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The Lapsed Fan

Ep. 366: The Lapsed Funk 'Funkin in Japan' (Part 1)

The Lapsed Fan

The Lapsed Fan

Tv & Film, Sports, Wrestling

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 188 minutes

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0:00.0

You know good for nothing, egg-sucking dog. I'm agh-sucking dog. Ahh, isn't really bad.

0:15.0

It's a really bad.

0:27.0

We did it our way, because we love it that way. We love it that way. I have this wonderful gut feeling and I've had it all my life when it's time to go. I think it's now

0:35.3

it's time to go. Welcome indeed to the lapsed funk here on that fucking cast. We're rockin and

0:56.2

rolling here into episode three boss. It's time to start funking in Japan.

1:01.0

What do you say? I'm ready to get my funk on. I mean you know of all the places that

1:06.7

Terry Funk made an impact and it's on par with no really no other wrestler ever. Japan

1:11.6

is where it's like okay this guy's in a class all by

1:14.4

himself because not only was Terry Funk a former NWA world champion and

1:18.6

transformed himself into the hardcore icon and was a big earner in every single territory in this country and

1:24.4

everywhere he went made an impact but he's essentially the most beloved

1:29.3

American wrestler ever in Japan.

1:35.0

That's crazy. We're going to get into why here on this episode as of course last time we were with you on the Laps Funk, Terry Funk had entered the ring after coming off the West Texas State University football field

1:44.0

and having learned another tutelage of course of his father Dory Funk Sr. we talked

1:48.0

about the passing of Dory, we're going to push the timeline a little bit back

1:51.5

because when Terry

1:52.9

funk first comes to the land of the rising sun his father is still alive

1:56.4

and his brother is just beginning his campaign as NWA

1:59.2

World Heavyweight champion defeating Gene Knesski in 1969. It was in 1970 when Terry Funk first came to

2:05.2

Japan or thereabouts as we'll get to. But I mean everything we talked about on Payne

2:10.6

off the Pacific as it regards the Hulkster in Japan boss double that for Terry funk.

2:14.3

Wow brother what in that? Dude what why? It's to who are you? It's one Terry or the other when it comes to a

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