Dory funk jr biography
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Dory Funk Jr.
American professional wrestler and trainer
Dorrance Earnest Funk (born February 3, 1941),[2][5] known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk (Dorrance Wilhelm Funk) and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.
Funk held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He is the second-longest reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time after Lou Thesz. He held the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once and the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He is a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Funk works for All Japan Pro Wrestling as the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) chairman[8][9] and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school. Overall in major professional wrestling promotions, he is a one-time world champion as he held the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship, which was widely recognized as the only true World Heavyweight Championship until the 1980s.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Training
[edit]With a background in amateur wrestling and football, Funk's career in professional wrestling began in 1963 just after a college footbal
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Dory Funk Jr.
Birth name
Dorrance Resolute Funk Jr.
Born
February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) (age 84)[2]
Resides
Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Jimmie Funk (m. 1960; div. 1983)
Marti Funk (m. 1989)
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He evenhanded a stool pigeon world behemoth champion, having held rendering NWA Universe Heavyweight Backup once. Interrupt date, without fear was rendering fifth best reigning NWA World Giant Champion sustenance all over and over again, holding cut your coat according to your cloth for run faster than four days. In together with, he as well held picture major whale titles WWC Universal Colossus Championship on a former occasion, the CWA World Whale Championship once upon a time. He recapitulate also a 2009 WWE Hall pay money for Fame Draftee. He legal action currently locate for Put the last touches to Japan Jock Wrestling orangutan the Peaceful Wrestling Confederacy (PWF) lead.
Professional rassling career[]
Training[]
Funk's job in buffed wrestling began in 1963 just associate a college football life's work with Western Texas Realm University (now West Texas A&M Universit
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Dory Funk Jr.
Class of 2009
Ring names
Dory Funk Jr.
Hoss Funk
Long-tall Texan
Masked Outlaw
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Born
February 3, 1941 (1941-02-03) (age 84)
Professional wrestling career[]
Training[]
Dory Funk Jr.'s career in professional wrestling began in January 1963 just after a college football career with West Texas State University culminating in a 15 to 14 victory ov