Dory Funk Jr: Edge And Christian Wanted To Do What Was Asked Of Them So Bad They Turned Out Terrific In The Wrestling Business

Dory Funk Jr briefly discusses Edge and Christian’s rise as professional wrestlers and notes that they turned out terrific in the wrestling business.

Dory Funk Jr is responsible for training many names in the wrestling industry that have gone on to become legendary in their own right, including names such as Kurt Angle, Edge, Christian and more. With regards to Edge and Christian, while they are now in the twilight of their careers, they have gone down as two bona fide legends within the industry.

While speaking to Going Ringside in a new interview, Dory Funk Jr was asked about how Edge and Christian’s careers turned out, with him noting that they wanted to what was asked of them and that turned out to be just what they needed to succeed in the wrestling industry.

“They were real young, but they wanted to do what was asked of them so bad that they just turned out terrific in the wrestling business.”

Elsewhere in the same interview, Dory spoke about training Kurt Angle or rather, not needing to teach Angle. You can read more about that here.

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