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Dory Funk Jr.

Born: February 3rd, 1941 in Amarillo, Texas, USA

Billed Height: 6'2"

Billed Weight: 253 lbs

Trainers: Dory Funk Sr. and Lou Thesz

Debut: January 10th, 1963 vs. Jack Dalton at an NWA Western States event

Nicknames: Long Tall Texan and The Great Texan

Promotions Worked (At least 50 matches): National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), National Wrestling Alliance Western States Sports (SWSE), Championship Wrestling From Florida (CWF), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), St. Louis Wrestling Club (NWA St. Louis), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Funkin' Conservatory (FC), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), and Central States Wrestling (CSW)

Retirement: December 31st 2017

Accolades

Championships and Tournament Victories

National Wrestling Alliance

  • 1-time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion

  • 3-time NWA World Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk Jr.​

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All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)

  • 3-time Real World Tag League Winner (1977, 1979, 1982)

    • With Dory Funk Jr.

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Championship Wrestling From Florida (CWF)

  • 1-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
    2-time NWA Florida Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk, Jr.

  • 1-time NWA Florida Television Champion

  • 1-time NWA North American Tag Team Champion (Florida version)

    • With Dory Funk, Jr.

  • 2-time NWA Southern Heavyweight Champion (Florida version)

  • 1-time NWA Florida Television Title Tournament Winner (1971)

  • 1-time NWA Florida Heavyweight Title Tournament Winner (1979)​


Georgia Championship Wrestling

  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Dory Funk, Jr.

  • NWA Georgia Television Champion (1 time)

  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Title Tournament (1978) – with Dory Funk Jr.


Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) / World Championship Wrestling (WCW)

  • 1-time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion 

  • 3-time WCW Hardcore Champion

  • NWA United States Title Tournament (1975)​

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NWA Big Time Wrestling

  • 1-time NWA Brass Knuckles Champion (Texas version)

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NWA Hollywood Wrestling

  • 1-time NWA Americas Heavyweight Champion

  • 3-time NWA International Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk, Jr.

  • 1-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Los Angeles version)

    • With Dory Funk Jr.​

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NWA Western States Sports (SWSE)

  • 2-time NWA Brass Knuckles Champion (Texas version)

  • 2-time NWA International Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk Jr.

  • 10-time NWA Western States Heavyweight Champion

  • 3-time NWA Western States Tag Team Champion

    • With Ricky Romero (2) and The Lawman (1)

  • 4-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Amarillo version)

    • With Dory Funk Jr. (3) and Dan Miller (1)

  • 2-time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Texas version)

    • With Dory Funk, Jr.

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Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)

  • 2-time ECW World Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time ECW Television Champion

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Other Promotions

  • 1-time ​3PW Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time JCW Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time SWCW World Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk Jr

  • 1-time NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time USWA Unified World Heavyweight Champion

  • 1-time TAW USA Tag Team Champion

    • With Wahoo McDaniel​

  • 1-time WWE Tag Team Champion

    • ​With Cactus Jack

  • 2-time WWC Tag Team Champion

    • With Dory Funk Jr.​

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Notable Trainees (Debut Year)

  • Bobby Duncum (1966)

  • Kim Duk (1968)

  • Steve Keirn (1972)

  • Ray Candy (1973)

  • Bob Baclund (1973)

  • Stan Hansen (1973)

  • Jumbo Tsuruta (1973)

  • Ted DiBiase (1974)

  • Genichiro Tenryu (1976)

  • Haku (1978)

  • Mitsuharu Misawa (1981)

  • Earthquake (1987)

  • Osamu Nishimura (1991)

  • Val Venis (1991)

  • Edge (1992)

  • Matt Hardy (1992)

  • Takao Omori (1992)

  • Jeff Hardy (1993)

  • Teddy Hart (1995)

  • Christian Cage (1995)

  • Matt Bloom (1997)

  • Kurt Angle (1998)

  • Chris Hero (1998)

  • Mickie James (1999)

  • Lita (1999)

  • Paul London (2000)

  • Corey Graves (2000)

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