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Dory Funk, Jr.
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Ring name(s) Dory Funk, Jr.
The Long Tall Texan
Hoss Funk
The Mass Outlaw
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Born February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) (age 67)[1]
Amarillo, Texas[1]
Resides Florida
Billed from The Double Cross Ranch
Trained by Dory Funk, Sr.
Debut 1963
Retired March 1st, 2008

Dorrance Funk, Jr. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Dory Funk (May 4 1919 – June 3 1973 was a Professional wrestler. [1] better known as Dory Funk, Jr. (born February 3, 1941) is a retired professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff He is the son of Dory Funk Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. Dory Funk (May 4 1919 – June 3 1973 was a Professional wrestler. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the He is credited with the invention of the Texas cloverleaf submission hold, and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. The Funking Conservatory is a Professional wrestling school run by wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr A professional wrestling school is a school or gym that teaches students the necessary skills to become pro wrestlers. His students and friends participate in a wrestling show, local to Ocala, Florida, called !BANG!. Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida, United States. As of 2007 the population recorded by the U To date, he was the second longest reiging NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time, holding it for over 4 years. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance

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Career

Dory Funk Jr. 's career in professional wrestling began in January of 1963 just after a college football career with West Texas State University culminating in a 15 to 14 victory over Ohio University in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT, West Texas State) part of the Texas A&M University System, is a Public university Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 The Sun Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played usually at the end of December in El Paso Texas.

Dory Funk, Jr. 's first match was a victory over Don Fargo in Amarillo, Texas. West Texas State University All American Jerry Logan was in Funk's corner and Fargo's brother, Jim, was in his corner. Jerry Don Logan (born August 27, 1941 in Graham Texas) is a former American football player Dory was also supported by the whole West Texas State University football team and the Tascosa High School amateur wrestling team. History Tascosa High School Dory was doing his student teaching as coach of the Tascosa High wrestling team under Coach James Kyle.

Dory Funk, Jr. came to the The NWA in 1968 and went on to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Gene Kiniski on February 11, 1969 in Tampa, Florida and remained NWA World Champion for the next four and a half years which is the second-longest uninterrupted reign of any NWA World Champion (Lou Thesz held the NWA world title from November 27, 1949, to March 15, 1956). The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (born November 23 1928) better known as Gene Kiniski, is a retired Canadian Professional wrestler and Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dory and his brother, Terry, are the only brothers in history to both hold the title. Terrence "Terry" Funk (born June 30 1944) is an American professional wrestler and Actor known chiefly for the

Funk finally lost the NWA World Championship on May 24, 1973 after a hurried recovery from a pickup truck accident on his father's Flying Mare Ranch in West Texas. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Dory was forced into the ring in Kansas City, losing the belt to Harley Race. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Harley Leland Race (born April 11 1943) is a retired American professional wrestler and current promoter

He performed regularly throughout the NWA, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic, Georgia, Florida and Central States regions, through the 1970s and early 1980s. Jim Crockett Promotions was a Professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett Jr Georgia Championship Wrestling was a Professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta Georgia superstation Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF was the corporate and brand name of the Tampa Florida wrestling office existing from 1961 when Eddie Graham In January 1986, Dory (given the nickname "Hoss") made his WWF debut in a team alongside his brother Terry. The brothers performed at WrestleMania 2 defeating the Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana. WrestleMania 2 was the second annual WrestleMania Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (although The nicknames "Junkyard Dog" & "JYD" may also refer to former pro-basketball player Jerome Williams, or Australian Football coach Merced Solis (born May 10 1953) better known by his Ring name Tito Santana, is a retired Mexican American professional After Terry left the WWF shortly after WrestleMania, Dory remained, mostly tagging with "brother" Jimmy Jack Funk, who in truth had no relation to the Funk family. Ferrin Barr Jr, better known as Jesse Barr, is an American former professional wrestler best known for his performances in the 1980s under his own He made a single appearance with the WWF as "Dory Funk" as a participant in the 1996 Royal Rumble

Funk is now the Coach of the Funking Conservatory Professional Wrestling School and teaches the Dory Funk Method of Professional Wrestling. Royal Rumble (1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation The Funking Conservatory is a Professional wrestling school run by wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr Dory's students include ]Christian Cage, Lita, Kurt Angle, Mickie James, Edge, and others. William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14 1975 After briefly working on the Independent circuit and in Extreme Championship Wrestling, Dumas signed with Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Adam Joseph Copeland (born October 30 1973 in Orangeville Ontario, Canada better known by his Ring name Edge, is a Canadian professional wrestler

WWE. com has stated that he was backstage and in fact can be seen behind the ECW Announce table in the beginning minutes of One Night Stand 2007. One Night Stand (2007 was the third annual One Night Stand Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment There were some rumors that he would become a trainer at WWE's new developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW is a Professional wrestling promotion based on the former independent Championship Wrestling from Florida

On March 1, Funk and Nishimura defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Masanobu Fuchi in Funk's retirement match via spinning toehold. Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Gen'ichirō) real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Gen'ichirō, born February 2 is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling as a full-time wrestler as well as a director [2]

Personal life

Dory has been married twice. His second wife is Marti. He has three children from his first marriage,Dory "Dink", Dirk, and Penney. He has five grandchildren, Dory Kai, Jennifer (from Dory) and Sheldon Dustman, Bob, and Coby (with Penney)[3]

In wrestling


Championships and accomplishments

References

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  3. ^ December of 1980 I met the love of my life, Marti Funk at the wrestling matches in Tampa. Marti is my second wife, I am blessed to have three kids by my first marriage, my son Dory III (grandkids Dory IV and Jennifer), my son Dirk and daughter Penny( grandkids Sheldon, Bob and CoBy).
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