Dory Funk Jr.
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Born February 3, 1941·Died August 4, 2026 (at 85)·Hammond, Indiana, USA·Male
Biography
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!.
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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.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
42 credits across 42 titlesActing
26 creditsWriting
1 creditAs self
15 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
