick back, We get to bask in 19 00:01:25,599 --> 00:01:30,040 the glow of people, you know, appreciating that what we spent all these 20 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:34,400 months doing will the value of it will only be clear in hindsight all those 21 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,480 years down the road where people were, who was that Terry Funk? At 22 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,079 least that's always the way. That's always the way. Ian, That's the 23 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:44,799 same. I mean, look, I think you know the proof is in 24 00:01:44,879 --> 00:01:53,040 the pudding because of that particular podcast. Thank you all right? How did 25 00:01:53,079 --> 00:01:55,840 I fail to make that a bite for this episode? Can you work on 26 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:01,079 that? It's like going, I can definitely pull it up, But yeah, 27 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,040 they'll never sleep on that. That, of course a reference if you 28 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,800 haven't been up on it lately to Holt mccaleney, who played Fritz von Eric 29 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:12,199 in the Iron Cloth film, acknowledging in an interview with our buddy Josh Nason 30 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:16,520 at Wrestling Observer that the lamentable tragedy of World Class and the TLF Archives was 31 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,879 basically his entire homework to prepare to play the role of Fritz which is of 32 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:24,360 course only appropriate. And of course his is the early role in the whole 33 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:31,639 film that is universally praised, actually performance, the performance universally praised. And 34 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:37,439 so yeah, that's another example of how you know, we hear at the 35 00:02:37,479 --> 00:02:39,719 Lapsed Fan are in the business of putting things on the shelf for posterity as 36 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,800 much as tickling the fancy of the moment. Because the fancy of the moment 37 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,840 is ephemeral, it changes, it shifts it. Terry Funk was timeless, 38 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:54,000 absolutely, and because we took so many months addressing his career appropriately, they're 39 00:02:54,039 --> 00:02:59,120 created obviously a backlog of some wonderful missives and letters from the Solar System that 40 00:02:59,159 --> 00:03:04,199 we weren't able to to in a quarterly mailbag special as we're accustomed to here 41 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:07,719 in our calendar. So yes, here we are post journey, lots of 42 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,719 great letters and reflections on Terry Funk and all we learned about his life and 43 00:03:12,759 --> 00:03:16,879 times and in ring career here on this episode, and also just some great 44 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:23,000 letters that we've come to expect from the best listenership in all of podcasting. 45 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:28,400 They are fucking straight the TLF Solar System and they're gearing up and the support 46 00:03:28,479 --> 00:03:34,599 is coming through. The ticket orders are coming through April seventh, Punchline Philly 47 00:03:35,599 --> 00:03:39,120 in Philadelphia, high noon. Yes, the co chairs take the stage once 48 00:03:39,159 --> 00:03:44,960 again, and Boss, I think it's safe to say there's not a lack 49 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:49,400 of things to talk about. Would I would imagine that there's not I would 50 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,520 imagine that there's that There are you know, kind of a few things that 51 00:03:53,639 --> 00:04:00,439 may be in discussion, you know, maybe pertaining to sexual endeavor, maybe 52 00:04:00,439 --> 00:04:10,199 pertaining to period endeavor, period maybe maybe maybe uh you know, changing of 53 00:04:10,199 --> 00:04:15,879 of of of maybe cards subject to change, I should say very much. 54 00:04:15,879 --> 00:04:21,959 So let's just say this. If you know lapsed Vince, if you know 55 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:28,160 this American work coming up April seventh in Philly, it's not finish the story. 56 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:33,720 It's finished the allegory with your fucking co chairman on the stage, Punchline, 57 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,879 Philly, no one will soon forget it. And uh, we've got 58 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:41,439 a lot of fun stuff lined up for you. Oh yes, for our 59 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:45,560 Bozo's biceps and bullshit brunch. Okay, if the WW isn't going to do 60 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,720 it right, that's where we come in. That's right, and they're not 61 00:04:47,759 --> 00:04:51,040 going to So no, no bagels, And I don't think anyone wants bagels 62 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:58,160 and bacon from the e uh anytime soon? There's something obnoxious about it all 63 00:04:58,199 --> 00:05:00,959 of a sudden. No, yes, adotally. It's it's such a it's 64 00:05:00,959 --> 00:05:06,240 such a fucking you know, I think, uh uh, I think, 65 00:05:06,319 --> 00:05:19,560 I think? Where is it? Larry? Larry says it's uh, I 66 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:24,399 believe. Yeah, you watch wrestling? What is that? Yeah? Exactly 67 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:30,079 and right not to mention that where the fucking just when you think it's safe 68 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:33,160 to come out of the closset as a wrestling fan. And that's why we're 69 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:36,040 calling you together, that's why we're ringing the bell, the liberty bell, 70 00:05:36,079 --> 00:05:39,959 if you will, on High New April seventh, the punchline fan, who's 71 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:45,399 the big phony baloney? Because there's no better week than WrestleMania weekend. To 72 00:05:45,439 --> 00:05:48,800 remind yourself that, no matter how mature you think the wrestling business has become, 73 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,439 and no matter how mature you think you've become as a wrestling fan, 74 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,920 that the wider world sees you, as you know, part and parcel in 75 00:05:56,959 --> 00:06:01,800 a kin to all of its scandals, as partially responsible in terms of voting 76 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:06,600 with your wallet for all of the things that happen that are anti social and 77 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:14,000 foolish and duplicitous and carnival like in the industry, and The Lapsed Fan is 78 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,560 the only podcast to grapple with that reality buried deep in the psyche of any 79 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:21,879 self respecting, self aware wrestling fan. And when we gather on WrestleMania Weekend 80 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:27,399 with some of our favorite people at Punchline Philly, it will be in the 81 00:06:27,439 --> 00:06:31,240 spirit of trying to figure out why we still stand here and why we're running 82 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:35,360 on ten years here at The Lapsed Fan TLFX style. So we're very excited. 83 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,639 I mean, what a roster already we've got in terms of folks that 84 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,519 are emailing us proof of purchase as we've requested at the Lapsed Fan at gmail 85 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:47,360 dot com. Some real heavy hitters from the Solar System are getting on planes, 86 00:06:47,519 --> 00:06:53,079 some from the entire other side of the world to join us a murderer's 87 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,240 row at Punchline Philly. Unlike last time in La, this is not a 88 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,519 tough hour at a tough night, Right, isn't traffic? There's part of 89 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,720 that if you're making plans, And many of the folks that will join us 90 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:09,079 didn't even don't even plan on going to Lincoln Financial Field and watching WrestleMania for 91 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,920 sure. But if you're within the sound of our voice and you plan on 92 00:07:11,959 --> 00:07:15,759 being in Philly for Wrestling media weekend as tens of thousands, will you know 93 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,920 what choice you need to make. You know what will leave the most resonant 94 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,839 impression on the weekend, and that is the co chairs laying down the truth 95 00:07:21,879 --> 00:07:25,560 of what it means to be a wrestling fan, better or worse, mostly 96 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,040 worse. Yes, and we're going to be doing it with many of our 97 00:07:29,079 --> 00:07:31,759 friends from the stand up comedy world in concert again, with our buddy Ray 98 00:07:31,759 --> 00:07:35,560 Goots, who's been working hard to pull together some fine Philly area stand up 99 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:41,600 comics who know the industry, know the sickness of wrestling fandom. Can't beleave 100 00:07:41,639 --> 00:07:44,879 boss. I would imagine that the Philly comics know about the sickness more than 101 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:48,040 most. Yeah. Anybody who's ever been within a ten mile radius of the 102 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:53,399 ECW Arena, Yeah, is so much closer to that beating heart of sickness 103 00:07:53,439 --> 00:07:56,720 and vice. And Terry Funk introduced us to that world, did he not. 104 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:01,480 Oh? Yes, Indeed, with flaming branding, iron and barbed wire 105 00:08:01,639 --> 00:08:11,160 and general insanity, chairs flying the sky completely unnecessarily being tossed into the ring 106 00:08:11,399 --> 00:08:13,839 bye bye by people who have no idea what they're fucking doing. Well, 107 00:08:13,879 --> 00:08:18,800 he stands there and sells the chairs, dinging them off the head. Why 108 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,319 don't you go ahead and show that ship in the ring got the damn thing 109 00:08:22,439 --> 00:08:26,879 going? And I bring up the branding iron for one reason. Yes, 110 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,439 if you have him been following us on X and if you didn't catch the 111 00:08:30,439 --> 00:08:33,639 announcement at the tail end of the final episode of Lapsed Funk last week, 112 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,440 a very very special prize that we're pleased to bring with us to Punchline Philly 113 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:41,519 on Sunday, April seventh, and present to the winner of a raffle that 114 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:45,440 we're going to be conducting announcing the winner at the conclusion of the show. 115 00:08:45,879 --> 00:08:52,360 This is indeed a one Texas genuine Terry Funk Branding Iron. Boss. Mmmmm. 116 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,679 We didn't get a lot of time to get that response from you because 117 00:08:56,679 --> 00:09:00,240 we were threading, as you know, threading a story there at the end 118 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,320 of the Lapsed Funk, But I dropped the news on you that we were 119 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:07,159 able to secure from the Terry Funk of state sale. It's it's it's so, 120 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,600 I mean the fact that that all that stuff in that photo was was 121 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:18,159 purchased, was obtained, is really I mean I I look at that photo 122 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:24,559 and I'm like, holy shit, there's so much stuff there. Most importantly 123 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:28,679 the paper shredder. I want to know that's that the paper shredder story. 124 00:09:28,759 --> 00:09:31,360 That's what I want to know. Yeah, why they even bother to throw 125 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:33,480 it? I want to know how many? I want to know what papers 126 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:39,720 that that fucking thing is shred Oh, I don't think you wanted to. 127 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,960 We might have to completely redo the lapsed Funk if we found out. That's 128 00:09:43,039 --> 00:09:50,600 very true. But the branding iron, I mean that was just I'm I'm 129 00:09:50,759 --> 00:09:56,720 I'm stunned, I'm appalled, I'm excited, and you know, I think 130 00:09:56,759 --> 00:10:01,759 someone someone tweeted or were an email. I mean, we should maybe consider 131 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,399 branding people while we're well, I mean we play in doing that anyway, 132 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,919 just not necessarily with Terry Funk's branding iron. But that's a great idea. 133 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:13,720 We should Maybe we should make a branding iron with the TLF logo and just 134 00:10:13,759 --> 00:10:22,240 like start sticking it on people's asses. Extremely appropriate and uh, I truly 135 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:26,080 claim ownership of people. So the terms are very clear. We have premium 136 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,559 seating, which guarantees you front row seats to the show and of course general 137 00:10:30,639 --> 00:10:33,360 admission seating as well. Punchline Philly is not a joke in terms of the 138 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,440 venue. Just look through some of the I thought it was a comedy club. 139 00:10:37,879 --> 00:10:39,960 What's that? I thought it was a comedy club. What do you 140 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,519 mean. It's not a joke. It's a place. It's a place. 141 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:48,399 It's not a joke that's filled with jokes. I guess not to mention us, 142 00:10:48,639 --> 00:10:52,840 right, yeah, right, but them all. Just scroll through the 143 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,000 roster of high level comics that are going to be performing at this venue in 144 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,559 the days and weeks ahead, and you'll get an idea. We're coming with 145 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:03,600 the heavy art killery, and you know this isn't necessarily going to be something 146 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,919 where you're going to, you know, have an absolutely wonderful seat if you 147 00:11:05,919 --> 00:11:09,919 don't pick up some of those preferred seats. And the key to it is 148 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,799 that the raffle that we will be conducting to give away Terry Funk's branding iron 149 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,279 to a member of the Solar System. You get two tickets out of the 150 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:20,559 raffle if you buy the preferred seating, send proof of purchase to the lapsed 151 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,879 fan at gmail dot com. If you do not do that, you will 152 00:11:22,879 --> 00:11:26,200 not be entered into the Raffle. And if you buy a general admission ticket, 153 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:31,159 you will get one entry into the Raffle or reach general admission ticket. 154 00:11:31,279 --> 00:11:35,399 So we're excited to be able to do this. This is just this is 155 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,639 just lap serendipity. Oh yeah, excellence, I mean, yes, yep. 156 00:11:39,879 --> 00:11:41,480 Never could have expected that something like this would come together. And what's 157 00:11:41,519 --> 00:11:46,679 such a killer is that the the branding iron was buried in a lot, 158 00:11:46,799 --> 00:11:50,159 like you said, of this totally miscellaneous stuff from around Terry Funk's home, 159 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:56,159 including a paper shredder and like lamp posts, and like it's such a bizarre 160 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:01,360 like like I guess, I mean they're either there either brilliant or they're insane 161 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:09,000 in the fact that they're like, well people would want this, you know, 162 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,679 Like that's you know, like the fact that they you know, I 163 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:16,639 think of the paper shredder and that box of things I know I'm looking at 164 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,960 right now, Like what what was what is that that you get that that 165 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:24,720 wooden box, a wooden stationary box, like you'd put pieces of paper in 166 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,799 it, and what's in there? There's there's empty empty. Oh you didn't 167 00:12:26,799 --> 00:12:31,679 get the can of thing in the black book. Let me pull up what 168 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,440 you're talking about in the photo. There's a there's a there's like a black 169 00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:39,159 can of I don't know something. And then and then a little black book 170 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,279 is in there. Maybe it's a stamp thing. I don't know. Let's 171 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:45,919 take a yeah, yeah, it was a stamp. Okay, it was 172 00:12:45,919 --> 00:12:48,600 a stamp with just like the address And then you see that that claw looking 173 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:52,759 thing is a head massager. Yep, yes, yes, and you have 174 00:12:52,399 --> 00:12:56,679 a little uh, it's like an address book that says PBR, which stands 175 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,159 for professional bull Riding. That's right next to the spectacular gas fucking flashlight that 176 00:13:01,159 --> 00:13:03,480 you could knock somebody out with up and over the head with it. Yep. 177 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:07,159 Yeah, And I was fucking you know and boss, almost a complete 178 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:11,120 collection of VHSS of wild vs. I'm so excited about the Terry Funk television 179 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:15,200 series, The West Tern Style Show. We're gonna that's gonna have to be 180 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,919 fuck it, it's gonna have to be a real We're gonna have to that 181 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:22,559 might have to be a little Yeah, we're gonna have to so many journey 182 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:24,440 at some point. Yeah, we're gonna have to sit with the rules Committee 183 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,960 of under the cinemat to uh yea, to all out. Well, we 184 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:30,360 did bay Watch for Rick, we did theay Watch for Rick Flair. I 185 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:33,360 mean, I think this is gonna it's gonna have to happen, and I'm 186 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:37,759 very very excited about it. You don't come into possession of things like this 187 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:41,039 from that from Terry Funk's own hands and not act upon it. I mean 188 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,000 you, I mean, look at it. Oh yeah, I mean there's 189 00:13:43,039 --> 00:13:46,919 so much ship there. His copy of Roadhouses, copy of Paradise Alleys. 190 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,519 You get like four copies of road sure does plus you take copies three copies 191 00:13:50,519 --> 00:13:54,519 and take that off the ev Right taped off television. You see the you 192 00:13:54,559 --> 00:14:00,399 know the figured I told I told y, I understand the I might as 193 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,879 well buy Roadhouse because then we'll get a little bit of cut from it. 194 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,840 I'll get a cut of the damn thing. We'll get some money back. 195 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,559 I understand there are a couple of copies away from reaching a different threshold in 196 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:18,639 terms of royalties. That's what I've been told. You know. You know 197 00:14:18,879 --> 00:14:24,679 I'm serious about that, Vic, I'm serious. Look, I mean, 198 00:14:24,519 --> 00:14:28,639 I really do. I mean that sincerely. I want to get the damn 199 00:14:28,679 --> 00:14:31,720 threshold to the next level and we start getting paychecks. Let's get the threshold 200 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,240 to the next level. April seventh in Philly. What do you fucking say, 201 00:14:35,279 --> 00:14:39,440 boss? I think it's Listen, it's just the way it's got to 202 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,120 be, all right, It's not again. You know the rules, you 203 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,679 know the situation. This is not something that you want to be at. 204 00:14:46,679 --> 00:14:48,720 It's not something that you should be at. It's something that you need to 205 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:54,639 be at. It's something that you must be at because it's the real, 206 00:14:56,799 --> 00:15:03,320 the real premium live event of WrestleMania week. I love it so much. 207 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:05,600 It's the closest thing to truth that's going to be happening so week. And 208 00:15:05,639 --> 00:15:09,799 I can tell you that. And I can't promise one truth, but I 209 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:13,000 can promise, if you're great in a curve with all the other industry people 210 00:15:13,039 --> 00:15:15,559 that are going to be on the ground in the city of Brotherly Love, 211 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,039 that we will index very high and were I want to it, and by 212 00:15:18,039 --> 00:15:20,759 the way too, I will. I mean, I don't know. I 213 00:15:20,759 --> 00:15:22,120 think I think there should be some kind of I should get some kind of 214 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:30,200 reward when this happens. I I when when so so, Jack texted me 215 00:15:31,159 --> 00:15:33,600 about, oh so, so, I want to tell you the whole story 216 00:15:33,639 --> 00:15:43,240 here. So so last Friday I texted Jack a picture, this fucking idiotic 217 00:15:43,279 --> 00:15:48,519 picture of the rock from Instagram. Oh my god, and and and uh 218 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:52,480 uh uh you know, and then I focused in on the fact that he 219 00:15:52,519 --> 00:15:56,960 did his whole, his whole seven bucks thing again. In it, he 220 00:15:58,039 --> 00:16:02,799 goes from seven bucks to this surreal day, which again with the sun at 221 00:16:02,799 --> 00:16:06,399 the stock exchange right with him at the stock exchange, you know, with 222 00:16:06,559 --> 00:16:11,799 a fucking TKO championship belt next to him. Such a fucking phony. And 223 00:16:11,519 --> 00:16:14,799 I said, he can't not say it. And then Jack wrote back, 224 00:16:14,799 --> 00:16:18,720 did you see what happened on SmackDown? Didn't know about it? Talk about 225 00:16:18,559 --> 00:16:25,440 la I had no fucking clue and so and so he texted me the link 226 00:16:25,799 --> 00:16:30,600 and and and then I watched the whole fucking thing and this is what I 227 00:16:30,639 --> 00:16:33,720 wrote back. I said, I'm watching the whole segment. I can't wait 228 00:16:33,799 --> 00:16:38,600 to see Dwayne get gassed five minutes into the match and tear ten muscles and 229 00:16:38,679 --> 00:16:44,240 fuck up a dozen moves. Now, I know it won't be necessarily that 230 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:48,759 many muscles and that many moves, But I want some kind of prize when 231 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:52,720 most of this fucking happens. Remember Shane last year? Oh come on, 232 00:16:52,919 --> 00:17:00,600 yeah, I fucking to punks, amazing thing, Yes, I want listen, 233 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:03,920 he's not gonna be able to withstand five minutes of wrestling. What is 234 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,880 he fifties? Fifty? What? Now? I can't bear to look it 235 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:12,920 up, like it's just gonna be it's gonna be an embarrassment. No matter 236 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:21,200 how hard he tries, he just he's too fucking big. He's just he's 237 00:17:21,279 --> 00:17:25,240 he's he's not a human being. You know when he comes to the top 238 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:26,519 of the ramp and he stands there already bounces on the tip of his toes. 239 00:17:26,599 --> 00:17:30,319 Yes, he could barely do that. On Friday, I saw, 240 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,119 I saw, I saw. I watched the whole I watched the whole segment, 241 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:41,279 and I watched this fucking shot of of of fucking Cody Rhodes, just 242 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,680 like, I don't want to interrupt your boss, but what did uh what 243 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:48,119 did you fucking say last year? What did you fucking say last year? 244 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:52,519 In La Listen, I'd say said it. This is the story's never getting 245 00:17:52,559 --> 00:17:56,759 finished. It's never going to be finished. That's it's gonna happen. And 246 00:17:56,759 --> 00:18:02,599 and you know, here's a guy, and I don't care, he's gonna 247 00:18:02,839 --> 00:18:08,559 at the most, at the most, at the most to get that bullshit 248 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:15,559 day to day world fucking big gold belt rip off. Do you imagine that 249 00:18:15,599 --> 00:18:21,319 they're trying to like spin a yarn about how that's actually the Dusty Belt. 250 00:18:21,559 --> 00:18:23,799 Hey, guys, Dusty wasn't a workaday champion either. He held that he 251 00:18:23,839 --> 00:18:26,960 had that belt for like two weeks at a time. Really in the grand 252 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:32,960 scheme he held it three times and probably didn't get more than six weeks total 253 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,839 of right of winning the belt, which also, when you think about it, 254 00:18:36,839 --> 00:18:40,160 he did. It's like dust you know, Cody, Dusty finished the 255 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,240 story. He did it himself. He won the title three times. Well, 256 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,880 that's the irony is the story is always that Dusty almost won the WWF 257 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,359 title against Billy Graham and MSG and they reversed the decision. So it's always 258 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,359 been about that belt. It's always been about the New York broat right, 259 00:18:53,519 --> 00:18:57,440 And now they're pretending that somehow the belt Seth has is closer to the spirit 260 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:02,279 of the American dream, when Dusty never worked that schedule ever. I mean 261 00:19:02,319 --> 00:19:03,720 he had that. He had it in eighty one for like a cup of 262 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,759 coffee when you know, the transition to power was happening at the n w 263 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:11,599 A and Jimmy Barnett was booking the champ to strengthen territories as opposed to pick 264 00:19:11,839 --> 00:19:14,680 you know, a real a real time shooter, you know, or a 265 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,519 guy that could handle himself in the ring, who could you know, travel 266 00:19:17,559 --> 00:19:19,480 the world. Really, as we talked about in the Lapsed Funk, that 267 00:19:19,519 --> 00:19:22,759 era pretty much ended when Funk dropped the belt up, when Funk dropped the 268 00:19:22,799 --> 00:19:26,319 belt of Race and then Race dropped the belt to Dusty. He was right, 269 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:30,160 yeah, yeah, so you know Dusty had it for like a week 270 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,279 and a half. I mean not literally, I mean that's more where the 271 00:19:33,279 --> 00:19:37,119 Tommy Rich train. But he never named Dusty's big rain as world champion, 272 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,519 Like what are you talking right about? Right? He won it from Flair 273 00:19:38,559 --> 00:19:44,079 Great American Bashiety six and lost it in record time relatively speaking. He just 274 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,200 had a couple of flashpoints where he won the belt. There was a big 275 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,079 celebration in Champagne popped, but he was never a workhorse champion. That's ridiculous, 276 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:53,039 right, or at least World Champion, you know down Florida hill straps 277 00:19:53,079 --> 00:19:56,799 that he you know, had for a more prolonged period of time. But 278 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,720 it's just it's wonderful to see, and it's wonderful in terms of like our 279 00:20:00,759 --> 00:20:06,039 wrestling fans can trick themselves into thinking that they now have agency. No, 280 00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:10,119 I mean Lapstvin said this at the very first star cast in twenty eighteen, 281 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:15,039 right after all they said, what's going to be Aw's undoing is that they're 282 00:20:15,079 --> 00:20:21,400 going to hand over the reins to a fan base that thinks they now have 283 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:23,960 the right to author everything that happens in the organization. Yes, yes, 284 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,160 from how to handle pr crises to how to book women, how to time 285 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,720 out the show, to how much high spots to allow, to who to 286 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,880 push not push, who's being under pushed. And this is what you get. 287 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:37,440 You get a situation where the fans start to believe that they actually matter. 288 00:20:37,079 --> 00:20:41,799 That's right, that's old hat. Now, with guaranteed TV money, 289 00:20:41,799 --> 00:20:45,000 the fans do not matter. Didn't we just go through the pandemic where everyone's 290 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:51,119 margins stayed very handsome and they had empty fucking buildings and nobody lost a television 291 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:55,000 deal and nobody really you know, WW didt those layoffs out of an abundance 292 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,680 of paranoia. Apparently they didn't even need to do it. They hired a 293 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:03,920 lot of those people back right month, folks a fuck you things. And 294 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:06,680 so we're learning the lesson all over again that if you've been plugged in a 295 00:21:06,759 --> 00:21:10,400 TLF for the past ten years, nothing has caught you by surprise. And 296 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,279 that's in the spirit of Terry Funk right seeing around the corner. Yep, 297 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:17,039 that's right. That's why he proved me such a kindred spirit over all those 298 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:22,079 weeks of broadcasting. So the branding iron can be yours. It might be 299 00:21:22,079 --> 00:21:26,200 difficult for folks who plan on going to the stadium after our show to carry 300 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,640 a fucking branding iron into the problem. It's not our problem. We'll try 301 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,480 to accommodate. Maybe we can meet up on Monday to hand it off if 302 00:21:33,519 --> 00:21:36,640 you can't take it with you on Sunday. But don't let that stand in 303 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:40,720 the way, please, that's a poor excuse. We can definitely figure it 304 00:21:40,759 --> 00:21:42,200 out. And look, that's that's also what we're there to do. We're 305 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,119 there to take in WrestleMania to night. Your co chairs will be in attendance. 306 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:51,279 At the show. You know, we watch and process modern WWE, 307 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:55,000 so you don't have to in soumlartings. And what a great opportunity Sunday at 308 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,119 noon to be able to take in what happened on Night one, to look 309 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,920 ahead to what happened on Night too. I'm sure people will show up to 310 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:04,119 the punchline. Philly Boss eminently satisfied with the Night one undertaking and very excited 311 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:10,440 about Night too. Just absolutely absolutely. By the way, I just want 312 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:15,519 to let you know, so Dusty Rhodes had a total of three official world 313 00:22:15,519 --> 00:22:22,640 title reigns with the NBA belt. For if you include his his less than 314 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:30,039 one night as the Midnight Rider winning the belt, that's either way it they 315 00:22:30,039 --> 00:22:33,480 totaled one hundred and seven days. So he's a workhorse champion. Yeah, 316 00:22:33,839 --> 00:22:37,640 of course, i mean, what what did you bring that up? I'm 317 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:41,839 saying, I'm going I'm proving that you know he is, he is the 318 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,720 workhorse champion and Seth kenn all the time walk. By the way, we 319 00:22:45,839 --> 00:22:49,279 just trended. We decided to pretend that Seth didn't just tear like two knee 320 00:22:49,279 --> 00:22:52,559 ligaments a week ago because all of a sudden, you know, Punk gets 321 00:22:52,599 --> 00:22:56,000 hurt and they get to shuffle the deck and then you know, fine with 322 00:22:56,039 --> 00:23:03,240 it. I'm fine with it. Listen, listen the rock. Yes, 323 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:11,480 now picture it, yes and accept it. Oh all right, he's fucking 324 00:23:11,839 --> 00:23:14,680 he's gonna, he's gonna, he's gonna. He's you know, no matter 325 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:17,400 what happens with Roman, I mean, I assume he's gonna lose, although 326 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,480 you know, then again he is now, he is now on the board. 