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Dory Funk Jr.

Feb 03, 1941 (84 years old) in Hammond, Indiana, USA

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.

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WWF Wrestling Challenge
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Saturday Night's Main Event
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WWE: The History Of The World Heavyweight Championship
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WrestleMania II
Hoss Funk
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WWE Royal Rumble 1996
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WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
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WWE Badd Blood: In Your House
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
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WWE The Big Event
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ECW WrestleFest: 50 Years of Funk
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