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

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985•TV Series•

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986•TV Series•

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Dark Side of the Ring

2019•TV Series•

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WWE Old School

1973•TV Series

WWE Old School

1973•TV Series

NWA World Championship Wrestling

1985•TV Series

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

1981•TV Series

WWE Hall of Fame

2005•TV Series•

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Filmography