Jim Ross shoots on Terry Funk working with Ric Flair

[@stevew6910]

Funk will go down as one of the toughest wrestlers ever , He was a leader in ECW ,

[@Pillar5770]

I thought Funk was going to kill Ric Flair in 1989. That piledriver on the table at WrestleWar convinced 10 year old me that Flair wasn't going to be around long.

[@ericjackson7632]

The bag over the head at Clash of the Champions VIIII got me. I was 7 at the time and was convinced as well. Great times.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

Funk came off as that evil, and Flair that sympathetic. Such a well done feud outside of the finish. Everything else though was amazing.

[@johnrevene3053]

I live in upstate NY,I'm still kicking myself 21 years later for missing Flair vs Funk at Clash of Champions.

[@paulpatane2439]

I grew up in Albany,the promotion and marketing for the Troy I quit match must of been squashed by Vince Mchamon or done piss poor by WCW/NWA. I never knew the match was even taking place in Troy,I wouldve loved to seen it as a 10 year old.

[@jaythor70]

Hate to tell you, pal, but that was 31 years ago from when you typed this....

[@timbarry2232]

Terry Funk would be on my Mount Rushmore of wrestlers--as I've said before!!!

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

I’m interested in the other three For me Funk Foley Macho Man The Dream

[@timbarry2232]

@@totallynotalpharius2283 That's a pretty good Rushmore!!! :)

[@Tcup1982]

Definitely the dream and funk

[@chrischar9428]

Ric: are you trying to kill me. JR: no were not trying to kill you. Also JR: let funk put a plastic bag over your head

[@Dakatari]

Flair and Funk worked magic in that I quit match.

[@paulpatane2439]

Great match. Was in Troy NY

[@evellegend]

My favorite WCW year was 89 the year of The Funker. Funk vs Flair at the Great American Bash is one of my all time favorites and to think Terry was working with a back injury even, which is a testament to his toughness and greatness. Epic legend

[@max__p1765]

Flair, Steamboat, Funker - we could only wish, we could have this type of wrestlers today.. and Flair was completely something else. So many wrestlers never wanted to have the pressure of a NWA-Champion, travelling all the territories, defending the belt in one hour matching. Flair loved it...

[@josheisert8380]

Never knew ol JR smoked... didn't see that one coming. I wonder if he always has or started after his wife passed...

[@chrischar9428]

Long time

[@tammyforbes2101]

He drank and smoked for years just like the rest of the locker room!

[@nealfeldpausch715]

When Funk put the bag over Flairs head... I was a young dude thinking what in the real F is this ? Dude tryin to kill Flair ...

[@PontFlair]

That was great!! I was probably around the same age as you (more than likely) & thought "why is The Funker wrapping a grocery bag around Ric Flair's head, he'll choke him right???" Definitely a moment in Pro Wrestling history

[@ericjackson7632]

I definitely believed lol. I was a kid as well.

[@anthonylombardo4229]

Funk and Flair great match. The set up when Flair won the title and Funk attacked him was one of the greatest moments. It was believable.... You really thought Funk hated Flair. Great stuff.

[@pantangela]

Possibly the best shape Funk was ever in during this point of his career.

[@PontFlair]

J.R., to me, THE GOAT, gave Gordon Solie, his GOAT, ULTRA RESPECT. AND SHOUTED OUT REFEREE TOMMY YOUNG!! And YES, TOMMY YOUNG IS THE GREATEST REF OF ALL TIME!! BAR NONE!! HANDS DOWN!! I apologize for caps

[@Oldguitar57]

Gordon Solie was the greatest

[@positivevibetec]

The original "thunder dome" was in mad max ,Conrad. Js

[@bdr113080]

10;40 Hey Jim I love you man you’re my favorite broadcaster of all time but great mood it was the NWA champion in 1993. Barry Windham beat him at super brawl three for the NWA heavyweight title

[@ericthomas917]

Ric Flair vs Terry Funk was one of the greatest rivalries of all time

[@catfatherb2072]

i was at wrestlewar ' 89 and even though Flair was the heel, got more cheers than Ricky Steamboat

[@PontFlair]

