He lost the belt to Brian Blair before regaining it and eventually losing it for good to Hector Guerrero in late April 1985.

He went to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico having feuds with Super Medico 1 and Carlos Colon in figure 4 vs figure 4 leg lock match and later came back to Florida as a fan favorite, and in early 1986 he feuded over the Southern Heavyweight Championship with a young Lex Luger.

[3] According to his storyline, he was a former amateur wrestler who lost his mind after he missed out on the chance to compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the United States' boycott.

[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 Tito Santana, Koko B. Ware, Hillbilly Jim and Blackjack Mulligan and teaming with a series of journeymen with whom he had no previous storyline connection.

[11] During one interview, Barr referred to Terry Funk as his "cousin" (not brother, see above), a claim that he would repeat backstage during a lightly attended show outside of Portland, Oregon in late 1991.

Barr and Chris Adams were involved in a tag-team feud with King Parsons and Brickhouse Brown for several months with no clear resolution.