CM Punk Pays Tribute To Terry Funk After AEW Collision Taping

CM Punk addressed the live crowd following the post-Dynamite taping of AEW Collision on Wednesday and paid his respects to the late Terry Funk.

Funk passed away on August 23 at the age of 79.

A video of Punk addressing the live crowd following the taping surfaced on Twitter, with the former AEW World Champion referencing Funk and his contemporaries, namely, Sting and Bret Hart, while stating that we have to respect those who paved the way for the industry.

You can check out the full transcript and the video below:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I love coming to work every day to see the two different generations, one I’m in the middle of: Sting and Darby Allin. I appreciate coming to work and seeing all of you staying late, hanging out with all of us, letting us entertain you. One of the big reasons I would say that I’m here, maybe that Sting’s here, maybe that Darby is here — there’s a little piece of this man and each and every single one of you here today. I stand on the shoulders of giants, and today we lost one. Terry Funk.

No matter what religion you believe, maybe you don’t have a religion. One thing I believe is that you are never truly gone as long as the people who look up to you remember you, and continue to tell stories long after you’re gone. My heart is heavy tonight because Terry is gone. But I can still smile because Sting is still here. Bret Hart is still with us and man, I text him every day. There’s a lot of legends that are still here, but we have to give respect to people that paved the way. Let me hear one time, for Terry Funk.”

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— Teffo (@Teffo_01) August 24, 2023

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