Thread: Is Terry Funk the greatest wrestler of all time?
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Old 09-24-2016, 07:28 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by Destor View Post
the money generated from mania (with taker on the marquee for decades) easily rivals the other two. And you'd be hard pressed to present an argument thats says mania doesn't owe a lot of its gate to the streak. Regardless Funk is way in the rear of those three.
I'm curious to the streak argument. I've never been a big fan of the streak, and I actually think it could have cost the WWE hypothetical gains due to how they booked WrestleMania around it, and how they would spotlight talent differently based on their WrestleMania record or who wanted the match with Taker.

There's no doubt he was a big attraction, but was he ever the attraction? Surely the John Cena match each year has always received as much, if not more attention? Triple H's Mania performances could probably be considered "draws" too.

It's a bit murky, and I'd like to hear more on your thoughts about it. I, personally, am really not big on Taker. Looking over his career, there have been large patches that are pretty bad overall. I respect the guy for lacing the boots for about as long as I've been alive and still being in better shape than I'll probably ever be, but I don't rank him up there in terms of GOAT. Iconic? Sure.
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