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Classic Wrestling from Japan
Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and Jay Youngblood
Rcky "The Dragon" Steamboat is coming October 19th to !BANG! TV in Ocala, Florida
More information coming soon.

Super Summer Sizzler
Came to the Reilly Art Center on Sunday August 4th (500 NE 9th St. in Ocala, Florida)


Super Stars appearing on the card includeded - Dory Funk Jr., Mick Foley, Japan's Osamu Nishimura & Yoshio Osumi,
The Powers of Pain, War Lord and Barbarian, The Pretty Boys, Lanny Poffo,
Steve Corino with Colby Corino, Shane Chung, Blain Rage, Lorenzo 3000, Danny Tozo,
Jake Logan, David Ferguson, Catalina Garcia vs Krissy Vaine, Andrew Mitchel, Ring Announcer, David Penzer,
Bob Cook with Decicious D., Jacob Walker and more.
Referees were from the Ocala Sheriff's Department Officer Gary Miller and Dillon Grove.



NWA World Championship Match Giant Baba vs Dory Jr.
Dory Funk Sr. in the Corner of Dory Funk Jr.
December 3rd, 1969 - Tokyo Japan Budokan Arena


!BANG! TV World Championship Match
Dory Funk Jr. vs Osamu Nishimura (Champion)
Belt Presentation by !BANG! TV General Manager, Yoshio Osumi


 
Listen to the Podcast (Talk is Jericho with Dory Funk Jr. )Air Date February 16
!BANG! TV Presents Chris Jericho - Actor, Musician and World Champion

Chris Jericho came to the !BANG! TV  Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida Saturday, January 12, 2019.
Proceeds were donated to four charities, Champions for Champions, (Special Needs Children) Marion County Humane Society,
Superintendent's Literacy Fund and Feed the Need.
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Tampa Florida February 11, 1969
Dory Funk Jr. Defeats Gene Kiniski to Become NWA World Heavyweight Champion

         
Two World Champions to Meet in Tokyo


General Manager of !BANG! TV - Yoshio Osumi with Dory Funk Jr.
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A Century in the Making - Art Exhibition Hosted by Center State Bank of Ocala, (1632 E. Silver Springs Bvd.)
Funk Mckinley Art Exhibition - Art Gallery Now Open 2nd Floor
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From the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston Texas (1972) Dory Funk Jr. vs John Valenting
A Century in the Making - Art Exhibition Hosted by Center State Bank of Ocala, (1632 E. Silver Springs Bvd.)
Funk Mckinley Art Exhibition - Art Gallery Now Open (January, February and March) 2nd Floor
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NWA World Heavyweight Champion for 4 1/2 Years - Dory Funk Jr.

       
World Heavyweight Champion   Osaum Nishimura - Former World Heavyweight Champion

     

WWE Hall of Famers Mick Foley and Dory Funk Jr.
WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley appeared on RAW and announced that he will be the Special Referee for the Hell In a Cell match

between Braun Strowman and WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at the Hell In a Cell pay-per-view.


Dory Funk Jr., Mick Foley and Mr. Socko - A Lesson of Respect for World Champion Dalton Drellich

Mick Foley
Hard-Core Legend came to !BANG! TV Saturday June 30th

Hard-Core Legend, Mick Foley Came to the !BANG! TV Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida Saturday June 30th
Tickets for the Mick Foley Show and a full night of Professional Wrestling were a donation for our charities.
Champions for Champions (Special Needs Children) Marion County Humane Society
 and Tax Man's Charities. Wrestling fans Met with Mick Foley, Dory Funk Jr., Dalton Drellich and the Stars of !BANG! TV
This special event took place at the !BANG! TV Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida (2501 SW 57th Ave Unit 605 34474)
Show included a Q and A with the HARD-CORE LEGEND - For training information Call now 352-895-4658

