Dorrance Earnest Funk Jr. was born on February 3, 1941, and is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is the son of Dory Funk and brother of Terry Funk.
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He is credited with the invention of the Texas cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school.
He 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.
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In addition, he also held the major heavyweight titles WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, and the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once.
He is also a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee. He is currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling as the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) chairman.
Dory Funk Jr. ex-wife: Who is Jimmie Funk?
Dory married his first wife, Jimmie, on June 8, 1960. Together, they have three children: Dory III, Adam Dirk, and Penny. They also have five grandchildren.
They later separated and were officially divorced on July 6, 1983. Dory III went into medicine and now practices out of Colorado. Dory IV is now training to be a wrestler under Dory Jr. In 1980, Dory met his second and current wife, Marti; the couple married in 1989. They have two children.
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