(Best Quality) Terry Funk slaps Jerry Lawler on Memphis Saturday Morning

Everything was right in Memphis when you could tune in and watch your Wrestling from 11 to 12:30 on Saturday morning. This is taken from the master tapes and the Dvd titled Volume 7 available at www.70s-tv.com. Copyright held by Rick Crane.

[@drewstar8611]

How you go from a psychotic heel to a psychotic babyface.... Terry Funk is a genius

[@DeeEllEff]

Exactly. When I saw this video’s title, I thought, “For 40 years of the wrestling business, who hasn’t been slapped by Terry Funk, and alternately, who hasn’t slapped Terry? 👍

[@johnseawind9558]

Like the man said in Beyond the Mat, "some guys could play crazy... Terry Funk made you believe it might be true!".

[@KaneRobot]

Just for anyone wondering, the Sabu mentioned here isn't the 90's Sabu. It's Cocoa Samoa, who used the Sabu The Wildman name for a little bit in the early 80's.

[@shawnhensley4884]

Thank you for that.

[@trscsaeg]

Thanks for clarification

[@ROSTAFA]

Thanks for the verification.

[@joshuag7207]

Great info! Thanks for that.

[@EnforcerX71]

If you don't have Terry Funk in your top 5 greatest wrestlers ever, you're simply wrong...

[@twright3802]

Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race, Rick Flair, Dorey Funk, Kevin Sullivan

[@RickyBobby42069]

Stone cold, undertaker, William Regal, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Ray Stevens, Bruiser Brody, Ric Flair plus mgrs Heenan and The Grand Wizard.And Terry.

[@michaelgarcia5689]

Kerry Von Eric , Ricky Romero , Roddy Piper , Demolition.

[@thegarygnushow7921]

Flair Hart Funk Piper R. Orton

[@Hallstyle]

Terry, why do yo do that stuff? Just for the hell of it dad! Classic....

[@johnstallard8362]

Terry Funk one of the absolute top 10 ever.

[@nunyanunya4147]

thank you Terry. i never realized how amazing you where until most ov your retirements where over. still got to see some great runs and I look back fondly at them

[@Netsolace-tech]

Funk chasing Cornette out of the studio 😂😂

[@davids9520]

Now, that was worth the price of a ticket!

[@mauricehayden8835]

And Jerry trying to catch funk from going after him

[@seebee6804]

The genuine fear in Lance's voice. What a gift to wrestling

[@porksoda1062]

Lawler was trying to keep a straight face with Funk after they exchanged those slaps.

[@shermhart7617]

Miss watching this on Saturday morning. Man them were the days

[@jrmop0965]

Terry funk was ahead of his time. Pure entertainment

[@davy1972]

Terry Funk scared me. Deep down you knew it was a show but he did it so well.

[@AldenRDavis]

Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk competed against each other in an infamous empty arena match at the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum.

[@jasonsterling4129]

God, I wish we can either go back in time, or bring the wrestling past to the present and stay there!

[@jasonwashburn3414]

Funk's facial expression when Lawler slaps him back had me laughing so hard. Those two guys made for funny as hell TV.

[@sixstringsensei6673]

Terry is the man! One of my all time favorite promos

[@johndcornell6341]

This used to be free every Saturday on local tv...can you imagine

[@edwardjames6070]

never a dull moment with terry funk around.

[@AldenRDavis]

Jerry Lawler, Terry Funk & Sweet Brown Sugar (Koko B. Ware) beat Bobby Eaton, Sabu & Carl Fergie in a “Texas tornado death” match on Sunday, January 30, 1983 in the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum.

[@briangilmore9492]

Terry Funk..What a great pro wrestler...Did ya see how boyish Cornette looks?.Im surprised Funk didn't beat him senseless

[@Plague6669]

Cornette was saying in one of his shoots to basically avoid Funk at all times if he gets this "look". If he focuses his attention on you, you better run! lol

[@brianmac3903]

Lawler's promos are so down to earth, it's shocking

[@josephfootball8446]

Funk was 65yrs old here

[@doubleas2380]

Haha

[@SAM-ru4vx]

funk was only on his 28th retirement here

[@bamafan62]

Joseph Football not hardly

[@connordripps7528]

Terry was in his prime lol

[@dimitris.4484]

Nope he still lives and he is 70+ y.o now.

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

Funk missed Cornette by a hair with that chair. LOL. Terry Funk was a loose cannon !

[@battlestarmarc]

Funk was one of the best.

[@RealArtfulDodger]

Jesse Barr, the future Jimmy Jack Funk ironically enough.

[@michaelkpate]

I looked through the comments to see if anyone mentioned that.

[@jackkitchen737]

Damn Jim Cornette did a great job here. Funk was amazing as always. Lawler sold this entire segment with his usual demeanor. Just awesome.

