It's a sad day for professional wrestling fans as legendary performer Terry Funk has died.
On Wednesday, WWE announced that Funk had passed away at the age of 79, but no additional details were shared. The pro wrestling veteran had been struggling with his health in recent years, as it was revealed in 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with dementia. Mick Foley, a fellow WWE Hall of Famer and longtime friend of Funk's, was among the first to pay tribute online after the sad news was announced.
"Terry Funk is gone. I just talked to Terry’s daughter, Brandee, who gave me the awful news. He was my mentor, my idol, one of the closest friends. He was the greatest wrestler I ever saw," Foley said, sharing an image on X of the two together. "If you get the chance, look up a Terry Funk match or a Terry Funk promo, and...
On Wednesday, WWE announced that Funk had passed away at the age of 79, but no additional details were shared. The pro wrestling veteran had been struggling with his health in recent years, as it was revealed in 2021 that he'd been diagnosed with dementia. Mick Foley, a fellow WWE Hall of Famer and longtime friend of Funk's, was among the first to pay tribute online after the sad news was announced.
"Terry Funk is gone. I just talked to Terry’s daughter, Brandee, who gave me the awful news. He was my mentor, my idol, one of the closest friends. He was the greatest wrestler I ever saw," Foley said, sharing an image on X of the two together. "If you get the chance, look up a Terry Funk match or a Terry Funk promo, and...
- 8/23/2023
- by Jeremy Dick
- CBR
Accoring to CBS Sports, the WWE has announced that The Rock 'n' Roll Express will be the newest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson were one of the most popular tag teams in the 1980's, making a name for themselves in the Nwa and Jim Crockett Promotions.
While The Rock 'n' Roll Express doesn't have much of a history in the WWE apart from a short stint in the late 90's, this is a fine addition to the Hall. As a fan growing up watching wrestling in the 80's, when you turned on wrestling Saturday Nights at 6:05 pm for some Nwa World Championship Wrestling, watching The Rock 'n' Roll Express in action gave you some of the best in ring action you were going to see. Their brilliance as a team revolved around the fact that they were pretty much always the underdog in all their matches.
While The Rock 'n' Roll Express doesn't have much of a history in the WWE apart from a short stint in the late 90's, this is a fine addition to the Hall. As a fan growing up watching wrestling in the 80's, when you turned on wrestling Saturday Nights at 6:05 pm for some Nwa World Championship Wrestling, watching The Rock 'n' Roll Express in action gave you some of the best in ring action you were going to see. Their brilliance as a team revolved around the fact that they were pretty much always the underdog in all their matches.
- 2/6/2017
- by Tim Jousma
- LRMonline.com
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