Terry Funk vs. Harley Race © - NWA World Heavyweight Title Match - Two of Three Falls Match - July 1st, 1977

Now the big daddy. I had to pack another bowl for this one. This is a legendary match during a legendary feud. A bloody battle between two tough sons of bitches. This war took place in the Houston wrestling territory by the Gulf Athletic Club and National Wrestling Alliance. It had Harley Race coming into the match as the champion, facing a hungry, ravenous animal in Terry Funk. Funk looked amazing. Totally out-wrestling the champion early in the bout. About a quarter of the way through the match, Race starts to mount a slow comeback. I am usually bored with these older matches, but this one has me on the edge of my seat. Maybe it’s the bud. Either way, I love it. These guys literally beat the holy hell out of each other. It’s insane! They wail on each other with big fists until Race hits an amazingly stiff Vertical Suplex. A beaut! Race submits Terry Funk to win the first fall in twenty-six minutes. They go back at it, and I am nicely stoned. Like… I feel really good. Man. The bell sounds and we are at it again. Harley Race lays in a nasty whoopin’ on the challenger from Amarillo. But Funk is too crazy. It’s like trying to wrangle a wild raccoon. He picks Race up like it’s nothing and delivers one of the scariest piledrivers I’ve ever seen! Holy crap! Funk wins the second fall. That was nuts. Time for another big bong rip. The bell sounds again and these two pit-bulls are unleashed. Potatoes are flying all over the place. It looks like Funk is legit, trying to knock Harley Race’s head clean off. The crowd goes insane when Funk goes for the dreaded Funk family Spinning Toe Hold. Then Funk gets split open like a watermelon. He is bleeding all over the place. It’s something else man. They show this close up shot on Funk’s face and it looks like a goddamn horror show. Funk’s blood is all over Race! It’s like Stone Cold/Bret Hart levels of blood. This is some old-school, dirty-ass wrestling. A tremendous match that you should definitely watch!

Well… that’s the second Wake ‘N Bake Wrestling. Terry Funk is one hell of a wrestler. One of the best. I feel pretty good about the wrestling I got to watch and the weed I smoked. They complimented each other really well. It kept me alert, focused, and creative. A good combination when I am writing these things! See you all next week!