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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 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 latter ...
Western States Sports (also known as the Amarillo Territory) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Amarillo, Texas in the United States. [1] Founded by Dory Detton in 1946, the promotion enjoyed its greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s under the management of Dory Funk and, later, his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, with its top performers including the Funks themselves ...
Funk, whose in-ring career spanned six decades, wrestled for nearly every major U.S. wrestling promotion, winning countless championships and earning accolades across the industry.
Funk, the son of wrestler Dory Funk, began his hardcore wrestling career in 1965 and continued working until 2017. Throughout his career, he competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, the WWE, the WCW ...
Legendary professional wrestler Terry Funk was inducted into five hall of fames after a career that lasted 52 years and included several championships.
In 2007, the Funk Brothers were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. [6] On March 21, 2013, the Funk Brothers were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In August 2014, the Funk Brothers were inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall Of Fame at the induction ceremony, which was held in Canton, Ohio that year.
Hardcore legend and WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Terry Funk has died. He was 79. Funk’s mentee and fellow Hall of Famer Mick Foley confirmed his passing Wednesday on X, the app formerly known as ...