[@BarekHalfhand]

Shear comedic brilliance.

[@jaylenbrownfan2112]

Terry Taylor the Red Rooster and the Rougeau Brothers sounds like a great card.

[@ronaldgrant8040]

Terry Funk made you believe he was insane!!!!!!!!!!

[@storm1086]

Who could ever forget Marauder #1?

[@johnwise8433]

Cornette looks about 19 in this clip

[@shawnprivate5322]

Funk would be bumped from rosters today for not being able to cut a promo.

[@nunyabusiness4651]

Its funny to see how much of a weakling Cornette acts out when time show He was one of the Boldest in all of wrestling history and is afraid of No one in the business.

[@aruiz90]

Thank you Karl Stern for introducing me to this wonderful Funk promo from the past

[@tonymctony4551]

" You think Bobby Eaton can get crazy " ? Its like saying David Gilmour is a maniac onstage.

[@wewin03]

Terry Funk = GOAT

[@jimcharnoske9614]

Wow. All Kinds of Big Names In Wrestling, Wrestling Each Other. Who Would Have Thunk It... " The Red Rooster " v. " The Mountie" :D.

[@polopopolo2197]

Terry Funk is a legend! Always adapted with the times always scared the hell out of me always made it real

[@kylesantos8190]

I never knew that Kevin Hart wrestled for USWA

[@doubleas2380]

Lmao

[@fostbitten5721]

Did you see him stand on a stool behind them? He still wasnt tall enough! Poor guy.

[@paulsilas9070]

That's Koko B. Ware

[@AldenRDavis]

Kyle Santos That’s Koko B. Ware, not Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart is a creep and a jerk!

[@jonsprong1842]

Ah, Cornette before he ate everything in sight.

[@IronDiva]

Jon Sprong pre-double cheese, double mayo

[@Michael_Chandler_Keaton]

Actually, it's very unlikely he ever drastically changed his diet until he decided to lose weight. He probably maintained a similar diet, but was a victim of "middle age spread," because we all arrive at that age where the metabolism slows down. So yeah, the "until he ate everything in sight" remark is a fail.

[@madamefeast4824]

@@Michael_Chandler_Keaton indeed.

[@sludgefactory241]

Goddamn when the Funker walks up in that place, it's straight 🔥!

[@richcerasale8909]

memphis wrestling was one of the best regional terrorites in pro wrestling history and one of the last ones to survive after wwe and wcw went national

[@cassadaga99]

One of the best promos in professional wrestling.

[@HeavyJ713]

"Funk is a nut!"- Ric Flair

[@fredrickm4436]

Kevin hart was a wrestler?

[@Bushmaster10MM]

Lol !! 😂

[@darmetriasroberson843]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AldenRDavis]

Fredrick M That’s not Kevin Hart, that’s Koko B. Ware (aka Sweet Brown Sugar, Stagger Lee).. Kevin Hart is a jerk!

[@dwightcortes1130]

Ya that's Kevin Hart.😅😂🤣

[@almightyone1181]

Pile-driver!!

[@DanBarnett0727]

The dean of funk University

[@topazzz1546]

such incredible promoting

[@ciscole2831]

5:49 Kevin Hart : first of all I ain’t no sissy.. let me get on this step here so the camera can see me

[@AldenRDavis]

That's Koko B. Ware..not Kevin Hart. Kevin Hart is a loser.

[@sjdrifter72]

Gee, Lance Russell has a terrible case of dandruff!

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

According to Cornette, Terry never asked if he was wearing underwear. Since this was live, they could've been kicked off Memphis TV if he hadn't been.

[@leonandrews7180]

Memphis Wrestling was HILARIOUS.

[@angelodelacuesta3882]

What a great show back in the day with T.funk ,miss good wrestling so sad good wrestling is only in the past.

[@angeloingrande1050]

What’s that stuff on Lance Russell’s hair and jacket? I thought maybe he interviewed Randy Savage earlier in the show since he used to throw confetti on himself during interviews around that time but I don’t think Macho Man got to Memphis until about a year after this match

[@jasonsterling4129]

I love the way Terry Funk gets slowly unglued and sounds like he's got a serious sinus infection🤣

[@battlestarmarc]

Terry funk was great. Funk looked like a rugged wild cowboy.

[@thabeast8953]

Dean Ambrose vs Terry Funk fantasy match

[@fredicagoillanoise1309]

Ambrose even looks like Funk when he was young. If we could teleport today's Dean Ambrose and Terry Funk in his prime back in time to 1978 ,the blood would be flowing. Pick your territory...Memphis or Mid South/Tri State NWA.

[@MABMGuitar]

Lawler, Funk, and Russell. Three masters.

[@maraviyoso8473]

Funk, Lawler and Sugar, three WWE Hall of Famers. Neat!

[@jonnun7713]

this is just pure gold.

