Dory Funk Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-02-03 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Hammond, Indiana, USA

Dory Funk Jr.

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

  • WWF Wrestling Challenge

    WWF Wrestling Challenge

  • Saturday Night's Main Event

    Saturday Night's Main Event

  • AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9

    AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9

  • The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling

    The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling

  • Dark Side of the Ring

    Dark Side of the Ring

  • Paradise Alley

    Paradise Alley

  • ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

    ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

  • WWE Old School

    WWE Old School

  • WWE Old School

    WWE Old School

  • WWE Royal Rumble 1996

    WWE Royal Rumble 1996

  • NWA Boogie Jam

    NWA Boogie Jam

  • WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

  • The Funks

    The Funks

  • The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

    The History of the World Heavyweight Championship

  • ECW Heat Wave 1994

    ECW Heat Wave 1994

  • WWE The Big Event

    WWE The Big Event

  • NWA World Championship Wrestling

    NWA World Championship Wrestling

  • PWUSA Star Wars

    PWUSA Star Wars

  • I Like To Hurt People

    I Like To Hurt People

  • WWF Prime Time Wrestling

    WWF Prime Time Wrestling

  • SMW Night of The Legends

    SMW Night of The Legends

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

  • ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

    ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk

  • Blood, Brawls and Grudges

    Blood, Brawls and Grudges

  • CSW International Bash

    CSW International Bash

  • Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

    Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

  • WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

    WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

  • WWE Hall of Fame

    WWE Hall of Fame

  • The Best of the WWF: volume 10

    The Best of the WWF: volume 10

  • NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

    NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games

  • WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

    WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

  • AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17

    AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17

  • WCW Arena Shows

    WCW Arena Shows

  • History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance

    History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance

  • Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show

    Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show

  • WrestleMania II

    WrestleMania II

  • WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

    WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

  • WrestleMania 2

    WrestleMania 2

  • WCW Slamboree 1993

    WCW Slamboree 1993

  • WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86

    WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86