cactus Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVPrcvlioGE A fiery brawl between two of the greatest of all time and they make the little things matter. For example, during a punch-off (there's many great punches in this, although that should come as no surprise to anyone who's seen either man before) Hansen ends the exchange by kicking at Funk's swinging hand. Hansen takes control early on and drops some knees to the neck of Funk and he starts withering on the floor and this puts the crowd firmly behind Terry. Everything eventually falls apart and a ref ends up eating a nasty Western Lariat. It's a damn shame we don't see brawls like these anymore. ★★★★½ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superstar Sleeze Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Stan Hansen vs Terry Funk - AJPW 9/11/82 If I had to choose between fighting the bear in the Revenant and Stan Hansen, I may just choose the bear. Hansen is a force of nature and is relentless beating down Funk. There is a point where Hansen grabs a double leg and just wont let go and Funk has to claw and wrench his nose to break free. Funk gives as good as he gets, but everytime Hansen has an answer. Normally, I would be disappointed in a babyface that powders and backs away from a heel, but when you are facing Hansen it is justified. It adds weight to the challenge that you really have to weigh you options when you are facing that crazy sadist. There is a point where Funk throws a chair into the ring and for a second Hansen is going to hurl it back, but he actually takes a step back and makes sure to nails Funk with it. OW! Funk is able to bash his head off the table and then side step the lariat and send him into the ref wiping him out. Hansen blasts the second ref with a LARIAT to a pop. A wrestler I don't recognize holds Funk who takes a brutal Lariat that looks like it could have broke his neck. Insane brawl. Funk looked great just trying to survive. He sold the match so well in how he was going up against monster, but was not going to back down. Hansen is every bit that bully heel. Huge punches from both guys. Just nasty. Really entertaining brawl. ****1/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKWebb Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 Hell yes. I absolutely loved this. How awesome is it Hansen catches the chair Funk throws into the ring - then nails him with it. The feeling of the entire match in general is just so intense and insane. Sleeze really cracked me up with the Revenant reference ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superkix Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 It’s ridiculous how over Funk is with the fans as they’re trying to tear the jacket from his back. Hansen doesn’t give a flip about any flowers and only wants to get his hands on Terry. Funk does such a terrific job selling the unsinkable battleship that is Hansen, staggering round like a drunken hillbilly and bailing from the ring when things get too rough. Love the spasmodic way he takes Stan’s knee drops. Terry conveys a great sense of anxiety throughout, the way he’s shoving around the young boys at ringside or snatching Hansen’s nose to break a hold. In probably the best moment of the match, he blindly throws a chair over his head into the ring and #1 Boss Hoss Stan Hansen catches the chair one handed and chunks it back at Terry. The end is chaos as Hansen knocks out one ref and lariats the replacement. Ron Bass or somebody interferes on Stan’s behalf, allowing Stan to hit the lariat before he starts kicking the shit out of everyone, including Jumbo and Baba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactus Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Rewatched this today. I don't quite rate it as high as I did five years back, but it's a lot of fun that serves as an appetiser for the much superior Funks vs Hansen and Gordy match. ★★★★ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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