#7 The Funks

There must be something in the water at The Double Cross Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, where The Funk family called home. Dory Funk, Sr. competed mainly in the southwestern United States before opening a promotion in Amarillo, where his sons, Dory Jr. and Terry, cut their teeth. When the brothers ventured out of the Texas plains and into the squared circle, they returned home with international acclaim. Dory Funk, Jr. defeated Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Championship in 1963 and successfully defended it for more than four years. Terry captured the same championship in 1975, holding it for more than a year. The brothers later teamed in WWE, making an appearance at WrestleMania 2. Terry, deemed “middle-aged and crazy” by his peers, had a career renaissance in the late ’80s. His “I Quit” Match against Ric Flair from Clash of the Champions IX is revered as a classic bout and his Barbed Wire Match against Sabu in ECW has to be seen to be believed. The Funk family’s blood, sweat and tears gave the ultimate return in 2009, when Terry and Dory Jr. were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.