Background: In one of the shocking revelations ever, Terry Funk and Roddy Piper had never faced off in a singles match before until the night Juggalo Championship Wrestling held a wrestling legends reunion event with the two headlining in an I Quit match.
Legends And Icons
Cave-In-Rock, IL
August 12, 2011
Terry Funk vs. Roddy Piper
Terry Funk repeated his promo from earlier in the show, calling Piper an idiot due to his parents being idiots. Piper took the microphone to tell Funk, “You’re funked. Your father was funked. Your brother was funked. And I funked your mother!” Funking awesome.
We get into a spitting contest before Piper took off his belt to whip Funk after getting some help from Orton. Funk found himself being choked against the ringside barricade while taking punches to the head and testicles. When the action returned inside, Funk started unleashing Texas jabs that set up the sleeper. Before Piper could pass out, Orton attacked Funk from behind with his cast-covered arm. Yes, he’s still wearing the cast. This two on one situation angered Mick Foley enough for him to leave the announce table, taking the fight with a now bloody Funk against Piper and Orton. Orton cut Foley off at the pass, but the distraction gave Funk the chance to fight back. With some stiff right hands, Piper and Orton regained the advantage. On the floor, Piper slammed Foley’s head into the steel ring post. In the ring, Funk pulled Orton into a small package. Orton couldn’t kick out, but Piper saved him from losing. Pulling Orton on top of Funk, Piper watched as Orton held Funk down for the three count.
Winners: Roddy Piper & Bob Orton (4:14)
Is It A Classic: For barely three minutes Piper and Funk fought like it was going out of style; only to have a terrible finish topped by an impromptu tag match that did no one any favors. You can’t expect much from the people involved considering their ages at the time, but the booking could’ve helped it overall.
