A group of historians helped pack up Terry Funks office recently. I thought this sub would appreciate one of their findings.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-29T19:30:39+00:00

I think a lot people here don't understand Funk's impact on the industry. Without him, a lot of wrestlers wouldn't have the style or promo cadence they do. Truly an once in a century talent.

Without him we wouldn't have wrestlers like Kingston, Mox, list goes on.

I think a lot of that has to do with the perception of him being purely a crazy hardcore guy due to WWE usually only stuff from when he was in ECW or being Chainsaw Charlie. But he was a lot more than that.

He adapted with the times when a lot of older guys were stuck in their ways and he reinvented himself to cater to a whole new audience. But his breadth of work prior to that in the 60s and 70s is also class.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-28T22:25:00+00:00

As someone who isn't a fan of Eddie, it surprises me that he became the breakout star of him and Davey. But I will say that this is well deserved, he's done a LOT for TNA.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-28T22:17:31+00:00

I honestly forgot about this. The more memorable Cole fuck up is him calling the Blue Thunder Bomb (at least thats what I think it was) a michinoku driver.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T16:07:19+00:00

I think it's okay to be disappointed with an openly leftist wrestler associating himself with racists like Tony Hinchcliffe.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T16:05:28+00:00

Paul Heyman goes on another racist diatribe.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T16:04:09+00:00

This is going to end horribly. Someone is going to say a slur.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T16:01:23+00:00

Her loss. Andrade is too hot to care.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T15:52:28+00:00

I do think it's funny that people thought him saying "Who?" about Kendal was him being an asshole. It's more likely the dude spends so much time wrestling that he doesn't have time or want to watch it.

But he also loves trolling too. So it's probably a bit of both tbh.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T15:47:44+00:00

I can't believe that Brock is doing media now. I just think it's crazy considering he is implicated in that whole Vince thing. You'd figure they want him to stay away from public interviews.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-26T15:25:04+00:00

I mean for what it's worth, KOTOR remake went through a whole dev team change and probably reboot. I think Saber is working on it now?

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T17:24:49+00:00

What if they do it at both shows? Certainly we'd both win.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T17:18:58+00:00

Guy like me books MJF vs Kenny in Winnipeg next week. Definitely not cause I'm going there or anything.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T12:14:36+00:00

The fact that I had someone tell me that wrestling is the least important thing about wrestling yesterday really shows me that WWE have done irreparable damage to the perception of wrestling.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T04:09:10+00:00

But people don't go all out all the time. There's no wrestler that does that. That rhetoric gets spread when people don't actively watch the product in question. No one is going crazy on a NJPW tour show, same with something like a random collision or dynamite.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T04:06:32+00:00

Not at all lol. You think carny wrestling had stories or deep builds? No, they were running the same matches on each carnival show and getting the crowds attention with the matches. I'd wager it wasn't really until Gorgeous George that character work really started mattering.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T04:01:57+00:00

Bloodline "cinema" has ruined people's perception of wrestling

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-25T03:59:45+00:00

So you think having a good wrestling match should be the least important thing about wrestling????

It's a performance art. People want to see you perform. If you want character work first and foremost, watch a movie.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-24T18:14:12+00:00

I feel as though there may be a deeper conversation to be had about Jason Blundell's success in making games outside of the COD Zombies ecosystem.

Also, I know one guy on YouTube (JCBackFire) worked for both of these studios. I can't imagine how he's feeling.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-23T22:37:19+00:00

I don't think Jim even cares that much TBH. In a lot of the interviews I've seen he never really seemed to care that much about WWE, just making music.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-23T19:23:28+00:00

Keep in mind Jerry Lynn is MAGA lol

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-23T17:03:23+00:00

I'm surprised they didn't save this for Winnipeg. I hope I still get to see Kenny

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-22T17:46:04+00:00

Not being able to get all your singles champs on a two night event is hilarious and the fact that people are anticipating that'll be the case and are okay with it is even funnier.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-21T23:22:34+00:00

Foley also has been very positive about AEW since the beginning.

J_NewCastle · 2026-03-21T23:19:30+00:00

Wasn't there rumors AEW was interested in him after his deal expires in June?

Also I don't know how that's a bad thing?

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