Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 247 lbs.
From: The Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo, TX
Birthday: Jun 30
Pro Debut: December 9, 1965
Aliases: Chainsaw Charlie, The
Texan
Feds worked for: TSW,
NWA,
WWF,
ECW,
WCW,
UCW, NWA-TNA,
NWA-West, All-Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Carolina Championship Wrestling (CA), Central States Wrestling (KS/MO), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (Japan), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), IWA Mid-South (IL), Japanese Wrestling Association (Japan), Major League Wrestling, Mid-Southern (TN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Hollywood (CA), 3PW (PA), Ring of Honor, Southern Championship Wrestling (TX), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Wrestle-One, Xtreme Championship Wrestling (TX), Xtreme Wrestling Federation (CA),
Finisher: Piledriver, Sleeperhold, Stunner
Signature Moves: Moonsault, Spinning Toe Hold
Career Highlights: -3PW Champion
-Amarillo Brass Knucks Champion (2x)
-ECW World Champion
-Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/
Dory Funk, Jr.)
-National Television Champion
-NWA (Amarillo) International Champion (2x)
-NWA (Amarillo) International Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA Eastern Champion
-NWA Eastern Television Champion
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA (Florida) North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (2x)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA Florida Television Champion
-NWA International Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Champion
-NWA (Los Angeles) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA Missouri Champion
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-NWA United States Champion
-NWA Western States Champion (7x)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Ricky Romero)
-NWA World Champion
-Southern Championship Wrestling Champion
-Southern Championship Wrestling Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/
Wahoo McDaniel)
-Southern Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-UCW Universal Hardcore Champion (2x)
-USWA World Champion
-WCW United States Champion
-WCW World Hardcore Champion (2x)
-WWC Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (w/
Cactus Jack)
Affiliates: Jimmy Hart, The J-Tex Corporation, The Old Age
Outlaws, Dory Funk, Jr.,
Mick Foley,
Tommy Dreamer
Notable Feuds: The
Brisco Brothers,
Bull Ramos, Buddy Austin,
Ciclon Negro, Johnny Valentine,
Dick Murdoch,
Abdullah the Butcher,
Dusty Rhodes,
Karl Kox,
Harley Race,
Junkyard Dog,
Ric Flair,
Jerry Lawler,
Sting, The Sheik, Jimmy Snuka, Sabu,
Shane Douglas, Public Enemy, Cactus Jack, Masato Tanaka, Hayabusa,
Brian Lee, Raven, New Age Outlaws,
Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, Eric Bischoff, Steve Corino
Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler Dory Funk, Jr.
-Son of pro wrestler Dory Funk, Sr.
-Grand Uncle of pro wrestler Dory Funk, IV
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestler
Jimmy Jack Funk
-Defeated
Sputnik Monroe in his debut match
-He and Dory Funk, Jr. are the only brothers to have both held the NWA World Title
-Disguised himself as The Texan while competing in Florida. After winning the Florida TV Title, he unmasked himself.
-Announced his first retirement in 1983.
-When he entered the WWF in 1986, he began carrying a branding iron, which he would use to brand his opponents after defeating them. The iron carried the mark of 2 "x"s, symbolising the Double-Cross Ranch.
-Appeared in several movies, including "Paradise Alley", "Over The Top", "Roadhouse", and "Friday Night Lights". He was featured heavily in the 1999 Barry Blaustein documentary "Beyond the Mat". He also appeared in episodes of "Swamp Thing", "Quantum Leap" and "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr."
-Former WCW Commissioner
-Former color analyst for WCW. He also briefly hosted an interview segment called "Funk's Grill".
-Former member of the J-Tex Corporation
-Former member of the
Stud Stable
-Former member of the Old Age Outlaws
-Inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame in 2008.
-Voted Wrestler of the Year in the PWI Year-End polls in 1976
-Voted Feud of the Year (vs. Ric Flair) in the PWI Year-End polls in 1989
-Voted Inspirational Wrestler of the Year in the PWI Year-End polls in 1997
-Ranked #22 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #98 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #45 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked #33 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked #70 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked #143 in the 1996 PWI 500
-Ranked #60 in the 1997 PWI 500
-Ranked #60 in the 1998 PWI 500
-Ranked #212 in the 1999 PWI 500
-Ranked #165 in the 2000 PWI 500
