Ric Flair BLASTS ESPN for snubbing Terry Funk’s passing over a football player being arrested

Ric Flair bashed ESPN for disregarding Terry Funk's demise by covering football news instead of showing about the WWE legend..

Ric Flair BLASTS ESPN for snubbing Terry Funk’s passing over a football player being arrested

Ric Flair and Terry Funk (via WWE)

The news of Terry Funk’s demise made the WWE Universe mourn his passing earlier this Wednesday. The Hardcore Icon passed away at the age of 79, mainly due to suffering from dementia. Several WWE stars have paid tribute to the Hall of Famer and extended condolences to his family. But amidst this saddening news, Ric Flair has brought up ESPN’s inability to show respect for the late Funk.

The Nature Boy has taken to X to write about how ESPN is focused more on covering football news than Terry Funk’s demise. Ric Flair stated that ESPN should be ashamed of not telecasting Funk’s news. Flair said that ESPN instead covered the news of a footballer getting arrested the day before. He lambasted them and said that he was completely shocked.

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Funk was one of the pioneers of the professional wrestling industry and was great friends with Ric Flair. Thus, Ric has a special place in his heart for him which he said out loud through a tweet on X. The 16-time world champion described The Funker as a hard worker and equally fearless wrestler who is irreplaceable.

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Funk was considered one of the most versatile wrestlers in the business. As he set a new standard for brutality in sports entertainment, he also had much of a technician in him. Being one of the most celebrated wrestlers, he even made his mark in Hollywood in Paradise Alley with Sylvester Stallone in 1978.

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CM Punk pays tribute to Terry Punk on AEW Collision taping

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CM Punk on AEW Collision (via Fightful)

Terry Funk’s demise on August 23 saw the whole wrestling universe pay tribute to the legend. Thus, it was expected that AEW would feature a tribute to the Hall of Famer too. AEW Collison was taped on the same day and saw a tribute to the Funker by none other than CM Punk.

Punk took the initiative and held up a fan sign that read, “Terry Funk Forever.” He then delivered a heartfelt message to the crowd, stating Terry’s significance. CM Punk cited that his heart feels heavy because of the saddening news of Funk’s passing away. He then paid his respects to all the legends and ended his speech.

Collison was taped on the same day as Dynamite for the company’s sake. The promotion would be traveling to the United Kingdom for All In happening this weekend. The whole of professional wrestling is excited about this gigantic event. Wembley Stadium in London is expected to pull out numerous great moments on August 27.

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