Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 3rd Round --- Shawn Michaels vs. Terry Funk

[2CT]

Cast your vote for the best wrestler alive using the following metrics
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Ring work (10)​

Mic work/promos (10)
Personality/gimmicks (10)
Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person​

The poll closes after 7 days and if there's a tie the poll extends for an additional 24 hours

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Shawn Michaels

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association
AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty

Central States Wrestling
NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Marty Jannetty

Continental Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Marty Jannetty

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho
PWI Match of the Year (1993) vs. Marty Jannetty on Monday Night Raw on May 17
PWI Match of the Year (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X
PWI Match of the Year (1995) vs. Diesel at WrestleMania XI
PWI Match of the Year (1996) vs. Bret Hart in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. Chris Benoit and Triple H at WrestleMania XX
PWI Match of the Year (2005) vs. Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 21
PWI Match of the Year (2006) vs. Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 22
PWI Match of the Year (2007) vs. John Cena on Raw on April 23
PWI Match of the Year (2008) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV
PWI Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
PWI Match of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker in a Career vs. Streak match at WrestleMania XXVI
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2010)
PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1996)
PWI ranked him #1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1996
PWI ranked him #10 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
PWI ranked him #33 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Marty Jannetty in 2003

Texas All-Star Wrestling
TASW Texas Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Paul Diamond

Texas Wrestling Alliance
TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Championship (3 times)
World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WWF European Championship (1 time)
WWF Intercontinental Championship (3 times)
World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Diesel (2), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1), John Cena (1), and Triple H (1)
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Triple H (1)
Royal Rumble (1995, 1996)
Fourth Triple Crown Champion
First Grand Slam Champion
WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)
Class of 2011 - Individually
Class of 2019 - as a member of D-Generation X
Slammy Award for Best Slammin' Jammin' Entrance (1996)
Slammy Award for Best Threads (1996)
Slammy Award for Squared Circle Shocker (1996) Won for collapsing; Owen Hart accepts the award for making Michaels collapse
Slammy Award for Master of Mat Mechanics (1996)
Slammy Award for Match of the Year (1996) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at SummerSlam
Slammy Award for Leader of the New Generation (1996)
Slammy Award for Best Finisher (1997)
Slammy Award for Match of the Year (1997) vs. Bret Hart in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV
Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
Slammy Award for Moment of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI
Slammy Award for Double-Cross of the Year (2013) for turning on Daniel Bryan and costing him the WWE Championship at Hell in a Cell.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X.
5 Star Match (1997) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell at Badd Blood.
Best Babyface (1996)
Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Triple H and Chris Benoit
Feud of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho
Match of the Year (1994) vs. Razor Ramon in a Ladder match at WrestleMania X
Match of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho in a Ladder match at No Mercy
Match of the Year (2009) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXV
Match of the Year (2010) vs. The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI
Most Charismatic (1995, 1996)
Tag Team of the Year (1989) with Marty Jannetty as The Rockers
Worst Feud of the Year (2006) with Triple H vs. Shane and Vince McMahon
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2003)

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Terry Funk

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
World's Strongest Tag Team League (1977, 1979, 1982) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2005)

Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 times)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Eastern Championship Wrestling / Extreme Championship Wrestling
ECW Television Championship (1 time)
ECW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
Hardcore Hall of Fame (2005)

George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2010

Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Georgia Television Championship (1 time)

Juggalo Championship Wrestling
JCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / World Championship Wrestling
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW Hardcore Championship (2 times)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW Hall of Fame (Class of 1995)

National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

NWA Hollywood Wrestling
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

NWA Western States Sports
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (2 times)
NWA International Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.
NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship (7 times)
NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ricky Romero
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (2 times) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling
Pro-Pain Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1997)
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1976)
PWI ranked him #22 in the PWI Years in 2003

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Class of 2004

Southwest Championship Wrestling
SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Stampede Wrestling
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

United States Wrestling Association
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cactus Jack
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2009)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1984) with Dory Funk, Jr. vs. Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen on December 8
Best Brawler (1989)
Best Heel (1989)
Best on Interviews (1989)
Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Ric Flair
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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[mannyrs13]

Terry Funk never won anything in WCW? Saw him on the ppv last night. Would've assumed he had some accomplishment there.