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Dory Funk Sr. Memorial Battle Royal
Special Notice - Reunion Tour Came to !BANG! TV
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Japanese Agent, Osamu Nishimura and General Manager of !BANG! TV, Yoshio Osumi came to the !BANG! TV Sound Stage in
Ocala, Florida Thursday August 2nd
Headlining the show - New Korea Championship - Osamu Nishimura (Champion) vs Shane Chung (Challenger)
Winner Osamu Nishimura
Also on Saturday August 4th
Headlining !BANG! TV World Championship Osamu Nishimura (Champion) vs Dalton Drellich (Challenger)
Winner and new !BANG! TV World Champion - Dalton Drellich
Nishimura, Osumi & Jimmy Suzuki were also looking for new wrestling talent for pro-wrestling companies in Japan.
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A Gathering of Champions - Osamu Nishimura - Dory Funk Jr. - Yoshio Osumi and Joe Doering



!BANG! TV Fighting Heart Awards Presented by Dory Funk Jr. to Brian Blair (President of CAC) 
Tokyo Championship Pro Wrestling's Jimmy Suzuki and "The Poet and The Genius" Lanny Poffo

!BANG! TV Fighting Heart Award Presented by Dory Funk Jr. to Stan Hansen, (My Friend and Proctor & Gamble Executive
and Supporter of many charities here in Ocala and Marion County)
Joe Doering (My Friend and 2 Time Triple Crown Champion) - Yoshio Osumi (My Friend and Partner on !BANG! TV)
Osamu Nishimura (My friend and tag team partner in Japan)
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Charities who benefitted from the Reunion Tour Coming to !BANG! TV include:
Feet the Need (Homeless Children) - Champions for Champions (Special Needs Children)
School Superintendent's Literacy Program (Marion County) - Marion County Humane Society for Dogs and Cats.

PWF Chairman, Dory Funk Jr. and Joe Doering Face to Face in Japan
Osamu Nishimura, Yoshio Osumi, Joe Doering, Dalton Drellich, Brian Blair, Lanny Poffo
All of the Superstars of !BANG! TV appeared on the !BANG! TV Reunion Tour

Current !BANG! TV World Champion, Osamu Nishimura (Disputed by Dalton Drellich)

!BANG! TV World Championship Belt


Dory Funk Jr., Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori & Osamu Nishimura vs Dalton Drellich, Black Tiger, Maunakea Mossman & Joe Doering
Wrestlers who participated in the !BANG! TV Reunion Tour
Dory Funk Jr., Osamu Nishimura, Yoshio Osumi, Dalton Drellich, Joe Doering
Robert Leverett, Tito Navaja, Jacob Walker, Cody Hendrix, Daniel Rojo
Shane Chung, Lorenzo 3000 - Ring Announcers, Amelia Morales & Donny Stylz
Referees - Marrion County Sherrifs Officer Gary Miller and Dylan Grove

!BANG! TV General Manager Yoshio Osumi - !BANG! TV World Champion Osamu Nishimura

Wrestlers who appeared on the Reunion Tour include

Dory Funk Jr., Osamu Nishimura, Yoshio Osumi, Dalton Drellich, Shane Chung, Joe Doering
Robert Leverette, Cody Hendrix, Tito Navaja, Jacob Walker, Daniel Rojo, Lorenzo 3000
Ring Announcers Donny Stylez and Senorita Amelia Morales
Referees - Deputy Gary Miller and Dylan Grove.

