[1997-04-05-ECW-TV] Terry Funk and Raven

[Loss]

Talk about it here.

[Loss]

Terry Funk confronts Raven in a locker room, but the presence of the camera and the premise is too "cold" and makes no sense. If only for that detail, I may have really loved this. I don't think Funk is really good at arguing with people in segments without seeming like he's acting. I really, really, really hated this, although it at least led to a really physical brawl.

[soup23]

This fucking sucked. Both looked like they were one step away from asking "line" to the director. The pull apart brawl in the confined space looked awkward. Worst mistep in the build to Barely Legal by far in my mind.

[Kevin Ridge]

Terry Funk calls out Raven for being a pussy. Raven shouldn’t have such issues with his dad for not being taken to a baseball game. I’m preferring Richards storyline.

[PeteF3]

Funk cuts right through all the meandering bullshit: "Hello, asshole." Now this is a promo I can get behind. Raven insists that Funk won't goad him into a fight before losing his mind and screaming a bunch of stuff that gets bleeped and slamming himself against the lockers. Fuck everyone else here, I liked this as an illustration of the contrast between the two characters and two generations, and the show-closing brawl was just fine. Apparently I'm liking early '97 ECW more than anyone else.