Funk was an All-American hero and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Funk’s older brother, Dory Funk Jr., was a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The two had previously risen to ...

began competing in 1963, and his road led him to win his first NWA World Championship in 1969, holding that honor for more than four years. In the days of wrestling territories, Dory Funk passed ...

Growing up in Iowa, Patterson moved to Texas and worked with legendary promoter Dory Funk Sr. (father of WWE Hall of Famers Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) where he began performing incredible ...