Dory Funk Jr.

Dory Funk Jr.
Funk in 1973
Birth nameDorrance Earnest Funk
Born (1941-02-03) February 3, 1941 (age 83)[1][2][3]
Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Spouse(s)
  • Jimmie Funk
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1960; div. 1983)​
  • Marti Funk
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    (m. 1989)​
Children5
FamilyDory Funk (father)
Terry Funk (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Dory Funk Jr.[4]
Hoss Funk[4]
The Long Tall Texan
The Masked Outlaw
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4]
Billed weight250 Ibs (113 kg)
Billed fromThe Double Cross Ranch[4]
Trained byDory Funk[4][5]
Ricky Romero[6]
Pedro Morales[6]
Debut1963
RetiredAugust 24, 2024[7]

Dorrance Earnest Funk (born February 3, 1941),[2][5] known professionally as Dory Funk Jr., is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. The son of Dory Funk (Dorrance Wilhelm Funk) and brother of Terry Funk, he was the promoter of the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion.

Funk held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He is the second-longest reigning NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time after Lou Thesz. He held the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once and the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He is a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

Funk works for All Japan Pro Wrestling as the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) chairman[8][9] and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school. Overall in major professional wrestling promotions, he is a one-time world champion as he held the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship, which was widely recognized as the only true World Heavyweight Championship until the 1980s.

  1. ^ Steven Johnson; Greg Oliver; Mike Mooneyham; J.J. Dillon (January 11, 2013). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons. ECW Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-1-77090-269-5.
  2. ^ a b Brian Solomon (April 1, 2015). Pro Wrestling FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the World's Most Entertaining Spectacle. Backbeat Books. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-61713-627-6.
  3. ^ "Power Slam". This Month in History: February. SW Publishing. January 1999. p. 28. 55.
  4. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Encyclopedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Hornbaker, Tim (2007). National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly That Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
  6. ^ a b Raj Giri (November 7, 2013). "Dory Funk Jr. Talks His Wrestling School, Why He Left WWF, Training Kurt Angle, Wrestling Terry". Wrestling, Inc. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Boone, Matt (August 24, 2024). "Dory Funk Jr. Wins Double Hell Current Explosion Death Match At Age 83 At Event In Japan On 8/24". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference BattleNews-PWF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference PWT-PWF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).