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Funk was born in Hammond, Indiana, on May 4, 1919, as the son of Emma E. (Gust) and Adam Funk. He was an Indiana high school state champion amateur wrestler for three years at Hammond High School in Hammond, Indiana, as well as an Indiana State University Amateur Athletic Union champion for one year.
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.
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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 ...
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.
A true inspiration in a key time in the industry, who worked with the likes of Dory Funk Sr, Bruiser Brody and The Iron Shiek and a major inspiration for none other than Dusty Rhodes. Lia Maivia ...
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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 ...