Editor's note: Portions of this story are being reprinted with permission of the Ocala Gazette and the article's author, Susan Smiley-Height. Dory Funk, Jr., a larger-than-life character in the rings ...

This week’s “Rewind-Mania” match of the week featured The Road Warriors and The Funks in All Japan Pro Wrestling, from the City Gymnasium in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan from Oct. 20, 1986. By 1986, The Road ...

There are a lot of retired wrestlers who are often referred to as “Legends.” But seldom do any get the respect that Dory Funk Jr. does. The legendary Funk family in Texas (alongside his brother Terry ...

For many years, WWE was the definition of a professional wrestling monopoly, with its complete dominance of the professional wrestling market, industry-shaping practices, and strict closed-door policy ...

A hugely influential, although often overlooked, figure in sports-entertainment history, Thunderbolt Patterson’s captivating abilities on the microphone inspired a generation of talkers that followed ...

Dory Funk, Jr., a larger-than-life character in the rings in Amarillo and later, the world, continues to be one in real life as he turned 85 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in his home at Ocala, Florida. The ...