Jimmy Jack Funk

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Jimmy Jack Funk
Birth nameFerrin Barr Jr.
Born (1959-04-14) April 14, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1]
FamilySandy Barr (father)
Art Barr (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Assassin[2]
Jesse Barr
Jimmy Jack Funk
JJ Funk
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Billed weight242 lb (110 kg)[3]
Billed fromDouble Cross Ranch, Amarillo, Texas
(as Jimmy Jack Funk)[3]
Trained bySandy Barr
Debut1980
Retired2016

Ferrin Barr Jr. (born April 14, 1959) is an American retired

World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Jimmy Jack Funk. He is the son of wrestling promoter Sandy Barr and the elder brother to wrestler Art Barr.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Barr was one of the top

Southern Heavyweight Championship with a young Lex Luger
.

After leaving Florida, Barr arrived in the WWF in April 1986 in a

Canadian National Exhibition Stadium in Toronto on August 28.[7]

As the only remaining "Funk" in the WWF (and without Hart in his corner), Barr quickly became an aimless enhancement talent, losing regularly to the likes of

Haku. Despite rumors that one of his eyes had been gouged out during the fight,[9] Haku himself definitively stated that the rumors were untrue and that he deliberately avoided injuring Barr.[10]

After the WWF, Barr wrestled in

The Harris Brothers on June 20.[12]

Barr retired in 1997, aside from a one-night return for NWA Carolinas in 2010. His last match was in September 2016 in North Carolina. Barr now works in the construction business in Portland, Oregon.[13]

In July 2016, Barr was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.[14] US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b "Jesse Barr". IWD. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Jack Funk". The Accelerator. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  3. ^
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  4. ^ Oliver, Greg (2007-06-02). "Northwest mainstay Sandy Barr dies". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2010-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ISBN 978-1-55022-762-8
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  7. ^ WWF The Big Event (VHS). Coliseum Video. 1986.
  8. ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Ring Results: 1986". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  9. ^ Cawthon, Graham. "Ring Results: 1987". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  10. ^ "Former WWE wrestler Haku on a legendary shoot fight with Jimmy Jack Funk". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  11. ^ cheapheattv, Jerry 'the King' Lawler vs. Jimmy Jack Funk- CWA Title Match, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2018-12-24
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    ISBN 0-9698161-5-4
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  13. ^ "World Class Memories: FAQ: Current Whereabouts and Final Resting Places". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "WWE sued in wrestler class action lawsuit featuring Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Paul 'Mr Wonderful' Orndorff". FoxSports.com. Fox Entertainment Group (21st Century Fox). July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Robinson, Byron (September 22, 2018). "Piledriver: WWE uses 'Hell in a Cell' as springboard to future shows". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  16. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 15, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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  18. ^ a b Rodgers, Mike (2004). "Regional Territories: PNW #16 Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com.
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  20. ^ "World Class Wrestling Association Texas Tag Team Championship". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 26, 2019.

External links

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