Dory Funk Jr.
Dorrance Earnest "Dory" Funk, Jr. was a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He was the son of Dory Funk, Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. He is credited with the invention of The Texas Cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional wrestling school. His students and friends participate in a wrestling show, local to Ocala, Florida, called !Bang!. Dory was 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. In addition, he also held the major heavyweight titles (but not officially recognized as World Titles): WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, the CWA World Heavyweight Championship once. He was also a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee.
Known for
- WWF Wrestling Challenge (1986)
- WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (1985)
- NWA World Championship Wrestling (1985)
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1981)
- WWE Old School (1973)
- WWE Old School (1973)
- Dark Side of the Ring (2019)
- WWE Hall of Fame (2005)
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling (1985)
- Paradise Alley (1978)
- Beyond the Mat (1999)
- WWE Royal Rumble 1996 (1996)
- WCW Arena Shows (1983)
- WWE The Big Event (1986)
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time (2010)
- WrestleMania II (1986)
- The History of the World Heavyweight Championship (2009)
- WWE Badd Blood: In Your House (1997)
- The Most Powerful Families in Wrestling (2007)
- WWE Hall Of Fame 2009 (2009)