327 00:23:19,519 --> 00:23:22,640 Maybe he does put himself over, you know, maybe we're at that 328 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,279 lee then well I'll be on the B O R E D. Yeah, 329 00:23:25,279 --> 00:23:29,279 exactly, he fucking puts himself over. You know, can you imagine if 330 00:23:29,319 --> 00:23:33,440 that's what happens Rome. It's like, you know, twenty six minutes in 331 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:37,119 Roman goes with the spear rock side steps that Roman hits the buckle rock bottom 332 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,839 one B three barely lifts him up. To keep in mind, because again 333 00:23:40,839 --> 00:23:44,559 he yeahs abductive muscle. At this point, he's he's ripped, he's ripped 334 00:23:44,599 --> 00:23:48,799 muscles, he's gassed for twenty one minutes and he and he barely like lifts 335 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:52,920 him up, and like I would imagine that that one foot of Romans doesn't 336 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,599 even lift, doesn't even leave the ground, you know, So it's not 337 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,440 even like a real rock botto where he's up in the air. It's like 338 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,319 one foot he can't even like he's so scared of his own fucking well being 339 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:07,519 because Rock so sloppy at this point. Now he'll he'll come in ready, 340 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,480 he'll come in spry. I don't know what your problem is. It's not 341 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,519 like the Scena matches were a decade ago. My god, oh my god, 342 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:17,720 they weren't. They were more than a decade ago or eleven. The 343 00:24:17,759 --> 00:24:22,119 last one was eleven years ago. Yeah, WrestleMania twenty nine, we were 344 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:30,519 there. He ridiculous. Oh my god, Rock Rock, you're fired up, 345 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,359 We're fired up. Okay, the co chairmen are on the ground for 346 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:37,119 an even number, well not even number, but you give it, I 347 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:44,519 mean a zero. WrestleMania forty and uh he's fifty one years old, fifty 348 00:24:44,519 --> 00:24:51,400 one almost such. You a fucking picture that I think really really encapsulates what 349 00:24:51,400 --> 00:25:03,599 we're looking for. I've never seen his picture before. It's not even hard 350 00:25:03,599 --> 00:25:06,319 to find. I've never seen it before. But like zoom in. Look 351 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:11,680 at his face. Look at his face, Okay, look at someone who's 352 00:25:11,839 --> 00:25:17,119 terrified inside. Look at I mean, look at all the wrinkles, look 353 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,119 at look at I'm not I'm I'm stating facts. I mean, this is 354 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:26,799 Wikipedia fucking headshot photo. And he just looks awful. He doesn't he looks 355 00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:32,279 incredible. Ah, he looks awful like these people are grinding an under armour 356 00:25:32,319 --> 00:25:36,480 because of this guy, I mean, sweating like you would punishing themselves for 357 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,920 being fat. Listen, I listen, I don't, I don't care. 358 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:49,640 He looks he's his time is coming gone, and I feel like we're going 359 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:59,680 to have a new head of the table. People just like filing out. 360 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,519 He's in the middle rope with a belt hoisted in the air. Yep, 361 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:07,799 yep, can't wait. I mean we were there last year when so far 362 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,680 emptied out in a and a fucking you know, I don't know how to 363 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,039 even describe it in a huff. I guess after Cody went down and the 364 00:26:15,039 --> 00:26:21,440 reality set in. Tremendous stuff, tremendous stuff. Things only only get more 365 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:25,480 interesting, and your co chairman look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia for all 366 00:26:25,519 --> 00:26:29,519 of the festivities. So if you're looking for tickets, please just google Punchline 367 00:26:29,519 --> 00:26:33,920 Philly and then in their schedule page, just type lapsed and you'll see the 368 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,319 biceps bosos and bullshit brunch. It's you know, deeper down the calendar, 369 00:26:38,319 --> 00:26:41,079 so it's better to just search to get there right away. And we can't 370 00:26:41,079 --> 00:26:45,000 wait to see him and this is this is really coming together beautiful, so 371 00:26:45,079 --> 00:26:48,319 much fun looking forward to that. But we're here on business and you know 372 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:52,720 one thing we always like to do is did you hit me something else? 373 00:26:52,079 --> 00:26:56,559 No? Nope, remind folks, done just a click. That was just 374 00:26:56,599 --> 00:27:00,599 a click of my of my mouth. I've remever, I can never trust 375 00:27:00,599 --> 00:27:08,559 those little noises in the background. We always need to remind you what's available 376 00:27:08,559 --> 00:27:12,160 for your Patreon dollars. So many messages here in this mailbag special that we're 377 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:17,160 going to convey came via the one of a kind community that's coalesced around our 378 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:21,480 Patreon posts over the years. Just some of the coolest motherfuckers talking about wrestling, 379 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,319 oh yeah, dissecting what it all means, and of course not just 380 00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:26,799 wrestling, because our EP and above tier has access to the one of a 381 00:27:26,839 --> 00:27:33,519 kind series under the Cinemat where we dive TLF style into cinema that has something 382 00:27:33,559 --> 00:27:37,519 to do with wrestling or wrestlers. Yes, yes, most recently All the 383 00:27:37,559 --> 00:27:41,880 Marbles, the nineteen in film Mars with Peter Falk managing a female tag team 384 00:27:42,519 --> 00:27:47,200 on the on the women's wrestling circuit. Just an incredible time spent there, 385 00:27:47,519 --> 00:27:51,480 and recently recently talking about some Kevin Nash movies as well. Boston, what 386 00:27:51,519 --> 00:27:55,279 I understand we did, you know, we did talk about, well, 387 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:57,559 not a Kevin Nash movie per se, but we were we were talking about 388 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,000 ready to Rumble. We did ready to about the beginning of the year, 389 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:07,279 first movie of of of twenty twenty four, and I said that I had 390 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:11,759 put in a cameo request from Kevin Nash because he's not in the movie and 391 00:28:11,799 --> 00:28:14,799 it's like the movie because he's done the movie and I and it made no 392 00:28:14,839 --> 00:28:18,839 sense to me why some of the biggest stars in the company weren't in the 393 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:19,759 movie. And so I was like, you know, I want to know 394 00:28:19,839 --> 00:28:23,799 why he's not in it. And so I put in a cameo request. 395 00:28:23,839 --> 00:28:26,039 But it didn't cut. You know, by the time we recorded it, 396 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:33,599 it had not been received. But I did get it. And should I 397 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,920 should I mention the second question because I had two questions for him in the 398 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:41,880 cameo. Is it I don't think he's giving anything away by saying, oh 399 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,519 no, please go ahead let him know what they're about to hear. When 400 00:28:44,559 --> 00:28:47,759 I so, I asked him why he wasn't in the movie because let me 401 00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:51,000 see I can actually drop you know, I should find up my h the 402 00:28:51,079 --> 00:28:52,880 actual question that I asked him, so if he had any more prompting, 403 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,920 I mean, ready, when we launched under the Cinemat, the first movie 404 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,480 that comes to mind is Ready to Rumble. Yes, you know, it's 405 00:28:59,519 --> 00:29:03,960 like this is were squarely in the Wheelhouse and Under the Cinemata is so wonderful 406 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,400 because it gives us a forum to address these sort of wrestling adjacent things that 407 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,400 don't quite qualify for a standard TLF episode. We've done movies in the past 408 00:29:11,759 --> 00:29:15,079 that are a square on the money of wrestling, Thunder and Paradise, so 409 00:29:15,079 --> 00:29:18,400 they're wrestling, yes, and others, but you know, this is the 410 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:22,000 wrestler got a second, you know, second thing because I you know, 411 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:25,880 for the one hundredth episode, because I was looking in and there was just 412 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,920 so much stuff that didn't apply to the main show in terms of the actual 413 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:37,319 making of the movie and discovering the the incredibly dense history of the writer of 414 00:29:37,359 --> 00:29:41,759 the wrestler, yes and stuff, and finding that he was just this fucking 415 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:45,920 what was the name again, I can't remember his fucking name, but he 416 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,599 was Oh my god, but it was my tone. But he was basically, 417 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,720 he was just a he was a guy, you know, just he 418 00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:55,160 was a wand to entertainer Eugene Gump. Yes, of course, how can 419 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,839 I fucking forget Eugene Gump. But he wanted to be an entertainer, you 420 00:29:57,839 --> 00:30:00,119 know, he wanted to be in the busines. And he was just this 421 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:07,119 local you know, this this big fish in a little pond type character in 422 00:30:07,119 --> 00:30:11,640 in Ohio. Amazing. So here never know about these movies if not for 423 00:30:11,839 --> 00:30:15,279 this this series. I I I get a big kick out of it, 424 00:30:15,319 --> 00:30:23,920 and I enjoy it, and I both dread and love the the the the 425 00:30:25,039 --> 00:30:26,200 rabbit holes that open up. That's when you know you're all the money, 426 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:30,880 when you get that combination of dread and excitement because I'm because you know, 427 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:36,240 it's like I I want, I give myself plenty of time to get it 428 00:30:36,279 --> 00:30:38,279 done. And then as I'm kind of finishing up, something dawns on me 429 00:30:38,319 --> 00:30:42,200 and I'm like, maybe I should, Maybe I should fucking overturn this rock. 430 00:30:42,359 --> 00:30:45,920 And then it's like, oh no, look there's a bunch of other 431 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,680 shit in here. Hence, like just like with a with Mildred uh, 432 00:30:51,119 --> 00:30:55,079 Mildred Burke, that was it. I was I had a whole I had 433 00:30:55,079 --> 00:30:57,240 a whole thing set up for for Peter Falk, and then all of a 434 00:30:57,279 --> 00:31:03,359 sudden, I read this thing about Mildred Burke just you know, I read 435 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,440 an interview with the women and Mildred Brooke comes up, and I'm like, 436 00:31:08,039 --> 00:31:11,119 okay, let's just see what her story. I had no idea. I 437 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:17,039 didn't know her, you know, from Black Adam, because because Mildred Brook 438 00:31:17,079 --> 00:31:22,119 trained the women who are the California Birds, the California California dolls, California 439 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:26,240 dolls in the mat in the movie. And yeah, and so it just 440 00:31:26,279 --> 00:31:32,559 like and I was like, holy shit, between her and Billy Wolf and 441 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:37,839 just it just was an insane insane I mean, you know, it just 442 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:41,680 was an insane amount of that could be a journey of itself. Her her 443 00:31:41,759 --> 00:31:45,880 life could be a fucking, you know, six month journey right there. 444 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:48,920 It's such a fascinating story. Yeah, there's that wonderful book about her. 445 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:53,119 And obviously she did a tremendous job, because having watched this film front to 446 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:57,079 back for the first time under the cinemat, I can tell you it is 447 00:31:57,119 --> 00:32:01,440 the best ring you have ever seen in a wrestling movie. I agree, 448 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:07,599 I'm so tight, so so true to what you know, wrestling actually feels 449 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:09,759 like to watch matches. Yeah, and these women, these women were in 450 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:14,319 like there were no stunt doubles, and they worked really hard and they were 451 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,039 into it as much as they could be. You know, I know that 452 00:32:16,079 --> 00:32:21,039 they necessarily weren't necessarily fans, but like when they're in the ring and they're 453 00:32:21,079 --> 00:32:23,640 doing their matches like they are in it, and it's a different field than 454 00:32:23,839 --> 00:32:28,039 any any other pro wrestling movie. We're trying to say, Boss is Mildred 455 00:32:28,079 --> 00:32:30,720 Burke. Mildred Burke, Ladies and gentlemen, under the fucking cinemat, available 456 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:36,400 for your Patreon dollar. There's absolutely no argument that it's worth even more than 457 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:40,200 we charged. So and I would say definitely better in ring work than Ready 458 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:45,480 to Rumble. And so here's what I asked, who are my instructions for 459 00:32:45,559 --> 00:32:53,440 Kevin nash Y a longtime fanny or is both in the ring and on film. 460 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:58,880 Why weren't top WCW stars like you, Hogan, Hall, Brett Hart, 461 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:01,640 etcetera. In Ready to Run, I feel the movie would have benefited 462 00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:07,279 greatly from your presence. Not a lie, not a lie, not a 463 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:08,680 lie. But it's it's kind of fun. And then I said, also, 464 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:16,680 what is your favorite classic film? Oh? That's just bathing and he 465 00:33:17,119 --> 00:33:27,400 sent a fifteen minute cameo. It was that second question that really swing the 466 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,880 deal. Yeap, and it is it is, this is a riot, 467 00:33:30,079 --> 00:33:35,440 this is one of the this may be, I mean it probably is. 468 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,799 They would do you think the king of the cameos that we've done, Yes, 469 00:33:37,079 --> 00:33:42,319 so fortunate I speak. Here we go. Are you damn right? 470 00:33:42,559 --> 00:33:45,079 Are you ready? Are you all ready to hear this? I don't think 471 00:33:45,079 --> 00:33:51,799 anyone is, but here we go. Kevin Nash, Hey, JP, 472 00:33:52,079 --> 00:33:57,279 Kevin, Kevin. We're on a first name basis at this point, by 473 00:33:57,279 --> 00:34:04,480 the way, he JP, Kevin, Kevin run. Actually, don't that 474 00:34:04,599 --> 00:34:07,559 was time you did? That? Turned out that you're gonna fucking tear three 475 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:17,360 quads. H Let is bad. Lighting's bad a ship let situation, wedding 476 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:22,840 situation. So why don't you change the lighting set up? Now? Like? 477 00:34:22,039 --> 00:34:24,000 Well, no, that's fine. You know some may say I'm at 478 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:28,320 a wedding. Uh. He said, I'm in a shitty wedding situation. 479 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:36,000 But he alsoid the lighting was bad. He's sitting on his couch, on 480 00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:37,880 a couch of sorts, Like, why don't you fucking change the lighting? 481 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:42,440 He could have done. He didn't sound like he's capable of moving right now. 482 00:34:43,199 --> 00:34:50,119 It's not. So it's actually a pretty interesting question because a lot of 483 00:34:50,159 --> 00:34:52,960 people have asked it. I don't think it's if it's an interesting bequse. 484 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:57,280 Sorry I keep interrupting it, but I'm as if it's an interesting question. 485 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,400 But a lot of people have asked it. How well, yeah, it 486 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:05,039 doesn't mean rare, you know, it's just something that he has something to 487 00:35:05,039 --> 00:35:08,440 say about. So let's right, it's ever been addressed. So what happened 488 00:35:08,639 --> 00:35:15,000 was when they came to us with the movie, they offered everybody a favorite 489 00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:23,239 Nations, the top guys like Dallas Goldberg and the guys that ended up being 490 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:29,079 in the film. They offered one hundred and fifty thousand dollars to do the 491 00:35:29,079 --> 00:35:37,559 film. And at the same time, with that many people being involved in 492 00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:45,320 the film, all we were going to be doing was just the television tapings, 493 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:51,039 there'd be no house shows because they didn't have the talent able to do 494 00:35:51,119 --> 00:36:00,119 house shows. So it was like you could either work twice a week and 495 00:36:00,159 --> 00:36:05,280 then five days on the movie set and get an extra one hundred and fifty 496 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:10,400 grand, or you could just not be in the movie. And at that 497 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:16,559 point I was making like two million bucks, and it was like I would 498 00:36:16,639 --> 00:36:27,679 rather just you know, do Nitro and Thunder and not be involved in the 499 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:31,920 movie because it just and I read the script, I just didn't think it 500 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:38,719 was It just didn't seem like something that was going to then you gave notes, 501 00:36:39,519 --> 00:36:43,920 yes, I do, yes, I put it this way. I 502 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:49,880 didn't think that I'd be putting a TuS on any time for any of the 503 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:59,039 awards ceremonies, so I wasn't really involved in it. It was one of 504 00:36:59,039 --> 00:37:08,039 those things where it's it's like one of the basics of my career has been 505 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:17,880 I really try to push myself away from anything film wise that puts me in 506 00:37:17,960 --> 00:37:25,199 the light of being a pro wrestler, because you're already pigeonholed so hard into 507 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:30,519 that situation. The last thing you want to do is to show a real 508 00:37:31,599 --> 00:37:36,920 and you're doing what you've I mean, you know, a person can watch 509 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:42,960 every Monday on Nitro and watch you do. So there was no there wasn't 510 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,840 going to be anything that showed range wasn't gonna be anything that showed that I 511 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:53,840 could do anything more than what they had seen on television. And you know, 512 00:37:54,840 --> 00:38:00,719 a movie sets are like, I mean, twelve hour day. I 513 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:09,000 don't care what anybody says that those days are long days. And every time 514 00:38:09,039 --> 00:38:14,639 I've been on a movie, I've always felt blessed because you get treated at 515 00:38:14,679 --> 00:38:23,360 least like a human. Most wrestling promotions you don't. It's just it's such 516 00:38:24,599 --> 00:38:30,920 a different situation. You just kind of meet in the wrestling situation where you're 517 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:37,719 treated as an actor. But I was so afraid because it was so closely 518 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:45,199 tied into what we were doing at w CW, that it was just going 519 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:52,239 to be basically a seven day And it was also shot in La. I 520 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:59,079 had a young child. My son was geez, I don't even think it 521 00:38:59,119 --> 00:39:01,719 was two when we shot that. So it gave me. It gave me 522 00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:06,719 a chance to be home for five days with my wife and son, which 523 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,920 was just at that point monumental. And that was the whole reason that I 524 00:39:12,039 --> 00:39:15,440 left the w w F in the first place because I wanted to be with 525 00:39:15,519 --> 00:39:21,800 my son and my wife, and I wanted to be their journal's developmental developmental 526 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:31,559 years with my son. And so that's the reason that though it would have 527 00:39:34,079 --> 00:39:38,880 maybe helped the movie, but the script, like when I read the script, 528 00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:45,719 the script wasn't that good. There you go, there you go. 529 00:39:45,119 --> 00:39:55,119 Yeah, I appreciate that morning kind of It wasn't like Ironclaw or the Wrestler. 530 00:39:55,159 --> 00:40:01,079 It didn't have that grit. It had more of that campy you know, 531 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:06,119 bullshit you know, kind of a feel to it. Yep. And 532 00:40:06,159 --> 00:40:09,280 that was just something that just I just didn't I didn't see it. Uh 533 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:20,159 yeah, I didn't need one hundred that to basically cough up five days. 534 00:40:20,199 --> 00:40:24,880 And that thing shot for a while too. So say three months you're making 535 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:31,559 one fifty, you're putting in twenty days a month. Given number, that's 536 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:39,000 given the whole fucking thing, pal give it. It's like scale. Yeah, 537 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:46,159 So I just uh about to be home with my wife and my son 538 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:52,119 and I just built this big house in Phoenixpan. It was just it was 539 00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:59,199 absolutely the I mean I never looked back at that decision and say to myself. 540 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:06,840 Wow, like I missed out on that unless I wanted to be on 541 00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:14,960 maybe Magnum Was it Magnum? Or was it was Hawaii? I have Hawaifi, 542 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:22,159 I have o Chane with with con Son. So but that's that favorite 543 00:41:22,199 --> 00:41:27,559 classic film grab grab. I don't know how classic you want to go. 544 00:41:28,639 --> 00:41:34,880 You want to go, keV, I have so many, you know, 545 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:47,480 I love film, I know Platoon, sure, Uh, I mean I 546 00:41:47,519 --> 00:41:51,840 think you know, if you want to talk about classic film, I do. 547 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:57,360 I think Scarface is a classic, that's fair. I think Roadhouse some 548 00:41:57,639 --> 00:42:05,800 way as a classic. What I had? Did you go ahead? Calv 549 00:42:07,079 --> 00:42:13,880 There's just so many great films a huge science fiction fans, so two thousand 550 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:22,920 and one, Yeah, there's just and you have to throw you know what 551 00:42:23,559 --> 00:42:32,679 Father one and to of course of course good Fellows sure yes, Raging Bull 552 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:42,719 yeah, Departed Yeah. And then the sorcing films from you know, uh 553 00:42:43,599 --> 00:42:51,280 in Interstellar not a sorting film to tenants, not a sorting film to film 554 00:42:51,360 --> 00:43:00,239 separately behalf of them voice because even with a high I Q, there so 555 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:05,760 brilliant with Christopher Nolan films, not story comes into the room and you miss 556 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:13,039 a piece of it. So I just you know, to me, it's 557 00:43:13,079 --> 00:43:17,519 just like the film is just there's so many classic films. I mean, 558 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:23,039 I was watching the other night. I have a classic film channel, Yes 559 00:43:23,039 --> 00:43:30,079 you do, Queen African Queen. And you know I've watched Multi's Falcon much 560 00:43:30,119 --> 00:43:34,079 Hall. You know, I'm kind of a bow Guard fan. And it's 561 00:43:34,119 --> 00:43:38,519 one of those things where it's just like such a different era. Yeah, 562 00:43:39,239 --> 00:43:42,599 I'll give you one on top of that, I go for it. Creature 563 00:43:42,639 --> 00:43:47,320 of the Blacklegod Wow, you know, just such a which was shot down 564 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:53,079 here where I live. Creature Walks among Us was shot sixty miles north of 565 00:43:53,079 --> 00:44:00,320 me at Marine Land. But and I love that. I absolutely love the 566 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:09,280 famous monster films, Frankenstein, Dracula, wolf Man. I was never much 567 00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:20,320 I never really dug deeply into the CGI like I loved. I thought Iron 568 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:30,119 Man one was was amazing. They lost me on Hulk Won. When Hulk 569 00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:45,199 changed from you know, being seven pounds in one scene to being I don't 570 00:44:45,239 --> 00:44:52,800 know, one hundred and thirty feet tall fighting the the dogs. Just he 571 00:44:52,920 --> 00:44:58,360 was so so it just I'm an old school I'm sixty four years old, 572 00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,920 so I grew up with Herbie and Lee and you know I grew up in 573 00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:10,159 that that Marvel era didn't really read d C comics, UH, but it 574 00:45:10,199 --> 00:45:21,480 was I was a cash occasionally I would read I would read Batman, UH, 575 00:45:21,639 --> 00:45:24,960 and I was a Batman fan. But as far as just the graphic 576 00:45:25,239 --> 00:45:30,840 UH comic books with graphic novels, wherever you want to call him, I 577 00:45:30,880 --> 00:45:37,760 was. I was so and I always liked the guys that I remember. 578 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:40,440 One of my favorite, UH I think was keep in mind, he's gone 579 00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:45,000 from classic movies into now he's talking comic books. You know, it's it's 580 00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:49,800 wonderful, it's it's it's no, it totally is. I'm not I'm not 581 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:52,000 denying that. It's just we're talking. Like all of a sudden, he 582 00:45:52,039 --> 00:45:57,360 has changed, he has changed his topic completely. Can you imagine me on 583 00:45:57,360 --> 00:46:00,599 the road with these guys, Oh, I mean just like it, just 584 00:46:00,880 --> 00:46:04,599 like everyone talks for two and a half hours at a time. Yeah, 585 00:46:04,719 --> 00:46:08,719 exactly, exactly, and he's still going. It was two comics. But 586 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:15,440 when Spider Man fought Electro, an Electro just beat the shit out of in 587 00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:20,960 this theater, and like the last scene before you went into the next month's 588 00:46:22,119 --> 00:46:29,280 UH comic was Spider Man in the Rumbles of this theater with his tattered U 589 00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:36,280 costume on. I always liked the people that had I didn't like the Hulk. 590 00:46:36,320 --> 00:46:42,599 I didn't like Samritor. I didn't like anybody that wasn't vulnerable. That's 591 00:46:42,599 --> 00:46:47,599 why I think Superman was never vulnerable. You don't like anyone who's vulnerable, 592 00:46:50,199 --> 00:46:55,159 mister going over everybody. It's not always a motherfucker's not always about you. 593 00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:59,840 That's true. Good point. So if you if you couldn't be damaged, 594 00:47:00,599 --> 00:47:02,920 you know, I remember when Captain America died, I remember when Bucky died. 595 00:47:04,000 --> 00:47:10,679 I remember those comic books where there was a well, they felt that 596 00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:17,440 you know, like you you, you felt that there was a mortality that 597 00:47:17,519 --> 00:47:25,480 went with those And I think that's one of the reasons I really resonated to 598 00:47:25,559 --> 00:47:37,400 The Crow and his graphic novels went on like I'd like The Punisher. Anything 599 00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:44,960 Frank Miller did, I was. I was a huge fan of this sin 600 00:47:45,039 --> 00:47:49,920 City was I. I thought that was a very well done The first one 601 00:47:50,039 --> 00:47:55,320 was very well done. UH. Theatrical release of UH of a comic book, 602 00:47:57,000 --> 00:48:07,519 situation, graphic novel situation, Let's see what else? Trying to give 603 00:48:07,519 --> 00:48:15,679 you your money? It's worth damn right. Yeah, it's just uh, 604 00:48:16,519 --> 00:48:22,199 I just got them watching Bargo. I've got one more episode left. I 605 00:48:22,239 --> 00:48:28,039 think Ham's did a great job and being the heel not even not even the 606 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:35,039 movies. That's a really good I've watched all the I've watched all the different 607 00:48:35,119 --> 00:48:42,519 series. I love the Coen Brothers work. Like I said, Sorking is 608 00:48:42,519 --> 00:48:47,639 one of those guys the news room and I like, I like Ship that's 609 00:48:47,639 --> 00:48:58,519 smart, like Ship that makes me think. So Succession was smart. Billiams 610 00:48:58,599 --> 00:49:04,159 was smart, but had a little once I actually got kind of out of 611 00:49:04,199 --> 00:49:09,480 the picture. It got a little bit too much, but that's usually what 612 00:49:09,679 --> 00:49:21,480 happens. After three seasons, I sat during the pandemic and watched Suits like 613 00:49:22,280 --> 00:49:24,840 it never never saw the show, and I watched the first episode just to 614 00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:30,679 try something to find and it was just like fucking eight seasons and each season 615 00:49:30,760 --> 00:49:35,400 had like sixteen episodes. I was just like, oh my god. I 616 00:49:35,440 --> 00:49:40,280 thought I wasn't going to have to get a sure get to take me to 617 00:49:40,360 --> 00:49:45,079 the top of Everest. It was just like, but man, and it 618 00:49:45,320 --> 00:49:53,679 was like a you know, forty eight minute you know episode, And you 619 00:49:53,800 --> 00:49:59,320 said that at forty eight minutes exactly of this show. I would grind three 620 00:49:59,440 --> 00:50:01,239 flips about of the day. It was just like I was going to get 621 00:50:01,239 --> 00:50:07,960 through this shit. So I thought that was kind of brilliant too. And 622 00:50:07,519 --> 00:50:15,440 it's funny how Golden Globes kind of really kind of capsulized. That is something 623 00:50:15,639 --> 00:50:22,000 like a lot of people did. So, so JP, thank you so 624 00:50:22,159 --> 00:50:25,880 much for your question. Thank you so much for if you're still listening to 625 00:50:25,920 --> 00:50:34,480 this rant, maybe you should put down the ambient because I'm surprised if I 626 00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:39,880 kept you awake this long. I don't think any sleep aid's gonna go to 627 00:50:39,960 --> 00:50:49,599 help things out. So I wish you the best, hope I twenty twenty 628 00:50:49,599 --> 00:50:59,599 four is a miraculous year. Politics aside, oh not. I hope you 629 00:50:59,639 --> 00:51:02,480 get what you want. Man, I think we all will. I don't 630 00:51:02,559 --> 00:51:10,960 really think that no matter who's in charge, I just don't think that it's 631 00:51:12,000 --> 00:51:17,960 going to change because we've got a bunch of really old white people run in 632 00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:24,159 this country and and I'm slowly becoming one of those. I used to be 633 00:51:24,320 --> 00:51:32,159 this you know, progressive rebellion, and it's just like all of a sudden, 634 00:51:32,159 --> 00:51:38,840 it's just like, eh, you know, it is what it is. 635 00:51:39,639 --> 00:51:43,119 I just want to make sure that I'm not one of them to gets 636 00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:52,199 shared for fucking my wolf Pisa. Thank you so much, my friend or 637 00:51:52,320 --> 00:51:54,199 sheep. I just want to make sure I'm not one that gets shared for 638 00:51:54,320 --> 00:52:00,679 my wool. The Kevin Nash story, that was fucking what a tour of 639 00:52:00,719 --> 00:52:05,719 the man's mind. Oh my god, what a tour of our modern condition 640 00:52:06,639 --> 00:52:13,360 of cinema, of camp cinema. I can't, I mean, I am 641 00:52:13,599 --> 00:52:17,559 that. It was just absolutely amazing, just unfolding, right, it just 642 00:52:19,039 --> 00:52:23,400 it was just layer upon layer upon layer, and it's it's brilliant. So 643 00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:27,559 thanks thanks to Big Sexy for that. Indeed, as much as they get 644 00:52:27,639 --> 00:52:32,760 would give him a hard time, I fucking I I his his cameos are 645 00:52:32,840 --> 00:52:37,159 always worth the fucking money. And that's the virtuous circle, right, I 646 00:52:37,199 --> 00:52:39,079 mean, why can we afford to do that, to take a flyer on 647 00:52:39,119 --> 00:52:44,239 that, because the solar system is so generous in telling us keep doing what 648 00:52:44,280 --> 00:52:45,159 you're doing, and here's the money to prove that. I mean that, 649 00:52:45,199 --> 00:52:49,719 And I'm not just you know, trying to trying to get some clout. 