Terry Funk

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American professional wrestler and actor, younger brother of Dory Funk Jr. and son of Dory Funk. Together with his brother he trained Anton Geesink in Amarillo, Texas for about a month in late 1973, after All Japan Pro Wrestling recruited Geesink ahead of his professional wrestling debut.

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  Anton Geesink

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  Same source and period as the Dory Funk Jr. entry: the training stint in Amarillo in late 1973 was under both Funk brothers.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Seminar (1973)

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  Frederico Muñoz

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  Same source and period as the Dory Funk Jr. entry: the training stint in Amarillo in late 1973 was under both Funk brothers.

  “In October 1973, All Japan Pro Wrestling owner Giant Baba recruited Anton Geesink, sending him to Amarillo, TX, to train under Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk for a month.”

  — Anton Geesink - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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