Dory Funk Jr. dead: WWE Hall of Famer, part of famed wrestling family
Professional wrestling icon Dory Funk Jr. has passed away at the age of 85. A WWE Hall of Famer, Funk was a legendary figure in the industry who transitioned from a successful wrestling career to training future stars at his own wrestling school.
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Funk was a pivotal figure in the history of professional wrestling, influencing generations of performers and maintaining a legacy that spanned over five decades.
Dory Funk Jr., a pro wrestling icon and one of three members of the Funk family to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, has died at age 85. Marti Funk, Funk's wife of 40 years, told Florida's Ocala Gazette that her husband died Tuesday while in hospice care. No further details were given. Born on Feb. 3, 1941, in Hammond, Ind., Funk was the oldest of Dory and Dorothy Funk's two sons. Spending most of his childhood in Amarillo, Texas, Funk grew up admiring his father, a professional wrestler and promoter who once wrestled in Canada as a heel named the Outlaw who hailed from the fictitious location Double Cross Ranch. As wrestlers, Funk and his brother, Terry, often were billed as being from there as well.
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