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In Funk's Corner - NWA World Championship in St. Louis Dory Funk Jr. vs Gene Kiniski

Posted: Mar 16th 2010 By: mikeiles

Information credit Larry Matysik - From the Golden Era, St. Louis Wrestling Record Book.

October 11, 1969, The Arena in St. Louis, for the NWA World Championship Dory Funk Jr. vs Gene Kiniski (att. 15,099)

One week before the St. Louis Arena Show on television at Wrestling from the Chase, an interview with Gene Kiniski and Dory Funk Sr. ended with Kiniski attacking Funk Sr. and battering him. Dory Jr. came to help, but Kiniski pounded him too and threw Dory Junior out of the ring.

Arena St. Louis - NWA Champion, Dory Funk Jr. beat Gene Kiniski 2/3 falls. Lou Thesz special referee. Kiniski won the first fall and Funk won the second. Thesz stopped the bout and awarded the decision to Funk when Kiniski could not continue after hurting his knee and being caught in the spinning toehold to end the second fall.

Gene Kiniski was a football player and amateur wrestler from University of Arizona. Kiniski was trained by Dory Funk Sr.

Gene Kiniski saved my career in professional wrestling in 1963 in Vancouver BC when I severely injured my knee. I was scheduled for surgery but Kiniski intervened, telling me to show up for the show with athletic tape, tough skin and long tights. Over the next month, Gene taped my leg every night before I put on the long tights and entered the ring.

To this day, I have never had surgery on my knees.
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Next NWA World Championship Match in St. Louis - January 7, 1970 - Dory Funk Jr. vs Dick The Bruiser.

NWA World Title in St. Louis Stories are archived at - http://www.dory-funk.com

Dory Funk Jr. - Coach of the Funking Conservatory Wrestling School and Trainer of WWE, TNA and Japanese Wrestling Talent.

The next !BANG! TV Taping comes to the Funking Conservatory Saturday March 27th, Support Your Troops 50, Hard-Core Mania.

For training schedules at the Funking Conservatory Wrestling School and tickets to the next !BANG! TV Taping, Call 352-895-4658 or visit http://www.dory-funk.com

Now featured on !BANG! TV - Dory Funk Jr. vs Rob Van Dam and Dory Funk Jr. vs Jeff Jarrett

Tags: NWA, Dory Funk, Jr., Lou Thesz, Jeff Jarrett