WRESTLER PROFILES

[Dory Funk Gallery] [Funk Brothers Gallery]	Wrestler: Dory Funk Jr Real Name: Dory Ernest Funk Jr. Birthday: February 3, 1941 Hometown: Amarillo, Texas Currently resides in Florida Marital Status: Married Height & Weight: Trained by: Dory Funk Sr. Debut: January 1963 Previous Gimmicks: The Masked Outlaw (MAW) Hoss Funk (WWF) Finishing Move: Spinning ToeHold Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Carlos Colon Jack Brisco Dusty Rhodes The Brisco Brothers Giant Baba Harley Race Hulk Hogan Gene Kiniski Mil Mascaras The Grahams The Windhams Official Website: http://www.dory-funk.com
NWA (Amarillo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (Febuary 11, 1965); NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Karl & Kurt Von Brauner (June 18, 1968); NWA (Texas) World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Infernos (October 17, 1968); NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Gene Kiniski (Febuary 11, 1969); NWA Florida Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (March 30, 1971); NWA (JWA) International Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba (December 7, 1971); NWA (Amarillo) International Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Karl Von Steiger & Killer Karl Krupp (May 26, 1973); NWA (Amarillo) International Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Killer Karl Kox & Cyclon Negro (October ??, 1973); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating The Beast & Leo Burke (March ??, 1974); NWA Missouri Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (May 24, 1974); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Ricky Romero defeating Seigfried Steinke & Karl Von Steiger (November ??, 1974); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Ray Candy defeating Interns (September ??, 1975); NWA (Amarillo) International Heavyweight title defeating Super Destroyer (Febuary ??, 1976); NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Dennis Stamp (September ??, 1976); NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Dennis Stamp (September 3, 1976); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (Janaury 14, 1977); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Super Destroyer defeating Swede Hansen & Rip Hawk (Febuary ??, 1977); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Super Destroyer defeating Swede Hansen & Rip Hawk (May ??, 1977); NWA (Amarillo) International Heavyweight title defeating Cyclon Negro (September 1, 1977); NWA Western States Tag Team titles w/Larry Lane defeating Frank Morrell & Brute Bernard (Febuary 2, 1978); NWA Georgia Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco in a tournament (November 23, 1978); NWA (Amarillo) International Heavyweight title defeating Dick Murdoch (April ??, 1979); WWC World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Invaders (April 6, 1979); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Larry Lane defeating Keith Hart & Leo Burke (July 6, 1979); WWC World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Invaders (December 22, 1979); NWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Twin Devils (Febuary ??, 1980); SCW (Southwest) World Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk Awarded (August ??, 1980); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Dusty Rhodes (November 4, 1980); CWA (Memphis) World Heavyweight title defeating Billy Robinson (April ??, 1981); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Barry Windham via forfeit (April 8, 1981); NWA (All Japan) International Heavyweight title winning a tournament (April 30, 1981); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Charlie Cook (August ??, 1981); NWA Florida Television title defeating El Gran Apollo (September 7, 1981); NWA (All Japan) International Heavyweight title defeating Bruiser Brody (November 1, 1981); NWA Florida Television title defeating David Von Erich (????, 1982); NWA (Florida) North American Tag Team titles w/Terry Funk defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (January 9, 1982); NWA (Florida) North American Tag Team titles w/David Von Erich defeating Jack & Jerry Brisco (March ??, 1982); WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight title defeating Pierre Martel for vacant (August 14, 1982); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Jack Brisco (January 23, 1983); NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Angelo Mosca Jr. (May 12, 1984); WWC Universal Heavyweight title defeating Carlos Colon (Febuary 27, 1985); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Steve Keirn (November 7, 1997); NWA North Florida Heavyweight title defeating Adam Windsor (January 18, 2004); NWA South Georgia Heavyweight title defeating Dave Holiday (September 18, 2004); BANG Wrestling Tag Team titles w/Osamu Nishimura defeating Big Daddy & Lord of Discipline (May 26, 2005); BANG Wrestling Television title defeating Great White Butcher (October 29, 2005);
