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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
Paradise Alley
as Wrestler
WrestleMania II
as Hoss Funk
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as Dory Funk Jr.
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Himself
WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
as Dory Funk Jr.
WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
as Himself
ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
as Himself
WWE Hall Of Fame 2009
as Himself
WCW Slamboree 1993
as Dory Funk Jr.
