Terry Funk On WWE HOF, CM Punk, Stars Of Yesterday Vs. Today & More
As noted yesterday, Terry Funk recently appeared on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network. Here is more from the interview, courtesy of Paterson, MNM's associate producer & official correspondent:
The evolution of the WWE Hall of Fame since his own WWE HOF induction & the importance of inducting legends that didn't "cross over" into the WWE: "I think it's really good, because they're stepping back and picking really good people from the past. Eddie Graham, Dusty (Rhodes), & guys like that. I crossed over into the WWE, but a lot of guys never did cross over. Dusty crossed over, but they grabbing guys from the past and recognizing them, and I think that's a wonderful thing for them to do."
Why he is a strong advocate of CM Punk's current WWE push: "I think he's in sync with wrestling fans. I think he's in sync with the country. I think it's a very smart move on what's doing right now. I have a lot of respect for the guy. I have a lot of respect for his ability in the ring. I think CM Punk is a hell of an in-ring performer. If they let him go and go on his own, they might find out that he's a hell of a talker. Let it go back to being an extension of your own personality. I think that would be a positive for their company."
The stars of yesterday vs. the stars of today & what he believes is missing in the industry today: "I think the product they are putting out is a product that has been developed, because it turns the turnstile, and that is what wrestling always becomes. It becomes what the fans want to see. I truthfully believe we have the greatest athletes we've ever had in wrestling right now. I think we had better wrestlers in our day, but that's my own opinion. Are they has good as we were? At what they do, they're better, and what we did, we were better. The only thing of it is you only have one TV show that you could really watch right now. It's hard not to become repetitive. It's hard to change talent. It poses a lot more problems than all the territories across the country."
Source: Monday Night Mayhem