Video Of CM Punk Paying Tribute To Terry Funk After AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest Goes Off The Air

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"The Best in the World" paid homage to "The Funker" after the AEW Dynamite: Fyter Fest show on Wednesday night.

After the ALL IN 2023 "go-home" episode of the weekly Wednesday night AEW on TBS show went off the air, the action continued inside the Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA.

In addition to AEW filming Saturday's episode of AEW Collision: Fyter Fest (spoilers here), the company held a special tribute for late pro wrestling legend Terry Funk, who passed away this week at the age of 79.

CM Punk came to the ring after his match was taped for Collision and he took a fan sign that said “TERRY FUNK FOREVER" and proceeded to deliver a touching speech to the crowd.

Featured below is a transcript of CM Punk's tribute promo to Terry Funk from Wednesday night.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I love coming to work every day to see 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 continue. 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. 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."

Check out video footage of CM Punk's tribute to Terry Funk via the post embedded below.