650 00:52:50,679 --> 00:52:52,880 It's it's it's a phenomenal thing. I mean, in so many ways, 651 00:52:52,880 --> 00:52:57,920 the fact that we can offer Terry Funk's authentic branding Iron April seventh. God 652 00:52:58,079 --> 00:53:00,039 flows downstream from the fact that you folks your money where your mouth is, 653 00:53:00,039 --> 00:53:04,400 out of course, of course, and that we've got such a mighty solar 654 00:53:04,440 --> 00:53:07,480 system that of you know, if we podcast for just one hundred people in 655 00:53:07,519 --> 00:53:13,840 our Patreon universe, we would probably still be one of the top earning wrestling 656 00:53:13,880 --> 00:53:19,360 podcasts because we just we bring only the real ones to the forefront. Yes, 657 00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:22,920 you know, I mean only the real ones can stick it out long 658 00:53:22,039 --> 00:53:25,199 enough to understand. I don't go don't phonies? All right, I guess 659 00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:30,719 they're welcome at the table, but don't don't be surprised when you don't get 660 00:53:30,719 --> 00:53:34,719 catered to. They're working with the door at the table. They're walking with 661 00:53:34,800 --> 00:53:38,119 the door. When he did the the Sorkin instead of Christopher Nolan, it 662 00:53:38,199 --> 00:53:42,800 reminded me of when from T n H when Bishoff was talking about how Doc 663 00:53:42,840 --> 00:53:45,559 Holliday was holding the dead Man's hand and it wasn't Doc Holiday at all. 664 00:53:45,599 --> 00:53:49,079 It was wild Bill Hitcock. Right, But it's like, you know, 665 00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:53,719 what do you what are you? Why on earth? That's another dog holiday 666 00:53:53,800 --> 00:54:00,920 right there, right, That's that's a holiday and why over your fuck ith? 667 00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:04,639 Yeah, that's a attitude era Part two w CW and the Lapsed Funk 668 00:54:04,639 --> 00:54:07,039 where Kevin Nash on the first night tro of two thousand picks up a mic 669 00:54:07,079 --> 00:54:12,199 and just dresses down Terry Funk like amazing all and says where you've done Cowboy 670 00:54:12,840 --> 00:54:20,920 right where you're wide earth those one line put downs, you know, uh 671 00:54:22,440 --> 00:54:24,960 like he said, you know, he got to meet Terry Funk during that 672 00:54:25,079 --> 00:54:29,119 run, and all he wanted to talk to him about was roadhouse the whole 673 00:54:29,119 --> 00:54:32,159 time, right, like your roadhouse, like, let's not talk about what 674 00:54:32,239 --> 00:54:37,320 we're here to do and keeping w CW with shit to the business A fucking 675 00:54:37,400 --> 00:54:40,800 love roadhouse. Roadhouse one of the classics of the eighties. You know, 676 00:54:42,079 --> 00:54:44,519 shit, I mean the match. You know, we don't need to talk 677 00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:46,599 about the match jack Knife one two three, it's very studd Well, I 678 00:54:46,639 --> 00:54:50,679 want to talk to you about his roadhouse. What was so talk about? 679 00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:52,920 You know, I want to hear about it. You know, actually, 680 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:58,440 you know I don't even want to hear about Swayze as much as oh, 681 00:54:58,519 --> 00:55:00,519 I can't think of his name right, Oh fucking hey, I can't think 682 00:55:00,559 --> 00:55:06,440 of his name. What the fuck is his name. Ah, I've ruined 683 00:55:06,480 --> 00:55:07,719 it. I've ruined it. You know, you gotta come correct, man, 684 00:55:08,400 --> 00:55:12,639 you gotta be ready before you open your mouth. I wasn't expecting that 685 00:55:12,719 --> 00:55:17,159 Roadhouse eighty nine cast Roadhouse. Yeah, I want to know about Ben Gazera. 686 00:55:17,519 --> 00:55:21,239 You know ship you know, worked with Cassavettis. Oh, you know, 687 00:55:21,360 --> 00:55:22,960 Kevin. Al Jazeera is a wonderful news outlet. It gets a bad 688 00:55:23,079 --> 00:55:27,880 rap because of its association. No no, no, I didn't say Al 689 00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:32,360 Jazero to no, no, no, al Jazeera, Ben Gazara, I 690 00:55:32,360 --> 00:55:35,679 can see it. Get the two well, you know, you know, 691 00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:39,800 I went I went ahead and talked to Ben and I we had a couple 692 00:55:39,800 --> 00:55:45,119 of nice situations where we sat down, we you know, we had a 693 00:55:45,119 --> 00:55:47,159 couple of meals together, and then uh, you know, I started singing 694 00:55:47,199 --> 00:55:54,599 my song and oh's got a pussy that I started talking about Lucy's pussy, 695 00:55:54,639 --> 00:55:58,519 and you know, he just wasn't a big fan of that. Thought it 696 00:55:58,599 --> 00:56:01,119 was a little crass, right, And so I went ahead and said, 697 00:56:01,159 --> 00:56:07,360 well, fuck you, Ben Gazera, you Al Jazeera. Fuck exactly. 698 00:56:07,880 --> 00:56:09,960 I think Al Jazeera is going to be ripping tickets at Puntline Philly for us, 699 00:56:10,920 --> 00:56:15,840 that's yeah, I've heard about Oh, it's it's all there. And 700 00:56:15,880 --> 00:56:17,880 so again it's just a beautiful thing. We're so glad to just kick our 701 00:56:17,920 --> 00:56:21,760 feet up on these feedback shows and just have fun, you know, like 702 00:56:22,119 --> 00:56:28,280 anything is welcome at the table. Do that anyway, Smork, there was 703 00:56:28,280 --> 00:56:32,800 a reaction when you first opened that. Okay, So I first opened that 704 00:56:32,840 --> 00:56:38,800 fucking thing, and I was like, fifteen minutes What the fuck did he 705 00:56:38,920 --> 00:56:44,760 talked fifteen minutes for? And and because you know, we've sort of gotten 706 00:56:44,800 --> 00:56:51,199 some some lengthy ones, but never double digits, never double digits, and 707 00:56:51,199 --> 00:56:54,719 and so I started listening to it, and then when I realized that six 708 00:56:54,760 --> 00:57:00,440 minutes in he he stopped talking about the thing. Like when on the second 709 00:57:00,519 --> 00:57:04,159 question, I said, I can't even listen to this whole thing right now, 710 00:57:04,199 --> 00:57:07,840 Like I can't. Like they also, to be completely honest, when 711 00:57:07,880 --> 00:57:12,599 I first get cameos, they make me very uncomfortable. Really, they make 712 00:57:12,679 --> 00:57:19,840 me very uncomfortable, Like having these people talk to me almost like in private, 713 00:57:20,039 --> 00:57:22,559 I feel I get very self conscious for some reason. Okay, I 714 00:57:22,559 --> 00:57:25,400 don't know, I don't know why it is, but like I'm always like, 715 00:57:25,559 --> 00:57:28,960 no, it's a pre recorded video. Right, it's all right, 716 00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:32,079 it's a pre recorded video, it's all done in but it's like there's something 717 00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:37,679 very for me. There's something really intimate about it, and it makes me 718 00:57:37,840 --> 00:57:42,239 very un name. Yeah. Right, And they're also like like directly answering 719 00:57:42,239 --> 00:57:45,480 my question. It's not like an email like they're talking about it and I 720 00:57:45,519 --> 00:57:50,639 get it. Takes me the third time to really like listen to what they're 721 00:57:50,639 --> 00:57:52,039 saying instead of listen to what they're saying and kind of let it go. 722 00:57:52,960 --> 00:57:58,239 And and usually by the third time is like us playing it whenever, wherever 723 00:57:58,280 --> 00:58:02,159 we're playing it sure, because I I, yeah, there's it's so weird, 724 00:58:02,639 --> 00:58:07,360 and I really don't know why I get so self conscious about it, 725 00:58:07,400 --> 00:58:12,199 but I get so uncomfortable. And so I listened to six minutes and then 726 00:58:12,199 --> 00:58:14,840 I was like I can't listen anymore. And I sent it to you and 727 00:58:14,880 --> 00:58:19,159 I said, fifteen fucking minutes with this guy and then and then and then 728 00:58:19,199 --> 00:58:20,800 you said you got to listen to the end, and I was like, 729 00:58:20,840 --> 00:58:22,559 okay, all right, all right, and I went and I picked it 730 00:58:22,639 --> 00:58:24,320 up and I listened to the end. I was like, oh, the 731 00:58:24,440 --> 00:58:30,480 fucking shit, he just the full fucking Gamut Aaron as he says, politics 732 00:58:30,559 --> 00:58:32,079 aside. I was like, oh my, we can never play this. 733 00:58:32,239 --> 00:58:38,920 But fortunately politics aside, you know, shit, I think everyone's gonna have 734 00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:44,199 a miraculous year. No, Kevin Nash has a miraculous I hope he does 735 00:58:44,400 --> 00:58:45,960 listen to that of the guy's been through. The guy's been through a lot 736 00:58:46,000 --> 00:58:50,599 of ships. You know, this son and everything, and and and as 737 00:58:50,679 --> 00:58:59,159 much as you know there is a I I get I he reminds me of 738 00:58:59,239 --> 00:59:02,480 so many Like he reminds me of just that fucking know it all uncle, 739 00:59:02,800 --> 00:59:06,440 that's right? Who? That's right? Who? Who? Is such a 740 00:59:06,559 --> 00:59:09,920 you know it's great at holidays, but you know anything else than that, 741 00:59:10,079 --> 00:59:13,559 And it's like, oh, man, come on, like I can't, 742 00:59:13,760 --> 00:59:16,039 I can't deal with this. But you still love him. That's what That's 743 00:59:16,079 --> 00:59:21,639 Kevin Nash. Wonderful stuff. So that's what happens, folks. That's what 744 00:59:21,639 --> 00:59:22,920 happens when we all put our heads together and say, all right, you 745 00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:28,000 know one of the fans want, what do we want? And we know 746 00:59:28,039 --> 00:59:31,559 they're both pretty consentatives. My mom wants right Wressell Mamia for the Mote members, 747 00:59:31,559 --> 00:59:35,440 the biggest swinging dicks in the Solar System can't wait to catch up on 748 00:59:35,480 --> 00:59:37,519 that. We've gotten so many people since the last time we did a mailbag 749 00:59:37,559 --> 00:59:42,199 segment where we shout out people that have pledged anew at patreon dot com, 750 00:59:42,239 --> 00:59:45,360 slash the lapsed fan that have joined the Mother of All Tears, which isn't 751 00:59:45,400 --> 00:59:47,760 for everybody. It's certainly isn't for the weak stomachs out there or the short 752 00:59:47,760 --> 00:59:51,519 wallets. And we understand the appreciate that. But let me tell you, 753 00:59:51,519 --> 00:59:53,400 if you're going to put down that premium coin, not only you're going to 754 00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:57,800 get wrestle Mamia sit back in the living room carpet with the boss Man's mom 755 00:59:57,840 --> 01:00:01,679 and watch matches from the past, but you're also going to get no shortage 756 01:00:01,719 --> 01:00:06,280 of catering too. Maybe we'll get something together from motors in Philly. Oh 757 01:00:06,320 --> 01:00:07,679 for sure. I think that's a great idea. They'll meet up or something. 758 01:00:08,159 --> 01:00:12,280 But they just watched. By the time this drops, they will have 759 01:00:12,440 --> 01:00:19,639 watched. Listen to me and my mom watching Hulk Hogan versus Ten ru Yes 760 01:00:19,880 --> 01:00:23,199 from WWE SWS Super Wrestle. I know that's what she's always wanted to see. 761 01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:29,679 She's always wanted to see it, and lapsed funk style, right, 762 01:00:29,719 --> 01:00:31,880 there's plenty of that. Yeah, yep, Oh god, there's stuff coming 763 01:00:31,960 --> 01:00:36,360 up, that's all I'm going to say. Amazing, there is stuff coming 764 01:00:36,480 --> 01:00:42,159 up that is ah, just glorious. It's always we're bursting at the seams. 765 01:00:42,159 --> 01:00:45,119 So there's so much more happening under the surface and behind the scenes. 766 01:00:45,159 --> 01:00:46,360 I'm excited to talk to you about in the weeks to come as well. 767 01:00:46,400 --> 01:00:51,159 It's just it's really a great time to be a lapsed fan. TLFX is 768 01:00:51,239 --> 01:00:54,320 rocking and rolling like never before. As you know, you've been hearing weekly 769 01:00:54,360 --> 01:00:59,840 here on the feed members of the Solar System with their recollections and they're sort 770 01:00:59,840 --> 01:01:04,559 of, you know, testimonials about why being a lapsed fan has been so 771 01:01:04,679 --> 01:01:08,800 additive to their lives and to their outlooks, into their just general sense. 772 01:01:08,840 --> 01:01:12,719 I mean, you know, as wrestling fans, it's as we've been talking 773 01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:16,079 about already, it's damn near impossible to really look at yourself in the mirror, 774 01:01:16,199 --> 01:01:20,800 you know, and not see somebody that gets talked behind his or her 775 01:01:20,840 --> 01:01:23,440 back all the time for liking that stuff. And it's a mark against you 776 01:01:23,519 --> 01:01:27,599 and in polite society to like wrestling. Let's just face facts. I mean, 777 01:01:27,639 --> 01:01:30,599 Larry David spoke to it. You already heard it. Yep, Larry 778 01:01:30,679 --> 01:01:35,000 David is everybody you know, you understand me, everybody you know you watch 779 01:01:35,119 --> 01:01:37,800 wrestling. What is that exactly? And so you know, we grow up 780 01:01:37,840 --> 01:01:44,840 as fans looking for a community that was that's almost impossible to find even online, 781 01:01:45,000 --> 01:01:47,039 you know, because it's so tribal. Yeah, but the Solar System 782 01:01:47,119 --> 01:01:51,760 is it. TLF is what you've been looking for. As a self respecting 783 01:01:51,840 --> 01:01:54,719 lifelong wrestling fan who's acknowledged that he can't kick the habit, so he's got 784 01:01:54,719 --> 01:01:59,440 to now manage it responsibly and just take in the doses he can handle. 785 01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:02,920 And we're it. We are the community of fans that you've been looking for 786 01:02:02,960 --> 01:02:07,920 your whole life. And I think that'll be made manifest one more time coming 787 01:02:07,920 --> 01:02:12,119 out of April seventh, and for wrestling fans have been tricked again. So 788 01:02:12,159 --> 01:02:15,880 with TLFX upon us our ten year celebration here, it's also highly appropriate that 789 01:02:15,920 --> 01:02:21,119 we now announce another leg of our TFX celebration. Stuff happening in all corners 790 01:02:21,800 --> 01:02:25,400 of TLF these days and some enterprising members of the Solar System. You've heard 791 01:02:25,400 --> 01:02:30,000 so much about the lapsed power planted our super fans that have got together to 792 01:02:30,039 --> 01:02:35,840 try to really generate content resources for people that might want to become acquainted with 793 01:02:35,880 --> 01:02:38,800 what we've done over ten years and have sort of a shortcut to understand why 794 01:02:38,840 --> 01:02:44,639 we're still here and why we're so strong. And the next leg of that 795 01:02:44,760 --> 01:02:47,440 is just something I'm totally thrilled about, something I've always kind of thought somewhere 796 01:02:47,440 --> 01:02:51,119 in the back of my mind should exist, But as the years have turned, 797 01:02:51,119 --> 01:02:57,480 it became an absolute necessity. Sure, presenting Boss the TLF Hall of 798 01:02:57,480 --> 01:03:06,559 Fame, Oh fucking bang Pang saying tangkank Kan cancin can can Cain Franken Caine, 799 01:03:07,559 --> 01:03:15,800 can can King frankn Caine, Krank came on, get into it, 800 01:03:16,400 --> 01:03:27,199 Londan Kangnapang can can came Hall of Fame, can can tank Kang canknk can 801 01:03:27,400 --> 01:03:46,440 kanker Youang ball in un rong Pang speaking in tongues. It can become spiritual 802 01:03:46,519 --> 01:03:53,480 at a certain point, does it not? Is it not? I can't 803 01:03:53,519 --> 01:03:57,039 wait. Oh, by the way, I haven't told you this yet, 804 01:03:57,199 --> 01:04:00,760 but I think among the things we're bringing to Philly is the lap to jukebox 805 01:04:00,840 --> 01:04:06,800 okay, because I know from having known you all these years and having watched 806 01:04:06,800 --> 01:04:12,440 you in person with my own two eyes. Uh you know conduct score Yes, 807 01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:15,119 of course, to go into absolute hysterics physically so that you can not 808 01:04:15,239 --> 01:04:18,800 only sing the music, but be the music, feel the music, be 809 01:04:18,920 --> 01:04:21,639 the music. We're not the only podcast and proud of it. But what 810 01:04:21,719 --> 01:04:26,039 that has meant is that over the years, when Possman breaks out in a 811 01:04:26,079 --> 01:04:29,239 song like that, particularly when he's doing I don't know, Stephen Reetle studies 812 01:04:29,679 --> 01:05:00,079 thing um bum boom boom, say what now line Philly seven bu bring it 813 01:05:00,159 --> 01:05:27,280 home? Bum bum b up wrong bum What I want you to know. 814 01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:33,079 I want you to know. I want you to know that we just ended 815 01:05:33,159 --> 01:05:42,039 up in a place with that any forewarning. No boss Man was reduced to 816 01:05:42,199 --> 01:05:56,440 doing this into the microphone on a podcast. Oh ship, so oh god. 817 01:05:56,599 --> 01:05:59,880 I figured, you know, if folks are going to invest the time 818 01:06:00,079 --> 01:06:02,159 and energy to be with us in Philly, they might get what I've always 819 01:06:02,199 --> 01:06:04,599 seen and what I always see in my mind's eye when you break out in 820 01:06:04,679 --> 01:06:10,800 a song and the lapse jukebox. I think you can have. I think 821 01:06:10,840 --> 01:06:14,639 you were to be taking some requests. I'm sure I'm fine with that. 822 01:06:14,800 --> 01:06:17,559 We'll put a fucking We'll put a jar out there and I'll be like fucking 823 01:06:17,599 --> 01:06:25,199 Billy Joel and the piano man, just fucking h oh shit, man. 824 01:06:25,360 --> 01:06:29,119 You know we're talking about Philly is as a fine rapper from Philly once said 825 01:06:29,360 --> 01:06:33,440 ens had to get aggressive because being humble wasn't working, And uh, that's 826 01:06:33,440 --> 01:06:36,119 what we're at ten years on. But the Hall of Fame is a great 827 01:06:36,119 --> 01:06:40,679 example of this, and I want to pass along, uh, just some 828 01:06:40,840 --> 01:06:43,440 notes about what the Hall of Fame is, what the TLF Hall of Fame 829 01:06:43,559 --> 01:06:45,159 is, what it's going to be, and what you can look forward to. 830 01:06:46,119 --> 01:06:49,480 Over the last ten years, the Lapsed Fan is gifted thousands of hours 831 01:06:49,519 --> 01:06:54,920 of joy to a solar system of grateful listeners. This college level podcast has 832 01:06:54,920 --> 01:06:59,719 brought tears to its listener's eyes through both humor and pain, improving all of 833 01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,440 their lives in the process. While there are literally too many great moments to 834 01:07:02,519 --> 01:07:05,400 count across the history of TLF, it's only right to the co chairs be 835 01:07:05,440 --> 01:07:10,920 given a gift and equal response to the gifts they constantly bestow upon their listeners. 836 01:07:11,639 --> 01:07:15,239 A branded auditory entertainment vehicle as successful as TLF deserves to be celebrated and 837 01:07:15,400 --> 01:07:20,880 for its content to be properly honored. TLF has provided moments so funny that 838 01:07:21,000 --> 01:07:26,639 listeners had to pause the show due to laughter, moments that caused meaningful introspection, 839 01:07:26,840 --> 01:07:30,159 moments that caused legitimate sadness in despair, moments that provided insight into how 840 01:07:30,239 --> 01:07:34,519 society operates, moments that flat out left the audience speechless. And yes, 841 01:07:34,639 --> 01:07:40,079 moments that remind us it is really all about food. Yes. To properly 842 01:07:40,119 --> 01:07:44,320 pay tribute to an occasion as momentous as TLFX, a group of especially avid 843 01:07:44,360 --> 01:07:48,480 listeners have banded together to create a list of one hundred of these moments which 844 01:07:48,519 --> 01:07:53,800 are cultural, historic, and esthetic importance to the history of the rest fan. 845 01:07:54,239 --> 01:07:57,559 I agree. While this list can be conceptualized as a top one hundred 846 01:07:57,639 --> 01:08:00,360 or is the TLF greatest hits, it should really be thought of as the 847 01:08:00,480 --> 01:08:05,000 first class among future entries into the Lapsed Fan Hall of Fame. Content across 848 01:08:05,079 --> 01:08:10,079 all ten years from all of tlf's brands under the Cinemat Live Calls, etc. 849 01:08:10,360 --> 01:08:14,440 Included were eligible for selection. The inaugural class of the TLF Hall of 850 01:08:14,480 --> 01:08:17,159 Fame should be the standard bearer for future classes, which will ideally be selected 851 01:08:17,199 --> 01:08:25,359 by the broader Solar system. So this is going to be a panel of 852 01:08:26,439 --> 01:08:31,079 especially tenured and exceptionally well attuned listeners who have proven over the years that they 853 01:08:32,159 --> 01:08:36,680 they understand and know our catalog more deeply than we ever could. And we 854 01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:42,000 fucking made the show. Yes, they think about it in sort of like 855 01:08:42,119 --> 01:08:46,239 a like almost a literary criticism kind of perspective for sure. Yep. And 856 01:08:47,000 --> 01:08:49,560 the Hall of Fame panel has been assembled. The Hall of Fame Panel is 857 01:08:49,640 --> 01:08:54,319 voted and coming to the main feed over the course of twenty twenty four as 858 01:08:54,359 --> 01:08:59,520 part of our TLFX celebrations. We're proud to resurface and officially enshrine the one 859 01:08:59,640 --> 01:09:04,079 hundred initial entrance from our history of podcasts into the Lapse Hall of Fame. 860 01:09:04,199 --> 01:09:08,760 So there will be no excuses by the end of twenty twenty four in terms 861 01:09:08,800 --> 01:09:12,039 of where to point folks to acclimate them to what tlf is all about as 862 01:09:12,079 --> 01:09:15,279 we borrow ten more years. I can't wait to resurface some of these things 863 01:09:15,359 --> 01:09:21,039 because it's just amazing the things that we that don't even know. When you 864 01:09:21,119 --> 01:09:24,039 make the show, you've talked about this, when you make the show. 865 01:09:24,079 --> 01:09:28,000 You can't afford Terry Funk style to sit there and look in the rear view 866 01:09:28,000 --> 01:09:30,560 mirror all the time. You just can't. It's impossible because if you don't 867 01:09:30,640 --> 01:09:35,600 keep the hamster wheel turning, eventually it'll come to an end. And it's 868 01:09:35,600 --> 01:09:39,239 always such a joy to see the solar system take the time that we'll never 869 01:09:39,359 --> 01:09:44,319 have to really go through the fine tooth comb to really have the wherewithal and 870 01:09:44,439 --> 01:09:46,640 to really have the understanding of what the catalog contains, to be able to 871 01:09:46,720 --> 01:09:51,439 narrow down what truly is quintessential TLF and can't wait to resurface and share those 872 01:09:51,520 --> 01:09:57,680 moments. With a new coat of paint. You'll have Hall of Fame Boss. 873 01:09:59,399 --> 01:10:01,800 I'm excited. I'm very very excited. It's a beautiful Yeah, this 874 01:10:01,960 --> 01:10:08,640 thing comes about so uh that and so much more happening this year for us. 875 01:10:08,840 --> 01:10:14,199 We need to thank all of our supporters as mentioned on Patreon, and 876 01:10:14,239 --> 01:10:16,199 we also need to point folks, particularly with April seventh coming up to our 877 01:10:16,199 --> 01:10:20,520 store in Pro Wrestling Teas dot Com. Recently, we've added two new shirts 878 01:10:20,560 --> 01:10:29,159 that are perfect to bring with you to Philly. I've ordered Maes the Boss 879 01:10:29,199 --> 01:10:32,520 designed t L f X commemorative shirt. That's right. And we also have 880 01:10:32,640 --> 01:10:38,239 the Lapsed Fan Phillies collection. Pretty yes, that's exactly what the p in 881 01:10:38,479 --> 01:10:44,720 lapsed is in the uh the logo of the of the of the Phillies. 882 01:10:45,119 --> 01:10:47,920 So yes, get get that ship on your body. Yes, it'll be 883 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:53,439 highly appropriate gear to be rocking on the way. And of course stuff inspired 884 01:10:53,479 --> 01:10:56,399 by the Lapsed Funk, stuff inspired by all our journeys and our whole catalog. 885 01:10:56,840 --> 01:11:00,199 Just Pro Wrestling Teas dot Com slash lapsed Fan is also as the l 886 01:11:00,279 --> 01:11:02,199 FX as it gets. Yes, you're damn right, so damn right. 887 01:11:02,319 --> 01:11:06,600 Lots of good stuff up there, and I think some some very uh uh 888 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:12,840 uh. I plan on getting a Rustle Pania shirt for sure, uh for 889 01:11:12,960 --> 01:11:15,640 WrestleMania. So it isn't going to be on my bodys in there. The 890 01:11:15,720 --> 01:11:19,520 main's in there. So lots of good stuff, lots of good stuff. 891 01:11:20,520 --> 01:11:24,840 Swag on the ground, baby, I might have to get a brother shirt. 892 01:11:25,359 --> 01:11:30,039 Oh that's a great one. Get yourself a you a fan call out 893 01:11:30,159 --> 01:11:33,439 on the ground in Philly. There's no better feeling. Take it from that 894 01:11:33,720 --> 01:11:38,560 is the best. And I want to see a Sergeant Adam funct shirt out 895 01:11:38,560 --> 01:11:41,199 there. Yeah, I know some have bought it, but I don't think 896 01:11:41,359 --> 01:11:45,159 many have the nuts. We'll see, maybe maybe I should buy and wear 897 01:11:45,199 --> 01:11:49,039 it. Remember our oh my god last year, Oh my god, what 898 01:11:49,119 --> 01:11:55,960 a riot. So we're going we're going into the stadium with our pal, 899 01:11:56,079 --> 01:12:00,960 you remember who hooked us up with the tickets, and he's wearing the aret 900 01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:03,560 to get excited when it's all fake show. Oh yes, Oh my god, 901 01:12:03,720 --> 01:12:06,560 I'm like, how do you wear that to wrestle Mania? Ah? 902 01:12:08,079 --> 01:12:15,079 I was just so impressed that he had the nuts to wear that. I 903 01:12:15,239 --> 01:12:18,359 just I couldn't believe it. And uh sood so good a boy, Max, 904 01:12:18,600 --> 01:12:23,840 And uh yeah, so stand up for the for the solar system, 905 01:12:23,880 --> 01:12:27,479 fly the colors, proud, wear the shirt that makes people wonder, and 906 01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:30,199 wear this shirt that puts the spring in your step. Coming up for WrestleMania 907 01:12:30,199 --> 01:12:34,199 weekend in Philly over Proresuees dot com, slash the Lapsed Fan, and we 908 01:12:34,279 --> 01:12:39,000 do also want to shout out our friends over at Tight Nutrition. If you 909 01:12:39,079 --> 01:12:41,520 need to get you know, if you need to get a little extra boost 910 01:12:41,560 --> 01:12:45,119 in your step when you hit Philadelphia, you might want to do it with 911 01:12:45,279 --> 01:12:49,159 the the energy and workout enhancing products of our friends at tight nutrition who are 912 01:12:49,199 --> 01:12:54,119 sticking with us here. 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Again, that's tight 926 01:13:42,960 --> 01:13:46,560 Nutrition dot Net with the discount code lapsed to get healthy here on tlf X 927 01:13:46,920 --> 01:13:53,880 year and do it with a brand that's proud to support that fucking cast that 928 01:13:53,960 --> 01:13:58,039 we're proud to have in our corner in tightened Nutrition coming up as we pivot 929 01:13:58,119 --> 01:14:00,760 off of the Lapsed Funk and just you know, bask in the glow a 930 01:14:00,840 --> 01:14:04,359 bit with some feedback as well as feedback unrelated to Terry Funk. We're pointing 931 01:14:04,399 --> 01:14:14,520 our compass at another momentous anniversary at twenty twenty four occasions. Boss, We're 932 01:14:14,560 --> 01:14:20,640 taking a look at the January twenty third, nineteen eighty four WWF Madison Square 933 01:14:20,680 --> 01:14:25,760 Garden event where Hulk Coogan wins his first WWF championship. It is the the 934 01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:29,840 the birth of Hullcomania. No matter what you say, no matter what happened 935 01:14:29,840 --> 01:14:32,439 beforehand, that is the birth of hull Comania. I said, Boss, 936 01:14:32,439 --> 01:14:34,479 you know, what do we do that has impact coming off a journey. 937 01:14:34,479 --> 01:14:38,600 We always like to be mindful of that, and you were very quick with 938 01:14:38,680 --> 01:14:41,600 the suggestion. Yep, yep, it was to me, it was the 939 01:14:41,680 --> 01:14:45,920 only one. It was the only one. It made perfect sense and the 940 01:14:45,960 --> 01:14:47,680 reason we're sign posting it now is because we want your feedback, we want 941 01:14:47,720 --> 01:14:51,239 your recollections. This is you know, we were one. I was one, 942 01:14:51,439 --> 01:14:56,439 okay when this happened. I wasn't even one yet, So it's hard 943 01:14:56,520 --> 01:14:59,960 for us to access what it was like to see that handing of the torque 944 01:15:00,159 --> 01:15:03,399 from Iron Cheek to Hulkogan, really from Bob Backland to Hulkogan and just all 945 01:15:03,479 --> 01:15:09,159 of the revolutions in pro wrestling that that portended. But with your help in 946 01:15:09,199 --> 01:15:12,960 the Lapsed Fan solar system, we can put it into the appropriate context when 947 01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:15,239 we attack and put on the shelf, so to speak, this all important 948 01:15:15,800 --> 01:15:18,800 event at Madison Square Garden. So hit us up the Lapsed Fan at gmail 949 01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:24,159 dot com early and often with your thoughts recollections on the significance of Hogan's first 950 01:15:24,159 --> 01:15:27,880 title win as we look back forty years after it took place, which is 951 01:15:27,960 --> 01:15:30,560 just unbelievably scary to think about in so many ways that it was forty years 952 01:15:30,560 --> 01:15:35,880 ago that title is happening. It's so bizarre, and yeah, make sure 953 01:15:36,000 --> 01:15:40,359 that we don't just lay the fact pattern down, as you can trust us 954 01:15:40,399 --> 01:15:45,600 to do definitively, but also get at that emotional truth too that the title 955 01:15:45,640 --> 01:15:48,239 win speaks to that we won't be able to access just by mere research. 956 01:15:48,359 --> 01:15:53,079 But we need you, we need your support. Already some wonderful insights from 957 01:15:53,119 --> 01:15:57,000 our friends in the Twin Cities who are sort of being very observant about Hulk 958 01:15:57,039 --> 01:16:00,840 Hogan transitioning from the AWA's top baby face to Vince Mooween, which is a 959 01:16:00,840 --> 01:16:04,000 subject of endless fascination for us over the years. I mean, we can 960 01:16:04,079 --> 01:16:08,000 never boss take enough at bites at the apple of Hulk leaving Vern in the 961 01:16:08,079 --> 01:16:10,520 dust. Oh, absolutely, no, not at all. I mean, 962 01:16:10,560 --> 01:16:14,880 it's it's it's so because you know what there there's so much there, and 963 01:16:14,960 --> 01:16:20,880 there's probably so much that has not even been unfolded, you know, and 964 01:16:21,199 --> 01:16:26,359 uncovered yet. It's all out there. But we're gonna pull it all together. 965 01:16:26,600 --> 01:16:28,439 You never know. I think I'm sure that there are stories that have 966 01:16:28,600 --> 01:16:30,760 never made that in every single line of day somehow, you know. I'm 967 01:16:30,800 --> 01:16:33,479 not no if we'll ever get to those or not, but there there are 968 01:16:33,560 --> 01:16:38,520 some in there that I'm just like, it's there's more to this than meets 969 01:16:38,560 --> 01:16:42,960 the eye. Too many machinations right for for everything to have surfaced. But 970 01:16:43,000 --> 01:16:45,880 we're going to do our damnedest and we're looking forward to it. It's kind 971 01:16:45,920 --> 01:16:48,920 of when you really think back at it, it sort of is the inspiration 972 01:16:49,039 --> 01:16:51,960 for one of our earliest journeys, The Life and Death of the Away, 973 01:16:53,199 --> 01:16:58,840 This intense fascination that we had with with Hogan's awa years. Absolutely absolutely no 974 01:16:59,000 --> 01:17:00,800 question about that in terms with the fact that you know, he was talking 975 01:17:00,800 --> 01:17:05,279 about whole Comania for years before getting on Vince Junior's TV. Yeah, and 976 01:17:05,399 --> 01:17:09,319 all that means, so really looking forward to it. Make sure that we 977 01:17:09,399 --> 01:17:12,279 can knock that one out of the park with your contributions as well. That's 978 01:17:12,319 --> 01:17:15,560 why we're letting you know early. We're also going to let you know that 979 01:17:15,760 --> 01:17:18,439 at long last, we will deliver in our promise to award a free hopper 980 01:17:18,520 --> 01:17:23,800 pick. I remember in the past we've been saying, you know, if 981 01:17:23,840 --> 01:17:26,159 you bid on the hopper, we understand it gets really rich for a lot 982 01:17:26,159 --> 01:17:28,800 of people's blood. But there are some people that just breaks my heart. 