Dory Funk Jr Shoot Interview

Dory Funk Jr., one of the greatest World Champions of all time, sits down for an upclose shoot interview with Highspots. Dory Funk Jr. comes from a wrestling family that included his father, Dory Sr., and his brother, Terry. Dory Funk Jr. has 40 years of wrestling experience, and has plenty of stories to share. His memory of specific matches is amazing, and it makes this interview even that more interesting for him to recall specific battles, dates and locations. Dory Funk Jr. covers a lot of ground in this interview, including: How his father influenced his career. His career as a football player at West Texas State. His early days in Amarillo, Texas, with his brother, father, Dennis Stamp, Jumbo Tsuruta, Bob Backlund and others. When the decision was to make one of the Funk brothers the NWA World Champion, who said that Dory be given the chance? Talks about his title win over Gene Kiniski and what it meant to be World Champion. What was the schedule and pay like as champion? Clears u