The Last of a Great Breed
Dory Funk Jr.
Dory Funk Jr. is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time and a member of the notorious Funk family of wrestlers from Amarillo, Texas . He is an icon in professional wrestling. He has been inducted into six Wrestling Halls of Fame and trained five WWE Hall of Famers and countless other professional wrestlers. This book is a true look at a long and storied career, with real tales from a World Heavyweight Champion. Dory defeated Gene Kiniski for the NWA World heavyweight title in 1969. Along the way, Dory wrestled too many wrestlers to count including Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Sabu, The Giant Baba, Andre the Giant, Abdula the Butcher, Antonio Inoki, The Hulk, and a host of others. He defeated many opponents with his signature submission move - the Spinning Toe hold.
Dory and his brother Terry were popular here but legendary in Japan wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
Life on the road of the regional wrestling promotions was sometimes arduous but Dory and his fellow wrestlers had a great time.
Their stories are narrated by NWA world champion Steve Corino.
Duration - 6h 20m.
Author - Dory Funk Jr..
Narrator - Steve Corino.
Published Date - Monday, 16 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Dory Funk Jr. ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Dory Funk Jr. is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time and a member of the notorious Funk family of wrestlers from Amarillo, Texas . He is an icon in professional wrestling. He has been inducted into six Wrestling Halls of Fame and trained five WWE Hall of Famers and countless other professional wrestlers. This book is a true look at a long and storied career, with real tales from a World Heavyweight Champion. Dory defeated Gene Kiniski for the NWA World heavyweight title in 1969. Along the way, Dory wrestled too many wrestlers to count including Dusty Rhodes, Ric Flair, Sabu, The Giant Baba, Andre the Giant, Abdula the Butcher, Antonio Inoki, The Hulk, and a host of others. He defeated many opponents with his signature submission move - the Spinning Toe hold. Dory and his brother Terry were popular here but legendary in Japan wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Life on the road of the regional wrestling promotions was sometimes arduous but Dory and his fellow wrestlers had a great time. Their stories are narrated by NWA world champion Steve Corino. Duration - 6h 20m. Author - Dory Funk Jr.. Narrator - Steve Corino. Published Date - Monday, 16 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Dory Funk Jr. ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:16
Forward by Dr. Dory Funk III
Duration:00:03:32
Introduction by Dory Funk Jr
Duration:00:01:19
Dr Dory Funk III testimonial
Duration:00:00:31
Testimonials
Duration:00:00:52
Chapter 1 Jess’s bar b q beef sandwich
Duration:00:06:40
Chapter 2 Jack Brisco meets the governor of texas (as told to dory funk jr by don the lawman slatton)
Duration:00:09:13
Chapter 3 The deer hunter
Duration:00:06:02
Chapter 4 69 echo golf flight of fear
Duration:00:07:49
Chapter 5 The bad guy (as told by gary hart)
Duration:00:07:17
Chapter 6 Loud mouthed bastard
Duration:00:07:10
Chapter 7 Bloody Mary Red
Duration:00:04:16
Chapter 8 Hi champ
Duration:00:05:30
Chapter 9 Officer Burns
Duration:00:06:31
Chapter 10 The flight from hell
Duration:00:05:51
Chapter 11 Please pass the sugar
Duration:00:04:12
Chapter 12 Mr Cotton’s mythology class
Duration:00:06:53
Chapter 13 Johnny Valentine, part i
Duration:00:05:45
Chapter 14 Terry’s first match tough love
Duration:00:05:53
Chapter 15 Japanese wrestling legends
Duration:00:11:36
Chapter 16 Locker room fight01
Duration:00:05:32
Chapter 17 The day “elvis” came to town
Duration:00:05:11
Chapter 18 Panhandle sports hall of fame
Duration:00:06:06
Chapter 19 Andre the giant until we meet again
Duration:00:07:06
Chapter 20 Who is Marti?
Duration:00:09:18
Chapter 21 Who won the match
Duration:00:09:11
Chapter 22 The lounge on the ground floor of the senator hotel
Duration:00:06:57
Chapter 23 Beer in the dressing room, “poor terry”
Duration:00:05:51
Chapter 24 Dory Funk Sr. (he knew terry best)
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 25 Joe Banaski’s playhouse cafe
Duration:00:06:24
Chapter 26 My friend, Ricky Romero
Duration:00:06:37
Chapter 27 Rip Rogers
Duration:00:05:13
Chapter 28 Hairy Tales
Duration:00:05:29
Chapter 29 Party time in juarez
Duration:00:06:16
Chapter 30 Dick Murdoch
Duration:00:04:01
Chapter 31 Hey, you cheated the bear
Duration:00:07:08
Chapter 32 Lou Thesz learning from the best
Duration:00:07:09
Chapter 33 Wahoo forever
Duration:00:06:37
Chapter 34 The boss is gone
Duration:00:05:39
Chapter 35 Hulk Hogan he was my “bad guy” first
Duration:00:06:34
Chapter 36 The most competitive business in the world
Duration:00:06:12
Chapter 37 Marti Funk thoughts at 4 am
Duration:00:03:06
Chapter 38 Jumbo Tsuruta
Duration:00:06:40
Chapter 39 “Is a pig’s ass pork?”
Duration:00:04:49
Chapter 40 Credibility in wrestling
Duration:00:04:50
Chapter 41 Sorry i never said goodbye
Duration:00:05:56
Chapter 42 Royal Rumble in tampa, florida 1996
Duration:00:02:10
Chapter 43 There was once a place called camelot
Duration:00:04:56
Chapter 44 A lord with a french canadian accent
Duration:00:02:57
Chapter 45 Pickup truck accident on the flying mare ranch
Duration:00:06:00
Chapter 46 The beat goes on
Duration:00:06:56
Chapter 47 The Hart family
Duration:00:02:40
Chapter 48 Service to country
Duration:00:03:03
Chapter 49 Wrestling holds
Duration:00:02:43
Chapter 50 Give ‘em hell kid
Duration:00:07:22
Chapter 51 Shoot out in Amarillo, Texas
Duration:00:03:53
Chapter 52 Murder in the dark
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter 53 “How much money am i going to make”
Duration:00:03:09
Chapter 54 What’s wrong with pro wrestling
Duration:00:03:35
Chapter 55 Spinning toeholds everywhere
Duration:00:03:27
Chapter 56 Lords of wrestling
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 57 NWA world champions
Duration:00:11:28
Chapter 58 Last ride
Duration:00:06:51
Chapter 59 Selecting a champion
Duration:00:08:04
Chapter 60 Finish
Duration:00:01:40
A history of the nwa belt i wore and wrestled for from ‘69 to ‘73
Duration:00:02:24
Ending Credits
Duration:00:01:14