983 01:17:29,159 --> 01:17:30,520 They try, they try, and they always end up in a category they 984 01:17:30,520 --> 01:17:34,399 can't afford. And I respect the discipline and not you know, necessarily go 985 01:17:34,600 --> 01:17:39,119 overboard. So the people who have bid, we put their names in a 986 01:17:39,159 --> 01:17:41,720 hat kind of like how we're going to award the Terry Funk Branding Iron coming 987 01:17:41,800 --> 01:17:44,840 up April seventh in Philly, and we pulled the name at random, you 988 01:17:44,920 --> 01:17:48,159 know, every time they bid we put in their name in once and our 989 01:17:48,159 --> 01:17:51,079 buddy pav Is won and he's going to bring to us the two thousand and 990 01:17:51,079 --> 01:17:56,199 eight WWE Royal Rumble that is his sport. It's John Cena comes in number 991 01:17:56,199 --> 01:18:00,119 thirty MSG as well, So it's gonna be an MSGI Yeah cook ms G 992 01:18:00,239 --> 01:18:02,279 detour here on the TLF main feedt in the weeks to come, and so 993 01:18:02,359 --> 01:18:06,479 if you have any particular thoughts recollections about the significance of that event, please 994 01:18:06,520 --> 01:18:10,840 do hit us up as well the lapsed fan at gmail dot com and we're 995 01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:15,680 pleased to deliver on that promise what we told him over the holidays. So 996 01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:17,560 it still was a holiday gift as we initially conceived of it, yes, 997 01:18:17,840 --> 01:18:21,960 but Funkage and many other moving pieces sought to it that it took months for 998 01:18:23,079 --> 01:18:25,479 us to get to it, but we do get to it every single time. 999 01:18:25,560 --> 01:18:28,520 That's that's the whole point. So yep, looking forward to connecting on 1000 01:18:28,640 --> 01:18:31,600 that as well as much more to come in the weeks ahead. But if 1001 01:18:31,640 --> 01:18:33,159 We're going to go ahead, boss, we got it. We got to 1002 01:18:33,159 --> 01:18:39,199 tap into that mailbox. I think the time is now and it's let's go 1003 01:18:39,279 --> 01:18:42,840 ahead and tap into that mailbox. See what's going on? Talk about tapping 1004 01:18:42,920 --> 01:18:48,399 in? Uh what? And let's hit our boy Christian wonderful supporter of the 1005 01:18:48,439 --> 01:18:53,520 solar system over the years. And this is a letter that he sent really 1006 01:18:53,600 --> 01:18:58,520 upon the embarking of the lapsed Funk that I think so well telegraphed and encapsulated 1007 01:18:58,560 --> 01:19:00,680 where we were heading and where we ended up. So if you could share 1008 01:19:00,720 --> 01:19:08,880 that with the people, absolutely, twenty twenty three has been a rough year 1009 01:19:08,960 --> 01:19:15,039 for the sport of Kings. We've lost We've lost some true giants and mantar 1010 01:19:15,720 --> 01:19:19,560 who helped shape our Childhohoods. In the case of Bray, Wyatt was on 1011 01:19:19,680 --> 01:19:25,199 the cusp of reinventing what it meant to be a refreshingly unique character in a 1012 01:19:25,239 --> 01:19:30,079 business where fans clamor for a guy who's nothing more than an amalgamation of arguably 1013 01:19:30,159 --> 01:19:32,840 the two biggest stars in the last thirty years. I'm talking about you, 1014 01:19:33,760 --> 01:19:38,760 La Night. However, if the passing of why It and Terry Funk can 1015 01:19:38,840 --> 01:19:42,640 offer us fans anything is that the end of the day. At the end 1016 01:19:42,680 --> 01:19:45,920 of the day, being one of a kind is the greatest trade any wrestler 1017 01:19:46,039 --> 01:19:51,359 could aspire to have. Nobody will ever come close to having the resume of 1018 01:19:51,479 --> 01:20:00,199 Terry Funk his career, which stretched so many generations and eras think about it, 1019 01:20:00,279 --> 01:20:02,640 funk debut during the boom period of the Territory days was a top draw 1020 01:20:02,720 --> 01:20:05,520 in every area he went to, whether it be Florida, Saint Louis from 1021 01:20:05,520 --> 01:20:10,119 Memphis, Russell, the Who's Who of stars from Jack Briscoe, the Chic 1022 01:20:10,760 --> 01:20:15,920 Race, Lawler Flair, Hogan, Sting, Bammers, Foley Brett, Michaels, 1023 01:20:15,399 --> 01:20:21,760 Austin Tyson, brother Tyson. But he was right all the way to 1024 01:20:21,840 --> 01:20:25,720 the end there. I think he's yeah, I think he said, Michael's 1025 01:20:25,720 --> 01:20:28,439 Austin Tyson. Yeah, I know, I know I did that. Do 1026 01:20:28,479 --> 01:20:30,720 you see what he did? Though? You know you understand these because we 1027 01:20:30,800 --> 01:20:33,079 do Austin Tyson, Austin, Yeah, you get it. Matt for sure. 1028 01:20:33,159 --> 01:20:38,600 By the way he did Michael's Austin Tyson. Because that's our joke that 1029 01:20:38,680 --> 01:20:43,439 we do. It's gonna bother me forever. At the very end of the 1030 01:20:43,520 --> 01:20:45,359 Lapsed Funk when I was going through all the people he inspired, and I 1031 01:20:45,479 --> 01:20:48,079 was like, Okay, I'm gonna hit everybody. I forgot Harley Race. 1032 01:20:48,159 --> 01:20:53,560 What the fuck like, don't forget Harley? You know, he learned the 1033 01:20:53,640 --> 01:20:57,640 business in Amarillo. He was trained, you know, in and around Nebraska, 1034 01:20:57,800 --> 01:21:00,640 in Kansas City's from that part of the country, owned that territory and 1035 01:21:01,079 --> 01:21:04,840 defined Kansas City wrestling in so many ways. But the Funks taught this guy 1036 01:21:04,920 --> 01:21:09,600 the business. He was booking when you know, Dorry Senor and Iron Mike 1037 01:21:09,680 --> 01:21:13,279 DEBIASI were feuding. He you know, we read from his book. But 1038 01:21:13,399 --> 01:21:15,399 when we did the NWA World title portion of the Lapsed Funk, I mean 1039 01:21:15,840 --> 01:21:19,119 yeah, and it was the fact that the Funk chose Harley to drop the 1040 01:21:19,159 --> 01:21:21,840 world title to Terry that is, and yea, Dorry did as well, 1041 01:21:21,880 --> 01:21:26,840 but that was just because Dorry and Jack couldn't get together to consummate the title 1042 01:21:26,960 --> 01:21:30,119 change for reasons we explored in depth. But still, I mean, Harley 1043 01:21:30,239 --> 01:21:34,159 Race ends up in the money and off to an incredible start in his wrestling 1044 01:21:34,199 --> 01:21:38,680 career because the Funks, in particular Terry Funk, bestowed it upon him. 1045 01:21:39,079 --> 01:21:42,520 You know, he deserved it, but he hadn't earned it yet. And 1046 01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:45,600 it was Terry Funk saying, you're the guy that I trust with the world 1047 01:21:45,680 --> 01:21:49,520 title because I'm done with it for now. That made Harley Race Harley Race. 1048 01:21:49,560 --> 01:21:53,399 I mean, can you get more impactful like you think? You think 1049 01:21:53,439 --> 01:21:56,760 Harley Race is a contemporary of Terry Funk's and he was. But Terry was 1050 01:21:57,039 --> 01:22:00,359 was was his sensey. He was everybody. I mean, there's nobody that 1051 01:22:00,399 --> 01:22:03,359 predates the guy. It seems like. Besides, like a Kiniski says, 1052 01:22:03,399 --> 01:22:06,920 if you want to go back, the black and white era, just remarkable. 1053 01:22:08,239 --> 01:22:11,079 He was coloring and of wrestling. He was the y you know what 1054 01:22:11,119 --> 01:22:15,119 I mean. He was the technicolor Yep, Yes he was. He had 1055 01:22:15,159 --> 01:22:25,479 the three different film Valley. Terry's greatest rivalry will be with that fat egg 1056 01:22:25,600 --> 01:22:29,800 sucking yellow dog, Dusty Rhodes. I never saw Funk in his prime, 1057 01:22:29,840 --> 01:22:34,239 but was introduced to him through the vhs I Like to Hurt people that my 1058 01:22:34,399 --> 01:22:39,239 dad owned, currently available in the Cement Archive. Yes, indeed it is. 1059 01:22:39,680 --> 01:22:43,239 When I discovered his classic nineteen eighty one empty arena match against Jerry Lawler 1060 01:22:43,279 --> 01:22:47,039 in Memphis decades later on YouTube. It was like unearthing a buried treasure I 1061 01:22:47,119 --> 01:22:53,039 had long heard about but had never seen speaking of. I like to hurt 1062 01:22:53,039 --> 01:22:55,880 people. You know what, I got my hot little hands on. What 1063 01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:59,279 do you have? Brian? Uh? What was his name? Brian Greenberg? 1064 01:23:00,079 --> 01:23:00,680 Uh? Huh? I remember he was one of the creators of the 1065 01:23:00,720 --> 01:23:05,319 film. Yes, he recently put out a DVD of of a b Roll. 1066 01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:10,479 Oh he did, because I remember they were there was talk about this, 1067 01:23:11,079 --> 01:23:15,600 how we made I Like to Hurt People. Holy shit. Uh. 1068 01:23:15,439 --> 01:23:19,279 It's a rare look behind the curtain of hardcore wrestling in the seventies, featuring 1069 01:23:19,319 --> 01:23:25,000 the chik Andre Terry Funk Dori Funk listed right here on the jacket ringside is 1070 01:23:25,000 --> 01:23:27,840 the incredible true story, from start to finish, how we were able to 1071 01:23:27,920 --> 01:23:30,279 make the hardcore wrestling cult classic. I like to hurt people, I think 1072 01:23:30,319 --> 01:23:33,319 when I deliver some of the things we picked up in the funk of State 1073 01:23:33,359 --> 01:23:38,279 sale on Beta Max, so to speak. Boss, Yeah, I throw 1074 01:23:38,359 --> 01:23:43,920 this one in the fucking poulous will I I I I because you know what 1075 01:23:44,119 --> 01:23:48,159 there? I want to Uh. I've been wanting to have h a a 1076 01:23:48,319 --> 01:23:55,960 reason to kind of go back and revisit since since the since the Chic book 1077 01:23:56,000 --> 01:24:00,199 came out as it came out right after we did. We did the That 1078 01:24:00,319 --> 01:24:03,840 was the fiftieth episode of Under the Cinemat And there's so much great information in 1079 01:24:03,920 --> 01:24:08,159 that book. Yeah, by Brian Solomon on this movie in particular, right, 1080 01:24:08,359 --> 01:24:11,479 and so I wanted I've been wanting the reason to go back to it. 1081 01:24:12,079 --> 01:24:15,279 So this will be it. We'll figure it, We'll make this happen. 1082 01:24:15,920 --> 01:24:19,239 It'll be like an extended cut or it almost be like bonus scene part 1083 01:24:19,279 --> 01:24:25,880 of a DVD cinema right now, right right, exactly exactly. Uh, 1084 01:24:27,720 --> 01:24:31,800 watching Terry Go, watching Terry Cus, Jerry Lawl the hell out demand Lance 1085 01:24:31,880 --> 01:24:35,079 Russell to clear him the winner by default when Jerry didn't show up on time, 1086 01:24:35,479 --> 01:24:40,119 accuse Lawler of carrying a knife and a gun to their match, then 1087 01:24:40,279 --> 01:24:43,520 wailing over his eye as he cried for help. As one of the greatest 1088 01:24:43,520 --> 01:24:47,159 pieces of work I ever saw or will ever see. If Dusty was Funk's 1089 01:24:47,199 --> 01:24:51,319 greatest rival to me, this was his greatest match. For the sheer lunacy 1090 01:24:51,359 --> 01:24:56,000 of it all. I hope Terry Funk found a ring in Heaven and wrestled 1091 01:24:56,039 --> 01:25:00,600 Big dust all around Heaven's territory. Truly heaven needed a Funker and a Harcore. 1092 01:25:01,239 --> 01:25:08,239 God, I don't think I even have that anymore, Q Flair yelling 1093 01:25:08,359 --> 01:25:14,880 I'm God in TNL. Well, I got something else for you. Thank 1094 01:25:14,960 --> 01:25:16,840 you, Terry for giving us a lifetime worth of showmanship, Thank you for 1095 01:25:17,000 --> 01:25:23,079 adding Goozle Metake to our vernacular, and thank you for declaring Jerry Lawler to 1096 01:25:23,159 --> 01:25:26,520 be a son of a bitch in an empty arena in Memphis. There truly 1097 01:25:26,640 --> 01:25:30,840 will never be another like you. Absolutely, and further to the MPT Arena, 1098 01:25:30,880 --> 01:25:32,800 which of course was a key stop in the lapsed Funk journey, something 1099 01:25:32,840 --> 01:25:35,840 that people who were contemporaries in the Memphis territory at the time, like Dutch, 1100 01:25:35,880 --> 01:25:40,239 Mantel and others as we talked about, didn't remember us a particularly successful 1101 01:25:40,239 --> 01:25:44,039 piece of business because, you know, houses went down at the Mid South 1102 01:25:44,119 --> 01:25:46,239 Coliseum after the MT, right, there wasn't really a lot to point to 1103 01:25:46,359 --> 01:25:49,399 that was a business catalyst. As Dutch pointed out, you know, the 1104 01:25:49,680 --> 01:25:53,960 closing scene is really you're supposed to feel sympathy for Terry Funk, which isn't 1105 01:25:54,000 --> 01:25:57,600 exactly the recipe for coming back next week to buy a ticket, you know, 1106 01:25:57,640 --> 01:26:00,960 because nobody was gonna feel sympathy for that guy, so it kind of 1107 01:26:00,039 --> 01:26:02,279 left you. It's almost like Jerry Lawler should have been left with the one 1108 01:26:02,319 --> 01:26:05,399 with his eyeball hanging out, right, if they wanted business off this thing, 1109 01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:08,960 But it's not. You know, this thing isn't about business. This 1110 01:26:09,159 --> 01:26:13,720 is about Funk bringing it to a higher level in terms of living in a 1111 01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:17,199 different skin as a performer and you know, with a completely unfamiliar atmosphere with 1112 01:26:17,279 --> 01:26:23,119 a dead quiet building, realizing the depth that he could pull from, realizing 1113 01:26:23,199 --> 01:26:26,640 the depth that he had. This is acting ability, is what it is. 1114 01:26:27,359 --> 01:26:29,560 You know, wrestlers always talk about when they hit a movie set, 1115 01:26:29,640 --> 01:26:32,880 it's just so disorienting to not have that feedback loop from the live crowd that 1116 01:26:33,000 --> 01:26:36,119 tells you if what you're doing is resonating, To have just silence on the 1117 01:26:36,199 --> 01:26:41,880 set with no real visual or audio indicator that you're doing well, it's so 1118 01:26:42,199 --> 01:26:45,399 disorienting. Here Terry Funk proves that he not only is capable of that, 1119 01:26:45,520 --> 01:26:47,760 but it's the best in wrestling history at that at when you know, you 1120 01:26:47,880 --> 01:26:50,880 take somebody out of the element of the typical give and take of a wrestling 1121 01:26:50,960 --> 01:26:56,039 match, that they can still produce things that are true to their character and 1122 01:26:56,199 --> 01:26:59,399 keep you stuck to the screen and stuck to their every move and every word. 1123 01:27:00,039 --> 01:27:01,960 That's what the MPT arena match comes to symbolize, and that's why, 1124 01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:05,399 even though it didn't catalyze a big run of business in Memphis, everyone still 1125 01:27:05,399 --> 01:27:09,000 talks about it to this day. Chris saw it coming. He wrote to 1126 01:27:09,039 --> 01:27:12,079 his chairman, I love all the Terry Funk's phases. The feud with Flair 1127 01:27:12,159 --> 01:27:14,840 that started at the end of the Steamboat Flair trilogy, the middle aged and 1128 01:27:14,920 --> 01:27:18,159 Crazy ECW run, death matches with Cactus Jack, the matches between the Brisco 1129 01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:21,640 Brothers and the Funk Brothers, even that weird Funk family run in his WWF 1130 01:27:21,720 --> 01:27:26,600 run with the uncomfortable jyd Food. However, for some reason, the first 1131 01:27:26,680 --> 01:27:29,920 Terry Funk match that always pops into my head is the empty Arena match with 1132 01:27:30,079 --> 01:27:33,840 Jerry Lawler from Mid South TV are April twenty five, nineteen eighty one and 1133 01:27:34,279 --> 01:27:38,439 Terry Funk Shows. He writes more sides to his personality in this match than 1134 01:27:38,479 --> 01:27:43,279 most wrestlers Today's show in a year, Funk cussing even more after Lance Russell 1135 01:27:43,319 --> 01:27:46,119 asks him not to swear yes, that's great, Funk declaring himself the winner, 1136 01:27:46,199 --> 01:27:49,439 viaccount out when Lawler isn't there at first, Funk becoming more angry and 1137 01:27:49,520 --> 01:27:54,359 starting to threaten Lance Russell. Funk's paranoia ramping up as he asks if Lawler 1138 01:27:54,399 --> 01:27:57,880 brought a gun or a knife? This is all here again, Funk flopping 1139 01:27:57,960 --> 01:28:00,800 around an empty rows of seats, and Blake Funk's starting to back off as 1140 01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:04,720 he realizes that Lawler is maybe better than he expected and going after improvised weapons, 1141 01:28:04,840 --> 01:28:10,359 Funk screeching. Funk goes after Lawler's eye and then screams for a doctor 1142 01:28:10,359 --> 01:28:13,319 when Lawler damages Funk's eye at the end. There is nothing in that video 1143 01:28:13,359 --> 01:28:15,399 except for maybe the quality of this version that is not great. Lance Russell 1144 01:28:15,479 --> 01:28:18,159 lighting a cigarette while waiting to see if Funk and Lawa will show up for 1145 01:28:18,239 --> 01:28:21,359 the match is definitely the best part. By the way, Lawler in full 1146 01:28:21,439 --> 01:28:27,079 regalia for an MPT arena match. What's the problem? Great question, Chris, 1147 01:28:29,359 --> 01:28:31,800 So he saw it coming. We'll hear from Matt Terry Funk memory, 1148 01:28:31,960 --> 01:28:34,359 Hi Gents, a bit of a weird one. But there was a promo 1149 01:28:34,520 --> 01:28:39,359 that he did in his final WW run when he talked about somebody being a 1150 01:28:39,439 --> 01:28:45,199 satchel ass that was mcfoley. I love that. I mean to think about 1151 01:28:45,199 --> 01:28:48,960 a satchel, right, yes, and it's shape and how it and an 1152 01:28:49,000 --> 01:28:54,039 ass made of satchel approximates the or a satchel made of ass a general shape 1153 01:28:54,079 --> 01:28:57,359 of mcfoley's ass. And so he writes, this was a huge thing on 1154 01:28:57,399 --> 01:29:00,439 the Brian and Vinnie Show, Brian Alvarez and Vinnie over at figure four weekly. 1155 01:29:00,600 --> 01:29:03,720 I assume Jack was on the board back then, all kind of anyway, 1156 01:29:03,760 --> 01:29:05,960 he writes, it's what I think about when it comes to the Funker. 1157 01:29:06,079 --> 01:29:12,039 So what I'm realizing here is there was a promo that Terry Funk cut 1158 01:29:12,079 --> 01:29:14,680 on Mick Foley. We of course saw the n ring one he did before 1159 01:29:14,680 --> 01:29:17,600 the One Night Stand in two thousand and six show. Hey Fully, great 1160 01:29:17,640 --> 01:29:20,840 to see that one breathe new life into courtesy the laps fan because that's just 1161 01:29:20,880 --> 01:29:26,840 a tremendous mitterring face off between those two, just tremendous stuff. And apparently 1162 01:29:26,880 --> 01:29:30,359 he also cut a promo on Fully that aired only on WWE dot com, 1163 01:29:30,479 --> 01:29:32,079 which they were really hot to do with the mid two thousands when they were 1164 01:29:32,119 --> 01:29:36,439 trying to make dot com the place to be for everything, and they would 1165 01:29:36,439 --> 01:29:40,840 shoot a lot of exclusive stuff for that platform, And so Terry just does 1166 01:29:40,880 --> 01:29:44,359 a typical look into the camera Terry promo, a copy of which does not 1167 01:29:44,439 --> 01:29:47,640 seem to have survived anywhere on the Internet in terms of like the whole promos 1168 01:29:47,680 --> 01:29:51,720 that existed. You only see like descriptions of what it once was. But 1169 01:29:51,840 --> 01:29:56,680 what did happen is on the Brian and Vinnie Show on Figure four Weekly, 1170 01:29:57,439 --> 01:30:00,039 they did grab some sound from the promo make a little bit out of it 1171 01:30:00,359 --> 01:30:03,520 because it was the first time anyone had ever heard someone described as a satchel 1172 01:30:03,600 --> 01:30:08,600 ass, and it was a fucking home run. So what Matt provided and 1173 01:30:08,640 --> 01:30:11,720 what we're going to provide here to the Solar System is a clip from that 1174 01:30:11,880 --> 01:30:15,880 show that kind of gives you a sense of, how, you know, 1175 01:30:15,960 --> 01:30:17,800 an early sense of what we discovered along the way in the lapsed Funk Boss 1176 01:30:17,840 --> 01:30:23,680 that you can really make incredible entertainment out of Terry's greatest hits. Sash Lass 1177 01:30:24,960 --> 01:30:34,359 Scholas promo. You don't see the promo, No, the promo on e 1178 01:30:34,439 --> 01:30:38,359 c W dot com. He's a talking about Mick Foley, all their good 1179 01:30:38,359 --> 01:30:40,920 promos now on the website. They don't show him on TV anymore. That 1180 01:30:41,039 --> 01:30:56,600 doesn't surprise me. Yeah, but yes, he he Saslas McK foley's son. 1181 01:30:58,960 --> 01:31:01,039 He takes a while to think of the right words. He looks right 1182 01:31:01,079 --> 01:31:12,119 in the camera and says, and then he tells the story about his dad. 1183 01:31:12,359 --> 01:31:15,560 I'm not trusting any man whose ass was whiter than his shoulders. That's 1184 01:31:15,600 --> 01:31:20,279 a really good one. Wow, that's funny. Is somebody just emailed that 1185 01:31:20,399 --> 01:31:25,359 to me and I just saw Terry Funk in a word and I was like, 1186 01:31:26,000 --> 01:31:35,840 does that say satchel ass? I didn't even it does Scholas? It's 1187 01:31:35,920 --> 01:31:45,680 the sing song I heard the show pretty great, Wow satchel ass. Last 1188 01:31:46,880 --> 01:31:51,680 asked like a satchel guess that's what it means. So he went ahead and 1189 01:31:53,920 --> 01:32:02,159 I want aheadn't remember we were going through that and the lot last episode of 1190 01:32:02,199 --> 01:32:06,640 Lapsed Funk. That just like postcrip part of his career where he's he's still 1191 01:32:06,640 --> 01:32:12,319 wrestling Lawlor and Piper and Abbey and it's like two thousand and five, everybody, 1192 01:32:12,399 --> 01:32:15,399 He's like, yeah, right, great stuff for our friend John who 1193 01:32:15,439 --> 01:32:18,279 wrote a I saw Terry Funk verse Abduel the Butcher verse. Kevin Sulliman versed 1194 01:32:18,359 --> 01:32:24,399 US two Rhodes and a bloodbath of a match at the Davy, Florida Rodeo 1195 01:32:24,560 --> 01:32:28,600 in two thousand and two. Holy shit, they went all over the rodeo 1196 01:32:28,720 --> 01:32:30,960 grounds. It was nuts. I took home a chair with blood on it. 1197 01:32:31,520 --> 01:32:40,159 Thankfully I did not contract hepatitis. I mean, I guess that's gonna 1198 01:32:40,159 --> 01:32:43,479 have to be as shirt, isn't it, satchel Ass, I think I 1199 01:32:43,560 --> 01:32:47,000 think that's a requirement, alright, p mister Funk. Ben writes an interesting 1200 01:32:47,039 --> 01:32:53,039 compendium as we try to restart the engine of the Coliseum collection soon, right. 1201 01:32:53,960 --> 01:32:58,159 We did promise to do every Colosseum video ever in order, and a 1202 01:32:58,319 --> 01:33:01,000 ton of stuff ended up falling into our lap that required our media attention and 1203 01:33:01,000 --> 01:33:03,920 a couple of Terry journeys. I mean, all of a sudden a year 1204 01:33:04,000 --> 01:33:10,319 is passed. It could call it a terrible journey, but we had already 1205 01:33:10,399 --> 01:33:13,439 kind of taken the measure of Terry Funk's ww F run by virtue of those 1206 01:33:13,439 --> 01:33:16,079 early Colisseum takes, which features him against the likes of Junkyard Dog and others. 1207 01:33:16,800 --> 01:33:19,279 Yes, he came in an eighty five and Ben put together a helpful 1208 01:33:19,279 --> 01:33:24,479 list. Hidge co chairs a complete run of Terry Funk's appearances on Colisseum Video. 1209 01:33:25,079 --> 01:33:29,159 Thought this would help you document as ww run June seventeenth, eighty five 1210 01:33:29,319 --> 01:33:31,760 debuts on Superstars versus Aldo Marino. We actually took a look at this. 1211 01:33:32,399 --> 01:33:38,960 This is when he satisfyingly beats up Mel Phillips. Afterward, those that Matt 1212 01:33:39,039 --> 01:33:42,439 and that segment and that angle featured on Villains of the Squared Circle by Colisseum 1213 01:33:42,680 --> 01:33:46,560 Video and Grand Slams. July thirteenth, ninet eighty five versus Lenny Poffo That 1214 01:33:47,199 --> 01:33:51,479 on Best of the WWF Volume six. We didn't get there yet? Did 1215 01:33:51,520 --> 01:33:56,560 we know? We're not there yet? So looking for that not Best of 1216 01:33:56,680 --> 01:34:00,479 Volume six now. October thirty, first, eighty five versus junk Yard Dog 1217 01:34:00,600 --> 01:34:03,319 Most Embarrassing Moments and Grudge Matches. Can't wait to see which of the two 1218 01:34:03,359 --> 01:34:08,479 this match qualifies for me. November seventh, eighty five versus Moondog Spot on 1219 01:34:08,560 --> 01:34:12,199 Wrestling Classic. Okay, let's not forget when we did the Wrestling Classic. 1220 01:34:12,319 --> 01:34:16,479 This is year one tlf sh the Funker in play in the Man. I 1221 01:34:16,600 --> 01:34:20,199 came in a man amazing we did WrestleMania two. I barely remember talking about 1222 01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:27,760 Terry Funk and WWFA back in that WrestleMania Journey November January eleventh, nineteen eighty 1223 01:34:27,800 --> 01:34:31,279 six, Pedro Morales versus Terry Funk at the Boston Garden Best of WWA Volume 1224 01:34:31,359 --> 01:34:35,359 seven. Ben writes hell of a match between two seventies world champs as Terry 1225 01:34:35,399 --> 01:34:39,640 somehow extracts motivation out of an aging Pedro. Can't wait to see that one. 1226 01:34:40,720 --> 01:34:44,239 January twenty sixth, nineteen eighty six versus Junkyard Dog and the Grudge Matches 1227 01:34:44,279 --> 01:34:47,279 tape April seventh, nineteen eighty six with Hossfunk, his brother Dory of course 1228 01:34:47,560 --> 01:34:53,199 versus Tito Santana and JYD from WrestleMania two and May first, nineteen eighty six 1229 01:34:53,279 --> 01:34:57,720 with has Funk against Hogan and JYD on the Colisseum home video. Saturday Nights 1230 01:34:57,760 --> 01:35:00,199 made event's greatest hits. We absolutely took a look at that ma as part 1231 01:35:00,279 --> 01:35:04,760 of the Lapsed Funk it being on NBC, and finally, his January fourth, 1232 01:35:04,840 --> 01:35:09,399 eighty six Saturday Nate's Main Events title match versus Hogan, Ben notes never 1233 01:35:09,520 --> 01:35:14,159 made Colisseum video, but is also easily accessible and you better believe we hit 1234 01:35:14,239 --> 01:35:19,159 that match, particularly in Philly, which is very serendipitous, as we're Philly 1235 01:35:19,239 --> 01:35:23,039 minded to the max these days. I even think, for sure, the 1236 01:35:23,119 --> 01:35:27,520 best I can tell trying to find photo evidence of the branding iron we ended 1237 01:35:27,600 --> 01:35:30,680 up coming into possession of. Yes, I see Terry Funk and ECW promos 1238 01:35:30,720 --> 01:35:35,119 in like ninety four holding a flaming branding iron that has all of the characteristics 1239 01:35:35,159 --> 01:35:38,880 of the one we have. Yep, I mean, it's just all it's 1240 01:35:38,920 --> 01:35:42,960 all pointing to Philly. Everything in our lives suddenly is pointing to Philadelphia. 1241 01:35:43,479 --> 01:35:47,119 It's remarkable. And finally he writes, shit missed one September twenty thirty eighty 1242 01:35:47,159 --> 01:35:51,239 five versus jyd MSG is actually the one that's on the most embarrassing moment, 1243 01:35:51,319 --> 01:35:56,680 So he within a dendum there it was a September twenty thirty five, not 1244 01:35:56,800 --> 01:35:59,439 January twenty sixty eighty six, Junkyard Dog. So we're looking forward to that 1245 01:35:59,680 --> 01:36:01,680 seeing Harry Funk once again. We're never going to be too far away. 1246 01:36:02,319 --> 01:36:05,680 That's right. Even more exhaustive list, which is just great to see and 1247 01:36:05,800 --> 01:36:11,319 helped us so much as we navigated the lapsed Funk is dismissive. Here from 1248 01:36:11,359 --> 01:36:24,359 Ian Boss, if you could please regale the solar system. I think you 1249 01:36:24,479 --> 01:36:28,399 just gave me the list, all right, you don't see Jack and JP 1250 01:36:28,560 --> 01:36:30,399 there at the top. Hold on because I got a bunch of videos and 1251 01:36:30,439 --> 01:36:35,920 stuff too with it. No, all right, wait a minute, hold 1252 01:36:35,920 --> 01:36:45,560 on, let me try again. Here, got a ten eighteen timestamp Jack 1253 01:36:45,640 --> 01:36:47,079 and JP. Hello, my name is oh there it is yep, I 1254 01:36:47,119 --> 01:36:51,920 got it. Jack and JP. Hello, my name is Ian and this 1255 01:36:53,039 --> 01:36:58,600 message is embarrassing, embarrassingly long time coming to say I've been a freeloader for 1256 01:36:58,720 --> 01:37:01,560 years. Has a shameful confession, but I'm used to that. I'm a 1257 01:37:01,640 --> 01:37:05,319 lifelong wrestling fan. I'm a New England They're living in Rhode Island, and 1258 01:37:05,399 --> 01:37:09,840 based on your stories from past episodes, I know we've attended some of the 1259 01:37:09,920 --> 01:37:13,880 same Ring of Honor shows. Adding to the list of similarities. I'm a 1260 01:37:13,960 --> 01:37:16,800 huge fan of w has Bros. And I proudly have a set on display 1261 01:37:17,000 --> 01:37:23,119 in my living room. As a kid, my grandfather proudly proudly I don't 1262 01:37:23,159 --> 01:37:29,319 know you did lose me there, but shame As a kid, my grandmother 1263 01:37:29,520 --> 01:37:35,560 was the manager of a department store and knew the exact day my new Hasbros 1264 01:37:35,600 --> 01:37:41,239 would right fucking kidding me, I'd never even thought of that. Can you 1265 01:37:41,319 --> 01:37:45,000 imagine getting the jump? Oh my, like you can have your pick like 1266 01:37:45,720 --> 01:37:50,520 be here, you know, right after school on this day. Trust me, 1267 01:37:51,319 --> 01:37:59,239 that's when you can get the rockers. I'm I'm what has of those 1268 01:37:59,319 --> 01:38:02,399 days? Why can't kids have that? Why can't the kids because they need 1269 01:38:02,439 --> 01:38:12,279 to worry about skincare and that's awesome, They need to worry about screen versions 1270 01:38:12,399 --> 01:38:15,640 of the teeny bopper magazines that we used to have, right exactly screen things. 1271 01:38:19,279 --> 01:38:25,800 I can vividly remember getting the iggy, the iggy the iggy. Yeah, 1272 01:38:25,840 --> 01:38:29,680 that's a wrestling term for like a physical signal you see to your opponent 1273 01:38:30,239 --> 01:38:33,279 the iggy And being at the store on a Saturday morning to pull a Hasbro 1274 01:38:33,439 --> 01:38:39,479 Series two Hulk Hogan case fresh right off the show. Jesus christ Man. 1275 01:38:41,560 --> 01:38:46,199 I know during those Hasbro years, my Christmas mornings were legendary. And I 1276 01:38:46,319 --> 01:38:54,600 mean also, you're in Rhode Island, that's Hasbro Central, that is Hasbro. 1277 01:38:54,760 --> 01:39:00,399 It didn't have much to travel much distance travel the store. I've dabbled 1278 01:39:00,439 --> 01:39:03,600 in the wrestling business, having competed in about a dozen matches, promoted a 1279 01:39:03,640 --> 01:39:08,479 few shows, and even owned my own ring. Even being a lifelong fan, 1280 01:39:08,560 --> 01:39:11,760 it didn't take long to realize that it's a cutthroat, backstabbing business. 1281 01:39:12,079 --> 01:39:17,760 Trust no one. Thankful, Thankfully, My love for being a fan will 1282 01:39:17,840 --> 01:39:24,039 never die, even when my desire to wrestle promote fizzled out. In my 1283 01:39:24,119 --> 01:39:28,159 free time wrestling related, I make wrestling history videos on YouTube. My channel 1284 01:39:28,239 --> 01:39:31,159 is squared Circle History. I also have a podcast with my friend Brian called 1285 01:39:31,199 --> 01:39:35,199 Pro Wrestling Rushmore. We pick a topic, allow fans to submit votes, 1286 01:39:35,239 --> 01:39:39,720 tell everything, to tally everything up, and do a countdown en route to 1287 01:39:39,760 --> 01:39:43,399 revealing the mount rushmore of the given topic. It's nowhere near the level of 1288 01:39:43,439 --> 01:39:47,279 the lapsed fan, but we have fun. Brian absolutely hates Brett Hart, 1289 01:39:47,399 --> 01:39:51,720 so I take great pressure pleasure in riling him up. I even bought him 1290 01:39:51,760 --> 01:39:55,680 a cameo from Brett for his birthday and played it for him in front of 1291 01:39:55,720 --> 01:39:58,960 his entire family and friends at his fortieth birthday party. Ring a Boss. 1292 01:39:59,319 --> 01:40:03,319 Yeah right. Brian didn't get as mad as I'd thought, and I think 1293 01:40:03,399 --> 01:40:06,880 he secretly loved it. So what made me finally send you guys an email. 1294 01:40:08,119 --> 01:40:10,720 It's been on my to do list for years, but once I heard 1295 01:40:10,760 --> 01:40:15,119 you were planning to do Terry Funk tribute, I knew that the time was 1296 01:40:15,239 --> 01:40:18,479 right. Terry Funk was the greatest wrestler to ever step foot in a wrestling 1297 01:40:18,600 --> 01:40:23,279 ring. I've had that opinion for years and it still holds true to this 1298 01:40:23,439 --> 01:40:30,079 day. He made you believe, he made you feel something. Whether he 1299 01:40:30,239 --> 01:40:32,960 was a dastardly heel or a lovable babyface, Terry was the best. His 1300 01:40:33,079 --> 01:40:39,920 promos were over the top and his matches were wildly entertaining. If you've ever 1301 01:40:40,000 --> 01:40:43,520 seen any of his shoot interviews, especially the RF video one from nineteen ninety 1302 01:40:43,560 --> 01:40:46,079 seven, you know that Funk is an incredible storyteller and has seen it all. 1303 01:40:46,640 --> 01:40:50,000 His advice was more valuable than gold, with Brian Pillman once saying that 1304 01:40:50,079 --> 01:40:56,880 he'd normally consult Terry for advice and even discussed the loose cannon persona. I've 1305 01:40:56,920 --> 01:40:59,439 had a lot of time to think about why Terry meant so much to me 1306 01:40:59,520 --> 01:41:05,479 and finally figured it out. He was selfless. Terry went to the ring 1307 01:41:05,520 --> 01:41:10,760 to make his opponent look good and benefit from their time together. He should 1308 01:41:10,760 --> 01:41:14,000 ask Shane Douglas that question, yea, it depends what you're talking about. 1309 01:41:14,880 --> 01:41:16,439 Look at what he did for ECW. There was a whole locker room full 1310 01:41:16,479 --> 01:41:20,039 of workers that he made who had the utmost respect for him, as evident 1311 01:41:20,079 --> 01:41:25,039 by the Terry Funk banquet the night before Barely Legal. How about the fifty 1312 01:41:25,119 --> 01:41:29,319 Years of Funk supercard In the fall of ninety seven, Terry faced Brett Hard, 1313 01:41:29,359 --> 01:41:30,520 who was the w champion at the time, and Brett was willing to 1314 01:41:31,079 --> 01:41:34,920 put Terry over, but Terry knew his role and agreed that Brett winning was 1315 01:41:35,000 --> 01:41:41,319 the better decision. Then again, he walked out of the WWE at Survivors 1316 01:41:41,319 --> 01:41:44,880 Series ninety three because he didn't want a job slash unmasked. But in true 1317 01:41:44,960 --> 01:41:47,000 Terry fashion, he made up the excuse that his horse, Clyde, was 1318 01:41:47,079 --> 01:41:50,159 sick, and even then, could anyone truly get mad at the guy? 1319 01:41:50,640 --> 01:41:54,239 It's a pretty great excuse if I've ever heard one, and you got to 1320 01:41:54,239 --> 01:41:57,520 give the Funker credit for the creativity. In two thousand and nine, I 1321 01:41:57,600 --> 01:42:00,640 attended a wrestling convention in Connecticut that had been organied by Just Incredible. He 1322 01:42:00,760 --> 01:42:04,880 had got a great turnout and had an all star list of guests signing Harley 1323 01:42:05,000 --> 01:42:10,279 Race, Scott Hall, Marty Jeannetti who disappeared from the table where he was 1324 01:42:10,319 --> 01:42:13,199 signing and I never got to meet him. Knew Jack who took over the 1325 01:42:13,239 --> 01:42:16,720 house, Miken cut a profanity lace promo, Bob Backman who lost his school 1326 01:42:16,760 --> 01:42:23,159 on Nu Jack Gorgeous, George the Giant Silva, Tony DeVito, Spike Dudley, 1327 01:42:23,159 --> 01:42:28,079 Stevie Richards, and Rick Fuller and Terry Funk. They're in the lead 1328 01:42:28,159 --> 01:42:31,920 there. Yeah right. I was beyond excited at the thought of meeting the 1329 01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:35,760 person I respected more than anyone in pro wrestling. My dad and I arrived 1330 01:42:35,800 --> 01:42:39,680 at the hotel where the convention was taking place. To get to the convention 1331 01:42:39,840 --> 01:42:43,680 hall, we walked past the hotel breakfast bffet, where Terry Funk had a 1332 01:42:43,800 --> 01:42:48,479 heaping plate although he was although he was more focused on the newspaper that he 1333 01:42:48,600 --> 01:42:57,600 was reading with it. It's just such a great size with his glasses magnifying 1334 01:42:57,680 --> 01:43:00,680 his eyes in comedic fashion. You have met the Bye vocals. He want 1335 01:43:00,760 --> 01:43:05,840 a head, oh God, and his eyeballs are like four times bigger than 1336 01:43:05,880 --> 01:43:10,920 they have any right to be. I want to head him. I'm reading 1337 01:43:11,000 --> 01:43:15,920 the paper. What's the headline here? I want a headline. I want 1338 01:43:15,960 --> 01:43:23,600 a headline. I want to head Oh what, yeah, what's up, 1339 01:43:23,680 --> 01:43:28,319 Sonny? What? Thank you for being you're big fan, your fan of 1340 01:43:28,520 --> 01:43:31,840 your fan of the funker with the snap back on his trucker hat on top 1341 01:43:31,880 --> 01:43:34,920 of his ponytail. Yes, yes, that's right, a fan of a 1342 01:43:34,960 --> 01:43:42,359 funker, you like Terry Funker. What do you want? Is a heaping 1343 01:43:42,479 --> 01:43:46,680 plate a picture like you know, you know, it's not, it's not 1344 01:43:47,640 --> 01:43:50,720 it's about food. It's a pile. It's a pile, you know, 1345 01:43:50,960 --> 01:43:55,840 it's not. It's not like. It's not like he has a lot of 1346 01:43:55,880 --> 01:43:59,640 food on his plate. It's piled high like you've got You've got like a 1347 01:43:59,800 --> 01:44:06,000 mountain of scrambled eggs with like bacon sticking out and pancakes sticking out and sausage 1348 01:44:06,000 --> 01:44:13,000 and steaming. And he's reading the newspaper. Is there something you need from 1349 01:44:13,119 --> 01:44:16,560 Terry Funk? Exactly? It's a good question. What the let's go? 1350 01:44:16,960 --> 01:44:23,039 Hello? Why are you? Can people stop up? I'm trying to eat 1351 01:44:23,119 --> 01:44:27,399 and read the news. I'm trying to get ahead on on what's going on 1352 01:44:27,560 --> 01:44:32,800 in the politics world, trying to get ahead on current events, trying to 1353 01:44:32,840 --> 01:44:42,039 go ahead and go home. What, Oh my god, what we got 1354 01:44:42,079 --> 01:44:48,520 here? We got people drinking coffee? We got what? What? What 1355 01:44:48,720 --> 01:45:03,800 happened? Hello, Doug, No, Terry's just house brew Now the Dunking 1356 01:45:03,880 --> 01:45:14,079 Donuts centers down the blocks. Oh, I kept it together as I walked. 