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CM PUNK PAYS TRIBUTE TO TERRY FUNK AT AEW COLLISION TAPING, COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT

Following an eight man tag team match at tonight's AEW Collision taping in Duluth, GA, CM Punk took a fan's sign that read TERRY FUNK FOREVER and paid tribute to Funk on the mic.

Billy Krotchsen sent along the following transcript of Punk's comments:

"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."

The crowd chanted "Terry" and then "Thank you Terry."

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