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6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 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.
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.
Terrance Dee "Terry" Funk (June 30, 1944 – August 23, 2023) was an American professional wrestler.Widely considered one of the most influential and greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Funk was known for the longevity of his career – which spanned more than 50 years and included multiple short-lived retirements – and the influential hardcore wrestling style he pioneered in the ...
Funk's brother Dory Jr. also became a wrestling champ, but the late wrestler was the first to enter the ring. Funk made his debut on December 9, 1965, facing off against Sputnik Monroe.
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 ...
Waxahachie, Texas. Trained by. Killer Karl Kox Bob Geigel Pat O'Connor. Debut. 1965 [ 2 ] Hoyt Richard Murdoch (August 16, 1946 – June 15, 1996) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names "Dirty" Dick Murdoch and "Captain Redneck". He was best known for his time in the NWA, World Wrestling Federation and New Japan ...
1994. Years active. 1979–1994, 1999–2000, 2017 (reunions) The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team who attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. The team usually consisted of three wrestlers, although in different situations and points in its history, just two performed under the Freebirds name.
Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1991 to 1995. Former employees in SMW consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.