In The Beginning: Dory Funk Jr. is the son of Dory Funk Sr. and the brother of Terry Funk.. Dory Funk Jr. was an all-star football player at the West Texas State University.. Amarillo: 1963 - Dory Funk Jr. made his pro wrestling debut in the Amarillo, Texas territory booked by his father Dory Funk Sr. July 3, 1963 - Amarillo: Lou Thesz defeated Dory Funk Jr. to retain the NWA Heavyweight Title in Dory's first shot at the belt.. Vancouver: January 20, 1964: Dory Funk Jr. & Dory Funk Sr. received a 1st round bye in the NWA Canadian Tag Title Tournamemnt.. ~~~Dory Funk Jr. & Dory Funk Sr. defeated Billy Watson & Enrique Torres in the second round of a Tag Team Tournament.. ~~~Don Leo Jonathon & Kenji Shibuya defeated Dory Jr. & Dory Sr. in the Finals to win the NWA Canadian Tag Team titles.. Georgia: February 11, 1969: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Gene Kiniski to win the NWA World Heavyweight title and held it for four years! 1969: Dory Jr. & Terry Funk made their Atlanta TV debut defeating Los Toros (Cisco Grimaldo & Roberto Pico).. June 21, 1969: Dory Funk Jr. & Terry Funk defeated Los Toros (Pico & Grimaldo) on Atlanta Wrestling TV.. September 13, 1969: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Super Assailant # 2 (Efrain Martinez) on Atlanta Wrestling TV.. Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance: November 28, 1969: The Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Danny Hodge wrestled to a draw.. December 2, 1969: Dory Funk Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki ended in a 1-hour draw in a match for Funk's NWA Heavyweight Title December 3, 1969: Dory Funk Jr. vs. The Giant Baba ended in a 1-hour draw in a match for Funk's NWA Heavyweight Title 1970: Dory Funk Jr. vs. Antonio Inoki ended in a 1-hour draw in a match for Funk's NWA Heavyweight Title United States: July 3, 1970 - Georgia Championship Wrestling: Homer O' Dell & Buddy Colt defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. ~~~~~~This was a first round tag team match in a big tournament to crown new Georgia Tag Team Champions.. June 24, 1972 - WCCW Parade of Champions: NWA Champion Dory Funk Jr. vs. Fritz Von Erich ended in a time limit draw.. March 24, 1973: Harley Race defeated Dory Funk Jr to win the NWA World Heavyweight title.. All Japan Pro Wrestling: October 9, 1973 - Sumo Hall Show: The Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. ended in a draw.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This match was for Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta's NWA International Tag Team Titles.. December 11, 1975 - Budokan Hall Show: Giant Baba & The Destroyer defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Jumbo Tsuruta.. United States: July 25, 1976 - Georgia Championship Wrestling: Jack Brisco vs. Dory Funk Jr. ended a time limit draw.. ~~~This was on the undercard of a closed circuit TV airing of the historic Antonio Inoki vs. Muhammed Ali match August 2, 1976 - Memphis Wrestling: Jerry Lawler defeated Dory Funk Jr. to retain the Southern Heavyweight Title October 11, 1976 - Memphis Wrestling: Jerry Lawler defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a Texas Death Match.. All Japan Pro Wrestling: December 15, 1977 - Sumo Hall: Terry & Dory Jr. beat Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik to win the World Open Tag League.. Georgia Championship Wrestling: November 23, 1978: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Klondike Bill & Haystacks Calhoun in the first round of a tournament November 23, 1978: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Tommy Rich & Rick Martel in the 2nd round of a tag team tournament November 23, 1978: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater in the 3rd round of a tag team tournament November 23, 1978: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco in the Finals of a big tag team tournament All Japan Pro Wrestling: December 9, 1978 - Sumo Hall Show: Abdullah the Butcher & The Sheik defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. by DQ 1978 - All Japan Real World Tag League: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. finish in third place December 13, 1979 - Sumo Hall Show: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Abdullah & The Sheik to win the Real World Tag League United States: July 4, 1980 - Championship Wrestling from Florida: Dusty Rhodes & Bugsy McGraw defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. ~~~~~~This was the final match of a big tag team tournament to crown brand new United States Tag Team Champions.. November 7, 1980 - St. Louis Wrestling's WWF/NWA Title Unification: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Baron Von Raschke All Japan Pro Wrestling: December 11, 1980 - Sumo Hall: Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta beat Terry & Dory Funk Jr. to win the Real World Tag League Memphis: April 6, 1981 - Memphis Wrestling: Jerry Lawler & Plowboy Frazier beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. in a Texas Death Match May 11, 1981 - Memphis Wrestling: Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated Dory Funk Jr. by Disqualification.. All Japan Pro Wrestling: October 9, 1981 - Sumo Hall: Bruiser Brody defeated Dory Funk Jr. by DQ to win the NWA International Heavyweight Title December 13, 1981 - Sumo Hall: Bruiser Brody & Jimmy Snuka beat Terry & Dory Funk Jr. to win the Real World Tag League December 13, 1982 - Sumo Hall: Terry & Dory Funk Jr. beat Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody to win the Real World Tag League August 13, 1983 - AJPW, Terry Funk Retirement Show: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Stan Hansen & Terry Gordy.. World Wrestling Council: September 17, 1983 - WWC 10th Anniversary Show: Meng defeated Dory Funk Jr. to retain the Puerto Rican Title All Japan Pro Wrestling: December 12, 1983 - Sumo Hall Show: The Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Tiger Jeet Singh & Professor Ito 1983 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: The Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. came in second place.. 