1357 01:45:15,840 --> 01:45:27,560 He'll die when Dori shows up with a dozen Dunkin Donuts. Go ahead, 1358 01:45:27,600 --> 01:45:30,399 Sorry, hey, Terry Funk, I'm here. I got the Uh, 1359 01:45:31,039 --> 01:45:34,960 I got the Terry Terry Funk, I got the donuts. Oh you're 1360 01:45:35,039 --> 01:45:41,520 Dunkin Donuts. Huh, I got Dunkin don't Yeah, that's what Terry, 1361 01:45:41,640 --> 01:45:44,479 Terry, that's what I brought. I brought, dunk I brought. I 1362 01:45:44,640 --> 01:45:47,159 brought Dunkin Donuts. No, but you're a dunk and you got donuts. 1363 01:45:48,399 --> 01:45:55,079 No, no, but no but in other words like no, no no, 1364 01:45:55,279 --> 01:46:00,199 like don't change the subject. No no no, no no oh, 1365 01:46:00,479 --> 01:46:03,279 pointing out on a Patreon funk finale the same week as Dory's eighty third birthday. 1366 01:46:03,640 --> 01:46:08,640 Oh my god, thank you. Yes, indeed, I'm I can't 1367 01:46:08,680 --> 01:46:13,840 believe I'm eighty three. I don't you know. I woke up this morning 1368 01:46:13,960 --> 01:46:19,119 thinking I was two hundred and three, but I guess I'm mistaken. Somebody 1369 01:46:19,159 --> 01:46:23,079 told me otherwise, and I said, Okay. Ever since that, I've 1370 01:46:23,399 --> 01:46:28,520 you know, changed my mind. I decided I changed my mind about what 1371 01:46:28,680 --> 01:46:31,479 age I am and what I should be doing at this age. I guess 1372 01:46:31,560 --> 01:46:39,600 I'm I guess I should be sleeping most of the day, not magnifying my 1373 01:46:39,680 --> 01:46:46,479 eyes in comedic fashion. Oh oh no, I kept it together as I 1374 01:46:46,600 --> 01:46:50,279 walked past him, burning at the seams with excitement. A few hours later, 1375 01:46:50,359 --> 01:46:54,119 it was time for the block, for the block of signings that featured 1376 01:46:54,159 --> 01:46:58,640 Funk. I had to make this moment special because it quite literally was. 1377 01:46:59,039 --> 01:47:00,960 I'm a big fan of ten and an artist. One showed me a tattoo 1378 01:47:00,960 --> 01:47:04,840 while he'd gotten of the signature of his favorite tattoo artist, Paul Booth. 1379 01:47:04,920 --> 01:47:09,319 That inspired me to go on a journey of my own to collect signatures and 1380 01:47:09,359 --> 01:47:13,239 my favorite wrestlers, and I had to start with Funk. It's nuts, 1381 01:47:13,399 --> 01:47:15,760 I know, but it is what it is, nuts, whatever you're into. 1382 01:47:15,800 --> 01:47:19,199 Absolutely, I approached Terry, shook his hand, expressed my admiration, 1383 01:47:19,319 --> 01:47:24,159 and asked the question, will you sign my back so I can get a 1384 01:47:24,239 --> 01:47:30,039 tattoo of it? Terry stared me blankly and said you want what. I 1385 01:47:30,119 --> 01:47:33,039 explained to him again and he was still puzzled, but waved me on to 1386 01:47:33,119 --> 01:47:38,000 walk behind the table. He asked again, you're going to do what? 1387 01:47:40,239 --> 01:47:43,159 I again explained the tattoo. I did and showed him where I on my 1388 01:47:43,239 --> 01:47:45,840 back. I wanted the signature. As I lifted my shirt, Terry said, 1389 01:47:50,199 --> 01:47:56,239 do you want me to sign yours? Is that what it is? 1390 01:47:57,680 --> 01:48:01,000 Meanwhile, Harley Race is seated at the next table, leaning over to get 1391 01:48:01,000 --> 01:48:06,039 a better look at what was going on. Man Terry and I laughed and 1392 01:48:06,159 --> 01:48:10,920 he signed my back but didn't like how it came out, so he signed 1393 01:48:10,960 --> 01:48:15,039 the opposite side. Even then, Terry said, Hugh, I really wish 1394 01:48:15,119 --> 01:48:18,239 you wouldn't do this, but I know you're gonna do what you wanna do, 1395 01:48:18,359 --> 01:48:23,560 and you're crazy. Heck quote is that. He looked to my dad 1396 01:48:23,640 --> 01:48:28,159 and said he's crazy. Wow. We laughed. He gave my dad a 1397 01:48:28,199 --> 01:48:30,680 big He gave me a big hug and handshake, and I was on my 1398 01:48:30,800 --> 01:48:34,520 way getting the tattoo that evening. Since the Funk meeting, I've had several 1399 01:48:34,680 --> 01:48:39,439 seven others signed my back. Brett Hart, Christ, Jericho, Shawn michaels 1400 01:48:40,159 --> 01:48:44,279 Edge, Mick Foley signed Cactus Jack, the Undertaker and Hulk Hogan, which 1401 01:48:44,279 --> 01:48:46,680 is an amazing story for another day. They may say never to meet your 1402 01:48:46,720 --> 01:48:50,479 heroes, but thanks to Brooke thinking I was actually Ed Sheeran, I got 1403 01:48:50,520 --> 01:48:55,560 the All Star introduction to the Hulkster and he made it a very memorable experience. 1404 01:48:56,760 --> 01:49:00,239 Of course, of course, you know, listen, Brook's gonna works, 1405 01:49:00,239 --> 01:49:02,880 gonna be like fucking yeah. Anything to get her a fucking music contract, 1406 01:49:02,960 --> 01:49:05,880 please, And one of these days I want no, dude, I 1407 01:49:06,000 --> 01:49:10,600 want to Ed Dude, what do you What do you think about Brook? 1408 01:49:10,680 --> 01:49:15,159 Brother? Broositate you that next level? Dude? Uh? Sure, all 1409 01:49:15,239 --> 01:49:17,800 right this exchange of information, brother, come and get things. Okay, 1410 01:49:17,920 --> 01:49:21,600 the ball rolling. You know what I'm saying, dude. The only wrestler 1411 01:49:21,720 --> 01:49:27,239 that ever refused to sign me was Rick Flair. I explained the whole concept 1412 01:49:27,279 --> 01:49:30,920 and told him who else had signed me. Flair could have cared less and 1413 01:49:30,039 --> 01:49:32,960 was quick to shoot me down. That's right. Yeah, Hey, it 1414 01:49:33,079 --> 01:49:35,399 is what it is, and it's a cool anecdote that I can share. 1415 01:49:35,880 --> 01:49:39,159 I know how bizarre of a request it is. I get it. It's 1416 01:49:39,199 --> 01:49:42,520 weird, but you only live once, so mine as well. Might as 1417 01:49:42,560 --> 01:49:44,760 well make it interest, make things interesting. The man a time for Hogan 1418 01:49:44,800 --> 01:49:47,079 does like a podcast and mentions that you know, I from real understand Ed 1419 01:49:47,159 --> 01:49:51,000 Shearon actually has my signature tattooed on his back. Brother the brother assole thing, 1420 01:49:51,079 --> 01:49:55,079 dude. I'll talk to Ed sheeran dude. I met him brother at 1421 01:49:55,119 --> 01:49:57,960 a convention. He's a fan dude, and he and he actually said, 1422 01:49:57,960 --> 01:50:00,680 hey, you know Holkster brother. Can you saw him back, dude? 1423 01:50:00,960 --> 01:50:01,920 And I said, all right, you know this is kind of what Ed 1424 01:50:02,039 --> 01:50:05,319 Shearon wants. Ed Shearon can get my tie. You know, brother, 1425 01:50:05,439 --> 01:50:08,560 I saw my back, dude. No one's no one said, dude, 1426 01:50:08,720 --> 01:50:15,560 no one sign of my back. Brother? What brother? What do you? 1427 01:50:15,199 --> 01:50:16,880 I just I just you know, I'm sitting here, what do you? 1428 01:50:17,039 --> 01:50:19,000 And you just come at me wide open, and I just, you 1429 01:50:19,039 --> 01:50:23,359 know, brother, you kind of like wide open. You're kind of exposing 1430 01:50:23,439 --> 01:50:26,399 your back. Brother. I'm like, whoa, you know, what's going 1431 01:50:26,439 --> 01:50:31,319 on? Dude? Are you expecting me to turn around? Brother? Turn 1432 01:50:31,520 --> 01:50:40,920 around? Rolling Hogan up and in the park and I got too he kicked 1433 01:50:41,000 --> 01:50:48,199 out. Oh shit, I'm really looking forward to hearing the Terry Funk story 1434 01:50:48,239 --> 01:50:51,000 get the Laps treatment. I've included a list of memory batches and promos that's 1435 01:50:51,000 --> 01:50:54,920 not in my head. I'm sure there's stuff missing, which is easy since 1436 01:50:54,920 --> 01:50:58,720 Funk has been everywhere. I'll try not to be a stranger and share more 1437 01:50:58,760 --> 01:51:00,960 stories from my thirty seven play. This year's is the Fan. I look 1438 01:51:00,000 --> 01:51:02,840 forward to the Labs Fan every week, and I'm sure the Terry Funk journey 1439 01:51:02,840 --> 01:51:05,760 will be a memorable one. Thank you for all the amazing content and keep 1440 01:51:05,920 --> 01:51:11,199 doing what you do. Can halt it there? Thank you, Ann. 1441 01:51:11,279 --> 01:51:14,000 That's a great, great story. I love that so much. That's so 1442 01:51:15,279 --> 01:51:16,760 That is good shit. It gives me an extra texture on the Funker. 1443 01:51:16,840 --> 01:51:19,640 Yeah, I'm always going to picture him eating a heaping plate of breakfast and 1444 01:51:19,720 --> 01:51:25,279 Providence now, oh fuck yeah absolutely. Neil writes to us Terry Funk and 1445 01:51:25,319 --> 01:51:29,960 the Boys of Summer co chairs between total NonStop Hogan the Wrestler and Under the 1446 01:51:30,000 --> 01:51:31,840 Cinemat and now the passing of Terry Funk the theme of twenty twenty three and 1447 01:51:31,840 --> 01:51:35,279 the lapsed fan has become the aging Wrestler. It reminds me of one of 1448 01:51:35,319 --> 01:51:39,279 my favorite books, The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn pronounced like Con and 1449 01:51:39,319 --> 01:51:42,439 an ad to pro wrestling God, was a junior beat reporter who covered the 1450 01:51:42,439 --> 01:51:45,760 Brooklyn Dodgers during their nineteen fifty two and fifty three seasons. For the book, 1451 01:51:45,760 --> 01:51:47,319 he recounted those years in the first part, but the vast majority of 1452 01:51:47,359 --> 01:51:51,399 the book deals with the rocky and often tragic aftermath of each player's career. 1453 01:51:51,439 --> 01:51:57,680 In nineteen seventy, before jumping to seventy, Con wrote one of my favorite 1454 01:51:57,720 --> 01:52:04,439 passages, Unlike most, a ballplayer must confront two deaths first, between the 1455 01:52:04,479 --> 01:52:09,439 ages of thirty and forty. He perishes as an athlete, although he looks 1456 01:52:09,479 --> 01:52:13,600 trim and feels vigorous and retains unusual coordination. The superlative reflexes, the major 1457 01:52:13,680 --> 01:52:17,199 League reflexes pass on at a point when many of his classmates are newly confident 1458 01:52:17,279 --> 01:52:19,760 in rising in other fields, he finds that he could no longer hit a 1459 01:52:19,880 --> 01:52:24,920 very good fastball or reach a ground or four strides to his right. At 1460 01:52:25,000 --> 01:52:29,439 thirty five, he is experiencing the truth of finality, as his major league 1461 01:52:29,479 --> 01:52:32,840 career is ending. All things will end. However, he sprang, he 1462 01:52:33,000 --> 01:52:40,239 was always earth bound. Morality embraces him pardon me, mortality embraces him. 1463 01:52:40,399 --> 01:52:45,880 Mmmm ah more, morality would not embrace at all. The Golden Age has 1464 01:52:45,000 --> 01:52:50,399 passed in a moment, so will all things, So will all moments mm. 1465 01:52:51,159 --> 01:52:55,800 The second death condescribed as much worse for wrestlers because they can work around 1466 01:52:55,840 --> 01:52:58,479 it. If you are a ballplayer, becomes clear to everyone when you can 1467 01:52:58,520 --> 01:53:00,600 no longer hit a twenty year old fast, but a pro wrestler can be 1468 01:53:00,640 --> 01:53:04,520 protected even as their body and life crumble around them if they enjoyed some degree 1469 01:53:04,560 --> 01:53:09,319 of national fame. You can beat Greg Valentine in nineteen ninety seven WCW and 1470 01:53:09,399 --> 01:53:12,880 lumber around on the B and C level shows, or Andre the Giant leaning 1471 01:53:12,920 --> 01:53:15,199 on the ropes in six man tag matches in Japan. There is always the 1472 01:53:15,279 --> 01:53:18,399 sense with these past their prime wrestlers that they are hiding from the fans. 1473 01:53:18,479 --> 01:53:23,279 Even when they are in full view. They preen and pretend that the realities 1474 01:53:23,279 --> 01:53:26,640 of their peak years are still in effect, oblivious to what it means to 1475 01:53:26,680 --> 01:53:30,239 be a wrestler in the current climate. The veterans might argue that they provide 1476 01:53:30,239 --> 01:53:32,000 an escape to the past for older fans, but make no mistake, the 1477 01:53:32,199 --> 01:53:40,520 escape is for the wrestler. The escape is for the wrestler. That's right. 1478 01:53:41,199 --> 01:53:45,479 We sit here and say wrestling is just an escape. Wrestling is an 1479 01:53:45,560 --> 01:53:50,319 escape for these wrestlers who fucking yes will let up at a in an early 1480 01:53:50,399 --> 01:53:56,000 grave. If it wasn't for this business. It's better to live Neil Wrights 1481 01:53:56,039 --> 01:54:00,239 in the bubble than venture into the scary present. Put off the second death 1482 01:54:00,359 --> 01:54:04,520 until the first one comes to you. What made Terry Funk different, at 1483 01:54:04,600 --> 01:54:08,000 least the Terry Funk I knew when I first watched him in the mid nineteen 1484 01:54:08,039 --> 01:54:10,720 nineties, was that he was one of the few wrestlers who leaned into his 1485 01:54:10,880 --> 01:54:13,960 age and made it work in his favor. A big part of it was 1486 01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:15,479 because, as many have pointed out in tributes to the Funker, he never 1487 01:54:15,520 --> 01:54:18,640 had a set match with spots. He would insist on working in every time 1488 01:54:19,560 --> 01:54:23,800 right. It have his go to moves like the left jab or sometimes swinging 1489 01:54:23,840 --> 01:54:27,840 wildly at the air, but there weren't specific sequences he latched onto. Think 1490 01:54:27,840 --> 01:54:30,319 of Ricky Steamboat always hitting his opponent's knees on a standing splash to turn the 1491 01:54:30,399 --> 01:54:33,640 tide of the match. Because he was a nimble wrestler, Funk could come 1492 01:54:33,680 --> 01:54:36,760 across as the wily veteran who adjusted his game in the face of a changing 1493 01:54:36,800 --> 01:54:41,399 world. It made his struggle to stay in wrestling compelling. While a lot 1494 01:54:41,439 --> 01:54:44,800 of his contemporaries tried to turn back the clock and reach out towards the wrestling 1495 01:54:44,840 --> 01:54:46,920 they knew in their prime, Funk was the type of guy who would learn 1496 01:54:46,960 --> 01:54:50,279 how to moon salts to the floor or wrestle and barbed wire and explosives because 1497 01:54:50,279 --> 01:54:54,720 he knew the struggle was compelling. Jim Cornett mentioned how we c W and 1498 01:54:54,760 --> 01:54:58,560 Paul Hayman reinvented Terry Funk into the gentle elder statesman of wrestling, and that 1499 01:55:00,079 --> 01:55:02,119 it was that Funk that rivetted me because he did talk about his age and 1500 01:55:02,399 --> 01:55:05,760 in his weariness, but despite those limitations, he was still willing to do 1501 01:55:05,880 --> 01:55:09,760 what it took to hang with the young guys coming up. How could you 1502 01:55:09,880 --> 01:55:13,760 not root for a man like this? The Funker never grew bitter in a 1503 01:55:13,840 --> 01:55:17,560 weird pseudo sport where you expected trash modern day wrestlers. Once your body goes 1504 01:55:17,560 --> 01:55:21,239 and your mind starts to fog up, the idea of wrestling continuing after you 1505 01:55:21,520 --> 01:55:26,600 is a hateful thought. For most veterans. Unlike CON's Boys of Summer, 1506 01:55:26,920 --> 01:55:30,680 Funk didn't retain his health past his prime ring years. The injuries kept piling 1507 01:55:30,760 --> 01:55:32,880 up, and in the end his mind went for long stretches. But it 1508 01:55:32,960 --> 01:55:38,079 was the Funker's embrace of his mortality, of the fans' ability to witness his 1509 01:55:38,199 --> 01:55:42,359 fight against decay and death, that he knew would make him a legend. 1510 01:55:43,079 --> 01:55:46,239 Mmm. That's that fucking smoke. That's that fucking mail bag. Thank you, 1511 01:55:46,359 --> 01:55:50,159 Neil, I appreciate that big fan, wonderful letter. We go now 1512 01:55:50,239 --> 01:56:02,359 to Shane's thoughts. Boss. Here you go on the Funker. Dear gentlemen, 1513 01:56:02,399 --> 01:56:05,840 I hope it's not too late to recall collections of meeting Terry Funk. 1514 01:56:05,840 --> 01:56:10,680 I've been listening to a LAPS fan religiously for the best part of eight years, 1515 01:56:10,760 --> 01:56:14,119 but lately a lot has been going on, so I have not had 1516 01:56:14,159 --> 01:56:15,560 the chance to catch up on the latest episodes. All I know is that 1517 01:56:15,680 --> 01:56:19,319 you two will provide an excellent tribute show to the Funker, and I'd love 1518 01:56:19,399 --> 01:56:24,479 to tell you about the time I met the man himself. It was about 1519 01:56:24,520 --> 01:56:27,720 four to five years ago, and like any true wrestling fan, I had 1520 01:56:27,800 --> 01:56:33,159 my xx XL shirt T shirt T shirt on, and I was on my 1521 01:56:33,279 --> 01:56:39,279 way to meet and greet my hero, to meet and to a meet and 1522 01:56:39,359 --> 01:56:42,560 greet to meet my hero. That's that's where it is. Terry was a 1523 01:56:42,600 --> 01:56:45,920 great guy and told me all kinds of stories about being on the road in 1524 01:56:45,960 --> 01:56:53,840 a great match. You know. One time, I remember, what does 1525 01:56:53,880 --> 01:56:56,159 he say, I'm being serious? What is it? Yeah, I mean 1526 01:56:56,279 --> 01:57:00,239 I'm serious about this. I'm serious about and I'm serious about this. You 1527 01:57:00,279 --> 01:57:01,680 know. One time I was on the road, you know, I was 1528 01:57:01,760 --> 01:57:06,079 with Dunk and and and one time we just kind of pulled over and and 1529 01:57:06,199 --> 01:57:11,720 just started rolling around the grass, you know. And then and then I 1530 01:57:11,800 --> 01:57:16,039 got back in the car and Dunk didn't fall on I just left and eventually 1531 01:57:16,119 --> 01:57:23,640 he ran back to wherever we were going. Remember, laughs nervously. No, 1532 01:57:23,800 --> 01:57:27,960 you don't understand. I tried to get rid of my brother. He's 1533 01:57:27,960 --> 01:57:31,439 a piece of shit. It doesn't know where he is. If you ever 1534 01:57:31,479 --> 01:57:34,960 see him, tell him. Terry wants him dead. If you ever see 1535 01:57:35,039 --> 01:57:46,880 him, I suggest you try to kill him. Damn talking about suggest just 1536 01:57:47,119 --> 01:57:54,039 you're trying to kill him. Afterwards, I headed for dinner with my sister 1537 01:57:54,119 --> 01:57:57,159 and cousin and would you believe it, Terry Funk was at the same restaurant, 1538 01:57:57,239 --> 01:58:01,159 not only that, but would accidentally give been given his table. Apparently 1539 01:58:01,199 --> 01:58:03,640 he was fond of the restaurant, had a specific table he liked, and 1540 01:58:03,680 --> 01:58:06,800 the management had messed up and gotten their days wrong. It was Tuesday and 1541 01:58:06,840 --> 01:58:10,760 they thought he was coming on Thursday or something like that. Anyway, the 1542 01:58:10,840 --> 01:58:14,119 manager, completely embarrassed that this is a pretty nice restaurant, comes by and 1543 01:58:14,199 --> 01:58:16,920 says, I'm so sorry, but we'd like to move to another table if 1544 01:58:16,960 --> 01:58:19,800 you could be trumpled, and we gladly accomplished you for the cost of the 1545 01:58:19,920 --> 01:58:24,880 meal and any other meal you'd like while you're in town. My sister and 1546 01:58:24,960 --> 01:58:27,800 cousin and cousin were both like, yeah, that's cool, and I kind 1547 01:58:27,840 --> 01:58:30,439 of played the asshole, but I'm sorry. I just don't understand. We've 1548 01:58:30,439 --> 01:58:32,520 been here for fifteen minutes, we've just ordered. Can we finish our meal 1549 01:58:32,560 --> 01:58:35,920 here? Then out of nowhere, Terry Funk shows up next to the manager 1550 01:58:35,960 --> 01:58:39,600 and says, Paul, these guys can finish, We'll be at the bar. 1551 01:58:39,720 --> 01:58:45,199 I got some time, and I bet yeah, yeah, We've we've 1552 01:58:45,239 --> 01:58:47,920 done this one before. Oh, Wow, I had no idea. Please 1553 01:58:47,960 --> 01:58:51,199 feel free to give them the table. Terry was grateful, shook my hand 1554 01:58:51,239 --> 01:58:55,239 and said thanks, then gave me a card with his number on it and 1555 01:58:55,359 --> 01:58:59,159 told me to give him a call later. And working up the nerve, 1556 01:58:59,319 --> 01:59:00,680 I gave him a call that night, and to make a long story short, 1557 01:59:00,720 --> 01:59:10,640 we had a glorious She'll never forget our bodies in from the Beauty of 1558 01:59:10,720 --> 01:59:15,840 Morocco to the French trip of the Snortling in the Galpagos, Terry Funk and 1559 01:59:15,920 --> 01:59:18,560 I made glorious gay love to each other on six of the seven continents. 1560 01:59:19,159 --> 01:59:21,920 Oh man, I guess the Vince texts did leag in their entires there we 1561 01:59:23,000 --> 01:59:25,640 go. Yes, uh, Shane's like, I want to get this in 1562 01:59:25,720 --> 01:59:28,960 and they're gonna read it not even know. Yeah, sorry to disappoint, 1563 01:59:29,000 --> 01:59:30,560 but thanks for the letter. Pal. Yep, we know. Jordan. 1564 01:59:31,560 --> 01:59:34,239 I can't remember the first time I saw Terry Funk. It was probably his 1565 01:59:34,359 --> 01:59:38,960 match against Hogan on Saturday Night's main event. We're getting pushed through a window 1566 01:59:39,000 --> 01:59:42,239 by Sylvester Stallone. But I can definitely tell you when I fell in love 1567 01:59:42,279 --> 01:59:47,439 with Terry Funk. We were in the Galapagano nineteen eighty nine was such a 1568 01:59:47,479 --> 01:59:50,199 great year for wrestling, especially in the NWA. It was the peak of 1569 01:59:50,279 --> 01:59:55,239 Rick Flair and he just completed a trilogy of masterpieces with Ricky Steamboat. Without 1570 01:59:55,239 --> 01:59:58,239 even taking a literal breath. He was fending off another challenger for his newly 1571 01:59:58,279 --> 02:00:00,920 won title, Terry Funk. I watched the book ends of the Steamboat Feued 1572 02:00:00,960 --> 02:00:05,479 live with my dad and we were fixed as Terry pled his case desperately for 1573 02:00:05,560 --> 02:00:09,640 a match against Flair. We felt bad for Funk. It was almost pathetic. 1574 02:00:10,039 --> 02:00:12,479 I didn't know then what I know now that a hurt Funk, a 1575 02:00:12,560 --> 02:00:15,720 desperate Funk, is a dangerous animal. What he did to Flair in the 1576 02:00:15,800 --> 02:00:18,760 aftermath of that interview didn't look planned, didn't look pro wrestling. Terry Funk 1577 02:00:18,840 --> 02:00:21,520 was real. At the time, I loved Rick Flair. My dad said 1578 02:00:21,560 --> 02:00:25,199 it was because I respected him, but I still couldn't take my eyes away 1579 02:00:25,239 --> 02:00:29,520 from the beating Flair took. Terry Funk was mesmerizing in his violence. But 1580 02:00:29,600 --> 02:00:31,560 it was the next month that Terry Funk became etched into my memory forever. 1581 02:00:31,960 --> 02:00:35,039 In June of eighty nine, he cut the Beautiful Dream promo on Ric Flair, 1582 02:00:35,279 --> 02:00:40,159 where he turned the mannic fervor down just enough to become even more menacing. 1583 02:00:40,520 --> 02:00:44,079 After describing a bizarre scene involving a donkey and a broken fender, Funk 1584 02:00:44,159 --> 02:00:46,039 got serious and stared down the camera, screaming, well, let me tell 1585 02:00:46,079 --> 02:00:48,600 you something, Ric Flair. You look at me in the eye, because 1586 02:00:48,640 --> 02:00:51,960 I am looking at you. You realize that you must live not in the 1587 02:00:53,000 --> 02:00:56,319 future, because there is none. You must live in the past. Give 1588 02:00:56,399 --> 02:00:59,159 up that belt or else, stick your neck out one more time for me. 1589 02:00:59,640 --> 02:01:02,000 Stick it out for me, Flair. Yes, I had chills. 1590 02:01:02,039 --> 02:01:05,640 The man wasn't acting. They forgot to tell Terry Funk wrestling wasn't real. 1591 02:01:06,560 --> 02:01:10,439 He was insane and fearless. And I loved him so much that I sat 1592 02:01:10,479 --> 02:01:13,199 down and wrote him a letter, an actual letter, and my dad mailed 1593 02:01:13,239 --> 02:01:15,560 it to the Double Cross Ranch, or so he told me. Whether my 1594 02:01:15,680 --> 02:01:19,119 dad did or didn't doesn't matter, though I hope he did. I truly 1595 02:01:19,159 --> 02:01:21,840 hope Terry Funk saw my letter in the summer of nineteen eighty nine and knew 1596 02:01:21,840 --> 02:01:25,319 that on that day and every day since, he had one more person in 1597 02:01:25,399 --> 02:01:30,159 his corner. Recommended matches Terry versus Jumbo nineteen seventy two, that the Funks 1598 02:01:30,159 --> 02:01:33,600 had a large hand and training Jumbo helps explain the chemistry here. These two 1599 02:01:34,039 --> 02:01:39,039 put on a technical chess match that demonstrates both Funks in ring mastery and his 1600 02:01:39,159 --> 02:01:43,560 ability to guide a young prodigy. Dorry and Terry versus Brody and Hanson nineteen 1601 02:01:43,600 --> 02:01:45,680 eighty two. These four had plenty of classics, but this is my favorite, 1602 02:01:45,720 --> 02:01:49,439 possibly the bloodiest of the lot. It's pure savage fun. Flair and 1603 02:01:49,479 --> 02:01:54,479 Sting verse Mooden Funk eighty nine. This Thunderdome match is insane and so much 1604 02:01:54,560 --> 02:01:58,079 fun. Flair and Funk continue their blood feud while Mooda and Sting more than 1605 02:01:58,159 --> 02:02:01,079 keep up their end. That's the conclusion, Thanks Jordan, great little list 1606 02:02:01,159 --> 02:02:05,520 there. One day we'll get to Halloween Havoc eighty nine. Yep, have 1607 02:02:05,640 --> 02:02:10,319 we not? I don't think we did have a eighty nine. No, 1608 02:02:11,159 --> 02:02:15,079 let's see, isn't that kind of that's where we're at now? Oh? 1609 02:02:15,159 --> 02:02:20,399 Yeah, I know, yeah, we did Halloween Havoc ninety. Okay, 1610 02:02:20,560 --> 02:02:26,199 because Halloween Havoc eighty nine is the one where the top of the cage lights 1611 02:02:26,239 --> 02:02:28,439 on fire, as they have, I don't know why I could have sworn 1612 02:02:28,479 --> 02:02:34,560 and we've done it. The Pyro accident, road Warriors over skyscrapers, Luga 1613 02:02:34,680 --> 02:02:42,800 versus pillman. Usually a quick look at what I'm looking at right here tells 1614 02:02:42,840 --> 02:02:45,119 me if we did it, and I don't think we did. We did 1615 02:02:45,199 --> 02:02:50,279 eighty nine great American Bash, for sure, and again we did ninety havoc 1616 02:02:50,359 --> 02:02:58,039 but not eighty nine. Okay, eighty nine, so very good. Let's 1617 02:02:58,079 --> 02:03:00,399 see what's next here. Over to Patrick on phil Rights, I totally lost 1618 02:03:00,479 --> 02:03:06,319 my shit on quote Dusty identified as being from both Hamburg and Frankfurt, AH, 1619 02:03:06,720 --> 02:03:15,439 and Dusty identifies as being from a Hamburg B's, Frankfurt C Steak and 1620 02:03:15,520 --> 02:03:23,119 Cheese speaking of Philly. Yes, that's right. I mean it's great stuff. 1621 02:03:23,760 --> 02:03:26,840 Give it to me. These little moments that people on Patreon are highlighting, 1622 02:03:27,079 --> 02:03:30,279 kind of bookmarking for us, just such a service they're providing and they 1623 02:03:30,279 --> 02:03:32,720 don't even realize it. Mm hmmm. It's here from Elijah Boss, he 1624 02:03:32,800 --> 02:03:41,840 writes, Terry Funk, the man, the Legend to the co chairs. 1625 02:03:41,880 --> 02:03:45,439 I write this letter first off as a thanks to keeping up and giving it 1626 02:03:45,560 --> 02:03:48,119 to us hard. And secondly, when I heard you were doing a tribute 1627 02:03:48,119 --> 02:03:51,199 to one of the wildest bastards in the history of the sport of kings. 1628 02:03:51,760 --> 02:03:56,920 I had to share my thoughts. I'll never forget my first time watching Funk. 1629 02:03:57,000 --> 02:04:00,680 It was in e c W back in late ninety six. Caught a 1630 02:04:00,720 --> 02:04:05,000 glipse of this wild man, but it more of a treating of but more 1631 02:04:05,039 --> 02:04:10,600 of treating him like the legend he is. What made me a fan for 1632 02:04:10,720 --> 02:04:15,840 life was the Shotgun Saturday Night episode before the nineteen ninety seven rumble. Early 1633 02:04:15,920 --> 02:04:19,640 Shotgun is wild to look back upon, but Terry being Terry, took it 1634 02:04:19,720 --> 02:04:25,199 to a level that blew my young mind apart. Here's this legend calling Todd 1635 02:04:25,279 --> 02:04:30,359 Pettengill's mother a whore. He calls Vince a Yankee bastard, and j R. 1636 02:04:30,520 --> 02:04:34,439 Got it too, for he was an oky asshole and he said this 1637 02:04:34,600 --> 02:04:40,680 on Broadcast TV New York fifty five was the station. Holy fuck, this 1638 02:04:40,840 --> 02:04:45,479 guy is awesome. I thought, between that and ECW on WWE TV that 1639 02:04:45,640 --> 02:04:49,000 got me to watch Barely Legal, the first ECW pay per view, and 1640 02:04:49,119 --> 02:04:54,319 on that night I knew that Terry Funk is going to take it two levels 1641 02:04:54,399 --> 02:05:00,800 beyond anybody else before or after could not even approach That's why I've always enjoyed 1642 02:05:00,840 --> 02:05:06,279 when the Old Coat ever appeared. There was going to be some unforgettable insanity 1643 02:05:06,600 --> 02:05:12,399 that only he could bring. Funny enough between that and this in his attempt 1644 02:05:12,840 --> 02:05:16,359 attempted suffocation of flair on WCW, he might be the only guy whose actions 1645 02:05:16,399 --> 02:05:20,359 got the WWWW in trouble with their networks. Keep it up, guys, 1646 02:05:20,399 --> 02:05:24,479 and thanks for all you do, and I know you'll do Terry justice. 1647 02:05:24,520 --> 02:05:29,680 From insulting Dusty to telling others like Meltzer how good all Japan women's wrestling was, 1648 02:05:30,239 --> 02:05:34,159 to getting choke slammed off his sneakers, he did it all. Indeed. 1649 02:05:35,239 --> 02:05:42,239 Indeed, Polly cautiously writing on Patreon reminding us that apparently something we said 1650 02:05:42,239 --> 02:05:45,159 along the way is the following quote, all of a sudden my pants fell 1651 02:05:45,239 --> 02:05:51,279 down and I didn't have a penis anymore. Sounds about right. Yes, 1652 02:05:51,359 --> 02:06:01,079 Indeed, a man writing some great stuff, I want a head he Zach 1653 02:06:01,119 --> 02:06:04,359 says, it's a fall tradition to almost choke on something pumpkin spice each fall. 1654 02:06:04,439 --> 02:06:09,640 Listening to that cast to twenty twenty three was the line at two hours, 1655 02:06:09,680 --> 02:06:18,840 twenty minutes, make him sunk his own cock Oh Jesus, Chrissy out 1656 02:06:18,880 --> 02:06:23,159 there, Zach. And the food was pumpkin spice frosted mini wheats. So 1657 02:06:23,439 --> 02:06:27,359 that's right. Officially, fall is here. That's amazing, he writes, 1658 02:06:27,359 --> 02:06:30,800 speaking of hair and skin tone, Dory always reminded me of the crypt keeper. 1659 02:06:34,239 --> 02:06:36,720 I can see that, And he writes, no journey has made me 1660 02:06:36,800 --> 02:06:41,600 more staunchly lapsed and more depressed for what wrestling is now than the lapsed funk. 1661 02:06:42,000 --> 02:06:44,840 Goddamn to be alive. When the Carnies would go to these lengths to 1662 02:06:44,880 --> 02:06:48,119 trick you into thinking it's legit to people who say AW is a better alternative 1663 02:06:48,279 --> 02:06:51,399 WWE that respects the business of wrestling more, how can you get your counter 1664 02:06:51,520 --> 02:06:56,159 to wrestling's history? How can you get more counter, he writes, to 1665 02:06:56,199 --> 02:07:00,239 wrestling's history than having press conferences going over the acting. They all do that 1666 02:07:00,319 --> 02:07:03,560 in fairness, but yeah, that's definitely an unwelcome development, you know. 1667 02:07:04,399 --> 02:07:11,279 Yeah, try to channel Diana White in a Carney business poly cautiously. Also 1668 02:07:11,319 --> 02:07:14,560 write, the lighter your bank account, the less your knees ache. That 1669 02:07:15,199 --> 02:07:17,079 you love that line. I love that line. That one came up many 1670 02:07:17,159 --> 02:07:23,039 times. Oh so good. Dean makes a great point on Patreon. At 1671 02:07:23,079 --> 02:07:30,600 Boy's Ranch, the boys were underaged and crazy. Well that's not wrong. 1672 02:07:30,800 --> 02:07:33,399 Polly cautiously also writes, Dennis stamp is the uncle you don't want to accidentally 1673 02:07:33,439 --> 02:07:39,039 sit next to a Thanksgiving I mean, he's a nice guy at all. 1674 02:07:39,439 --> 02:07:43,640 Brought the hot dish. He is in Minnesota. Guy brought the hot dish, 1675 02:07:43,680 --> 02:07:46,119 and it has noodles, cheese, cream of mushroom, green beans and 1676 02:07:46,159 --> 02:07:49,720 frenches onion strings and corn flakes on top. But he'll tell you the same 1677 02:07:49,800 --> 02:07:55,880 stories about seeing Lurch in an airport once, just as last year and the 1678 02:07:55,960 --> 02:07:58,600 years before. And can I tell you about the time I saw Lurch? 1679 02:07:58,680 --> 02:08:01,279 Did I tell you about that? Well, let me tell you again. 1680 02:08:01,720 --> 02:08:05,640 Oh God, Dennis, I thought by saying yes, you wouldn't The next 1681 02:08:05,720 --> 02:08:09,840 year, I'm gonna try. No. Well, I mean the thing about 1682 02:08:09,880 --> 02:08:13,199 the Luch story is that there's so many layers to it, and you can 1683 02:08:13,279 --> 02:08:15,680 find it on each time. Yeah, and I'm always left in the lurch. 1684 02:08:16,479 --> 02:08:18,399 The year after that, I'm gonna try Dennis tell the story and everybody 1685 02:08:18,479 --> 02:08:24,000 dies. That's what it has to come to. Well, I think I 1686 02:08:24,119 --> 02:08:28,159 might have to tell a story again. Just gotta keep telling is Paul Wright 1687 02:08:30,039 --> 02:08:31,760 telling on myself. You have to pretend you never heard it before because it 1688 02:08:31,840 --> 02:08:35,479 might be his last holiday season. That's right, that's right. That wasn't 1689 02:08:35,479 --> 02:08:39,960 the case for any members of the Solar System. As twenty twenty three became 1690 02:08:39,039 --> 02:08:43,359 twenty twenty four. Haystacks rights, I think it's safe to assume that the 1691 02:08:43,359 --> 02:08:46,960 anecdote about drinking beer while riding an oil pump refers to writing a pump jacky. 