Dory Funk Jr.
Dorrance Earnest "Dory" Funk, Jr. was a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He was 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 was 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 was also a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1941-02-03 · Hammond, Indiana, USA
- Died
- 2026-08-04
Known for
- Paradise Alley (1978) — Wrestler
- Beyond the Mat (1999) — Self
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019) — Self
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- WrestleMania II (1986) — Hoss Funk
- WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996) — Dory Funk Jr.
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010) — Dory Funk Jr.
- WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997) — Himself
- NWA Starrcade 1983 (1983) — Writer
- I Like To Hurt People (1985) — Self
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985) — Hoss Funk
- WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams (2009) — Himself
- The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (2009) — Himself
- WWE The Big Event (1986) — Hoss Funk
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986) — Dory Funk Jr.
- WWE Hall of Fame (2005) — Self