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Dory Funk Jr.

Dory Funk Jr.

Birthday: 1941-02-03 | Place of Birth: Hammond, Indiana, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2009
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009

as    Himself

1997
1994
ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

as    Himself

1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 10

as    Dory Funk Jr.

1986