1692 02:08:48,119 --> 02:08:50,399 This must have been some reference he made. Terry Funk made it a 1693 02:08:50,439 --> 02:08:54,560 promo we listened to. This is from the very beginning into the ring episode. 1694 02:08:56,319 --> 02:09:00,239 Okay, he says these slow moving oil field pumps resembled kicking donkey when 1695 02:09:00,239 --> 02:09:03,279 they're in operation. So one of those Texas isms coming out of the mouth 1696 02:09:03,319 --> 02:09:07,039 of the Funker over the course of the years. Haystacks also rights, you 1697 02:09:07,079 --> 02:09:09,600 really love how this Funk tribute journey is organically filling out the picture of Texas 1698 02:09:09,720 --> 02:09:15,039 Territorial wrestling. While we await the iron Claw before the Lapschunk moves on to 1699 02:09:15,079 --> 02:09:18,359 bigger and better things. That's so true. Like ye, this was such 1700 02:09:18,359 --> 02:09:22,119 an opposite side of the coin from what we thought Texas wrestling was as scenes 1701 02:09:22,479 --> 02:09:28,119 on Erics, it became very apparent to me as the episodes turned that what 1702 02:09:28,239 --> 02:09:33,760 Fritz wanted was the funks lifestyle. He will the funk success. You know, 1703 02:09:33,239 --> 02:09:35,359 he wanted to be Dorry, and he wanted his sons to be Terror, 1704 02:09:35,760 --> 02:09:37,800 to be Doriy senior, and he wanted his sons to be Terry and 1705 02:09:37,880 --> 02:09:41,479 Dorry Junior. I mean that's what it was. The blueprint was right there, 1706 02:09:41,560 --> 02:09:46,000 right across the state from him. Yep. Stephen writes, I love 1707 02:09:46,119 --> 02:09:50,880 how the Laps Funk tribute has turned into being Terry Funks fucking turn well. 1708 02:09:50,520 --> 02:09:54,359 Hm hmm, it happens. It has to happen, always happens. Yep. 1709 02:09:54,880 --> 02:09:58,520 Jim Rocca writes on Patreon doctor to Terry, Terry, your knee is 1710 02:09:58,560 --> 02:10:03,399 degenerate into powder and you need a knee replacement, Terry. So, let 1711 02:10:03,439 --> 02:10:05,000 me go ahead and ask you a question. If I don't do anything, 1712 02:10:05,359 --> 02:10:09,439 can I go ahead and live comfortably? If I don't do anything, am 1713 02:10:09,479 --> 02:10:18,159 I going to be okay? No? Well, if I don't do anything, 1714 02:10:20,319 --> 02:10:22,600 let me ask you like this, If I don't do anything, can 1715 02:10:22,680 --> 02:10:28,479 I still eat dinner? Well? That that would be something, wouldn't it, 1716 02:10:28,560 --> 02:10:33,399 Terry? I guess. Okay, if I if I again and just 1717 02:10:33,560 --> 02:10:39,600 bear with me, will I be able to actually go to sleep? I 1718 02:10:39,680 --> 02:10:43,159 mean I suppose, I suppose you'll be in a lot of pain. I 1719 02:10:43,199 --> 02:10:48,119 didn't ask that. Don't go off on crazy detours and distractions. I'm not 1720 02:10:48,239 --> 02:10:50,920 here to tell you. You know, we're going to keep the straight and 1721 02:10:52,079 --> 02:10:54,159 narrow, all right, We're not going off on this direction that direction. 1722 02:10:54,640 --> 02:11:01,000 I'm asking you simple questions. I want simple answers. Nick writes, I 1723 02:11:01,079 --> 02:11:05,279 feel like the co chairs glossed over this because they are so desensitized to how 1724 02:11:05,319 --> 02:11:07,199 wrestlers behave. But I think we need to pause and reflect on the fact 1725 02:11:07,239 --> 02:11:11,359 that Dennis Stamp was talking to the mother of a child who had one month 1726 02:11:11,439 --> 02:11:13,319 to live, and he needs her to know that he wrestled the World champ. 1727 02:11:16,600 --> 02:11:20,760 He could not allow another second to go by with her potentially thinking that 1728 02:11:20,840 --> 02:11:24,720 he was just some nobody wrestler. That's a yeah, that was a very 1729 02:11:24,800 --> 02:11:31,840 touching moment during the course of the Lapsed Fan as this is the Jersey ll 1730 02:11:31,920 --> 02:11:41,239 Pro show that we talked about. Okay, you know I don't remember. 1731 02:11:41,640 --> 02:11:46,600 Actually, let me med be doubly sure here because it would be be a 1732 02:11:46,760 --> 02:11:58,479 tough slog if we've already conveyed this sentiment, let's see here. Okay, 1733 02:11:58,119 --> 02:12:03,520 Yeah, that's that's the uh, the great message that we got from Tom 1734 02:12:03,600 --> 02:12:07,479 drive you, which we were conveyed of meeting Terry Funk at a Jersey El 1735 02:12:07,560 --> 02:12:09,399 Pro show in two thousand and three and sort of already starting to notice the 1736 02:12:09,479 --> 02:12:15,479 shakes and yeah and those things. So that's available on the final episode of 1737 02:12:15,520 --> 02:12:18,600 The Lapsed Funk Hull. Cogan writes on Patreon. I don't know. I 1738 02:12:18,680 --> 02:12:24,520 think we hate school is kind of fire. Terry's got bars. I mean 1739 02:12:26,479 --> 02:12:31,399 we hate school rock and roll. Yeah, we hate school. I mean 1740 02:12:31,880 --> 02:12:35,319 I still remember it. Yep. I'll say that for it. Yep, 1741 02:12:35,640 --> 02:12:41,880 yep. Carla writes regarding Japanese cowboys, I like to presume Japanese people get 1742 02:12:41,880 --> 02:12:46,279 the same incredulous astonishment at the Caucasian mustache man sense running his martial arts class 1743 02:12:46,359 --> 02:12:50,560 for kids in full costume without irony. Isn't that true? Yes, everybody's 1744 02:12:50,640 --> 02:12:56,079 Chuck Norris and American karate gyms. Rus writes, well, I went ahead, 1745 02:12:56,119 --> 02:12:58,279 and I decided to go ahead, and just went ahead and went ahead. 1746 02:13:00,000 --> 02:13:03,600 I want to head, I want ahead ahead of this ahead of that, 1747 02:13:03,840 --> 02:13:09,079 And I'll tell you I just I just kept I just kept going ahead 1748 02:13:09,079 --> 02:13:13,239 of the eight ball. And you know, dad eating eating turkey head and 1749 02:13:13,920 --> 02:13:20,880 what smoked fish head? And uh, you know, I kept telling I 1750 02:13:20,960 --> 02:13:26,880 kept telling Roman Reigns that I am the head of the table. I'm actually 1751 02:13:26,079 --> 02:13:30,199 I'm actually ahead of the tablet hit him in the head, but I want 1752 02:13:30,199 --> 02:13:31,439 to hit him with the head of the head of the table. Ship. 1753 02:13:31,840 --> 02:13:41,000 Yeah, ahead of the table. It's probably a good Philly. I went 1754 02:13:41,079 --> 02:13:48,920 ahead of the table. The head of the table, shouldn't he I'm ahead 1755 02:13:48,960 --> 02:13:50,920 of the table. Yeah, I want ahead of the table. Steve right 1756 02:13:50,960 --> 02:13:54,960 to the cowboy fascination in Japan, it's even more amazing. We talked about 1757 02:13:54,960 --> 02:14:01,680 this in the Japanese the funking in Japan episodes of The Last The Cowboy fascination 1758 02:14:01,840 --> 02:14:05,079 is even more amazing when you consider westerns like The Magnificent Seven, we're just 1759 02:14:05,199 --> 02:14:09,279 westernized remakes of Samurai films. That's a good point. It's a very good 1760 02:14:09,319 --> 02:14:11,840 point. Actually. What you like about that, well, that that that 1761 02:14:13,119 --> 02:14:16,840 because the the you know, you forget that that movies like that. You 1762 02:14:16,920 --> 02:14:22,760 know, Magnificent seven is the seven Samurai. But just told in American Western 1763 02:14:22,880 --> 02:14:28,319 style. Yeah, you know that's a that's very interesting. Yeah, we 1764 02:14:28,399 --> 02:14:31,720 were noodling on, you know, this apparent cultural phenomenon of the Japanese dressing 1765 02:14:31,800 --> 02:14:35,640 like American Western cowboys and themed bars and things like that, and we saw 1766 02:14:35,760 --> 02:14:39,479 but it's really a flip of the flip of the coin. There's a reason 1767 02:14:39,560 --> 02:14:43,720 it speaks to them. Auntie writes, A boss singing raw Hide is a 1768 02:14:43,760 --> 02:14:50,560 top tier moment. I'd have to put that coin into the jukebox. Raw 1769 02:14:50,600 --> 02:15:00,840 Hide, raw Can I ask you a question? Yes, you do? 1770 02:15:00,920 --> 02:15:03,960 Kamala again. I don't do these kind of things after but I've been walking 1771 02:15:05,039 --> 02:15:09,680 around doing it to myself for days now. It's it's the best one. 1772 02:15:46,840 --> 02:15:54,960 It's so stupid. It's so stupid, Like, oh god, I does 1773 02:15:54,039 --> 02:16:00,800 that speak to the fan? You know? Oh? I could listen to 1774 02:16:00,840 --> 02:16:11,920 that all day just walking around laundry. Oh, we need you to bring 1775 02:16:11,960 --> 02:16:16,680 the passion at punchline, Philly. Oh, absolutely, like Michael Bolton out 1776 02:16:16,720 --> 02:16:20,640 there. Oh fuck yah, Bruce writes, fucked up realization here. Kenny 1777 02:16:20,640 --> 02:16:24,119 Omega is older right now than Abdullah was in the matches we watched in All 1778 02:16:24,199 --> 02:16:28,079 Japan. Oh my god. Also fucked up. Abby is the one that 1779 02:16:28,199 --> 02:16:31,800 is alive between Terry and him, and that the truth. Neil writes, 1780 02:16:31,840 --> 02:16:33,360 what's great about Dory is he really goes after you in the ring, keeps 1781 02:16:33,360 --> 02:16:37,760 his opponent in the clinch, and doesn't really bail or separate that often always 1782 02:16:37,159 --> 02:16:39,840 looking for a way to hit you and get your shoulders down. But I 1783 02:16:39,879 --> 02:16:43,479 get the feeling of style was much better live than on TV. Terry had 1784 02:16:43,520 --> 02:16:46,680 the tools to connect to a television audience. I think it's a good point. 1785 02:16:46,719 --> 02:16:48,600 And people have said about working with Dunk that like, you don't see 1786 02:16:48,639 --> 02:16:52,440 that forearm coming and it can smash you. You know, he's not in 1787 02:16:52,559 --> 02:16:56,159 there. He's not in there trying to look anything but totally credible and tight. 1788 02:16:56,479 --> 02:17:01,159 And I think we grew in appreciation for that the tag matches we watched 1789 02:17:01,520 --> 02:17:03,120 over the course of Oh for Sure, and that match with ANOK too, 1790 02:17:03,840 --> 02:17:07,639 Dorry one on one with an Nooke with Terry at ringside and the young Terry. 1791 02:17:07,799 --> 02:17:11,040 Christopher writes, and Marilla not unlike the AWA is a territory where people 1792 02:17:11,040 --> 02:17:16,719 are quietly insane, quoting us where people quietly insane, it's still early, 1793 02:17:18,280 --> 02:17:20,840 Christopher wrote, But is it too much to ask that Rod Tronguard call it 1794 02:17:20,959 --> 02:17:26,000 Terry Funk match. Oh never got there. I don't think he ever did 1795 02:17:26,159 --> 02:17:30,639 call it Terry Funk match. Joe writes, I think Dorry Junior was what 1796 02:17:30,719 --> 02:17:33,079 a champion really looked like to Middle America at the time, quiet and humble. 1797 02:17:33,239 --> 02:17:37,840 Bad guys were loud and obnoxious. Yeah, we talked about whether Dorry 1798 02:17:37,840 --> 02:17:43,520 had that look. Well, you know, I kept telling Terry Fongki that 1799 02:17:43,680 --> 02:17:48,399 I am, well, I'm just doing the best that I can as a 1800 02:17:48,520 --> 02:17:54,840 champion, and you never know, you never know really what it is that 1801 02:17:54,360 --> 02:18:00,120 makes the appeal of a champion, but you never know what it is is 1802 02:18:00,159 --> 02:18:05,319 that that I that someone can bring. You just do the best that you 1803 02:18:05,440 --> 02:18:11,200 can and hopefully you never understand what it is that you brought to the table, 1804 02:18:11,239 --> 02:18:15,239 because if you understand what brought to the table, then then somebody else 1805 02:18:15,360 --> 02:18:18,000 can and then what right, what good is it? What good is that? 1806 02:18:20,000 --> 02:18:22,200 Said? Hopefully you can hopefully you never understand what you brought to the 1807 02:18:22,280 --> 02:18:28,520 table. I mean, is he having like leadership seminars with this kind of 1808 02:18:28,680 --> 02:18:39,520 high level thinking? I am, and I always wish that I had participated 1809 02:18:39,600 --> 02:18:43,120 like Terry Funk did my brother Terry Funk did in a royal rumble. I 1810 02:18:43,200 --> 02:18:48,600 never got there in the nineteen ny six rumbledory. Huh you were in the 1811 02:18:48,680 --> 02:18:52,159 nineteen ninety six one in Fresno. I think you might be mistaken. I 1812 02:18:52,239 --> 02:18:56,600 have no recollection of that. You know, these things happen. We all 1813 02:18:56,680 --> 02:19:05,440 make mistakes, okay. Thanks. That's like tell someone they're wrong with something 1814 02:19:05,520 --> 02:19:09,559 that's totally, verifiably right, and then you say it's okay. We all 1815 02:19:09,600 --> 02:19:16,719 make mistakes before they can even express any remorse for being wrong. What a 1816 02:19:16,840 --> 02:19:24,600 mind fuck this is for your dor. Sean wrote, who'd think that lapsed 1817 02:19:24,760 --> 02:19:31,360 Jack Briscoe would be a revelation as fun times man? Oh yeah. Sean 1818 02:19:31,399 --> 02:19:35,479 also writes two degrees of paranoia. Hogan is frantically back against the wall, 1819 02:19:35,639 --> 02:19:39,479 checking the blinds for the yakuza. What However, Stan Hansen, who we 1820 02:19:39,520 --> 02:19:43,799 talked a lot about, is cool, calm and collected, but also informing 1821 02:19:43,879 --> 02:19:48,879 Hogan during breakfast that the Yakuza have been fluoridating the water supply to pollute our 1822 02:19:48,920 --> 02:19:52,760 precious bodily fluids. What do you mean, dude? Well, you know, 1823 02:19:52,920 --> 02:19:54,120 Terry, there's not a lot to be afraid of. We're in good 1824 02:19:54,200 --> 02:19:58,360 hands and we're being watched over carefully. We're very important to the country and 1825 02:19:58,520 --> 02:20:01,000 the promoters. I just, you know, in terms of the water, 1826 02:20:01,159 --> 02:20:03,399 that's the only thing, you know. I heard a lot about it and 1827 02:20:03,639 --> 02:20:07,920 it really stuck in my cross. Dude, what do you mean the water 1828 02:20:07,680 --> 02:20:11,799 when you're in your hotel, Terry? I just recommend that you you stay 1829 02:20:11,840 --> 02:20:15,040 away from the water, that's all. I wouldn't drink it, I'm not. 1830 02:20:15,559 --> 02:20:20,040 I wouldn't even shower with it, frankly to shower this morning, Terry. 1831 02:20:20,760 --> 02:20:26,000 Who it's got? The water's floridated and it's what do you mean Florida 1832 02:20:26,079 --> 02:20:30,319 basically designed to make all men sterile? Solly boys, are you saying? 1833 02:20:30,399 --> 02:20:35,319 Brother? Are you saying that Florida made sterile? Dude? What's Florida said? 1834 02:20:35,319 --> 02:20:39,399 It's Florida? Dude? What who in Florida is eyeing? Mean? 1835 02:20:39,479 --> 02:20:50,159 Brother? What's h do you hear that? Oh? I know, I 1836 02:20:50,200 --> 02:20:54,879 can't say I do what What do you hear? What? What do you 1837 02:20:54,000 --> 02:21:00,840 hear? Brother? I told don't hear anything. What can't hear me either? 1838 02:21:01,239 --> 02:21:05,879 This is going well? Must be that Florida floridated water? What m 1839 02:21:09,920 --> 02:21:16,200 floridation? What do you are you saying Florida is being sung to the ocean? 1840 02:21:16,280 --> 02:21:20,079 Dude? Is that what you said? I didn't say that, but 1841 02:21:20,120 --> 02:21:24,239 it's true. Terry brother. You are you trying to climate change for your 1842 02:21:24,239 --> 02:21:28,280 brother? Are you? I just want to get things clear, brother, 1843 02:21:31,879 --> 02:21:39,040 have you? Are you saying that climate change? Brother? What about my 1844 02:21:39,200 --> 02:21:43,120 Tan? Right? Do CO two stand for? About brother? I mean? 1845 02:21:43,319 --> 02:21:50,079 What about the General Tan? Dude? General General? Didn't he lead 1846 02:21:50,159 --> 02:22:09,399 a Cambodia into the battle? That's General Tan? Got it? Got it? 1847 02:22:11,600 --> 02:22:16,479 What you know about General Tan? Nothing? Nothing? Either way? 1848 02:22:16,520 --> 02:22:20,000 That would be the name of a Tanning booth like North Korea, General Tan 1849 02:22:20,360 --> 02:22:26,639 like it's It has to be as fucking generic and straightforward as it or they'd 1850 02:22:26,680 --> 02:22:37,120 shut it down. General Tan. Food stand, restaurant, cheese dispensary, 1851 02:22:39,680 --> 02:22:46,319 Oh fuck, probably cheese, A wonderful the wonderfully named patron. Probably enchiladas. 1852 02:22:46,440 --> 02:22:52,680 Right, I'm gonna go ahead and uh get out of bed and uh 1853 02:22:52,200 --> 02:22:56,120 walk to the shed and then uh get myself fed. Great way to start 1854 02:22:56,159 --> 02:23:00,360 the mornings, funk style. That's it. That's what you gotta do. 1855 02:23:00,440 --> 02:23:09,760 Steve Wright's I've read a couple sticking the mad, Sticking the med sticking the 1856 02:23:09,840 --> 02:23:15,159 mud. What Steve Wrights. I've read a couple of stories that backs up 1857 02:23:15,159 --> 02:23:18,200 the co chairs view on Dorry at the convention. Dory would be in all 1858 02:23:18,239 --> 02:23:20,280 these back room meetings with the big promoters. Meanwhile, Terry would wind up 1859 02:23:20,399 --> 02:23:24,879 and heck all the same promoters during their speeches during the convention. And if 1860 02:23:24,920 --> 02:23:28,239 Boss is interested, there is an excellent Jack Briscoe Roddy Piper feud from the 1861 02:23:28,239 --> 02:23:31,239 early eighties from mid Atlantic that's worth a look on the network. So yeah, 1862 02:23:31,360 --> 02:23:33,120 put that in our in our back pockets. Yeah, yeah, that 1863 02:23:33,280 --> 02:23:37,239 was That's he's talking about the NBA conventions, where Terry would be, you 1864 02:23:37,319 --> 02:23:41,760 know, actively working the crowd, and Dorry would be like just this non 1865 02:23:41,600 --> 02:23:46,319 this non entity, this sort of wallflower. Yeah. Neil Wright's Paranoia Power 1866 02:23:46,360 --> 02:23:50,600 rankings for the Lapsed Funk number one, Stan Hansen number two, Jack Briscoe, 1867 02:23:50,680 --> 02:23:58,639 number three, Dorry Junior. It's a compelling little idea there, you 1868 02:23:58,760 --> 02:24:01,959 said. Matt pointed out a great tweet. It says, I don't know, 1869 02:24:01,280 --> 02:24:03,520 it wasn't directed at us, but it was out there and it was 1870 02:24:05,920 --> 02:24:09,399 it was. It was interesting in Japan when I Sam from Texas, everyone 1871 02:24:09,440 --> 02:24:13,680 asks me about Terry Funk, but I have to admit I have no idea 1872 02:24:13,760 --> 02:24:18,040 who this guy is. Wow. Just some anonymous person out there tweeted that, 1873 02:24:18,920 --> 02:24:24,520 Oh, that's spectactuar. Extremely telling as we talked about what Funk meant 1874 02:24:24,520 --> 02:24:26,680 to that nation during the course of the lapsed Funk Mike writes on Patreon, 1875 02:24:26,719 --> 02:24:31,120 the NBA World Champion in nineteen seventy four couldn't have a Burger in the room. 1876 02:24:31,440 --> 02:24:35,120 He had to settle for a Bologney in the room. Perhaps bloney blow 1877 02:24:35,159 --> 02:24:39,399 out. Probably, Chris writes, someone better than me needs to do an 1878 02:24:39,440 --> 02:24:43,680 AI painting of the Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving with Stehn helen Hart serving the turkey, 1879 02:24:43,760 --> 02:24:48,719 with Terry Funk attacking the cat in the salad bowl, and a different picture 1880 02:24:48,719 --> 02:24:52,200 of all the talents under Terry's learning tree. Maybe Terry is an ent from 1881 02:24:52,280 --> 02:24:56,399 Lord of the Rings. That's funny. Zach writes, TLF has unquashably taught 1882 02:24:56,479 --> 02:25:01,239 us if there is another wrestling royal family at most, certainly the Funks, 1883 02:25:01,360 --> 02:25:05,079 not the Rhads is oo shots fired. Adam writes not to be confused with 1884 02:25:05,159 --> 02:25:13,079 Sylvester Ritter, who was the pastry sucking dog eighty X three. That's a 1885 02:25:13,159 --> 02:25:20,079 winner, He writes a timecode down and this is on the episode I Hate 1886 02:25:20,079 --> 02:25:22,879 You Lawler as we look at the Jerry Lawler feud and lapsed Funk, he 1887 02:25:22,959 --> 02:25:28,559 writes at one twenty three twenty aspiring artists, instead of going into lifelong debt 1888 02:25:28,600 --> 02:25:33,239 to study your chosen media at university, drop out and listen to Terry Funk's 1889 02:25:33,239 --> 02:25:39,280 speech at that time period. For those who are are curious, pd rights 1890 02:25:39,319 --> 02:25:43,280 that Barbara Streisand's no song that Terry Cutt has been stuck in my head for 1891 02:25:43,360 --> 02:25:46,600 the past two days. It's as it should be. It's a fascinating album. 1892 02:25:48,120 --> 02:25:52,319 Pop it is, Paul writes, speak bizarre, bizarre, speaking of 1893 02:25:52,440 --> 02:25:56,040 Mick making Funk callbacks. In their empty Arena match, the Rock throws a 1894 02:25:56,079 --> 02:26:01,000 bull of salsa and Foley's face, causing him to the ground, screaming my 1895 02:26:01,120 --> 02:26:03,879 eye. I've forgot about that. Oh God, my eye. And in 1896 02:26:03,959 --> 02:26:07,840 the Funker's credit it was much more absurd as the Rock than grabs a chip 1897 02:26:07,920 --> 02:26:11,319 scoop salsa from mix I and says, what are you crying about? It's 1898 02:26:11,399 --> 02:26:18,680 mild, that's funny. They should do another halftime heat. Oh yeah, 1899 02:26:18,719 --> 02:26:22,399 they totally should. I'd love to see this. Hey Stax writes, If 1900 02:26:22,440 --> 02:26:24,399 listening to the lapsed Funk is considered eating vegetables, I think I'm ready to 1901 02:26:24,479 --> 02:26:28,120 go vegan. There we go. If the Funker didn't know who the real 1902 02:26:28,280 --> 02:26:31,639 Terry Funk was, from what I've heard so far, it seems like he's 1903 02:26:31,680 --> 02:26:35,360 the only one who knew, and you and you and us were just getting 1904 02:26:35,440 --> 02:26:39,719 perpetually worked. Wow, who the real Terry was? It's a thought to 1905 02:26:39,799 --> 02:26:43,600 consider. It's a thought to consider. Phil Wrights just woke to see another 1906 02:26:43,680 --> 02:26:48,200 slice of Funk from my oral pleasure, still reeling from Terry repeatedly calling Jerry 1907 02:26:48,239 --> 02:26:52,559 Lawler a baby banger. The fact that this is one hundred percent accurate is 1908 02:26:52,559 --> 02:26:56,079 of course totally normal in a no way inappropriate, not at all. Philip 1909 02:26:56,120 --> 02:26:58,920 also writes, being from Britain, a country with the significant Pakstini population, 1910 02:27:00,120 --> 02:27:03,239 Yes, I'm very glad that that thing we inadvertently referred to that is a 1911 02:27:03,319 --> 02:27:09,879 slur for people of Pakistani descent. Yea and Britain. We have no idea, 1912 02:27:09,959 --> 02:27:13,600 but Funk just straight up says it in his book. So we learn 1913 02:27:13,680 --> 02:27:18,239 every day here, that's for sure. Are A Ronaldi writes, imagine Hulk's 1914 02:27:18,239 --> 02:27:20,079 face when he calls to apologize and Vicky Funk says, Oh, he doesn't 1915 02:27:20,120 --> 02:27:24,079 want to talk to you. He's going to kill you. What that is? 1916 02:27:26,159 --> 02:27:30,920 I mean, I think my husband's fearless, and that's the truth. 1917 02:27:33,520 --> 02:27:37,440 We fearless. I'm just looking to talk to Terry's either there brother? Who's 1918 02:27:37,479 --> 02:27:41,959 Terry? A lot of these multiple terries lately. I'm not what's going on 1919 02:27:41,079 --> 02:27:45,760 here, Terry Funk, Terry Brother, Terry Cross, who's next, Terry 1920 02:27:45,799 --> 02:27:48,000 Taylor brother? I mean, you talked to Terry Sapinsky, Vicky? Who's 1921 02:27:48,120 --> 02:27:52,280 Vicky? Why is Terry Taylor even here? Broke? Why do you bring 1922 02:27:52,399 --> 02:27:54,559 up Terry Taylor? Vicky? I didn't say anything about that, Hulk do? 1923 02:27:54,760 --> 02:28:00,760 I want to understand why? What the slowest thing down? Let's go 1924 02:28:00,799 --> 02:28:03,600 stop by. I got the time, you got the time. Let's let's 1925 02:28:03,680 --> 02:28:07,120 really walk through this in a way. We both had him on the same 1926 02:28:07,159 --> 02:28:09,879 page, Okay, Vicky, I want to know exactly what the fuck is 1927 02:28:09,959 --> 02:28:22,000 going and which Terry is the real Terry Brother? Huh do you know? 1928 02:28:22,760 --> 02:28:26,760 Do you know which? Because as far as I know, dude, Terry 1929 02:28:26,399 --> 02:28:30,479 Hulk Hogan is a real Terry brother Terry on the line right now, Vicky 1930 02:28:30,959 --> 02:28:35,760 is do you've been on the lote? Have you been? Have you been 1931 02:28:35,840 --> 02:28:39,319 fucking with me? Terry? Terry? Is this Vicky Funk? Or Vicky 1932 02:28:39,399 --> 02:28:46,319 ask you? Is this Vicky Guerrero? What is going on? Brother? 1933 02:28:46,559 --> 02:28:54,520 Where are we? WHOA? I gotta go? I got it? The 1934 02:28:54,920 --> 02:28:58,360 Vicky has said not a word for fifty seconds, not a word. What 1935 02:29:00,200 --> 02:29:05,040 h He's waiting for dial tone to see if she hung up, but he 1936 02:29:05,079 --> 02:29:07,719 doesn't want to assume she hung up and hung up? Hang up first? 1937 02:29:09,399 --> 02:29:43,799 Did you yeah? Yeahhhh? Where or what? Yeah? Uh oh exactly 1938 02:29:46,079 --> 02:29:52,120 that's such a such a listless, weak little horrified terrified who sits there? 1939 02:29:54,360 --> 02:30:00,479 Terrence? Terrence. Also, if Oliverourne could could have yep, Terry, 1940 02:30:00,559 --> 02:30:01,920 then Hansen came in a year later, he might have had a fighting chance. 1941 02:30:03,000 --> 02:30:05,719 Yeah, that had been something Hogan versus harrys of the w A wow, 1942 02:30:05,920 --> 02:30:09,959 it's not thought about enough. Yes. The great letter from Jacob, 1943 02:30:09,040 --> 02:30:13,600 which we shared on the show, Neil writes the McMahon's love Cowboy Heels Watts, 1944 02:30:13,799 --> 02:30:18,280 Hanson, Funk, Bob Orton, Junior jbl. It feels like it's 1945 02:30:18,360 --> 02:30:22,719 tapping into an East Coast sentiment. That's interesting, Steve writes, I still 1946 02:30:22,719 --> 02:30:24,920 love from a few weeks ago on that cast that cowboy Bill Watts complained about 1947 02:30:26,000 --> 02:30:28,639 Terry Funk being a fucking gimmick. Yeah, that's an under explored part of 1948 02:30:28,680 --> 02:30:31,280 that. Like, what's up with Bill Watts not liking Terry Funk. There's 1949 02:30:31,319 --> 02:30:35,719 got to be more to that story. Yeah, right, David writes, 1950 02:30:35,760 --> 02:30:37,479 I want you to know that because of TLF, I'm calling my sister's new 1951 02:30:37,559 --> 02:30:46,319 dog Perry parents. That's very highly appropriate. Yes, Steve writes, I 1952 02:30:46,440 --> 02:30:50,879 imagined upon meeting hul Cogan that Dory Junior was incredibly confused and distressed that there 1953 02:30:50,920 --> 02:30:54,840 were multiple Terry's that were not his brother, while Hogan was suspicious of his 1954 02:30:54,920 --> 02:30:58,840 behavior as it seemed like the sort of thing the roll up artists he had 1955 02:30:58,879 --> 02:31:03,040 been warned of do to get behind him to grab his torch. Mmm, 1956 02:31:03,440 --> 02:31:09,959 multiple Terry's brother. We didn't even say anything about Terry Garvin. That's do 1957 02:31:13,440 --> 02:31:18,280 you have to I love this thought, Boss. Chocolate equals Detrimentat wrote this, 1958 02:31:18,479 --> 02:31:22,760 this, this, this makes it all worth it, extremely comforting, 1959 02:31:22,799 --> 02:31:24,520 he writes, to wake up on a Friday morning to hear the eggs sucking 1960 02:31:24,600 --> 02:31:31,000 intro as I make coffee. Yes, Carla writes, we're living the Funker. 1961 02:31:31,079 --> 02:31:33,479 That's his charm and his golden gimmick. That smile. He can cut 1962 02:31:33,520 --> 02:31:35,840 a man open, bite his wound and spit out blood, throw the whole 1963 02:31:35,879 --> 02:31:41,719 world in absolute chaos, cut psychotic and insane promos. Then that smile just 1964 02:31:41,000 --> 02:31:50,040 washes everything away. It's wonderful. Mmmm. A stacks lapsed Funk is multiple 1965 02:31:50,079 --> 02:31:52,639 listen worthy, even his new episodes drop. If this is all going to 1966 02:31:52,760 --> 02:31:56,360 culminate in the coach chairman going ahead and proclaiming the Funker the undisputed goat, 1967 02:31:56,799 --> 02:32:00,719 I can imagine him responding by giving a tip of the hat from somewhere on 1968 02:32:00,799 --> 02:32:03,040 that big ranch up in the sky and saying, you know, uh, 1969 02:32:03,440 --> 02:32:05,760 Jack and JP, that's just wonderful, followed by a twinklelied wink and a 1970 02:32:05,879 --> 02:32:09,840 ry smile at closing wink and smile, indicating of course, that he still 1971 02:32:09,920 --> 02:32:16,600 knows something you don't. That's right, I mean we didn't make the determination. 1972 02:32:16,719 --> 02:32:20,479 I mean, what do you think greatest of all time? Yeah? 1973 02:32:20,920 --> 02:32:24,520 I think it's I think it's safe to say I think I think, honest 1974 02:32:24,559 --> 02:32:28,280 to God, when and when you consider when you consider all the the the 1975 02:32:28,559 --> 02:32:33,639 the different wrestlers that he impacted, when you consider the longevity of the career, 1976 02:32:33,840 --> 02:32:43,920 the multitude of decades, it's like, I don't know my my my 1977 02:32:43,120 --> 02:32:54,920 only my only, like say, like h drawback would be of course, 1978 02:32:56,079 --> 02:33:01,360 like it's like it's weird, like we would you consider him to be a 1979 02:33:03,680 --> 02:33:09,799 significant TV draw. Yeah, when he was in WCW in eighty nine, 1980 02:33:09,520 --> 02:33:13,520 he did do like that clash match remarkably high rating, one of the highest 1981 02:33:13,600 --> 02:33:18,760 ratings ever for a cable television match. But the thing about his US career 1982 02:33:18,239 --> 02:33:22,520 is he was never really in a position to draw a television rating as we 1983 02:33:22,520 --> 02:33:26,040 think, right, right, Certainly the main event Seria's main event match with 1984 02:33:26,079 --> 02:33:30,520 Hulk Cogan was big numbers. But I struggle to say that any other opponent 1985 02:33:30,600 --> 02:33:33,280 would have done more or less against Hogan. I mean that was just you 1986 02:33:33,360 --> 02:33:37,000 know, right, That's just an era where you were just the guy being 1987 02:33:37,040 --> 02:33:39,040 fed to Hogan next, and it was hard to tell your value apart from 1988 02:33:39,760 --> 02:33:43,000 what Hogan kind of gave you as a as a as a base right number. 1989 02:33:43,799 --> 02:33:46,600 But I mean, geez, But that also is to say that it's 1990 02:33:46,639 --> 02:33:50,799 not like you can point to his television numbers against Flair and Hogan and say 1991 02:33:50,840 --> 02:33:54,520 that the guy wasn't a draw. You absolutely have. Yeah, no, 1992 02:33:54,680 --> 02:33:56,479 I know, like it's just it's it's a it's a weird thing because he 1993 02:33:56,600 --> 02:34:01,559 wasn't like put in the position to to to do it himself, you know, 1994 02:34:01,719 --> 02:34:03,639 right in a way where you can clearly assign credit to him. But 1995 02:34:03,760 --> 02:34:07,239 even when he was on Raw in ninety seven and ninety eight in particular, 1996 02:34:07,360 --> 02:34:11,079 I mean hugely rated segments, but that's cross currents with the fully Austin stuff. 1997 02:34:11,120 --> 02:34:15,959 So it's like right, right, but you know all the you know, 1998 02:34:16,040 --> 02:34:18,840 the New Age Outlaws angle the night after WrestleMania fourteen, it's like he 1999 02:34:20,040 --> 02:34:24,840 just yeah, he can only be there in the soup for so many significant 2000 02:34:24,840 --> 02:34:26,280 moments before you start to realize that, like, no, this isn't just 2001 02:34:26,479 --> 02:34:31,159 an accident, This isn't He's not just a He's not just a character that's 2002 02:34:31,200 --> 02:34:35,520 there by chance. It happens too many times. He puts himself in these 2003 02:34:35,559 --> 02:34:43,280 positions in ways that are sort of I think that compel promoters to feature him 2004 02:34:43,399 --> 02:34:46,559 in things that are gonna draw money without even really intending for him to be 2005 02:34:46,639 --> 02:34:52,440 the money drawing part of it. Yet he's always that extra spice that guarantees 2006 02:34:52,479 --> 02:34:56,680 it's gonna work. He's that reliable guy that has the instincts that you know, 2007 02:34:56,840 --> 02:35:00,600 this might be a shit idea, but the best possible version it is 2008 02:35:00,719 --> 02:35:03,000 the version with Terry Funk involved playing to his strength, right, you know, 2009 02:35:03,239 --> 02:35:07,120 right, that was his stock in trade, and like you said, 2010 02:35:07,280 --> 02:35:11,520 very very observantly, you know WCW and WWF and the Attitude era, they 2011 02:35:11,600 --> 02:35:15,440 brought him in when shit was tough. They brought him in when he felt 2012 02:35:15,440 --> 02:35:18,000 like the a lot of options or you know, when the phone rang. 2013 02:35:18,000 --> 02:35:20,200 He knew WCW was in trouble, like he said in two thousand, right, 2014 02:35:22,719 --> 02:35:26,280 But just just the level of draw he was in all Japan and the 2015 02:35:26,360 --> 02:35:31,879 crowd he drew for ONEITA for a non Big two Japanese wrestling event at Kawasaki 2016 02:35:31,920 --> 02:35:35,399 Stadium in nineteen ninety three. I mean, all the signs are there if 2017 02:35:35,440 --> 02:35:39,920 you care to see him, that this guy could really draw draw a crowd. 2018 02:35:41,440 --> 02:35:45,319 But he spent so much time doing so many definitive things for his story 2019 02:35:45,360 --> 02:35:48,760 in ECW, where these venues were kind of you know, they were going 2020 02:35:48,799 --> 02:35:52,040 to basically sell the same amount of tickets no matter who was on the card. 2021 02:35:52,520 --> 02:35:56,760 They didn't really try to aggressively run buildings that would test the outer limits 2022 02:35:56,799 --> 02:35:58,520 of how many tickets they could sell. You know, we talked about that 2023 02:36:00,079 --> 02:36:03,319 or in the course of the journey how Paul was extremely conservative about going to 2024 02:36:03,360 --> 02:36:07,840 bigger buildings, even when ECW was at its hottest. He'd much rather have 2025 02:36:07,959 --> 02:36:11,559 like a sold out small house than learn the hard way that they can't draw 2026 02:36:11,600 --> 02:36:13,000 up more for five thousand people, you know, something like that, which 2027 02:36:13,040 --> 02:36:16,360 they probably could have done, but there were so many limited opportunities to see 2028 02:36:16,360 --> 02:36:20,920 that proven. They're disproven. I think the pay per views always did well. 2029 02:36:20,000 --> 02:36:24,799 I mean, certainly he was on top of the first show Barely Legal, 2030 02:36:24,840 --> 02:36:28,159 which was the success. So I can't think of a metric where it's 2031 02:36:28,159 --> 02:36:30,959 like, yeah, but you know, look at that and you can tell 2032 02:36:31,000 --> 02:36:33,879 I guess the WCW ratings when he was there in two thousand, but those 2033 02:36:33,920 --> 02:36:37,639 were hopeless anyway, And I'm not sure I didn't do a close analysis, 2034 02:36:37,680 --> 02:36:41,600 but it actually wouldn't surprise me to see that when Terry did come in for 2035 02:36:41,680 --> 02:36:45,319 that first Nitro of two thousand, that it did a better number than Nitro 2036 02:36:45,440 --> 02:36:50,319 had been doing by maybe a smidge. I mean, Russo did do well, 2037 02:36:50,959 --> 02:36:54,399 didn't do exceptionally well, but he did do well in November December ninety 2038 02:36:54,479 --> 02:36:56,840 nine when he first got his hands on the book, in WW and October 2039 02:36:56,879 --> 02:36:58,879 as well, right, But a lot of that was because Nitro dropped him 2040 02:36:58,879 --> 02:37:01,399 through to two hours, so there was one less hour to throw off the 2041 02:37:01,440 --> 02:37:05,000 average comparing you were comparing it to a time period where Nitros on the air 2042 02:37:05,079 --> 02:37:09,079 for three hours, So there are a couple of numbers in there where it's 2043 02:37:09,079 --> 02:37:11,399 like, yeah, that's an increase, but it's just as much because there 2044 02:37:11,479 --> 02:37:16,879 wasn't a diluted third hour in play. Necessarily, you have to keep that 2045 02:37:16,959 --> 02:37:20,680 in mind. But no, man, I don't know as far as goat. 2046 02:37:20,760 --> 02:37:26,159 I mean, I can see the case. He's got things in his 2047 02:37:26,280 --> 02:37:30,959 resume that nobody else will have the same collection of Yeah, yeah, you 2048 02:37:31,040 --> 02:37:35,079 know, everything he did, someone else did, but nobody did all of 2049 02:37:35,159 --> 02:37:39,159 them in as many places right, and had the downstream effect on any wrestler 2050 02:37:39,239 --> 02:37:46,120 that's worth a shit for the past fifty years. That's just such a unique 2051 02:37:46,479 --> 02:37:50,520 attribute that he has it nobody else has. So I gotta say, yes, 2052 02:37:50,840 --> 02:37:52,479 I got to say he's the greatest of all time. I think, 2053 02:37:52,600 --> 02:37:58,319 I think, I think if Flair was arguing in certain ways, for sure, 2054 02:37:58,399 --> 02:38:05,520 Flair has got I think I think if Flair. The thing that I 2055 02:38:05,600 --> 02:38:16,680 think makes Flair different than Funk, and the the one thing that he has 2056 02:38:16,879 --> 02:38:22,200 going for like that I think would would made him, would make him the 2057 02:38:22,319 --> 02:38:26,200 greatest, is the television aspect of it, the week to week, the 2058 02:38:26,280 --> 02:38:39,680 regular television. The thing that Funk has is the significance that he had over 2059 02:38:41,319 --> 02:38:48,479 five decades. Absolutely, that's the difference. Flair did not have the significance 2060 02:38:48,399 --> 02:38:54,120 for that many that long, right, like real significance, And there's many 2061 02:38:54,159 --> 02:38:58,559 diverse circumstances, right. You know, Funk had a chance to prove that 2062 02:38:58,680 --> 02:39:01,799 he could be relevant in a million different styles of promotion. But Flair, 2063 02:39:03,280 --> 02:39:05,559 no, he didn't have to do that. So he never really had the 2064 02:39:05,680 --> 02:39:07,719 chance to. He didn't have to. He did later in his career. 