Terry Funk Talks To Bill Apter About Why He Enjoyed His Time In ECW; Apter Recalls Frying Pan Incident



The latest episode of legendary pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter’s podcast Is Wrestling Fixed? was released earlier this morning. It features a brand new interview with WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk.

Some of Funk and Apter’s comments from the interview regarding Funk’s time in ECW have been transcribed below.

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TF: I enjoyed the audience that was there. I enjoyed the talent that they had up there. I enjoyed helping them create talent. It was a very wonderful time because we were the only thing hanging in there other than Vince McMahon at that time. He couldn’t quite put the knife in our back. He couldn’t get it all the way in.

BA: You are probably not going to remember this but when we talk about the ECW days I was at ringside taking pictures one night. It was you in a match against Mick Foley, Cactus Jack, and the rules were fans could bring weapons. Some friends handed you a frying pan and instead of going after Mick Foley you yelled out, “Apter!” And you clocked me with that thing and knocked me out.

TF: Well that’s what you needed.

BA: Obviously.

TF: Bill Apter that’s exactly what you needed.

A brand new episode of Is Wrestling Fixed? will be released next Friday morning!

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This issue of Is Wrestling Fixed? features:

  • A brand new, exclusive interview with WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk
  • Classic audio from Bill’s archives featuring a 1971 interview with WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon
  • Bill’s & Nick’s thoughts on some of the recent headlines from around the world of pro wrestling including the passing of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, WWE’s announcement that Kurt Angle is joining the WWE Hall of Fame and more…
  • Tons of fan submitted questions
  • More…

You can listen to the full audio archives in the embedded audio player below:

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