Post by Papa on Nov 27, 2023 23:22:23 GMT
Terry Funk won the NWA title from Jack Brisco on December 10, 1975.
Less than two years before this, Dory Funk, Jr. had been the NWA champion.
Was there any specific reason why Jack Brisco dropped the title? Was Brisco not drawing? Did the NWA see Funk having more drawing power? I thought Funk would have held onto the title longer. Was it his dabbling in the movies that made him less appealing as a world champion pro wrestler?
In thinking about drawing power, I would have thought that the NWA would have rather rode it out with Terry Funk than Harley Race.
Funk also received the PWI honors of Wrestler of the Year for 1976.
Terry Funk not only won the NWA title but he also received a big push as he secured a victory over Lou Thez in 1975. This had been absent for Funk since he and Thez first squared off in 1969.
Going back before he captured the title, Funk teamed with Bruno Sammartino in Japan 1972.
The rest of Funk’s career is well-documented, but it seems he had big drop-off after his success in the mid1970’s.
Less than two years before this, Dory Funk, Jr. had been the NWA champion.
Was there any specific reason why Jack Brisco dropped the title? Was Brisco not drawing? Did the NWA see Funk having more drawing power? I thought Funk would have held onto the title longer. Was it his dabbling in the movies that made him less appealing as a world champion pro wrestler?
In thinking about drawing power, I would have thought that the NWA would have rather rode it out with Terry Funk than Harley Race.
Funk also received the PWI honors of Wrestler of the Year for 1976.
Terry Funk not only won the NWA title but he also received a big push as he secured a victory over Lou Thez in 1975. This had been absent for Funk since he and Thez first squared off in 1969.
Going back before he captured the title, Funk teamed with Bruno Sammartino in Japan 1972.
The rest of Funk’s career is well-documented, but it seems he had big drop-off after his success in the mid1970’s.
