Dory Funk Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1941-02-03

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.

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Acting History

2019
Dark Side of the Ring as Self
2016
The Funks as Himself
2013
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
2012
History & Tradition: The Story of The National Wrestling Alliance as Himself
2010
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as Dory Funk Jr.
2009
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship as Himself
2009
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009 as Himself
2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Himself
2007
The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling
2005
WWE Hall of Fame as Self
1997
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House as Himself
1997
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk as Himself
1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 as Dory Funk Jr.
1995
Stu Hart 50th Anniversary Show
1995
Blood, Brawls and Grudges as Dory Funk Jr.
1994
SMW Night of The Legends as Dory Funk Jr.
1994
ECW Heat Wave 1994 as Dory Funk
1994
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994 as Himself
1993
WCW Slamboree 1993 as Dory Funk Jr.
1992
AJPW October Giant Series 1992 - Day 17
1989
CSW International Bash as Himself
1987
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games as Himself
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 10 as Dory Funk Jr.
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge as Dory Funk Jr.
1986
WWE The Big Event as Hoss Funk
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: May '86 as Hoss Funk
1986
WrestleMania II as Hoss Funk
1986
WrestleMania 2 as Hoss Funk
1986
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86 as Hoss Funk
1985
NWA World Championship Wrestling as Dory Funk Jr.
1985
I Like To Hurt People as Self
1985
Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
PWUSA Star Wars as Dory Funk Jr.
1985
WWF Prime Time Wrestling as Hoss Funk
1984
NWA Boogie Jam as Himself
1983
WCW Arena Shows as Dory Funk Jr.
1981
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling as Dory Funk Jr.
1978
Paradise Alley as Wrestler
1973
WWE Old School as Dory Funk Jr
1973
WWE Old School as Hoss Funk