Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1941-02-03 (Age: 85)
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.
Filmography (31)
The Funks
2016AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
2013
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance
2012
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
2009
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2007
Beyond the Mat
1999
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
1997
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show
1995
Blood, Brawls and Grudges
1995