 

[mannyrs13]

Shawn one of if not the most charismatic wrestler there might've ever been. His promo work was decent of course not on Austin and Rock levels. He's an excellent performer that could give good matches with the heavyweights and the lightweights. He had a lot of accomplishments but of course that was all mostly under the wwe machine so who knows how we would've fared all over the world. Terry Funk is a hardcore legend. His wwf run was near the end of his career but I know he had a long and storied career. This one might be one of the toughest matchups. Not like Austin vs rock but top 3 in this round. Both I would say had close first round matchup but second round looked much easier. I'll have to give this some thought to see if Funk can persuade me differently.

 

[Jmare007]

The biggest mistake people do with God is thinking his mid 90's hardcore stuff is what defined him as a performer. It's very hard to get Terry doing crazy shyt out of people's minds as the only thing he did in the ring. Considering how 90's wrestling is most people's prime exposure to wrestling and that WWE is THE main promotion in the world, there's no doubt Michaels will win this.

BUT, God is the better wrestler

-I think him and Michaels have the same mentality in terms of doing "whatever it takes to entertain" an audience. I for one think Funk is literally the best of all time in that regard. Dude could do technical wrestling, hardcore wrestling, comedy wrestling and incredibly emotional filled matches all depending on what the show needed from him. I think fans would say the same about HBK but going back and watching Funk in the 70's and 80's puts him on another level in this regard.

-He was an amazing heel AND an amazing babyface.

-Incredible tag team wrestler. I think Michaels is severely underrated on this front to be fair, but again, God's stuff is just on another level. His All Japan work with Dory is crazy good.

-Awesome fukking promo. Dude legit made you feel he was insane and ANYTHING could happen when he was involved.

-GOAT free lancer. Worked everywhere and everyone and except for 90's WCW (and mid 80's WWF), he left every placed he worked in a better state because he either worked an angle, a program or a lengthy run that either elevated their product, their business or new stars (and in some cases, all of that combined).

-One of the few cases where longevity actually works in his favor. 4 fukking decades of work that's worth watching. That's fukking insane. Even broken down, crazy grandpa Terry Funk manages to somehow make his matches interesting/fun to watch.

-Always ahead of his time. You see stuff like his match against Jumbo in 76' and it has shyt that wouldn't be prevalent in wrestling years down the line, same with some of the late 70's tag team work. And even though he was not not the prime innovator, he was one of the pioneers of hardcore brawling during the 70's in Detroit and other territories doing stuff with Shiek, Abby dikk the Bruiser and that crew.

-He's one of the masters of wrestling fukkery.

-WE DON'T EVEN HAVE LIKE 95% OF THE FOOTAGE OF HIS PRIME IN THE UNITED STATES. And the very few stuff that is out there in full is always A+ and a hidden gem that was worth the wait. This is like if Michaels' whole 90's career was lost except for a dozen of matches and you still had decades worth of elite level work.


So yeah, God takes my vote

 

[The G.O.D II]

Yea not reading all that. Shawn is the better wrestler. Period

 

[VegetasHairline]

Voting for Funk. The Cross Eyed Kid should have lost to Goatface Killah in round 1.

 

[Riley Escobar]

I read all of that long ass post and voted for HBK simply because you kept calling Funk “God” like some fatass neckbeard would

 

[Jmare007]

I read all of that long ass post and voted for HBK simply because you kept calling Funk “God” like some fatass neckbeard would

Worth it

 

[Francis White]

Is this a joke? HBK is 1000 times better than Funk.

 

[OmegaK2099]

I voted for funk

 

[2CT]

I read all of that long ass post and voted for HBK simply because you kept calling Funk “God” like some fatass neckbeard would

dude probably has a shrine of Funk in his home like the fat dude from that Matt Cross movie

 

[Barnett141]

Funk. fukk the Fartbreak Kid Shart Dykels.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

This should be HBK vs Steiner

 

[Bonefan32]

I vote for God over anybody left in the tournament

I'm a Shawn Michael's fan but Terry Funk is in my top 5

Even if you say Shawn is a better wrestler,the other categories (promo & personality) Terry wins those easily

 

[TrueEpic08]

Damn near everything Shawn is good at, Funk was better at at some point in his career, and Funk was either good at or an outright innovator in categories of wrestling Shawn never touched in his career. When Shawn is a legitimate on-screen and off-screen asset to every major company in America in his mid-50s, then we can start to make this comparison.

Funk by a mile.

(Note: I'd LOVE to see how people on here would react to the credible arguments against HBK's greatness peddled on boards like DVDVR and PWO...)