Tony Khan Praises Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase Remembers Bray Wyatt

During the media call for AEW All Out 2023, AEW President Tony Khan praised the life and career of Terry Funk, who passed away on August 23 at the age of 79.

Khan wished that he could have met Funk. He said,

“I’m a huge fan of Terry Funk. I first saw Terry Funk when I was eight years old on Great American Bash 1989: [The] Glory Days, and I thought it was some of the greatest stuff I’d ever seen … I remember going to video stores all over looking for more of those ’89 WCW pay-per-views because I just had to see more of this guy. He is one of the greatest wrestlers I’ve ever seen in my life. I didn’t get a chance to know him personally in these later years. It was something I was interested in. It’s one of those things I’ll always regret not having that chance. Tommy Dreamer mentioned he wanted to get us together at times, but there were a couple times where he tried to put it together, and it just didn’t work out. [Funk] will be one of those great names that lives forever in this business. And certainly, I was very, very sad to hear that he passed away, and [I’m] thinking of his family. And to me, he’s personally one of my heroes. That’s why I achieved my academic goals, frankly, is because I wanted to go to ECW and Terry Funk is a huge part of that legacy too. But really across all of pro wrestling, I think Terry Funk leaves a major, major footprint and the biggest of shoes to fill.”

On the “Everybody’s Got a Pod” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase emotionally remembered the life and career of the late Bray Wyatt and shared his thoughts on Mick Foley’s wrestling style.

You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:

On Bray Wyatt’s passing: “I didn’t [know him very well]. I didn’t have a lot of time around when. But I know. But Windham and my younger son Brett, who had been in training for a while, had health issues that I don’t know how many. It’s like it’s like every time he would get well, he’d get hurt again. And so finally I said you won’t be able to do this. And so but but. Windham: While he was in training after they started the wrestling school, he was like one of his best friends. And it’s like, I thought the kid was a great kid. Hey, man, Mike Rotunda is good. It’s like there’s a lot of decent people, and there’s a lot of people you might even say, oh, man, they’re a great wrestler, but oh, my gosh. It’s not somebody you want to hang out with. But Mike was a stand-up, stand-out person and a good friend; his kids are great. And I called him and just got to speak with him briefly. He’s holding up as well as you could. Right. I mean, I’ve got my son Brett, who is 35. And, like I said, Brett was right there with Wyndham. And when they were in training, I knew rough the grapevine that Wyndham was scheduled to go back this September, and they were going to. And it’s just sad. It’s just we’re not supposed to bury our children. It’s not supposed to happen that way. And it’s just. I can’t even imagine that. I mean, when I first saw both things, Terry, because of my relationship, I’ve cried a lot, and real men do cry.”

On Mick Foley and his wrestling style:  “Well, I mean, hey, I think the world of Mick. Regardless of style and in which way. He does; he’s the best at what he does. In my opinion, in terms of that style, I couldn’t think of anybody who ever did a better job or was more. That’s the whole thing: real, make it believable, and know how to do that. However, in real life, he was one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet. And it’s kind of like that. We weren’t like we weren’t ever there. I mean, when I was coming up, Mick came after me. You know what I’m saying?”

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