7 Great NWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Champions
Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk, Gene Kiniski, Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Harley Race and Pat O'Connor
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
International Match of the Night
All Japan Television
August 29th 1985
Stan Hansen and Ted Dibiase
vs
Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Tag Team Match of the Day (Road Warriors vs The Funks)
October 19th 1985
Tokyo, Japan
The Road Warriors
vs
Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.
(the Warriors were Gods in Japan at this time)
Friday, December 2, 2011
Today in Wrestling History December 4th
1969 - Dory Funk Jr. defended his NWA World Heavyweight Title in a 60 minute draw against Antonio Inoki.
This was the first title defense by a World Champion in Japan since 1957.
1974 - Giant Baba wins his first NWA World Heavyweight Title by defeating then champion Jack Brisco in Kagoshima, Japan. Baba would lose the title back to Brisco a week later.
This was the first title defense by a World Champion in Japan since 1957.
1974 - Giant Baba wins his first NWA World Heavyweight Title by defeating then champion Jack Brisco in Kagoshima, Japan. Baba would lose the title back to Brisco a week later.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Happy Birthday!
This week we have some birthdays to remember.
May 18th was the 67th birthday of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. He was already famous in wrestling circles but this match put him firmly on the map as a superstar and he did what today would be pretty tame, he did the superfly leap off the top of a cage.
Celebrating his 59th birthday yesterday, the underappreciated Dirty Dick Slater. He had problems with staying in one promotion for too long and usually wore out his welcome by butting heads with the bookers and wanted to do things his way, but while there he was always worth the ticket. From 1983 he teams with Harley Race to face Terry and Dory Funk Jr in Japan.
Also born on May 19th was the late Great Andre the Giant. Here is a rare clip of Andre in Mexico wrestling mexican great El Canek. He would be one of the few wrestlers to body slam Andre.
May 18th was the 67th birthday of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. He was already famous in wrestling circles but this match put him firmly on the map as a superstar and he did what today would be pretty tame, he did the superfly leap off the top of a cage.
Celebrating his 59th birthday yesterday, the underappreciated Dirty Dick Slater. He had problems with staying in one promotion for too long and usually wore out his welcome by butting heads with the bookers and wanted to do things his way, but while there he was always worth the ticket. From 1983 he teams with Harley Race to face Terry and Dory Funk Jr in Japan.
Also born on May 19th was the late Great Andre the Giant. Here is a rare clip of Andre in Mexico wrestling mexican great El Canek. He would be one of the few wrestlers to body slam Andre.
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