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

Saturday Night's Main Event

WrestleMania II

as Hoss Funk

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

as Dory Funk Jr.

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

as Dory Funk Jr.

WWE Badd Blood: In Your House

as Himself

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

as Himself

WWE The Big Event

as Hoss Funk

WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Dory Funk Jr.

I Like To Hurt People

as Self