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News​AUDIO: Dory Funk Jr. Shoots On Terry Funk, NWA, & More

​AUDIO: Dory Funk Jr. Shoots On Terry Funk, NWA, & More

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The following are highlights of a new In Your Head
Wrestling Radio interview with WWE Hall Of Famer Dory Funk Jr.:

Was it intentional that your
brother Terry Funk was the more hardcore wrestler and you were the more
technical wrestler, or was that just your
personalities?:
“I guess it probably reflects
our real personalities. You wouldn’t believe it, but we both had the same
teacher, who was my father, Dory Funk, Sr. He had a side of him that was a great
wrestler, he was an amateur wrestler from Indiana University and had a terrific
wrestling career, but he also was the king of the Texas Death Matches. Some of
the bloodiest battles I’d ever seen in my life took place when I was a kid in
Amarillo, Texas, watching my father. So, I guess my brother picked up one side
of what my father taught, and I picked up the other side.”

What was it like to have a
four-year run as NWA World Champion?:
“There
is nothing like being in the ring performing for the wrestling fans…It’s what
you do all the hard work in wrestling for; it’s for the performance. That’s the
most pleasure in wrestling. It’s not like it was a grind; it was a pleasure. At
that time, with the leadership of the National Wrestling Alliance and Sam
Muchnick, every place I went was a first-class trip. It was the best hotels; it
was fabulous money and a fabulous way of life. It gave me the opportunity to
provide my family will all that they needed at that time. I enjoyed every minute
of it, especially the time in the ring. There is another part of it that you
mention, and that is the part of being away from home, and that’s a sacrifice
that you have to make, but I think it was good for everybody. I think it was
good for family, I think it was good for me, and I certainly enjoyed it and had
a wonderful time doing it.”

Check out the complete interview below.

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