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Retired. August 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 was born on June 30, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana.He was the son of Dorothy (Culver) and Dory Funk, a professional wrestler and promoter. [7] Following the end of World War II, the family relocated to Amarillo, Texas, where Terry and his brother, known professionally as Dory Jr., grew up in the professional wrestling business.
Billed weight. 249 lb (113 kg) Billed from. Amarillo, Texas, U.S. Debut. 1940. Dorrance Wilhelm Funk[2] (May 4, 1919 – June 3, 1973) was an American professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, and was a promoter of the Amarillo, Texas -based Western States Sports promotion.
The Amarillo version of the NWA Brass Knuckles Championship was a secondary championship that was defended in Dory Funk, Sr. 's Western States Sports promotion based in Amarillo, Texas. [1] Originally created in August 1964, the title was used briefly before being abandoned. It was reactivated three years later and was defended sporadically ...
Gene Kiniski. Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (November 23, 1928 – April 14, 2010) was a Canadian athlete who played football for the Edmonton Eskimos and then became a three-time professional wrestling world heavyweight champion. "Canada's Greatest Athlete", as he billed himself for promotional purposes, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. [1][3] Like ...
Edward Hugh McDaniel[2] (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American [3] professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. McDaniel was a major star in the American Wrestling Association and prominent ...
The Funking Conservatory is a professional wrestling school owned by Dory Funk Jr. and established in 1991. [1] It started as a six-day camp, but it later expanded to a three-week program. In 2001, it began running a professional wrestling promotion called "!Bang! " Members of the school and promotion had a chance to appear on its television ...
1997. Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) [1] was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his work in Mid-South Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation as the Junkyard Dog (or JYD), a nickname he received while working in a wrecking yard. [2][6] He was inducted into the WWE Hall of ...