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Terry Funk

More than Just Hardcore

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He’s been a fixture in professional wrestling for five decades. He helped introduce a hardcore wrestling style that you see in the WWE and Japan today. He’s made his mark in Hollywood. He’s Terry Funk, and this is his story.

In this captivating look at the life of a living legend, Funk opens up about growing up in a wrestling family, working with various entertainment companies (including the ECW, WWE, and WWF), and so much more.

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Editor reviews

Terry Funk, with the help of contributor Scott E. Williams, recalls his days as a professional wrestler in this wildly entertaining memoir. Funk details how his love of wrestling grew from a familial obsession to a career that took him all over the world, eventually leading to gigs with major pro organizations like WWF, ECW, and WCW, and Jeremy Arthur performs with a passionate, dramatic flair that fits its subject matter perfectly. Terry Funk: More than Just Hardcore is a fascinating look behind the scenes of the ever-changing landscape of pro wrestling, told by one of its most esteemed veterans.

Critic reviews

"An absolute must-read for professional wrestling fans interested in learning what a life devoted to this thrilling sport is truly like.” ( Midwest Book Review)
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Brillent listen too one off the best ever great stories great matches and yes your mothers a w.... lol

Amazing

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Terry Funk was a fucking legend this is a great audiobook forever forever forever

The Best wrestling autobiography that isn't Brets

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Fantastic hearing all the stories across the decades from a wrestling legend. So many amazing experiences and crossed paths with countless wrestling greats

Superb listen from start to finish

Excellent autobiography

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overall I really enjoyed this but I did find it lacking in some areas. Maybe it was my own expectations but I was hoping for more information on the stories told. I feel like Terry was holding back because he either didn't want to expose too much or say the truth of some of his workers and friends.
He writes a good solid boon of his family and how he grew up. I loved that part. I really just wish for more from a legend that is Terry Funk because he has so many stories I bet he could tell.

great for a wrestling fab

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Too many audibles are ruined by a bad reader or one that just doesn't sit well with me but I'm glad to say Jeremy Arthur is my new favourite. This is a wonderful story into Terry Funks life. I will be the first to admit I was never really a "fan" of his, i knew Mick Foley idolized him so I felt i should at least listen to his Biography and im so glad I did

I now have a much better understanding of how he helped shape wrestling and how sadly there is no longer that world of wrestling that he and the other greats like Ric Flair help create or at least maintain from the greats before them. Most of us im sure reading these books cant even understand what it is about modern wrestling that kids like, i for one certainly cant. Its a world full of writers and scripts , something Terry Funk would never allowed himself to do

Hopefully there is a correction and men like Terry are allowed rise to the top, not based on 6 pack and acting like a jumping jack in the ring, but about their personality and ring presence. Men like Terry Funk and Jake the Snake never had great bodies but there was an Aura when they spoke and when they fought

Wrestling needs to go backwards, "Progressives" stole something from us and its sad to see this moden wrestling has lost it soul

This book is a great glimpse into an Old forgotten world we should try remember more

Fantastic book with Jeremy Arthur being my new fav

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