Advice for TNA from the Funker

[greeby]

Eric: Do you watch the follow the TNA product and if you do what do you think about them?

Terry Funk: They are kind of looked at as the graveyard, you know. I mentioned that to some people and I don’t want to keep on calling them the graveyard because I really don’t want to tag that to them. But it is. It is kind of like the WWE’s graveyard. And, I’m not talking about the guys. They’re old, they’re this or they’re that or can’t get the job done. They can but it has got a definite pattern to it. It’s where somebody goes ahead and leaves the WWE and they wind up down there. Boom, just that quick. I think that they need to develop their own talent along with that. Does that make sense to you?

Eric: It definitely does.

Terry Funk: I’m not knocking the talent that they’ve got, they’ve got great talent. But it’s got a constant repetition that is like over, and over, and over. I’m not saying that those guys can’t get the job done, because they can. But they need to work on developing their own talent and their own individuals also. Spend more time on that.

prowrestling.about.com/od/interviews/a/funkinterview_2.htm

[Judas Heyman]

Funker.....I am speechless

[Mozenrath]

I can definately see what he means. They don't have a lot of what I'd call homegrown talents, but obviously that takes years to do.

[hollywood]

When did they do this interview? Just seems like Funker's addressing something pretty dated now?

[ICBM]

Nov 6, 2008 2:09:00 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

I can definately see what he means. They don't have a lot of what I'd call homegrown talents, but obviously that takes years to do.

Man I am sorry but I have to respectfully disagree with you and Terry here.

Homegrown=
Eric Young
Robert Rhoode
James Storm
LAX
Joe (ROH didn't have a huge tv deal sorry TNA made him huge)
Kaz
AJ (WCW went under when he was coming up)
ODB
Beautiful People
Roxxie
Kong (US exposure only thru TNA)

I believe these should suffice but I know I am leaving out a good few. Anyway my point is I disagree with Funk. The main event has been occupied by Kurt Angle and Sting but it was Joe that carried the belt the last half year not an ex-WWE guy

[Mozenrath]

Hmm, some of those are good suggestions.

[The Wrestling Rambler]

Nov 2, 2008 21:07:46 GMT -5 greeby said:

But it’s got a constant repetition that is like over, and over, and over.

prowrestling.about.com/od/interviews/a/funkinterview_2.htm

Is he sure he's not confusing it with WWE here?

Seriously, if anything TNA never follows a pattern. That's why I love it! Every show is different to the next. And talents are constantly revolving up and down the card; in and out of the spot light throughout the year.

[Andrew is Good]

He's got a point, but it's a catch 22.

If the WWE lets go of a guy who's a great talent, should you hire him? Or should you look at guys not on the big stage yet, and some may not be as good as the ones let go by WWE. Who do you choose.

I think like, if TNA puts all the big main event players from WWE into one stable, and have the TNA wrestlers grow from that, it could be a major help.

[SparkyPlugg]

TNA needs a certain amount of well known talent to get/put the younger guys over. Personally I think they've got a pretty good balance.
Sorry Terry you're wrong IMO.