1984 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. came in third place... August 31, 1985 - Sumo Hall Show: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu October 21, 1985 - Sumo Hall: Tiger Mask II & The Funks beat Chavo Guerrero Sr. & Terry Gordy & Billy Robinson December 12, 1985 - Budokan Hall: Jumbo Tsuruta & Genricho Tenryu defeated The Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. 1985 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: The Giant Baba & Dory Funk Jr. came in fourth place.. World Wrestling Federation: April 7, 1986 - Wrestlemania II: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. (as Hoss Funk) defeated Junk Yard Dog & Tito Santana May 1, 1986 - Saturday Night's Main Event: Hulk Hogan & Junk Yard Dog defeated Terry Funk & Hoss "Dory" Funk.. August 28, 1986 - The Big Event: The Killer Bees (Brian Blair & Jim Brunzel) defeated Dory Funk & Jimmy Jack Funk.. August 29, 1986 - Sam Muchnik Tournament: Pedro Morales defeated Dory Funk Jr. in the first round of the tournament.. All Japan Pro Wrestling: October 21, 1986 - Sumo Hall Show: Yoshiaki Yatsu & Animal Hamiguchi defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Mr. Olympia December 12, 1986 - Budokan Hall: Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. (Double Countout).. 1986 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. came in third place.... July 31, 1987 - NWA Great American Bas: Kevin Sullivan defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a Texas Death Match.. December 11, 1987 - Budokan Hall Show: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Chris & Mark Youngblood 1987 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. came in second place.. April 11, 1988 - Memphis Wrestling: Jerry "The King" Lawler defeated Dory Funk Jr. by Countout December 7, 1990 - Budokan Hall: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala II 1990 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. came in fourth place.... April 18, 1991 - Budokan Hall: Dory Funk Jr. & Doug Furnas defeated Cactus Jack & Texas Terminator Hoss December 6, 1991 - Budokan Hall Show: Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez defeated Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas.... 1991 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Al Perez came in seventh place.. March 4, 1992 - Budokan Hall: Giant Baba/Andre the Giant/Dory Funk beat Toshiaki Kawada/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi October 21, 1992 - Budokan Hall: Jumbo Tsuruta/Andre the Giant/Terry Gordy beat Dory Funk/The Giant Baba/Stan Hansen December 4, 1992 - Budokan Hall Show: Takao Omori & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Yoshinori Ogawa & Mighty Inoue 1992 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi came in tenth place.. February 28, 1993 - Budokan Hall Show: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Kurt Beyer (aka The Destroyer).. May 23, 1993 - WCW Slamboree: Dory Funk Jr. w/Gene Kiniski vs. Nick Bockwinkel w/Verne Gagne was a draw.. October 23, 1993 - Budokan Hall Show: Dory Funk Jr. & Tamon Honda defeated Joel Deaton & Kendall Windham December 3, 1993 - Budokan Hall: Abdullah/Tracy Smothers/Giant Kimala II beat Dory Funk/The Patriot/The Eagle March 5, 1994 - Budokan Hall Show: Al Perez & Barry Horowitz defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Masao Inoue Smokey Mountain Wrestling & Extreme Championship Wrestling: May 22, 1994 - Smokey Mountain Wrestling: Tracy Smothers defeated Dory Funk Jr. June 24, 1994 - ECW Hostile City Showdown: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. wrestled The Public Enemy to a No Contest June 26, 1994 - ECW: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Dancin' Stevie Richards & Hack Meyers June 26, 1994 - ECW: Terry Funk & Dory Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated The Public Enemy & Hack Meyers.. July 1, 1994 - Smokey Mountain Wrestling: Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Steve & Scott Armstrong July 2, 1994 - Smokey Mountain Wrestling: Steve & Scott Armstrong defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. by DQ July 15, 1994 - ECW: Terry Funk & Dory Funk & Tommy Dreamer defeated Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka & The Pitbulls July 16, 1994 - ECW: The Public Enemy defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. in a No Ropes Barbed Wire match August 5, 1994 - SMW Night of Legends: Armstrong's Team deated The Funk's Team in a Coward Waves The Flag Match.. ~~~~~~~~Bob Armstrong & Tracy