1978Nominee
Best Performance
Paradise Alley
Dory Funk Jr.
Actor · Writer
Hammond, Indiana, USA
February 3, 1941
Biography
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.
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1999Nominee
Best Performance
Beyond the Mat
1994Nominee
Best Performance
SMW Night of The Legends
Career Highlights
1987Highlight
Best Performance
NWA The Great American Bash '87: War Games
2009Highlight
Best Performance
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship
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Paradise Alley
Beyond the Mat
The History of the World Heavyweight Championship