[@SteveHolsten]

I would've loved to have saw Lawler & Funk vs The Road Warriors!

[@johnhawk1969]

Never thought I see Funk and Lawler on the same team ..

[@scottyjohnson3120]

4, 5, and 6 dollars for tickets. Love it!

[@dereka3341]

I've always said that "Memphis Wrestling" was the best wrestling show of all time.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

No, Georgia Championship Wrestling with Gordon Solie was the best.

[@bestexas966]

In west Texas, Terry Funk was always a baby face. This is a good example of what we got to watch every week back in the 70's.

[@smittyinwootown5640]

I’d watch this all day ,again, before I watch one minute of the kind of wrestling that they have on today, if you want to call what’s on today as wrestling.

[@shlidgn90]

That main event sounds awesome.

[@williamschutz4982]

Excellent!!! Thanks for posting this.

[@-BigMike-]

Terry Funk was soooooo damn good.

[@rickjames2.0]

Funk Koko and Lawler all on the same team. Never thought I'd see it!

[@daleholbert3111]

Terry Funk the man who could drink turpentine and piss kerosene and that's interesting the Red Rooster versus the mountie in a match

[@jensjesfjeld6238]

NEVER FORGET THE FUNKER R.I.P.

[@dannycosta5540]

4$ 5$ 6$ and you got to watch the best of the best. When it was great.

[@severanvallery9554]

Why Brown sugar looks like kolo b ware

[@dontabaltimore1974]

Because it is Koko a young Koko. What year is this?

[@AldenRDavis]

@@dontabaltimore1974 From 1982 or 1983

[@johnrotuno1077]

I thought that too initially. I knew it wasn't Sweet Brown Sugar Skip Young.

[@slow71971]

1983.

[@alvinwine5665]

Back in the day the funk brothers were the craziest meanest sobs

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Phillip Rougeau, uh? They created a fake Rougeau brother or was it Armand under a more marketable name?

[@sandmantn77]

It was Armand.

[@Mark-sj3xb]

11:36 when Funk lunges over the desk I lost it. Lol

[@sinned1968]

great stuff

[@WILLIAMHOWERTON-pz7dk]

CRAZY AS HECK!

[@adamsmashups4839]

I am guessing this took place after the empty arena match?MY EYE!!!!!!!!!!

[@NIQUEROSS808]

😂😂😂. Terry Funk was the man.. this was great... 💯.. Cornette said he didn’t know Funk was gonna rip his pants 😂😂😂

[@theMull90]

Cornette literally just talked about this match and th chasing incidents on his Terry Funk tribute podcast last week :)

[@jjayflash]

The way Cornette ran out of there. 😂😂😂😂 Who else listened to Cornette's Tribute to Terry Funk?

[@markalan3108]

can't say sissy now days...classical promo from the past...

[@FDSixtyNine]

mark falls you can’t say half the stuff in these promos nowadays.

[@wdc9633]

Can't say "Brown Sugar" anymore either. That's "racist".

[@macgyvermind]

You can say 'Brown Sugar', it has other meanings...you know?

[@krisone5253]

"Are you a Sissy"? Sissys can't make it in professional wrestling!!! I have faced Jerry Lawler. He doesn't have mercy if you get.in the wring with him.

[@jedgar33797]

11:50 XD poor Corny.

[@k2then79]

RIP to the greatest to ever do it.

[@calmstormambience1875]

nice that crowd went wild!!

[@tightlaser]

wow 4 5 6 bucks for admission,10 years ago I spent almost 250 bucks to see wwe for my me my son and a nephew wont do it again,this right here is great wrestling,now a days wwe sucks

[@zachwilliams8838]

Terry Funk tells Jerry Lawler that he is one of the toughest men he has ever faced and then asks him if he is a "sissy"? Well if Lawler is a "sissy" then Funk has had his butt kicked by a "sissy" in many arenas.

[@gogotonyyo]

Sabu the wildman better known as Coco Samoa

[@ingotants3809]

Has to be my favorite Angle ever.

[@nilelataFBE]

"It's like Dig 'Em Smacks.. Smack me and I Smack you back."

[@aaronduracell121]

RIP Funk. And is there footage of the match theyre promoting?

[@madbrowniac7871]

As good as Alex Karras was in a classic Western imagine Terry Funk under the direction of Mel Brooks!😂B.W.

[@clayp7284]

Grew up on Memphis WRESTLING> Damn I miss the territory days

[@RickinBaltimore]

My eye Lawler!

[@TravisTarrant]

What year did this take place?

[@AldenRDavis]

@Travis Tarrant it took place in the Memphis Mid-South Coliseum on Sunday, January 30,1983

[@ztwntyn8]

Funk is a great name for that cat lmao

[@floridagator1765]

4,5 &6 bucks for wrestling? WOW!!!

[@johndavis48076]

RIP Terry