Smothers & Roadwarrior Hawk defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. & Bruiser Bedlam.. August 6, 1994 - SMW Fire on the Mountain: Bob Armstrong's Team deated The Funk's Team in a Texas Death Match.. ~~~~~~~~Bob Armstrong & Tracy Smothers & Roadwarrior Hawk defeated Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr. & Bruiser Bedlam.. September 23, 1994 - Extreme Championship Wrestling: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Dean Malenko September 24, 1994 - Extreme Championship Wrestling: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Curtis Hughes All Japan Pro Wrestling: October 22, 1994 - Budokan Hall: The Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta & Dory Funk beat The Eagle & Johnny Smith, & Tom Zenk 1994 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Johnny Smith came in eighth place overall.. March 4, 1995 - Budokan Hall: The Eagle & The Falcon defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Satoru Asako in a tag team match.. October 25, 1995 - Budokan Hall: Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala II defeated Dory Funk Jr. & The Mighty Inoue December 9, 1995 - Budokan Hall: Giant Baba & Stan Hansen & Dory Funk beat Takao Omori & Jun Akiyama & Ryukaku Izumida December 15, 1995 - Stampede Wrestling Stu Hart Memorial: Brian Pillman & Bruce Hart beat Terry Funk & Dory Funk by DQ.. 1995 All Japan Pro Wrestling Real World Tag League: Dory Funk Jr. & Masa Fuchi came in eighth place overall.. March 2, 1996 - Budokan Hall: Jumbo Tsuruta & Dory Funk & Rusher Kimura beat Ryukaku Izumida & Masao Inoue & Masa Fuchi October 18, 1996 - Sumo Hall: The Giant Baba & Dory Funk & Akria Taue beat Jumbo Tsuruta & Mitsuhara Misawa & Jun Akiyama United States: April 12, 1997 - Eddie Gilbert Memorial Show: Dory Funk Jr. vs. NWA Champion Dan Severn ended in a Double Countout.. September 11, 1997 - Terry Funk's Wrestlefest: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Rob Van Dam September 27, 1997 - ECW: Shane Douglas defeated Dory Funk Jr. to retain the ECW Heavyweight Title Semi-Retirement (Dory Funk's BANG Wrestling): Dory Funk Jr. was hired by the World Wrestling Federation to run wrestling camps for developmental wrestlers... Dory Funk Jr. retired from active wrestling and living in Florida running a training school named the "Funkin' Dojo".. November 27, 2002 - NWA TNA: Dory Funk Jr. worked a "dark" match and gives an guest interview ON the PPV.. September 18, 2004--Championship Wrestling: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Dave Holiday in a Tennessee.. December 19, 2004--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk & Joey Peterman & Bo beat Aric Dylan & Christian Bauer & Bam Bam Soaper.. January 16, 2005--NWA Spinebuster: Dory Funk Jr. vs Tully Blanchard ended in a 30:00 draw watched by everyone backstage.. January 29, 2005 - WrestleReunion: America's Most Wanted defeated Dory Funk & Terry Funk by DQ to retain the NWA Tag titles.. May 26, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk & Osamu Nishimura beat Big Daddy & Lord of Discipline to win the Tag Team titles.. ~~~Dory Funk Jr. worked an angle with Jack Brisco with a 10-minute staredown, ending with Brisco challenging Dory to a match.. July 31, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: Carlos & Eddie Colon defeated Dory Funk & Johnny Magnum to win TV Tag Team titles.. August 27, 2005--WrestleReunion: Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Dory & Terry Funk & Mick Foley October 2, 2005--WRESTLE-1 GP: Abdullah the Butcher & Giant Kimala defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Katsuhiko Nakajima.. October 29, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Great White Butcher to win the BANG Television title.. Dory & Marti Funk are officially writers for a PPV called Carmen Electra's Naked Women's Wrestling League starting in December.. February 4, 2006 - TNA Impact: Dory Funk Jr. made an appearing during a press conference to hype the NWA World title match.. March 5, 2006--Legends PPV: Dory Funk Jr. & Mike Graham w/Bruno Sammartino beat Tully Blanchard & David Flair w/JJ Dillon.. May 28, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk defeated Sabu by Disqualification when Sabu threw a fireball .... July 30, 2005--Dory Funk's BANG: America's Most Wanted defeated Dory Funk & Jon Davis using the death sentence on Funk September 3, 2006--Dory Funk's BANG: Samoa Joe beat Dory Funk Jr. in a Lumberjack match when Blain Rage hit Funk with a chair! November 5, 2006--BANG: Dory Funk Jr. vs "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels ended in a 20:00 draw in an Old School Rules match January 28, 2007--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk Jr. & Shane Chung defeated Blain Rage & Chris Bowers.. February 25, 2007--Dory Funk's BANG: Dory Funk Jr. defeated Scott D'Amore in 7 seconds to set a world's record.. March 1, 2008--AJPW: Dory Funk Jr. (Retirement Match) & Osamu Nishimura defeated Gen'ichiro Tenryu & Masa Fuchi April 2008: All Japan Pro Wrestling named Dory Funk's Dojo as the Official U.S. training center for the company.. Special thanks to Ryan Byers for contributing portions of Dory Funk's match results to this profile...