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. children: Meet Adam Dirk Funk, David Funk, Dory Funk, Penny Funk & Doris Funk
Dory Funk Jr. has three children with his first wife, Jimmie Funk:
Dory Funk III
Adam Funk (also known as Adam Dirk Funk)
Penny Funk
Dory Funk Jr. and his second wife, Marti, have two children together:
- David Funk
- Doris Funk
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