▁and ▁Central ▁States ▁regions , ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁Toronto ▁he ▁fought ▁Ric ▁F la ir ▁for ▁the ▁N WA ▁championship ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁F la ir ▁retained ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁Mike ▁Rot unda ▁in ▁Florida . ▁Rot unda ▁defeated ▁F unk ▁for ▁the ▁vac ant ▁Florida ▁He avy weight ▁title ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 . ▁Later ▁on ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁matches ▁ended ▁in ▁draw s . ▁ ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁( 1 9 7 3 - 1 9 8 7 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁F unk ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁All ▁Japan ▁Pro ▁Wrestling ▁which ▁had ▁just ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁He ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁Gi ant ▁B aba , ▁The ▁Dest roy er , ▁J um bo ▁T sur uta , ▁Abd ul lah ▁The ▁But cher , ▁The ▁She ik , ▁Gen ich iro ▁Ten ry u , ▁and ▁Har ley ▁Race . ▁Terry ▁F unk ▁and ▁him ▁worked ▁a ▁lot ▁as ▁a ▁tag ▁team ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁matches ▁against ▁Abd ul lah ▁the ▁But cher ▁and ▁The ▁She ik ; ▁and ▁Gi ant ▁B aba ▁and ▁J um bo ▁T sur uta . ▁ ▁W on ▁many ▁World ' s ▁Str ong est ▁Tag ▁Det