10 Worst Ever Wrestling Retirements
6. Terry Funk (WrestleFest - 50 Years Of Funk 1997)
Barry Blaustein's excellent 1999 'Beyond the Mat' documentary focused a sizeable portion on Terry Funk and the then-53-year old veteran's decision to retire in a match against highly respected WWE Champion Bret Hart at a show paying tribute to both Terry and brother Dory as well as father Dory Snr.
So revered was Funk within the industry that the September 1997 Amarillo show featured a host of performers from both WWE and ECW, often working against one another despite the heated 'Monday Night Wars' drawing lines in the sand between numerous talents at the time.
His main event match against 'The Hitman' was a poor effort from both, with much attention stolen by referee and documentary cult favourite Dennis Stamp after he threw a tantrum with his supposed best friend Terry about not being booked on the show.
It would be enough to consider it an understated ending to a storied career, but predictably it wasn't even that.
Funk was accepting independent dates just weeks later, and even made a return to WWE television that December, just a month on from Bret's acrimonious November exit from the organisation.
Terry has worked countless retirement matches since, most recently losing a match to Jerry 'The King' Lawler by disqualification for USA Championship Wrestling in Tennessee.