2065 02:39:07,760 --> 02:39:09,600 He did start bumping on thumb tacks and shit, I mean not to suggest 2066 02:39:09,680 --> 02:39:13,319 that's all I'm talking about, but he definitely pushed out of his comfort zone 2067 02:39:13,360 --> 02:39:18,319 like way later in his career and showed that he could do the modern spectacle 2068 02:39:18,399 --> 02:39:22,000 style matches. It's like he couldn't do them, but it was I don't 2069 02:39:22,000 --> 02:39:26,000 know that he didn't embody them. I think what Terry did that nobody else 2070 02:39:26,200 --> 02:39:31,600 was able to do was kind of like express the full range of what the 2071 02:39:31,680 --> 02:39:35,520 business can be in one human being. Whereas everybody else, as great as 2072 02:39:35,559 --> 02:39:37,799 they might be that I can think of, that might be in contention for 2073 02:39:37,920 --> 02:39:43,520 Goat, they just illustrated one or two things about the business at the highest 2074 02:39:43,600 --> 02:39:46,639 level, and that was enough for them. It's it's not a market against 2075 02:39:46,680 --> 02:39:50,559 them that they didn't also try to prove themselves as promoters, try to prove 2076 02:39:50,600 --> 02:39:54,360 themselves as bookers, try to prove themselves as extreme hardcore wrestlers, try to 2077 02:39:54,399 --> 02:39:56,360 prove themselves as someone that can get a promotion off its ass, as somebody 2078 02:39:56,360 --> 02:39:58,920 that can motivate a locker room that could create a new generation of talent. 2079 02:40:00,360 --> 02:40:03,159 That's certainly know. Sean Michaels would cite Ric Flair as a foundational influence, 2080 02:40:03,239 --> 02:40:07,399 just like somebody wrestlers cited, including Ric Flair Tory Funk in that same way. 2081 02:40:07,920 --> 02:40:09,959 But it's just it's not even close. I mean, Terry Funk was 2082 02:40:11,079 --> 02:40:15,719 every single attribute of every single great wrestler you can think about wrapped into one. 2083 02:40:15,799 --> 02:40:18,719 Yep, yeap, just you can't. No one had the option to 2084 02:40:18,799 --> 02:40:22,159 be as great as he was, let alone execute as well as he did 2085 02:40:22,239 --> 02:40:28,520 with you know, on all those different fronts. Chocolate equals detriment and detriment 2086 02:40:28,600 --> 02:40:31,000 also writes, go ahead is some kind of Texas affect. This is interesting. 2087 02:40:31,760 --> 02:40:35,399 I had a brain dead, dipshit middle school coach science teacher who also 2088 02:40:35,559 --> 02:40:41,680 used go ahead as a verbal crutch. Wow. And you know, I 2089 02:40:41,719 --> 02:40:43,120 don't think of it as a crutch with Terry uses it. I think of 2090 02:40:43,200 --> 02:40:48,280 it more as like a way to like almost make everything you say sound folksy 2091 02:40:48,360 --> 02:40:52,719 and almost unassuming and unright, you know what I mean? Unoffensive? Yeah? 2092 02:40:52,760 --> 02:40:56,280 You know. Yeah. Cromas Lamb writes, here's a fun fact from 2093 02:40:56,280 --> 02:41:00,360 the LJN archives. As we talked a lot about LJN when we talk about 2094 02:41:00,600 --> 02:41:05,200 Terry Funk and WWF, did you know Terry Funk was the only individual figure 2095 02:41:05,239 --> 02:41:07,239 that came with two accessories. He had the hat and the branding iron. 2096 02:41:07,799 --> 02:41:11,719 Wow. I remember as a kid that branding iron was a major part of 2097 02:41:11,719 --> 02:41:15,639 the gimmick. We're keeping that alive, aren't we, boss, Yeah, 2098 02:41:15,680 --> 02:41:18,799 we are indeed Jason Wrights laps Jim Hurd with the gun named it Terry's Balls 2099 02:41:20,680 --> 02:41:26,680 as me dead. What about Terry? What? Ronaldi writes the Pittsburgh Area 2100 02:41:26,719 --> 02:41:30,879 Arena, you're thinking it was the Golden Dome that was a venue or ecw 2101 02:41:31,360 --> 02:41:33,280 try to punch above its weight and draw a bigger, bigger crowd. That 2102 02:41:33,399 --> 02:41:35,479 was on the device of Shane Douglas, who knew the area. Well, 2103 02:41:35,959 --> 02:41:39,120 it probably seats two or three thousand. Rinaldi Rights. They would also run 2104 02:41:39,120 --> 02:41:41,440 the ice gardens, which is even bigger. I went to a show there 2105 02:41:41,479 --> 02:41:45,879 that my uncle got kicked out over sneaking beers into and they had to tell 2106 02:41:45,920 --> 02:41:50,200 my grandfather to put out a cigar like four times, great times, Paul 2107 02:41:50,239 --> 02:41:52,600 writes eighty nine. A lot of unusual things happened to me that year. 2108 02:41:52,680 --> 02:41:56,200 Broke my back, got abducted by aliens, ad a sandwich, spotted big 2109 02:41:56,239 --> 02:41:58,959 Foot on the ranch, mode my front lawn, shot at Chukabarra stub Mottee. 2110 02:42:00,639 --> 02:42:05,200 Not to mention funk I had some had some diarrhea. Yeah, yeah, 2111 02:42:05,239 --> 02:42:07,760 that was that one year he had diarrhea. That's right. I just 2112 02:42:07,760 --> 02:42:09,760 couldn't help myself, just said, hey, this is the way it's got 2113 02:42:09,840 --> 02:42:13,559 to be. And I just said, you know what, the squirts are 2114 02:42:13,559 --> 02:42:18,280 coming out the sports are there fucking hell taking care of business. To mention 2115 02:42:18,399 --> 02:42:22,120 Funk's selling while screaming a specific thing happening to a body part is god tear 2116 02:42:22,440 --> 02:42:26,280 Maha, I'm blinded, or my leg is breaking. My mom is broken. 2117 02:42:26,479 --> 02:42:31,959 Up there with flaars aye God, Paula submits, so right up there 2118 02:42:31,000 --> 02:42:37,520 in that van ah my Ah Teddy quoted lapsed Funk, well, I don't 2119 02:42:37,559 --> 02:42:39,719 know where I'm at. I hurt my ribs. I can't do it. 2120 02:42:39,799 --> 02:42:41,120 I want ahead and try, but I want to ahead and couldn't do it. 2121 02:42:43,280 --> 02:42:45,360 I want ahead and decided, you know what, I'm not going to 2122 02:42:45,440 --> 02:42:50,719 try anymore. Zach writes, I do like ECW from the mid nineties, 2123 02:42:50,879 --> 02:42:54,120 but in hindsight, they did start a type of wrestling that felt like contrived 2124 02:42:54,159 --> 02:42:58,440 spots more than trying to actually win a wrestling match. It's a fair point, 2125 02:43:00,120 --> 02:43:03,479 very fair. The great Tom Mattanacio DeReKo chairman. I hope you're both 2126 02:43:03,520 --> 02:43:05,479 having a relaxing holiday. I just wanted to note that Terry Funk's alliance with 2127 02:43:05,559 --> 02:43:11,799 the Rottens in ECW, Funks few good men might qualify a few good men 2128 02:43:11,879 --> 02:43:16,120 for cinemat treatment. Part of the gimmick was the Rockings always did what Terry 2129 02:43:16,159 --> 02:43:20,559 told them to do, similar to Colonel Jessop's argument that Marines do it's ordered, 2130 02:43:20,639 --> 02:43:24,959 no matter what is ordered, the code read and all that. I 2131 02:43:24,079 --> 02:43:26,959 think that's a little bit of a stretch, but he said anyway, it 2132 02:43:26,040 --> 02:43:28,360 might be a stretch, but it's something to consider. So you're saying, 2133 02:43:28,479 --> 02:43:35,360 nay, qualifying a few good men under the cinemat Listen, listen, I 2134 02:43:35,520 --> 02:43:37,239 want a few good men to qualify. Why do you want it to qualify 2135 02:43:37,479 --> 02:43:43,200 because I want to get into Aaron Sorkin. Yes, and I would have 2136 02:43:43,360 --> 02:43:46,200 liked just exactly. Nash would love it. Nash would appreciate it. But 2137 02:43:46,719 --> 02:43:52,799 I just don't. I don't know. I have to investigate the situation more, 2138 02:43:52,920 --> 02:43:58,239 the wrestling situation more. Yeah, but when we were doing the Terry 2139 02:43:58,280 --> 02:44:01,600 and Dory versus Public againemy and those tag team Barber matches, and when Terry 2140 02:44:01,680 --> 02:44:05,399 first brought Dory into the territory, it was around that time when actually, 2141 02:44:05,440 --> 02:44:09,159 if you good men already qualifies anyway, Oh yeah, that's fine. Oh 2142 02:44:09,280 --> 02:44:13,120 yeah, Well there's a guy there's a there is there is a there's a 2143 02:44:13,639 --> 02:44:20,319 man uh a wrestler by the name of Brad jacob Witz, Jacob Jacobowitz. 2144 02:44:20,440 --> 02:44:28,360 Jacobbowitz must be Jacobowitz, who has been an extra in hundreds of movies, 2145 02:44:30,520 --> 02:44:33,920 so that qualifies it and not a Terry Funk stable in ec W. Yeah. 2146 02:44:35,520 --> 02:44:37,719 Interesting, Well, I don't know, I'd have to I'd have to 2147 02:44:37,760 --> 02:44:39,639 look at the stable. I don't have to get to if we ever get 2148 02:44:39,680 --> 02:44:45,280 there, is it like is it really? Is it really like based on 2149 02:44:45,399 --> 02:44:48,200 a few good men? Or is it just the angles to decide for yourself. 2150 02:44:48,479 --> 02:44:52,079 Tom provides a helpful link to some hardcore TV episodes, So all right, 2151 02:44:52,120 --> 02:44:54,000 I'll take a look. But it sounds like that's where they drew their 2152 02:44:54,040 --> 02:44:58,680 inspiration. Very interesting. Corey writes in terms of moon salts, it was 2153 02:44:58,719 --> 02:45:03,760 disc that Mudo was like Terry's inspiration in eighty nine to do the moon salts. 2154 02:45:03,959 --> 02:45:05,559 Likely Lenny Poffo, and that's a good point. Was doing them in 2155 02:45:05,680 --> 02:45:09,799 WWF and eighty five and likely before Latin other territories. I when Heart did 2156 02:45:09,840 --> 02:45:11,920 them in Stampede all the time. I'd have to check his years, but 2157 02:45:11,959 --> 02:45:13,520 probably eighty six eighty seven or sooner. Plus I'm sure there are a lot 2158 02:45:13,559 --> 02:45:16,879 a ton of other guys that did them. Mudas looked the coolest and BAWCW 2159 02:45:18,000 --> 02:45:20,159 missed the boat on a babyface mooda run in eighty nine to ninety. That's 2160 02:45:20,200 --> 02:45:24,680 absolutely the case. Chavo Guerrero too was moonsalting in the early eighties, I 2161 02:45:24,680 --> 02:45:30,760 think, even earlier than Wow Andy Poffo. So it was it was cross 2162 02:45:30,840 --> 02:45:33,399 bodies though, that was the thing. It was. You would do it 2163 02:45:33,440 --> 02:45:37,479 to standing opponents, which to me was a little less absolutely fucking nuts than 2164 02:45:37,559 --> 02:45:41,239 doing one to a opponent flat on his back, especially at Terry Funk's age. 2165 02:45:41,319 --> 02:45:43,040 But Steve writes, if this journey has taught me anything it is that 2166 02:45:43,120 --> 02:45:46,559 Dorry Junior has called people and got into arguments with their answering machines because he 2167 02:45:46,600 --> 02:45:52,840 thought they kept talking over him. Dan writes, we used to bring the 2168 02:45:52,879 --> 02:45:56,360 craziest things for the fans, bring the weapons matches in ECW. Dan remembers 2169 02:45:56,399 --> 02:45:58,840 this ECW did two house shows in my old stomping grounds of Woodbridge, and 2170 02:46:00,559 --> 02:46:03,120 the first time I stole a German language class textbook from the high school and 2171 02:46:03,200 --> 02:46:07,559 turn that in for fans. Bring the weapons. Funnily enough, my German 2172 02:46:07,600 --> 02:46:09,760 teacher was at the show with his kids. The second time, I took 2173 02:46:09,799 --> 02:46:13,399 this carousel horse from the bulk garbage loading dock at the mall I worked out 2174 02:46:13,440 --> 02:46:16,559 in those days. The mall had a carousel, and I guess this one, 2175 02:46:16,559 --> 02:46:18,200 a particular horse was busted or something, so I loaded it into my 2176 02:46:18,319 --> 02:46:24,079 car for the sole purpose of b fbtw at his fans bring the weapons for 2177 02:46:24,159 --> 02:46:28,399 ECW. I had to explain to my father why I had this carousel horse 2178 02:46:28,479 --> 02:46:31,159 in his garage, and I'm sure he thought I was a complete nutcase when 2179 02:46:31,200 --> 02:46:35,280 I did. This thing was probably four foot long and fifty to sixty pounds. 2180 02:46:35,319 --> 02:46:39,840 Imagine, oh, my good brings this to a ECW show. Imagine 2181 02:46:39,840 --> 02:46:43,319 my disappointment at seventeen, eighteen years old when none of my plunder was used. 2182 02:46:43,399 --> 02:46:45,600 Yeah. I don't know what you expect them to do with a sixty 2183 02:46:45,639 --> 02:46:48,440 pound gimmick like that, but yeah, a for effort. Clarkson writes, 2184 02:46:48,520 --> 02:46:50,959 Listen, I'm walking around my house sing and I want to add to the 2185 02:46:52,000 --> 02:46:56,879 tune of I saw the sign from Masive bass Ah when Ahead O. When 2186 02:46:58,040 --> 02:47:01,479 I had a when Ahead I hate is what happens when the show. Are 2187 02:47:01,559 --> 02:47:07,079 you proud of yourselves? Ahead? I ate myself? Hey, yes we 2188 02:47:07,159 --> 02:47:13,000 are Clarkson ahwhen Hey JW writes I'm in that Terry funk WWF wheelhouse. As 2189 02:47:13,079 --> 02:47:16,520 things get imprinted, I even remember Hogan's promo for the local show at Horizon 2190 02:47:16,600 --> 02:47:20,120 describing him as the terrible Terry Funk or maybe the not so terrible Terry Funk. 2191 02:47:20,200 --> 02:47:22,479 There we go, that's more like it. I paraphrase because I was 2192 02:47:22,520 --> 02:47:24,959 eight and haven't seen it in forty years. I liked Heels because I'm a 2193 02:47:26,000 --> 02:47:28,440 parah, although Hogan will probably call him the terrible Terry Funk because give me 2194 02:47:28,479 --> 02:47:35,319 a based on him thinking that multi million dollars itself, you know, Oh 2195 02:47:35,399 --> 02:47:39,559 my god, I paraphrase because I was eight and haven't seen it forty years. 2196 02:47:39,600 --> 02:47:41,440 I liked Heels because I'm a pariah. And I remember to liking Funk 2197 02:47:41,600 --> 02:47:45,719 and then being sorely disappointed that Ron Bass was kind of lame. Has Funk 2198 02:47:45,840 --> 02:47:48,159 need Dorry will always be his name to me. And I loved your vignette. 2199 02:47:48,159 --> 02:47:50,920 I guess where Vince went to Texas to legally change his name just to 2200 02:47:52,000 --> 02:47:56,120 humiliate him. Yes, I never forgot about that. I could care less 2201 02:47:56,120 --> 02:47:58,000 about him. But Terry was a hoot to this kid. Yeap, Yes, 2202 02:47:58,040 --> 02:48:01,520 indeed, that's that's how Funk is remembered by so many. I think 2203 02:48:01,520 --> 02:48:05,799 the way he describes there. Christopher Wright's Last Man Standing was a Bruce Willis 2204 02:48:05,879 --> 02:48:07,760 movie that was released the weekend of September twenty second, eighty ninety six. 2205 02:48:07,799 --> 02:48:11,200 Why did this come up? A re make of the Western Fistful of Dollars, 2206 02:48:11,239 --> 02:48:15,079 which is a pre a remake of the samurai movie Yo Jimbo. The 2207 02:48:15,079 --> 02:48:20,920 Bruce Willis movie was updated to Oh, this is because because it was written 2208 02:48:20,079 --> 02:48:22,879 that that he was going to make this this, Oh, the Bruce Willis 2209 02:48:24,280 --> 02:48:28,239 movie. Right. What was it called? Well, let's see Last Man 2210 02:48:28,360 --> 02:48:33,280 Standing? Oh, released in nineteen eighty six. That was the movie. 2211 02:48:33,520 --> 02:48:35,319 I guess it is, Yes, that he was Roye. Yeah, there 2212 02:48:35,319 --> 02:48:37,600 was a night of in the Observer saying Terry Funk is going to be taking 2213 02:48:37,639 --> 02:48:41,600 some time off to do a Bruce Willis movie. Right. It never ver 2214 02:48:41,719 --> 02:48:46,360 came, But there was never a Bruce Willis Terry Funk movie. Right. 2215 02:48:46,360 --> 02:48:48,920 A remake of the Western A Fistful of Dollars, which was a remake of 2216 02:48:48,920 --> 02:48:52,920 the samurai movie Yo Jimbo. The Bruce Willis movie was updated to prohibition era 2217 02:48:54,040 --> 02:48:56,520 Texas. The name in the setting sounds perfect for a Terry Funk role as 2218 02:48:56,520 --> 02:49:01,440 a minion to get killed by Willis's character. Funk might have thought he would 2219 02:49:01,440 --> 02:49:03,360 go ahead and say he was getting in that movie to take a break from 2220 02:49:03,399 --> 02:49:07,840 ECW without ever actually officially getting the role. That's possible. I think that 2221 02:49:07,920 --> 02:49:11,200 was also the ECW break where he had heppatitis too, So there's that, 2222 02:49:13,079 --> 02:49:16,520 Neil Wrights. No, No, hepatitis was, Yeah it was. That 2223 02:49:16,600 --> 02:49:20,600 was in the ninety five absence. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that was the 2224 02:49:20,680 --> 02:49:24,639 late ninety four. Oh I want I hadn't got happatitis and said, hey, 2225 02:49:24,559 --> 02:49:26,280 it's from food. By the way, I don't want you to get 2226 02:49:26,319 --> 02:49:30,440 the wrong idea. Hey hepatitis. I didn't get it from Abdulla the Butcher, 2227 02:49:30,479 --> 02:49:33,040 absolutely not. But Hepatitlius. You know it's what I got there, 2228 02:49:33,479 --> 02:49:37,479 Neal Rights, I said, fuck it? Have you Terry fucking ECW? 2229 02:49:37,799 --> 02:49:41,520 As being analogous to when a major Hollywood star begins doing horror movies once they 2230 02:49:41,559 --> 02:49:48,479 are past their prime. Mmmm, it's very very good point. Our films 2231 02:49:48,520 --> 02:49:50,120 allow a fated actor to be a top build name again and to use their 2232 02:49:50,159 --> 02:49:54,440 reputation to bolster what could otherwise be a lackluster project. Yep, I think 2233 02:49:54,520 --> 02:50:00,520 of I think of a Santa Sleigh Boss with Goldberg. Yeah, yeah, 2234 02:50:00,920 --> 02:50:03,840 all the stars in the beginning. Yeah, oh that's true. Yeah. 2235 02:50:03,000 --> 02:50:09,520 Well also, you know what I think of more recent one, Russell Crowe 2236 02:50:09,559 --> 02:50:15,120 in that in that presectoricism that was that was being promoted at WrestleMania last year. 2237 02:50:15,239 --> 02:50:18,399 Oh great point, that's a that's a that's a real one there where 2238 02:50:18,440 --> 02:50:26,520 you got uh, you know, a former a level star like you know, 2239 02:50:26,600 --> 02:50:33,239 Russell Crowe being just brought down to reality there. Unbelievable. It's a 2240 02:50:33,239 --> 02:50:35,959 step down in prestige and pay. But horror movie fans are the ones that 2241 02:50:37,000 --> 02:50:39,399 will remember a star and sing their praises long after the big roles and awards 2242 02:50:39,399 --> 02:50:43,840 have dried up. ECW was beneath Funk in a lot of ways, Neil 2243 02:50:43,879 --> 02:50:46,600 Wrights, but it allowed him to be a leading man again to fans who 2244 02:50:46,600 --> 02:50:50,239 wouldn't forget him. That is absolutely true. Yeah, I mean that's so 2245 02:50:50,000 --> 02:50:56,239 that's such a big part of why we sit here with nothing but nodding contemporaries 2246 02:50:56,280 --> 02:50:58,760 that yes, Terry Funk was great, it's because of the ECW run, 2247 02:50:58,879 --> 02:51:03,239 just based on age of everybody, not based on it being the greatest thing 2248 02:51:03,239 --> 02:51:05,799 you ever did in his career right, but just based on his ability to 2249 02:51:05,840 --> 02:51:11,040 connect to fans that today are taste makers and aren't too old, you know, 2250 02:51:11,120 --> 02:51:15,840 basically to even be in the discussion in terms of taste making. So 2251 02:51:15,959 --> 02:51:18,959 that's that's a really interesting point. Grumas Lamb writes, I love the Lapsed 2252 02:51:20,000 --> 02:51:26,120 Wives Club. Terry, You're ruining the house. Just shut your damn mouth, 2253 02:51:26,280 --> 02:51:31,680 Vickie. I haven't got all fucking deckies, and I'm gonna if I'm 2254 02:51:31,719 --> 02:51:35,520 gonna dare around, break the fucking house. I'm gonna break the goddamn house. 2255 02:51:35,879 --> 02:51:39,479 I'm gonna go ahead and do it. Damn it. Ah oh, 2256 02:51:39,559 --> 02:51:45,600 I got ah derga got me kind of excited for this, and then this 2257 02:51:45,719 --> 02:51:48,479 is the classic thing that happens over the years with kind of a faded memories. 2258 02:51:48,760 --> 02:51:52,879 He wrote to us so very much enjoying the Terry Funk episodes. I'm 2259 02:51:52,920 --> 02:51:54,479 not sure if you'll get to this match, but during the FMW run you'll 2260 02:51:54,520 --> 02:51:58,360 be covering in a bit there's a classic quote during some match with Cactus in 2261 02:51:58,399 --> 02:52:01,680 a school gym with about twenty five people in attendance. Funk is down outside 2262 02:52:01,719 --> 02:52:05,440 the ring and goes, I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead. I 2263 02:52:05,479 --> 02:52:09,040 think that about rivals, my eye and pure funkness. I'm like, dude, 2264 02:52:09,120 --> 02:52:11,680 get me a time code. Do you remember anything about it? He 2265 02:52:11,680 --> 02:52:13,239 said, God, I wish. I'll see if I can dig it up. 2266 02:52:13,280 --> 02:52:16,000 And then he writes back, So I've spent the last two hours digging 2267 02:52:16,040 --> 02:52:20,280 through dodgy video sites before finally giving that baby bangor our video five bucks for 2268 02:52:20,319 --> 02:52:22,319 the best of Funk video that should have the same matches that the Cactus Jack 2269 02:52:22,360 --> 02:52:26,559 tape had we back in the day. I'm thinking it was this match, 2270 02:52:26,600 --> 02:52:28,000 and he connects me to it. It's pretty sure it's the match. Let 2271 02:52:28,040 --> 02:52:35,719 me see. Yeah, it's the one in the in the freezing cold in 2272 02:52:35,799 --> 02:52:39,639 January ninety five. And iwa whenever everyone's got jackets on in the audience and 2273 02:52:39,680 --> 02:52:43,639 they're bumping on a flaming chairs and the blue mats on the outside, remember 2274 02:52:43,680 --> 02:52:48,600 that one took a big indoor match. And I guess this inside joke my 2275 02:52:48,639 --> 02:52:50,959 friends have had for twenty five years is based on bad hearing or something. 2276 02:52:52,239 --> 02:52:56,639 I can't locate anything close to I'm dead. I'd be fucking funny if he 2277 02:52:56,680 --> 02:53:01,399 said that, though, would be that's a great well if you can say 2278 02:53:01,399 --> 02:53:07,799 that you're not Terry Vicky Vicky I'm dead at the Pearly Gates. But you'll 2279 02:53:07,799 --> 02:53:11,159 want to cover that match anyways, as we did Flaming Chair and all. 2280 02:53:11,159 --> 02:53:13,399 I can get you the file, but to de myself, I'm the guy 2281 02:53:13,440 --> 02:53:16,120 that almost went off on Ed Ferraro when I ran into him in an indie 2282 02:53:16,120 --> 02:53:18,559 show right after WCW folded. I was lucky enough to meet Terry Funk twice, 2283 02:53:20,040 --> 02:53:22,200 once when I was eight or nine and Terry and Dorry were working with 2284 02:53:22,239 --> 02:53:24,920 the WWF. The second time was when I worked with Roh and I got 2285 02:53:24,959 --> 02:53:26,280 to sit with Terry for a couple of minutes prior to him making his entrance. 2286 02:53:26,360 --> 02:53:30,000 My task was to give him his cue when he needed to go out. 2287 02:53:30,239 --> 02:53:33,360 The taz recollection from the Banquet brought that memory back, because I'm listening 2288 02:53:33,399 --> 02:53:35,879 to the promo and the ring for the phrase to tell Terry that it's time 2289 02:53:35,920 --> 02:53:37,600 to go. But Terry is telling me some story and I can't really pay 2290 02:53:37,639 --> 02:53:39,920 attention to him. What did he tell me? I have no idea, 2291 02:53:41,319 --> 02:53:43,799 but I was enjoying that wonderful, absurd moment and he absolutely made his cue. 2292 02:53:45,159 --> 02:53:48,840 Look at that good Memories of the Funker Adam writes, Terry Funk's life 2293 02:53:48,959 --> 02:53:54,239 is like if Cormack McCarthy took LSD and then fell asleep on the toilet after 2294 02:53:54,280 --> 02:53:56,840 a bad tie meal, then woke up and wrote about the aftermath, brother 2295 02:53:58,000 --> 02:54:00,879 after read more Cormack McCarthy and come back to you. On that analogy, 2296 02:54:01,520 --> 02:54:03,680 Sam writes, total lunacy, but somehow it seems to fit Terry Funk perfectly, 2297 02:54:05,120 --> 02:54:09,680 and describing one of our episodes along the journey, the Lapsed Funk death 2298 02:54:09,760 --> 02:54:11,920 matches, how do you feel about those death matches, poss. I mean, 2299 02:54:11,959 --> 02:54:16,719 you've had some diver process and digest. Oh god, I just can't. 2300 02:54:16,280 --> 02:54:20,440 I can't do that stuff. That stuff it's just not it's it's just 2301 02:54:22,000 --> 02:54:28,879 carnage and brutal. I'm not a fan of that. I don't, you 2302 02:54:28,000 --> 02:54:35,040 know. It could just it could very well be my age in it. 2303 02:54:35,319 --> 02:54:39,680 And you know, but I maybe I probably would have loved it as a 2304 02:54:39,760 --> 02:54:43,639 kid, but I just can't. I can't when he throws himself face first 2305 02:54:43,680 --> 02:54:46,440 into an ex floating barbed wire board in the corner. No, it's just 2306 02:54:46,559 --> 02:54:48,879 come on like really, like, is that what you need to do around 2307 02:54:50,280 --> 02:54:52,120 a bed of shattered glass? No? No, no, no, no. 2308 02:54:52,159 --> 02:54:58,079 You can hear it crunching under him, like when Daniel Stern stuffs Christmas 2309 02:54:58,200 --> 02:55:03,280 ornaments. I mean, fu folx, I mean when the fire goes off 2310 02:55:03,360 --> 02:55:07,120 so hard that Funker's hair is smoking for a second afterwards, and he's like 2311 02:55:07,239 --> 02:55:11,200 sixty. Oh. By the way, Mick Foley's back out there saying he's 2312 02:55:11,239 --> 02:55:15,079 gonna drop, you know, twenty pounds and wants to do one last death 2313 02:55:15,159 --> 02:55:20,239 match. Yeah, I saw that. I saw that. TLF does it 2314 02:55:20,319 --> 02:55:26,280 again. Steve writes that otto vance match must have happened around the same time 2315 02:55:26,319 --> 02:55:28,559 a guy dropped dead between rounds and a match with Tony Saint Clair. I 2316 02:55:28,600 --> 02:55:31,360 don't know about this, and in an attempt to avoid scrutiny, VNS brought 2317 02:55:31,360 --> 02:55:35,680 in a bunch of US talent to look more WWF level legit. I believe 2318 02:55:35,719 --> 02:55:37,520 it was mostly faded Territory guys and a couple of up and comers, including 2319 02:55:37,559 --> 02:55:41,600 a young JBL Wow. I just ttally do remember JBL working CWA, but 2320 02:55:41,920 --> 02:55:46,680 I didn't know there was an incident that they were trying to distract attention from 2321 02:55:48,079 --> 02:55:50,959 Rob Wright's dearest co chairs. Inspired by your masterful and media analysis of the 2322 02:55:50,959 --> 02:55:54,159 Funker's career, I decided to journey from my home in London to the ancestral 2323 02:55:54,200 --> 02:56:00,159 home of the Funk family Germany. We inspire road trips, Boss. I 2324 02:56:00,280 --> 02:56:03,239 love that. I like that well, I'm a fan, Whilst I have 2325 02:56:03,360 --> 02:56:07,040 no idea if the beautiful city of Colne has any specific link to Adam Funk 2326 02:56:07,079 --> 02:56:09,000 and his Teutonic forefathers. I took my wife, father and daughter there for 2327 02:56:09,079 --> 02:56:13,360 the family holiday. They thought it was because of the fabulous architecture of fast 2328 02:56:13,399 --> 02:56:16,840 In history and rich culture. Little did they know I had a devious little 2329 02:56:16,920 --> 02:56:20,120 mission. I was going to k fae the shit out of my family. 2330 02:56:20,639 --> 02:56:24,840 Brother. Despite the copious girthy quantities of pork and local beer that were consumed 2331 02:56:24,840 --> 02:56:26,799 each evening, when morning came, breakfast was required. So each morning I 2332 02:56:26,920 --> 02:56:33,200 led my unsuspecting family to the venue pictured below, the Funk House. Yes, 2333 02:56:33,879 --> 02:56:37,879 Jaus, I can report that the coffee was excellent. I can report 2334 02:56:37,959 --> 02:56:41,959 the service was brilliant. I can report that the delicious Frustuuk was as pleasingly 2335 02:56:43,120 --> 02:56:46,840 filling as a thorough anal pounding from your virile selves. Finally, and most 2336 02:56:46,920 --> 02:56:50,479 gloriously, I can report that, despite my assertions at having done research, 2337 02:56:50,840 --> 02:56:56,319 my clueless family had no idea that I had selected the venue solely upon its 2338 02:56:56,440 --> 02:57:00,159 name in honor of the Funker, And it made breakfast all the sweeter being 2339 02:57:00,200 --> 02:57:05,079 those Jibbroni marks in the dark. Thanks for ten years of prolapsed privilege each 2340 02:57:05,239 --> 02:57:09,719 Varns terry Son Rob that's doing lapsed work in the community right there, mm 2341 02:57:09,799 --> 02:57:13,719 hmm, bringing the family along for the ride. Our good friend Scott Michael 2342 02:57:13,719 --> 02:57:16,520 writes my friends to try and convince me to watch strangle Mania. That's the 2343 02:57:16,719 --> 02:57:20,399 ICP tape with aforementioned death matches on it. Oh yes, way back in 2344 02:57:20,440 --> 02:57:22,319 the day. But I fought them on it for as long as I could, 2345 02:57:22,319 --> 02:57:24,680 since I absolutely could not stand ICP. Then one day I gave in 2346 02:57:24,840 --> 02:57:28,440 during a sleepover. That was my first exposure to FMW. It was also 2347 02:57:28,479 --> 02:57:31,959 my first time seeing Jack and Funk together Cactus Jack. That is long story 2348 02:57:33,000 --> 02:57:37,159 short. I ended up buying both VHS tapes and made my mom watch them. 2349 02:57:37,200 --> 02:57:39,200 With me, just so I could be like, see this stuff is 2350 02:57:39,319 --> 02:57:43,200 real. What a sad moment in any wrestling fan's life. Ah, when 2351 02:57:43,239 --> 02:57:46,600 you're trying to convince somebody you know it's never works out. You always seem 2352 02:57:46,639 --> 02:57:50,120 more pathetic by the end. Boy, was I an idiot? He writes. 2353 02:57:50,680 --> 02:57:54,040 I still own those tapes. I know they're on YouTube now. I 2354 02:57:54,159 --> 02:57:56,520 used to imagine that if I ever won the Hopper, one of those strangle 2355 02:57:56,559 --> 02:57:58,159 manias would be in my top three choices, just to hear how much of 2356 02:57:58,200 --> 02:58:03,879 the commentary Jack would actually repeat. That's interesting. I'm sure you look forward 2357 02:58:03,879 --> 02:58:05,719 to that, right boss. Oh, I can't wait. I can't wait. 2358 02:58:05,799 --> 02:58:09,639 That's what I've always wanted. Jerome R. That's when we started a 2359 02:58:09,719 --> 02:58:13,399 LAPS fan. That's exactly what I was like, hoping we get into YEP 2360 02:58:13,719 --> 02:58:22,239 death match footage ic Yes, attacking each other with glass in nineteen ninety five. 2361 02:58:22,079 --> 02:58:26,120 Fuck Jerome Rights. It's fitting you discussed it's a wonderful life during this 2362 02:58:26,239 --> 02:58:30,639 journey because Funk is the George Bailey of wrestling, with all the wrestling careers 2363 02:58:30,680 --> 02:58:35,440 he influenced. That's very true that Terry walking around a marella, walking around 2364 02:58:35,479 --> 02:58:39,680 all the territories as a ghost, observing a world in which he didn't exist, 2365 02:58:39,760 --> 02:58:43,959 and how dark it would be. Robert writes, I remember listening to 2366 02:58:43,040 --> 02:58:46,360 Mixed Letter to Terry at the time and being upset in the way you feel 2367 02:58:46,360 --> 02:58:50,079 when a celebrity dies. But listening this time after that lapse treatment felt like 2368 02:58:50,159 --> 02:58:52,000 I was listening to the eulogy of a cherished loved one. We aren't a 2369 02:58:52,040 --> 02:58:56,520 lot about that. Yes, lapsed Funk people kind of felt like Terry, 2370 02:58:56,600 --> 02:59:00,319 I don't know, filled a role of someone in their person, an old 2371 02:59:00,319 --> 02:59:05,799 family. You know that they felt akin to Yep when riding the wave of 2372 02:59:05,879 --> 02:59:09,200 Funk's life and death, And I don't know. I found that really interesting. 2373 02:59:09,239 --> 02:59:11,239 It's something we haven't heard in other journeys, and of course they all 2374 02:59:11,360 --> 02:59:18,360 end in death, although the Hogan one didn't, I guess, but yet 2375 02:59:18,879 --> 02:59:22,600 the Hogan one's an ongoing journey. But listening this time after that lapse treatment, 2376 02:59:22,600 --> 02:59:24,600 it felt like I was listening to the ulo Jiba cherish loved one. 2377 02:59:24,799 --> 02:59:30,760 We love you, Funker, long may you run. Chocolate equals detriment rights. 2378 02:59:30,760 --> 02:59:35,600 I want ahead and meant things sincerely, sleeper line by The Boss I 2379 02:59:35,680 --> 02:59:41,200 want ahead and meant things sincerely. I want to head and meant things sincerely 2380 02:59:41,639 --> 02:59:48,159 and serious about that and eating poon tang. We just did it before. 2381 02:59:48,200 --> 02:59:50,000 But Paul makes a great point. Why did it take nearly four months into 2382 02:59:50,000 --> 02:59:54,719 the journey to hear I want a headlock to get called? We just did 2383 02:59:54,760 --> 03:00:00,239 it again earlier, like it was the first time we said it. Are 2384 03:00:00,239 --> 03:00:03,200 you on this? Uh? This these toys that got sent to the PO 2385 03:00:03,360 --> 03:00:07,959 box, I'm I'm I'm checking it tomorrow. Good. That's a that's gonna 2386 03:00:07,959 --> 03:00:11,479 make u this gentle gun quight happen. I'm very disappointed that I missed that 2387 03:00:11,600 --> 03:00:15,079 I missed. Uh, you know, Mattel retros. Apparently that makes me 2388 03:00:15,200 --> 03:00:18,280 very sad. If you send us something, do try to stay on us 2389 03:00:18,399 --> 03:00:20,559 via email, yep, because we don't always get notified that there's something in 2390 03:00:20,600 --> 03:00:22,840 the PEO box, and we don't always you know, expect to check. 2391 03:00:22,959 --> 03:00:26,120 I try to check, you know, at least once a week, but 2392 03:00:26,159 --> 03:00:30,120 it doesn't always happen, depending on life. And apparently they get really impatient 2393 03:00:30,159 --> 03:00:33,239 over there. That's weird. I've never heard of that before. That's bullshit. 