"Sheik always and forever stood for blood and gore" - Dory Funk Jr. Edward Farhat was a wildman brawler who stabbed opponents with countless objects during a decorated, often-controversial in-ring ...

Kiniski had a 1,131-day run as NWA World Heavyweight Champion, wresting the belt from Lou Thesz in 1966, then dropping it to Dory Funk Jr. three years later, and was inducted into the NWA HOF in 2009.

including his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk. His dedication to the sport extended beyond his own promotion, as he fostered a relationship with All Japan Pro Wrestling. A respected figure both ...

was the patriarch of the famed Funk family and now joins his sons, Terry and Dory Funk Jr., in the WWE Hall of Fame. The company referred to Funk Sr. as a skilled amateur wrestler, who would play ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Employment International is pleased to announce the promotion of Bob Funk, Jr., to President, effective immediately. As President, Funk Jr ...

George Porter Jr.’s fat grooves not only helped shape the sound of New Orleans but pioneered the genre that would come to be known as funk. “I’ve always told the story that funk music came ...

He held victories over every world champion over a two-decade span, a lofty list that included names like Thesz, Flair, Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race, Gene Kiniski and Pat O’Connor.

But again, taking advantage of a bad situation, a match less than two weeks later with NWA world champion Gene Kiniski was ... No. 1 contendership for Dory Funk Jr.’s NWA world title.

They even had the opportunity to have a match with Dory Funk Jr. and Terry many moons ago. Dutch Mantell revealed that while Frankie was familiar with the Funks before their bout, he had to ...

Terry Dee Funk, 79, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 1, 2023 at Hillside Christian Church, Amarillo West Campus, with ...

was a professional wrestler, and he started out as a tag-team wrestler with his brother Dory Funk, Jr., according to his WWE biography. Funk broke out as a wrestling star in the 1980s when he ...

alongside brother and tag-team partner Dory Funk Jr. Terry Funk wrestled for more than 50 years, with his final match in 2017, 52 years after his debut in 1965. In that time, Funk feuded with big ...