Family Affair VIII: The Funks

Tougher than three two-dollar steaks, the Funks have made a name for themselves by being some of the toughest Texans in the business.

Dory Funk, Sr.

Born on May 4,1919, the Funk legacy begins with good ol' dad, Dory Sr. Dory was an amateur wrestler in Indiana while attending High School and College. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Dory began wrestling professionally.

Normally wrestling in in Texas territories and central states during his career. Dory Funk has competed in 250 Texas death matches and has never loss, a record that has yet to be broken.

After retiring, He became a promoter in Amarillo,Texas and helped train future stars such as: Terry and Dory Funk, Jr., Stan Hensen, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana, Jumbo Tsuruta and more.

Dory died on June 3, 1973. On July 15, 2006, Dory Funk, Sr. was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Dory Funk, Jr.

Dorrance was born on Feb. 3, 1943. He entered into the family business in January 1963 competing in his first match, he defeated Don Fargo in Amarillo, TX.

In 1968, Dory came to the National Wrestling Alliance and eventually would win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Gene Kiniski on Feb. 11, 1969. Dory would hold the title for four and a half years becoming the second longest NWA World Champion (the first being Lou Thesz; from 1949 to 1956). Dory and his brother Terry are the only brothers in history to both hold the NWA World Championship.

On May 24, 1973, he dropped the belt to Harley Race. Dory would continue to perform in the NWA and it's territories through the 1970s and early 1980s.

Given the nickname "Hoss", he debuted with his brother Terry in a tag team match at WrestleMania II, where they defeated Junkyard Dog and Tito Santana. Dory would appear again in the 1996 Royal Rumble.

Dory now runs the Funking Conservatory Professional Wrestling School down in Florida. Graduates of the school are: Matt Hardy, Christian, Kurt Angle, Lita, Edge and more. Dory Funk, Jr. is the creator of the Texas Cloverleaf.

It has been announced that The Funks will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Terry Funk

Terrance was born on June 30, 1944. Where do you begin with Terry Funk? There so much that he's accomplished through his career that I'll just go through the basics.

He made his debut in 1965. In 1968, he joined the NWA with his brother. In 1975, he defeated Jack Brisco for the NWA World Championship. He and his brother are the only brothers to hold the NWA World Championship.

He and his brother defeated Tito Santana and Junkyard Dog at WrestleMania II. In 1989, he returned to the NWA to feud with Ric Flair over the NWA World Championship, which lead to their classic "I Quit" match. After Flair lock on the Figure Four Terry yelled "Yes! I Quit!".

ECW. If it was not for Terry offering to help get ECW off the ground, we probably wouldn't be mentioning the letters E-C-W. After winning the ECW title at ECw's first Pay-Per-View Barely Legal, he feuded with Sabu.

Both men competed in a barbwire match that is still talked about today, Sabu would defeat Funk, but after the match both men had to be cut out of the barb wire.

Terry signed on to the WWE in 1998 and competed as Chainsaw Charlie. He and Foley were having a match, but then the New Age Outlaws came out put them in a dumpster and pushed them off the stage.

At WrestleMania XIV, they would defeat the New Age Outlaws for the tag belts. The next night they would lose the belts back to the New Age Outlaws in a steel cage match.

Terry would wrestle in WCW in 2000, winning the U.S. title on two occasions and the Hardcore title on three (a record in WCW).

From 2002-2005, Terry worked the Independent Circuit. At Hardcore Homecoming, Funk lost a triple-threat barbed wire match to Sabu.

In 2006, Funk wrestled at ECW One Night Stand, Funk, Dreamer and Bealuh lost to Foley, Edge and Lita. The Funks will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

Known for consistently retiring then coming back to wrestle, he truly is "One Bad Mother Funker."