Posted March 7, 201114 yr comment_5466713 Universal Heavyweight Title Tournament - Finals: Carlos Colon vs. Terry Funk (9/21/86) Funk bumps like a maniac as soon as the match starts so this should be fun. Colon throws some solid punches and uses his headbutt to subdue Funk early until it goes to the outside where Funk piledrives Colon on the wooden deck around the ring. Funk then throws his great punches before posting Colon bringing out the juice which Funk goes to work on immediately. Funk locks on a sleeper before Colon uses his ass to break free from causing Funk to sell like he got shot in the ribs. Colon then starts bashing Funk's head on turnbuckles all over the ring with Funk selling like a madman before the action goes back outside where they brawl around for a while. Colon gives Funk a taste of his own medicine as posts him then piledrives him on the wooden deck. Funk comes back in the ring selling the nutshot he received on the floor big time with Colon just firing punches until going to work on the left leg setting up the figure-four. Funk flails his arm like a helicopter until finally getting the ropes to break the hold. Dory would come in the ring hitting Colon with his cowboy boot as his brother is selling his leg injury as the ring is being pelted by trash. This then turns into a headbutt battle which was great before Colon locked in an inside cradle to win the title. Rain starts pouring down as the finish comes and this was great fun with Funk being awesome as usual. Easy nomination.
January 14, 201213 yr comment_5492313 This is a good bout with Funk doing everything to make the match. Colon was fun with his offense, but the way Funk eats it is what makes it.
February 10, 201312 yr comment_5534365 I've seen this many times and still really enjoy it. I don't know if we get the best of Colon here, but I think that's largely because this was Terry doing his PR thing and that doesn't necessarily play to Colon's strengths. Lots of stumbling Funk, Funk throwing chairs, Funk falling over chairs, Funk taking comedic bumps, Funk punching, et. I really love the spot with Funk alternating between a hair pull assisted sleeper and a blatant choke, which he switches up depending on the positioning of the ref. The camera work on the piledrivers and nut shot was pretty poor, which is too bad. Funk selling the leg on the suplex is cool and I like how Dory's run-in was a way of setting up parity for the headbutt-a-thon that led to the finish. This is not a great match, but Funk in PR is an act I find really entertaining.
June 29, 201312 yr comment_5549272 9/21/86 match date is correct. This is the final day of Aniversario 86 in San Juan. Dory's run-in set-up Carlos's first defense of the newly won Universal title on Oct. 5 in Caguas: Universal title: Carlos Colon © vs. Dory Funk Jr. Invader 1 vs. Abdullah the Butcher World Tag titles: Rock N Roll RPM's © vs. Chicky & Ron Starr Rematch: Invader 3 vs. White Knight Tony Atlas vs. Al Perez Giant Baba vs. El Angel Mejicano Miguelito Perez & Super Medico vs. Frankie Lancaster & El Vikingo
June 30, 201312 yr comment_5549411 Dylan, how would you rank this? EASY, SOLID, LOW-END, NO NOMINATION?
