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Dory Funk Jr.

Dory Funk Jr.

Acting
Born: 1941-02-03
Hammond, Indiana, USA

Biography

Dorrance Earnest "Dory" Funk, Jr. is a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is the son of Dory Funk, Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. He is credited with the invention of The Texas Cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school. His students and friends participate in a wrestling show, local to Ocala, Florida, called !Bang!. Dory is a former world heavyweight champion, having held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once. To date, he was the fifth longest reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time, holding it for over four years. In addition, he also held the major heavyweight titles (but not officially recognized as World Titles): WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He is also a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.

Known For

33 Works
WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

tv

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

1981

tv

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.4

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

tv

WWE Old School

WWE Old School

1973

tv

Dark Side of the Ring
8.2

Dark Side of the Ring

2019

tv

NWA World Championship Wrestling

NWA World Championship Wrestling

1985

tv

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
8.8

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

1985

tv

WWE Hall of Fame
7.3

WWE Hall of Fame

2005

tv

Paradise Alley
5.9

Paradise Alley

1978

movie

Beyond the Mat
7.3

Beyond the Mat

1999

movie

WrestleMania II
6.4

WrestleMania II

1986

movie

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
8.3

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

2010

movie