He did. Seems he also got cheered more in LA for the Clash

[@chadk890]

Jim Cornette said Steamboat was Mr Husband and Father but Ric was the guy you wanted to party with and meet women. Male fans related more to Ric

[@tarrusthundermaddoxTHEHUNDRED]

Great American bash 89 is one of the top five ppv of all-time my number one ppv of all-time

[@PontFlair]

Overall that PPV was not good BUT the match, Flair vs Funk, THAT WAS A MAIN EVENT!! I remember Funker walking up the isle & Flair RUNNING after him, JUMPING on Funk's back & punching him. As a kid, I'm like "OH ITS ON!!" Was this also the match where Flair Irish whipped Funk & he slid across a table & hit his head on a chair or the railing? Classic match!! ** I remember their Bash match & their I Quit. Obviously the I QUIT match is GREATNESS!! Hope I'm not confusing the 2 matches

[@tarrusthundermaddoxTHEHUNDRED]

@@PontFlair the card on that show was crazy shit even wild bill vs Pillman was good 😂 you had steamboat vs luger.. wargames..two ring Battle Royal the talent in the ring is crazy and they're all young at the time ... Sting vs Muta....Texas tornado match Steiners vs Sullivan and bray dad 😂 whole show is incredible and we'll put together last four matches oh my gosh

[@needhelpinwow]

The vitamin c content wasn't much of a focal point in those screwdrivers

[@jmua8450]

Terry Funk is the most badass whoop ass machine in wrestling history.

[@Tcup1982]

Flair and funk ❤

[@joenintendo]

Muta was NWA champion in 1993 for about 2 months.

[@stevew6910]

I agree , They dropped the ball when it come to Muta , Back then they had a gazillion titles , They should have gave him one

[@chrischar9428]

TV title

[@ronniejdio9411]

@ShadowAngel gary hart blocked a.face turn for muta when the fans were cheering him..when gary hart refused to talk to WWF during the same time so muta went back to japan. Muta could have been 10xs bigger in the us as a face or in WWF

[@QuentinDude]

I always enjoyed when Muta and Jushin Liger showed up in WCW

[@raymondford8919]

He should have been a horseman

[@chrischar9428]

@@raymondford8919 well matsuda did buy them

[@_sabathia_5929]

Rick never liked being a baby face. His character didn’t play to it well.

[@kevinb6831]

His character never changed though really, people just cheered his heelish ways

[@mthacker34]

Ric

[@PontFlair]

He could be good or bad, better than most

[@josheisert8380]

@@kevinb6831 To an extent I see your point but mainly him switching sides and fighting the bad guys is what would make him a face.

[@kevinb6831]

@@josheisert8380 True but they had him face bad guys because he was getting over as a cool/funny heel to begin with :D

[@timedwards8944]

Woooooooo one of the best heals of all time and by the way I was rooting for funk

[@jaythor70]

*Heels

[@jaythor70]

Ok, my thoughts- Gary Hart- evil genius (actually a great booker- read his book, WOW!) Flair vs Funk- had to really stretch to get people to cheer Flair, not since Nikita Koloff sickled David Crockett had people been this much behind him. Funk was great, seemed really homicidal. Muta- really got shafted- one of the best ever. I read too often that this guy or that guy should have been champion, but Muta really should have. And losing all three of the round-robin matches was just crappy. Solie vs JR- they covered different times in the business so I won't choose one over the other, but these 2 and Lance Russell are the head-and-shoulders-above-the-rest best commentators ever.

[@mikejohn3265]

I never saw flair vs funk. I was 3 years old in 89. Just think they beat hell in cells, hardcore matches, tlc's, and money in banks in ratings. You can bet I'm about to watch it next.

[@60BloodyChamp60]

The I Quit match wasn’t the best match. It was still good but just not great. Everything else though, in this feud, was perfect. It started as soon as Flair’s other one ended and was hot the whole time.

[@joannefitzpatrick6720]

Is it just me, or does anyone else look at Conrad Thompson and think “The secret child of George “Cry Baby” Cannon”?

[@chriswillis1585]

kids mimick wrestling moves so yes, the plastic bag was too much. what if a brother killed a brother playing copying the plastic bag?