2394 03:00:33,479 --> 03:00:35,520 Fucking leave my packages, No, no, they're mine, not that 2395 03:00:35,639 --> 03:00:39,680 big. Leave leave my fucking toys alone. You can sound like somebody's sending 2396 03:00:39,680 --> 03:00:43,799 me a refrigerator. For Christ's sakes, You've got the room if you don't, 2397 03:00:43,920 --> 03:00:48,959 that's right. But what what's coming your way is the the Mattel two 2398 03:00:48,079 --> 03:00:52,000 pack of Terry Funk and Hulk Hogan and the white very exciting. Sure, 2399 03:00:52,239 --> 03:00:58,040 yep yep Funk with the branding iron. It's it's a wonderful piece and it 2400 03:00:58,159 --> 03:01:03,520 couldn't be more appropriate for the lapsed Funk. Zach writes, is Terry Funk 2401 03:01:03,559 --> 03:01:07,360 the Forest Gump of pro wrestling? Wow? Yes, I've thought about that 2402 03:01:07,479 --> 03:01:11,959 one after he wrote that, Yes, he absolutely is visiting those different eras 2403 03:01:13,000 --> 03:01:18,360 as Forrest Gump does finding himself sort of like a prominent yet somehow background character 2404 03:01:18,520 --> 03:01:24,479 in moments of great historical weight and just kind of trapesing out of the frame 2405 03:01:24,520 --> 03:01:26,920 after the moment is over, not sticking around to be part of the aftermath 2406 03:01:26,959 --> 03:01:30,559 of historic moments, but moving on to the next one and the next one 2407 03:01:30,600 --> 03:01:35,280 and stumbling into them almost but being special enough that he finds himself in a 2408 03:01:35,319 --> 03:01:39,120 position to stumble into those moments. Yes, Terry Funk is absolutely the forced 2409 03:01:39,159 --> 03:01:43,520 Gump of professional wrestling, and thanks for the analogy because it's handy. Paul 2410 03:01:43,559 --> 03:01:46,399 writes, I'm sure I've heard the story before, but Jack's Shroudnder's dad changed 2411 03:01:46,399 --> 03:01:50,440 how Charlie's story got me. Oh yeah, this is one my dad came 2412 03:01:50,479 --> 03:01:52,399 out of the box on raw. Oh if it's the best fucking thing ever. 2413 03:01:52,639 --> 03:01:54,879 I love that. What a kid thing to think. I remember how 2414 03:01:54,920 --> 03:01:58,760 devastated I was to find out the Hulkstore wasn't my dad's close personal friend. 2415 03:02:01,239 --> 03:02:03,360 I don't think he ever told me he was. I just assumed, of 2416 03:02:03,440 --> 03:02:07,600 course, you assume all adults are like friends. Oh man, you know 2417 03:02:07,879 --> 03:02:09,559 all adults know each other things you tell yourself as a kid. I remember 2418 03:02:09,639 --> 03:02:13,280 just looking out my back window and just to hit a big ass tree in 2419 03:02:13,360 --> 03:02:18,120 the yard, thinking like, when my dad comes home, I'm gonna have 2420 03:02:18,200 --> 03:02:20,239 him pick me up and put me on the top of that tree. Bus. 2421 03:02:20,399 --> 03:02:24,000 This tree is like fifty feet tall. It's just my mind is so 2422 03:02:24,239 --> 03:02:28,159 underdeveloped that I just, you know, I can't appreciate how physically impossible that 2423 03:02:28,200 --> 03:02:33,040 actually. Oh yeah, of course so weird. Yeah, where do I 2424 03:02:33,159 --> 03:02:39,239 remember that? It's so it's so funny that it's all it's all, Yeah, 2425 03:02:39,760 --> 03:02:43,600 David writes, there are simply no occasion where lapsed Durrance Funk Junior should 2426 03:02:43,600 --> 03:02:48,639 address his brother as anything other than Terry Funk. I think you've scared that. 2427 03:02:48,920 --> 03:02:54,079 Hey, hey, Terry Funk, I am Yeah. I just wanted 2428 03:02:54,079 --> 03:02:56,639 to say that. You know, you've been a brother of mine for a 2429 03:02:56,760 --> 03:03:03,799 long time. Yeah, pretty much my whole life, Dorry. Oh yeah, 2430 03:03:03,879 --> 03:03:07,520 yeah, Dunk. You know I've been your brother. You know I've 2431 03:03:07,520 --> 03:03:13,760 been your brother my whole life. Yeah. Yeah. But you know, 2432 03:03:13,879 --> 03:03:18,000 I feel like at this time it's time for for both of us to move 2433 03:03:20,559 --> 03:03:24,959 to a different house. Really, I think it's time for both of us 2434 03:03:24,000 --> 03:03:28,120 to move on. It's just, you know, it's not really a relationship 2435 03:03:28,159 --> 03:03:31,559 in that way, Dory. When your brothers, it's not really you know, 2436 03:03:31,639 --> 03:03:35,719 we can break up. I don't. I don't. I don't mean 2437 03:03:35,799 --> 03:03:39,239 to be a you know, to to really hurt your feelings in any way 2438 03:03:39,319 --> 03:03:43,079 here they're Dunk. But you know, I'm just gonna go ahead and tell 2439 03:03:43,079 --> 03:03:46,799 you the truth that we're brothers. We can't kind of end this relationship. 2440 03:03:46,879 --> 03:03:52,479 It's always going to be there. You know that everyone's allowed their own opinion, 2441 03:03:52,840 --> 03:03:58,280 Terry Funk. But I appreciate your opinion that this is something that may 2442 03:03:58,360 --> 03:04:01,360 not go away. But I'm letting you know how I feel. And and 2443 03:04:01,520 --> 03:04:05,959 there the you know the thing is, I just I think I want to 2444 03:04:07,040 --> 03:04:13,319 walk in a direction that allows me to swim. Wow, so you're headed 2445 03:04:13,360 --> 03:04:20,719 for the ocean. Then are you going to go to the Are you going 2446 03:04:20,799 --> 03:04:31,000 to to Galveston Bay? You're going to go to the you know the Well, 2447 03:04:31,000 --> 03:04:33,799 I don't understand you're going to go to the Rio Grande. What what's 2448 03:04:33,840 --> 03:04:39,600 your plan? Well, you know, I haven't thought that far ahead. 2449 03:04:39,639 --> 03:04:48,719 I uh, I just I just you know, Terry Funk, you've been 2450 03:04:48,760 --> 03:04:52,079 a brother for a good for a good number of years and like a brother 2451 03:04:52,159 --> 03:04:56,680 to me. Terry Funk, you've been like a brother to me. I 2452 03:04:56,840 --> 03:05:00,440 am your brother. Yeah, you've been like one to me. No, 2453 03:05:01,000 --> 03:05:03,879 don't, I'm your brother, like we're. First thing he says, was 2454 03:05:05,000 --> 03:05:11,000 you've been a brother day for many years. I just don't want that to 2455 03:05:11,040 --> 03:05:20,360 get lost either way. I just think that the time has come for me 2456 03:05:20,479 --> 03:05:24,639 to drive a car off a cliff. And haven't you already done that? 2457 03:05:24,760 --> 03:05:26,600 To get out of dropping the bell to Brisco? I thought I thought you 2458 03:05:26,719 --> 03:05:30,840 did that Pale. I thought you went there and you thought you already done, 2459 03:05:30,959 --> 03:05:33,440 gone ahead and did that. Well, maybe I have. But you 2460 03:05:33,520 --> 03:05:41,239 know, the memory is a thing that not many people have. And the 2461 03:05:41,319 --> 03:05:43,559 thing is that I remember, they don't have it, so it really fucks 2462 03:05:43,600 --> 03:05:46,600 things up. And Terry, I'm here to tell you. I mean, 2463 03:05:46,639 --> 03:05:48,840 that's a good point, but I guess what I'm here to really tell you 2464 03:05:48,040 --> 03:05:50,920 is, Terry, I'm going Terry Funk, I'm going to do it again. 2465 03:05:52,520 --> 03:05:54,760 I'm gonna do it again, Terry, Terry Funk, I'm gonna do 2466 03:05:54,799 --> 03:05:58,639 it again, Terry Funk. I plan on doing things multiple times in this 2467 03:05:58,760 --> 03:06:05,520 life time. And then the next one is driving a car off a cliff 2468 03:06:05,239 --> 03:06:11,079 and just seeing what the end result is going to be. As soon as 2469 03:06:11,120 --> 03:06:13,440 he's airborne off the edge of the cliff, you just hear him go. 2470 03:06:13,719 --> 03:06:22,399 Oh, he plunges, oh tighty feet. Oh. I forgot about this 2471 03:06:22,600 --> 03:06:33,399 part story say, as a rounding third on the journey, the comment started 2472 03:06:33,440 --> 03:06:35,799 pouring in. Of course, Sam Wright, So I went ahead and really 2473 03:06:35,920 --> 03:06:39,079 enjoyed this final chapter and possibly the last Maverick we'll ever see in the wrestling 2474 03:06:39,120 --> 03:06:43,120 bizm cheers, gents, Nick writes, don't tell Hogan, but I'm working 2475 03:06:43,159 --> 03:06:46,920 on unionizing my workplace, and it's an up and down process. This morning 2476 03:06:46,959 --> 03:06:50,600 I heard Terry Funk talking to the trainees as we played in the final episode 2477 03:06:50,639 --> 03:06:54,360 there when he did that seminar in twenty thirteen, and the upshot of it 2478 03:06:54,440 --> 03:06:58,360 being raise everyone up, to raise up the business in the art itself, 2479 03:06:58,399 --> 03:07:01,079 and it's a little reminder of what we're working four here. I'm gonna go 2480 03:07:01,120 --> 03:07:05,959 ahead and salute the funker man. Oh if the Lap's fun Funk inspiring people 2481 03:07:05,000 --> 03:07:09,879 today could inspire the unionization of a workplace. How about that, Zach. 2482 03:07:09,000 --> 03:07:13,399 That's amazing. Zach writes thing to memorialize the journey, we need a shirt 2483 03:07:13,479 --> 03:07:16,639 TLF logo shown like it was stamped as a brand from a branding iron with 2484 03:07:16,760 --> 03:07:18,399 a message below, we're on the back. We did it our way because 2485 03:07:18,440 --> 03:07:24,159 we love it that way. I like that. That's very true. It's 2486 03:07:24,239 --> 03:07:28,440 very true. Sam, his intrepid self, dug into the archives a bit. 2487 03:07:28,920 --> 03:07:33,559 One thing we didn't touch on was Dory and Terry's Funk Dory and Terry's 2488 03:07:33,600 --> 03:07:39,959 feud with Dynamite and British Bulldog. Ooh, this was all Japan, mostly 2489 03:07:41,079 --> 03:07:45,760 eighty six or so, and they did cross paths in the WWF as well 2490 03:07:45,760 --> 03:07:48,920 and had some matches, but it really wasn't There wasn't really like a standout 2491 03:07:50,000 --> 03:07:54,440 match that made sense to build a beat around during the show. But fortunately 2492 03:07:54,479 --> 03:07:58,799 for us, Sam did the work of cracking open Pure Dynamite the Dynamite Kids 2493 03:08:00,280 --> 03:08:03,920 Revolutionary Book and found some great Terry Funk stories in there, so we might 2494 03:08:03,959 --> 03:08:07,200 as well convey them in this Last Breath of Funkage. For the first few 2495 03:08:07,239 --> 03:08:09,440 months we were with the WWF because of Japan, it was on a semi 2496 03:08:09,479 --> 03:08:13,520 regular basis, Dynamite writes, but that didn't stop us having some great matches 2497 03:08:13,559 --> 03:08:16,639 when the right opponents came along, which was what happened when Terry and Dorriyfunk 2498 03:08:16,719 --> 03:08:18,799 Junior turned up in the WWF. Terry hadn't changed. He still looked a 2499 03:08:18,879 --> 03:08:22,559 fool around. We had to catch a plane early one morning to the next 2500 03:08:22,719 --> 03:08:24,639 venue. Terry got on and he was dragging his rucksack behind him and looked 2501 03:08:24,639 --> 03:08:28,600 as if it weighed a ton because he was heaving on the strap. His 2502 03:08:28,719 --> 03:08:31,319 face was going purple, and all the muscles and sinews on his arms were 2503 03:08:31,319 --> 03:08:33,479 sticking out. So one of the stewardess has walked by and said, can 2504 03:08:33,559 --> 03:08:37,159 I help you? Terry was panting and out of breath, but he said 2505 03:08:37,239 --> 03:08:39,200 no, I'll be okay. He finally got the bag to a seat and 2506 03:08:39,200 --> 03:08:43,280 he started trying to lift it into the luggage compartment. He was struggling again, 2507 03:08:43,360 --> 03:08:45,159 so the stewardess said, come on, let me help you. She 2508 03:08:45,280 --> 03:08:48,559 bent down, lifted it up and nearly fell over backwards because it was empty, 2509 03:08:52,920 --> 03:08:54,239 there was nothing in it. Yeah, he used to do that too 2510 03:08:54,319 --> 03:08:58,319 with Dorry. He'd get on a plane, he would act like, you 2511 03:08:58,399 --> 03:09:03,000 know, he didn't know who Dorry was, and he would he'd load the 2512 03:09:03,559 --> 03:09:05,959 faux heavy luggage into the overhead and then he'd let it drop on a Dory's 2513 03:09:07,000 --> 03:09:11,760 head and knock a two pay off of Dory's head, because Dorry would wear 2514 03:09:11,799 --> 03:09:13,760 a two pey onto the plane, just a plate to play a joke, 2515 03:09:13,840 --> 03:09:18,000 and all the other passengers Dory was in on it. But the joke was 2516 03:09:18,159 --> 03:09:24,280 like Terry would knock the two pay loose and then they'd all basically sit down 2517 03:09:24,319 --> 03:09:26,680 and wait to see if anybody mentioned it to Dorry, and of course no 2518 03:09:26,760 --> 03:09:30,959 one would, and it would be endlessly hilarious so that's the funker, but 2519 03:09:31,000 --> 03:09:33,479 occasionally Dynamite writes the joke was on Terry. We were in Pittsburgh one night 2520 03:09:33,559 --> 03:09:37,120 having a drink in the hotel after the match. Got to about two am, 2521 03:09:37,200 --> 03:09:39,520 and although we had an early plane to catch the next day, Terry 2522 03:09:39,520 --> 03:09:41,520 said, oh, come on, we'll have one more. So I got 2523 03:09:41,600 --> 03:09:43,280 up and said it's okay, I'll get this. What do you want? 2524 03:09:43,639 --> 03:09:46,959 Thanks, Dino? He called him Dino. He called him, of course 2525 03:09:46,000 --> 03:09:50,280 he did. He would have called him Guyo if not for the surgery. 2526 03:09:50,360 --> 03:09:52,920 By the way, I'll have a brandy. While he wasn't looking, I 2527 03:09:52,959 --> 03:09:58,600 slipped a yellow jacket Speed how cool dynamite drugs another one Speed which a lot 2528 03:09:58,600 --> 03:10:01,879 of wrestler I used to take Keith themselves awake into his brandy. I handed 2529 03:10:01,959 --> 03:10:05,760 him his drink and said, cheers, Terry, Cheers Dino. I didn't 2530 03:10:05,760 --> 03:10:07,639 see Terry again. Just before the match the next day, I walked into 2531 03:10:07,639 --> 03:10:11,120 the dressing room and there was Terry sat in the bench with his head down. 2532 03:10:11,200 --> 03:10:13,879 He looked up at me. He looked bloody awful and said, dinoh, 2533 03:10:13,959 --> 03:10:16,440 don't do that again. What don't do what Terry? What are you 2534 03:10:16,479 --> 03:10:18,879 talking about? He said, I've not been asleep. I said, Terry, 2535 03:10:18,879 --> 03:10:22,680 I'm being serious, what are you talking about. I think he believed 2536 03:10:22,680 --> 03:10:24,600 me in the end, but anyway, Terry, Yeah, it was me 2537 03:10:24,479 --> 03:10:26,920 our last match with the Functions in Buffalo, New York. Terry was having 2538 03:10:26,959 --> 03:10:30,440 trouble with his knees and right after the match he said to his brother Dorry, 2539 03:10:30,479 --> 03:10:33,159 tell Dinoh, I'm going home. Dorry said, you can't go home. 2540 03:10:33,200 --> 03:10:35,639 We've got another four weeks yet. But Terry didn't care. He left, 2541 03:10:35,920 --> 03:10:39,959 which I didn't blame him for. He never called Vince, never gave 2542 03:10:39,280 --> 03:10:43,920 them any notice, and buggered off, buggered off right, buggered off. 2543 03:10:45,040 --> 03:10:48,000 Summer of eighty four, as part of the media blackout, our first match 2544 03:10:48,120 --> 03:10:50,840 was filmed but never shown on TV, which is a shame because it was 2545 03:10:50,879 --> 03:10:54,520 a great match. This is in all Japan, myself and Davy against Terry 2546 03:10:54,559 --> 03:10:56,520 and Dorry in the correct won Hall in Tokyo and ended in a double count 2547 03:10:56,559 --> 03:10:58,719 out with me and Terry outside the ring. I was trying to crawl back 2548 03:10:58,760 --> 03:11:01,079 in, but Terry kept hold him my leg and wouldn't let me in. 2549 03:11:01,120 --> 03:11:05,120 His wrestlers, The Funks were fantastic and in my opinion, probably had the 2550 03:11:05,159 --> 03:11:07,399 greatest wrestling brains in the ring. That was the first time I'd met Terry 2551 03:11:07,399 --> 03:11:11,120 Funk in the hotel in Tokyo. I can't remember the name of the hotel, 2552 03:11:11,440 --> 03:11:13,319 but it was the same one that all the wrestlers got kicked out of 2553 03:11:13,319 --> 03:11:16,319 a few years later because somebody I don't know who made a mess of somebody's 2554 03:11:16,360 --> 03:11:18,559 bed. I didn't know Terry, although i'd heard about his rep and he 2555 03:11:18,600 --> 03:11:20,840 didn't know me. But I can remember the first words he ever said to 2556 03:11:20,920 --> 03:11:22,920 me, Dynamite, I think I've got a job for you. Can you 2557 03:11:22,959 --> 03:11:28,680 speak Russian? Straight away? I said, yes, nostrovia. He said, 2558 03:11:28,680 --> 03:11:31,600 okay, I think you've got the job. Then he started telling me 2559 03:11:31,680 --> 03:11:33,440 how he was very good friend of Sylvester Stallone, who at the time was 2560 03:11:33,479 --> 03:11:37,479 making another Rocky film, Rocky five four with delf lungren Stallone was looking for 2561 03:11:37,520 --> 03:11:41,360 somebody who could speak Russian, and he wants somebody who can. Box said 2562 03:11:41,440 --> 03:11:43,520 Terry, I think you're the man. I said, okay, when is 2563 03:11:43,559 --> 03:11:46,360 it in a few months, Dyna might I'll let you know. Six months 2564 03:11:46,399 --> 03:11:50,120 later the film came out at the cinema and there and the next time I 2565 03:11:50,159 --> 03:11:52,200 saw him, I said, Terry, what happened? How come I didn't 2566 03:11:52,239 --> 03:11:54,680 get the part with Sylvester Stallone? He said, well, Dyno, he 2567 03:11:54,760 --> 03:11:58,479 always called me Dyno. There's been a bit of a mistake. What do 2568 03:11:58,520 --> 03:12:01,879 you mean, Terry, a mistake too short? We got some great laughs 2569 03:12:01,879 --> 03:12:05,559 over the years. He just lied to about putting in a word. You 2570 03:12:05,600 --> 03:12:09,719 know, Donald, I never heard back from you, but you wanted to 2571 03:12:09,760 --> 03:12:13,040 do it? I told you, yes, Was there something else I was 2572 03:12:13,079 --> 03:12:20,639 supposed to? Well, you know these things have so yes, what he 2573 03:12:20,719 --> 03:12:26,680 wasn't counting on that. I do like the idea that Terry Funk would like 2574 03:12:26,760 --> 03:12:28,680 tell everybody that he was going to put a word in but sly for them, 2575 03:12:28,959 --> 03:12:33,440 of course, just as a rib. But he no. I mean 2576 03:12:33,840 --> 03:12:35,959 it was said that Terry Funk tried to get Cary von Eric the part right. 2577 03:12:37,079 --> 03:12:43,200 Yeah, of uh do ago? I wonder if that was a rib 2578 03:12:43,239 --> 03:12:46,120 too, Yeah, might have been. We had some great laughs over the 2579 03:12:46,200 --> 03:12:48,399 years Datamite rights, mainly because Terry was always messing about and acting looney, 2580 03:12:48,600 --> 03:12:50,559 and he is one of the greatest bresslers I've ever been in the ring. 2581 03:12:50,639 --> 03:12:54,239 With all the years I wrestled, I took pride and giving every single opponent 2582 03:12:54,280 --> 03:12:56,920 a good match, didn't matter how pathetic or useless they were. I never 2583 03:12:56,000 --> 03:12:58,799 let anybody look bad. Never. But you know what, Terry was better 2584 03:12:58,840 --> 03:13:03,120 at it than me. He took the weakest chops and the worst clothes lines. 2585 03:13:03,280 --> 03:13:05,760 Then he'd bounced around the ring, flop on his back like a fish 2586 03:13:05,799 --> 03:13:07,159 out of the water. He would wrestle a broomstick and make it look like 2587 03:13:07,159 --> 03:13:09,799 a million dollars. That's how good he was. I remember match he had 2588 03:13:09,879 --> 03:13:13,319 with the Native American Steve gator Wolf. He was a waste of time, 2589 03:13:13,440 --> 03:13:16,280 always bullshitting about how great he was, and then just before the match he 2590 03:13:16,319 --> 03:13:18,200 gets so nervous he couldn't speak against Terry, Funky got in the ring and 2591 03:13:18,280 --> 03:13:22,559 froze. He couldn't move, and when he finally managed a feeble tomahawk chob, 2592 03:13:22,639 --> 03:13:24,479 Terry looked as if he'd been hit with a sledgehammer. He was fantastic, 2593 03:13:24,639 --> 03:13:28,120 and he was a terrible joker, nearly as bad as me. He 2594 03:13:28,200 --> 03:13:31,879 pulled that Sylvester Stallone trick on another good friend of mine, dangerous Danny Spivey. 2595 03:13:31,239 --> 03:13:35,239 Terry had been telling him for weeks that Stallone was looking for a boxer 2596 03:13:35,360 --> 03:13:37,319 to play the part of the Great White Hope in a new film, and 2597 03:13:37,399 --> 03:13:39,559 Danny was up for it. We were in Houston, Texas, where we 2598 03:13:39,559 --> 03:13:41,799 had a match that night, and Terry said to Danny, I've just got 2599 03:13:41,840 --> 03:13:43,600 a call from Sly that film parts come up and he wants to see you 2600 03:13:43,719 --> 03:13:46,280 right away. He's sending his jet to put you up at the airport. 2601 03:13:46,760 --> 03:13:50,840 So Danny rushed off to the airport and sure enough there was Sly's lear Jet 2602 03:13:50,879 --> 03:13:54,520 waiting to fly into Los Angeles. Bear in mind, he had to get 2603 03:13:54,559 --> 03:13:58,079 back to Houston to wrestle a match that night. He flew to California, 2604 03:13:58,200 --> 03:14:01,079 got a cab to the film studio in Hollywood, and straight to Sly's office. 2605 03:14:01,079 --> 03:14:03,559 The only trouble was Sly wasn't there. He was away in Vietnam making 2606 03:14:03,799 --> 03:14:07,440 another film. Well you can imagine what Danny felt like a complete prick. 2607 03:14:07,520 --> 03:14:09,920 So he took a cab back to the airport, probably planning what he was 2608 03:14:09,959 --> 03:14:13,079 going to do to Terry Funk when he got ahold of him. Except when 2609 03:14:13,079 --> 03:14:16,040 he got there, the lear jet had gone. Terry had only booked it 2610 03:14:16,079 --> 03:14:20,040 for a one way flight. Brother. I mean that that's a pretty cruel 2611 03:14:20,079 --> 03:14:24,280 rib but it's fucking awesome. Yes, yes, that's Terry. Finally, 2612 03:14:24,319 --> 03:14:26,680 the Funk brothers, Terry and Dorry Junior were there as well. Dynamite recalls 2613 03:14:28,120 --> 03:14:30,600 we'd had some great times with them during our first run with All Japan. 2614 03:14:30,840 --> 03:14:33,120 I remember one night when we've been drinking in Tokyo, myself, Terry Funk, 2615 03:14:33,159 --> 03:14:35,040 and Harley Race, and when it got late, we went back to 2616 03:14:35,079 --> 03:14:37,360 my hotel room and started in the mini bar. All of a sudden, 2617 03:14:37,360 --> 03:14:41,520 for no apparent reason, Terry started smashing my room up. He broke the 2618 03:14:41,559 --> 03:14:43,079 bed, the lamp shades, he more or less wrecked everything. I said, 2619 03:14:43,079 --> 03:14:45,840 I'm not being funny, Terry, but what are you doing? He 2620 03:14:45,879 --> 03:14:48,040 stopped, looked around at the mess and said, don't worry, Dino. 2621 03:14:48,360 --> 03:14:50,040 We'll go down to the front desk and report this. And we did. 2622 03:14:50,159 --> 03:14:54,200 I don't know, I know you're not being funny, but I'm being funny, 2623 03:14:54,399 --> 03:14:58,040 ha ha, and we did. Terry walked straight up to the receptionist 2624 03:14:58,079 --> 03:15:00,239 and reported the damage. Then he said to her, and I know who's 2625 03:15:00,280 --> 03:15:03,079 done it. I saw the guy breaking the place up. The receptionists called 2626 03:15:03,079 --> 03:15:05,200 the police, and when they arrived, they asked Terry where this man who 2627 03:15:05,239 --> 03:15:07,360 had allegedly caused all the damage was Terry said, he's in room five oh 2628 03:15:07,520 --> 03:15:11,680 nine. Ah, but who's room that is? They went up such a 2629 03:15:11,760 --> 03:15:16,239 fucking he's such a fucking like Ah. I at least went up to room 2630 03:15:16,239 --> 03:15:20,680 five oh nine, knocked on the door. It opened and it was Dorry, 2631 03:15:20,799 --> 03:15:24,840 Terry's own brother. He was half asleep and had absolutely no idea what 2632 03:15:24,000 --> 03:15:30,239 was going on? Those half what what did I do this time? Those 2633 03:15:30,280 --> 03:15:33,239 two were as different as chalk and cheese. Dorry was always very serious and 2634 03:15:33,280 --> 03:15:35,079 straightforward. Terry was like a wild man. But his brothers, they were 2635 03:15:35,120 --> 03:15:37,719 close. Terry used to talk a lot about the old days when he and 2636 03:15:37,840 --> 03:15:41,000 Dorry Junior took over their dad's promotion in Emerald of Texas after he died. 2637 03:15:41,200 --> 03:15:43,799 Business was down and Terry was trying to think up new ways to bring more 2638 03:15:43,840 --> 03:15:46,799 people in. He got on the microphone one night and said, ladies and 2639 03:15:46,840 --> 03:15:48,319 gentlemen, next week, we have a surprise for you. I'm gonna wrestle 2640 03:15:48,479 --> 03:15:52,840 Terrible Ted the Grizzly Bear, and you're gonna imagine that. People were quite 2641 03:15:52,840 --> 03:15:54,120 excited by the idea, but when they started, let a commission found out 2642 03:15:54,120 --> 03:15:56,840 they objected. They told Terry there was no way he could wrestle a grizzly 2643 03:15:56,879 --> 03:16:01,200 bear in that building. Well, Terry thought this, and the following week 2644 03:16:01,239 --> 03:16:03,719 he went to collect Terrible Ted just as he had planned, and picked him 2645 03:16:03,760 --> 03:16:05,239 up in his brother Dorri's brand new Cadillac. On the way back, he 2646 03:16:05,319 --> 03:16:07,840 brought a can of white paint and painted Terrible Ted from head to foot. 2647 03:16:07,879 --> 03:16:11,600 He got white paint all over Dorry's new car, and then drove to the 2648 03:16:11,680 --> 03:16:13,319 arena. Terry gun on the microphone and said, ladies and gentlemen, I'm 2649 03:16:13,319 --> 03:16:16,239 afraid Terrible Ted couldn't make it, but don't worry. I've managed to get 2650 03:16:16,239 --> 03:16:20,399 a replacement. It's Snowy, the polar Bear. Oh my god. All 2651 03:16:20,440 --> 03:16:22,040 those years later, Terry hadn't changed one bit. He was still a little 2652 03:16:22,040 --> 03:16:24,959 bit crazy, just like the traffic in Tokyo the nighttime. We were all 2653 03:16:26,000 --> 03:16:28,840 standing outside the hotel one night, the Bulldogs, Terry, Gordy, Terry 2654 03:16:28,840 --> 03:16:31,000 Funk and a few others. We'd all had a few beers. All of 2655 03:16:31,040 --> 03:16:33,280 a sudden, Terry Funk shouted, watched this, and he threw himself onto 2656 03:16:33,280 --> 03:16:37,920 the bonnet of a passing car as it stopped he rolled off and pretended he 2657 03:16:37,040 --> 03:16:41,040 was dead with his arms stretched out wide. Somebody called the police, but 2658 03:16:41,079 --> 03:16:43,959 even when they arrived, to just lay there a complete havoc all around him, 2659 03:16:43,000 --> 03:16:46,319 not moving. There was nothing wrong with him, but for a few 2660 03:16:46,360 --> 03:16:50,959 minutes he had everybody convinced that he was dead. Oh but the funnies thing 2661 03:16:50,000 --> 03:16:52,639 I remember about Terry Funk was the day I walked into his hotel room to 2662 03:16:52,719 --> 03:16:56,879 check if he was awake. The coach was on UH was waiting to leave 2663 03:16:56,879 --> 03:16:58,639 for the next destination. All the wrestlers were on board, but Terry hadn't 2664 03:16:58,639 --> 03:17:01,319 shown it. I went back up to his hotel room, saw that the 2665 03:17:01,360 --> 03:17:05,479 door wasn't locked and pushed it open. There was Terry lying on the floor, 2666 03:17:05,559 --> 03:17:07,559 fully clothed and covered in sick. His stetson was all crushed. He 2667 03:17:07,600 --> 03:17:11,200 had one boot on and one barefoot propped up on the bed. I leaned 2668 03:17:11,239 --> 03:17:13,319 over him and said, Terry, what happened. The former NWA World champion 2669 03:17:13,360 --> 03:17:16,959 looked up at me. His eyes were all bloodshot and he could hardly open 2670 03:17:16,000 --> 03:17:20,120 them, and he said, dinoh, there's only one way to become a 2671 03:17:20,239 --> 03:17:24,440 champagne. I said, what's that, Terry? He said, you've got 2672 03:17:24,559 --> 03:17:28,120 to be a total fuck up. Yes, it's been quite a few years 2673 03:17:28,520 --> 03:17:31,840 since I last spoke to Terry, Dynamite writes, and that was one Christmas. 2674 03:17:31,879 --> 03:17:33,799 I was in Calgary. I called his house in Texas. When he 2675 03:17:33,799 --> 03:17:35,120 answered, I said, hello, Terry, it's only Dynamite calling to wish 2676 03:17:35,159 --> 03:17:39,159 you happy Christmas. Terry said, oh, dinoh, You've just ruined my 2677 03:17:39,239 --> 03:17:46,120 fucking Christmas. The Funker. The Funker is seen through the eyes of Dynamite. 2678 03:17:48,040 --> 03:17:50,920 Paul writes, after this journey, you can consider me a funk gite. 2679 03:17:52,200 --> 03:17:54,239 There we go. D X three writes, idiots are necessary in our 2680 03:17:54,319 --> 03:18:00,520 business. TLFX we are we are necessary idiots. Yes, as a line 2681 03:18:00,600 --> 03:18:05,280 in fact that Terry Funk himself uttered, Haystacks rights usually after completing a t 2682 03:18:05,440 --> 03:18:07,319 left journey, I feel like I've gained something after coming to the end of 2683 03:18:07,399 --> 03:18:11,559 Lapsed Funk, though, I feel like I've lost something and it hurts. 2684 03:18:11,159 --> 03:18:15,200 The Lapsed Funk was a worthy tribute to a deserving wrestler, now bound in 2685 03:18:15,360 --> 03:18:18,639 leather and put up on top of the bookshelf for preservation and admiration. Thank 2686 03:18:18,680 --> 03:18:24,120 you, Coach Chairman, and thank you Funker. Think that's exactly correct. 2687 03:18:24,920 --> 03:18:26,399 Yep, well right, I just finished this episode and I want to thank 2688 03:18:26,440 --> 03:18:30,159 the coach chairman and Jack's farewell to Terry. To not get choked up to 2689 03:18:30,200 --> 03:18:35,600 me feels like an impossibility, Christopher. A standing ovation doesn't seem like enough 2690 03:18:35,760 --> 03:18:37,239 for both Funk and the co chairs. But I want ahead it and stood 2691 03:18:37,319 --> 03:18:43,760 up and gave thanks. This is my favorite journey. Wow, heel. 2692 03:18:43,040 --> 03:18:46,559 I think it'll be tough to cover someone at this length and still come away 2693 03:18:46,600 --> 03:18:48,399 with a positive impression of them. That's right, boss. I mean there's 2694 03:18:48,440 --> 03:18:54,399 nobody we can dissect like this and I'd end up with you know, eighty 2695 03:18:54,479 --> 03:18:58,399 percent fucking court files to deal with, of course. I mean that's yeah, 2696 03:18:58,079 --> 03:19:01,879 Paul, that's to be expected, Paul writes. Googling Terry Funk, 2697 03:19:01,000 --> 03:19:05,600 arm XPW brought up a message board thread Circle twenty oh two talking about his 2698 03:19:05,680 --> 03:19:09,559 injury. The common feeling was does Funk really need money? That bad Terry 2699 03:19:09,600 --> 03:19:11,360 lives wrestling, but this is not wrestling, and that the injury was Douglas's 2700 03:19:11,399 --> 03:19:15,360 fault, and that Shane is the biggest cry baby ever to appear on televised 2701 03:19:15,399 --> 03:19:18,799 wrestling and should get used to performing in bingle Hall's the rest of his career. 2702 03:19:18,920 --> 03:19:22,879 So I guess, I guess it's pretty charged rhetoric around that Terry Funk 2703 03:19:24,200 --> 03:19:28,520 cutting his arm open moment in XPW. I guess christ rights fully verse Funk 2704 03:19:28,559 --> 03:19:33,600 false cut anywhere that we saw on Raw that episode that was to get corporate 2705 03:19:33,680 --> 03:19:35,479 dude Love a title match with Austin it over the edge, but only a 2706 03:19:35,559 --> 03:19:39,760 fully destroyed Terry in the matches instructed by Vince. So I think we missed 2707 03:19:39,799 --> 03:19:43,200 a little bit of that backstory when we're commenting on it. Steve Writ's co 2708 03:19:43,319 --> 03:19:45,959 chairs. For the majority of last month, I was suffering a mental health 2709 03:19:46,000 --> 03:19:48,200 breakdown because of anxiety, depression and loneliness. Well, I waited for the 2710 03:19:48,239 --> 03:19:52,200 medication that sorted it to kick in. The only thing that was my lifeline 2711 03:19:52,399 --> 03:19:56,920 that made me feel nearly normal was the lapsed Funk. I owe the two 2712 03:19:56,959 --> 03:20:00,959 of you and the Funker a belated thank you. Well hmm, you're welcome, 2713 03:20:01,719 --> 03:20:03,760 Haul Cogin. It took the entire journey, but finally we got to 2714 03:20:03,840 --> 03:20:13,959 hear the Funker go ahead and come that he did, Zach, no question 2715 03:20:13,040 --> 03:20:16,639 about that, thank you, Zach. Terry Funk is the bumblebee of wrestling, 2716 03:20:16,719 --> 03:20:20,079 except instead of he shouldn't be able to fly based on his body wings, 2717 03:20:20,239 --> 03:20:24,760 he shouldn't be able to walk with his knees and walking through. Nick 2718 03:20:24,799 --> 03:20:28,120 writes, my only regret from this whole journey is that Jack didn't hear the 2719 03:20:28,159 --> 03:20:30,600 Boss when he told him to pause it. After Shane Douglas said, where 2720 03:20:30,600 --> 03:20:33,719 did them taters come from? Do you remember that you piped up? Yes? 2721 03:20:35,079 --> 03:20:37,959 What did you want to say? If you remember? No, I 2722 03:20:37,040 --> 03:20:39,399 think it might I don't remember what I wanted to say, but uh, 2723 03:20:39,879 --> 03:20:43,639 I feel like it might have been just related to the fact that he said 2724 03:20:43,680 --> 03:20:46,200 that. I'm sure it was. This is him recollecting that XPW match. 2725 03:20:46,319 --> 03:20:50,920 Funk starts hitting him hard with a TV camera and throwing him extra hard into 2726 03:20:50,959 --> 03:20:54,200 a post and like really seeming trying to fuck him up. I think I 2727 03:20:54,280 --> 03:20:58,920 think I think saying where coming from? Right right? Taters? The fact 2728 03:20:58,959 --> 03:21:05,639 that he's calling though the potato you know taters like what a boo business, 2729 03:21:05,799 --> 03:21:09,559 Wendy's. Where do you think they're coming from? Shane? Yeah, coming 2730 03:21:09,559 --> 03:21:16,239 from Terry Funk. I think John puts it well. I started out not 2731 03:21:16,559 --> 03:21:22,319 caring about Terry Funk. Now I only care about Terry Funk. That's right, 2732 03:21:22,600 --> 03:21:26,840 That's what this is all about. Haul Cogan asks the question. At 2733 03:21:26,840 --> 03:21:28,760 the beginning of the Journey, I was excited because while I always respected the 2734 03:21:28,799 --> 03:21:33,120 Funker and had seen key matches and promos, most of his greatest moments came 2735 03:21:33,120 --> 03:21:35,600 before my time or happening in promotions I didn't watch. Now at the end, 2736 03:21:35,719 --> 03:21:39,520 I'm prepared to go ahead and say Terry Funk is the greatest to ever 2737 03:21:39,639 --> 03:21:41,280 do it, and it isn't close. There's been a lot of talk recently 2738 03:21:41,360 --> 03:21:45,360 from a son of an eggsucking dog about finishing stories. How's that working out, 2739 03:21:45,399 --> 03:21:48,319 by the way, Well, perhaps it's work great. He went ahead 2740 03:21:48,319 --> 03:21:50,280 and took inspiration from the wrong guy. You want to finish your story, 2741 03:21:50,479 --> 03:21:54,760 do it the Terry Funk way because I love it that way. And it 2742 03:21:54,840 --> 03:21:58,000 goes without saying fucking Bravo. Co chairman Hall Cochin writes, how does it 2743 03:21:58,120 --> 03:22:03,840 feel to never miss? Well? Thank you, Haul, and it feels 2744 03:22:03,520 --> 03:22:09,879 fucking great. It feels right. Andrew writes, incredible Journey fits in very 2745 03:22:09,879 --> 03:22:13,879 well as a comparison companion rather to World Class in a WA two and covering 2746 03:22:13,920 --> 03:22:16,719 different areas of wrestling during that time period. I think one day a mid 2747 03:22:16,840 --> 03:22:22,360 South journey would be a ton of fun. Mmm. They can never get 2748 03:22:22,479 --> 03:22:26,159 enough. They always awe another journey, and then they always have suggestion. 2749 03:22:26,040 --> 03:22:30,760 They always want something more promised. Lamb heard something he likes. He writes, 2750 03:22:30,920 --> 03:22:39,520 tlll tll tll can't wait for the lapse to Lanny. That's what we 2751 03:22:39,639 --> 03:22:43,680 need, are you Lanny Journey? I don't think you're You're necessarily up to 2752 03:22:43,760 --> 03:22:50,639 it, Boss. A book of poetry, a book of shooting the half h