AEW announcer and Senior Advisor “Good Ole’ J.R.” Jim Ross took to an episode of his “Grilling Jr” podcast to talk about a number of topics including how WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk had the same attribute with former WWE stars “The Icon” Sting and Chris Jericho and that is the ability to reinvent themselves.
Ross said, “He was a credit to the wrestling business — without question.” “Here’s the thing about Terry — it kinda is Jericho-esque or even Sting-esque, and that is, the ability to reinvent. He goes from a babyface in some territories, and a champion in the NWA, to a heel champion in the NWA, and then you can migrate all the way through — things like the Empty Arena Match in Nashville versus Jerry Lawler.”
“Some were raising their eyebrows that, maybe, JR has lost it.” “No — he contributed. He was a fun character. We’re still talking about him! So, I love that component, because, the look on his face and the sparkle in his eye when he was performing as Chainsaw Charlie was just a wonderful feeling … that I did something good.”
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