Dory Funk Jr. - Keeping an Eye on Nosawa




Dory Funk Jr. (PWF Chairman) Performs the opening day ceremony for the All Japan Pro-Wrestling Raal World Tag Tournament


Osamu Nishimura defends the !BANG! TV World Championship in Sapporo Japan against Maruyama
Presentation of the !BANGA TV World Championship Belt by !BANG! TV General Manager Yoshio Osumi


Dory Funk Jr., Giant Baba & Stan Hansen vs Andre the Giant, Terry Gordy & Jumbo Tsuruta
(Historic - Andre the Giant's last match on television)

Marti Funk "Below is a story I wrote 20 yrs ago about Andre and our times together with him in Japan and here at home in wrestling
We miss him I think more now, he was only 46 when he past, we have always wondered how much more he could have accomplished"

Funk's Friend - Andre the Giant - Traveling in Japan
Remembering a Wonderful Man
Andre the Giant - By Marti Funk
During our many trips to Japan, Andre the Giant, my husband Dory Funk Jr., and I were the only Gaijins (foreigners) to ride on the Japanese wrestlers’ bus.
We spent many hours together. Andre always called people he cared about “Boss,” but the real boss was Andre. Andre was totally unforgettable since
1981, the big guy was a bud of mine based on the fact that I was sleeping with his friend, Dory Funk Jr. Andre always made me feel cared for, and he thought
the Funk boys were a decent bunch and a lot of fun. Fun was always the object with Andre whenever the three of us would meet. He was always the
same, having dinner, telling stories, laughing and drinking. He spoke five languages, but preferred English or French. He especially loved English movies.
In the bus in Japan, movies on the VCR were the entertainment. Only when The Boss was on the bus did we get English movies. One of Andre’s favorites
 was a video of his knee operation. It was quite a ghastly ordeal to watch, which used to just tickle him to no end when big, tough Japanese wrestlers
would get sick from viewing it. I remember when he had a whole new wardrobe, completely handmade by the finest Japanese tailors – French collars,
French cuffs, the most expensive silk delivered to him on one of my many bus rides. I remember when he had shoes handmade, and the cost was an
unbelievable US $1,500. He was very proud of them. Andre could never sleep on the bus rides, but he could definitely drink his beloved Beaujolais
wine. Ah, there were so many thoughts shared while drinking French wine on the bus in Japan. Sometimes our conversations were deep, about family
life or the lack thereof. I once asked him if he had any kids, and it was the saddest look I had ever seen on his face. Andre looked out the window and
answered, “Yes.” When I asked if it was a boy or girl, he didn’t answer. There were no tears in his eyes, but his sad face showed the tears in his heart.
   I’ve had dinner at Andre’s house and played with his dogs and was treated like royalty by Frenchy Martin, his right hand guy, and Frenchy’s lovely
wife, Jackie. Andre’s house was as unique as he was, a custom built two story house in Rockingham, N.C. Andre’s bedroom was upstairs. It was so
French of him to have a large custom made circular bed! A huge tree grew straight from ground level to the sky, through the roof! Jackie and Frenchy
took care of the five Rhodeasian Ridge Back dogs. This huge, 50-acre, Southern home had 50 of the most majestic looking beasts – Texas Longhorns!
Andre felt blessed to have so much beauty to call home. Andre loved the one who saw him no different than others. He needed reassurance from his
friends that he was just a regular guy except, of course he did know how good he was at entertaining people and he always needed someone to talk to.
He loved chocolate, salt, rich food and a lot of “good cheer” beverages in between. Andre was very proud of his relationship with the wrestlers
and most promoters. He took great pride in his friendly business dealings with Antonio Inoki, Giant Baba and Vince McMahon Sr. and Jr. He thought
Jim Crockett Jr. was OK except for the time he pissed off Andre over a $2 parking ticket in Columbia South Carolina. Can you imagine? They wanted
to charge Andre two bucks to park his pickup truck backstage! Dory and Crockett were in Japan. J. C. called the office to see how the show went with
Andre. Andre was charged two bucks to park backstage. Frenchy paid (he was driving). Andre walked into the arena, walked around the ring, walked
in the back, collected Frenchy and said, “Let’s go Boss! and they left. Jim Crockett Jr. flipped! To the fans it appeared that Andre was a no show
and really pissed off everyone in the office! Too crazy eh? Andre laughed every time he told the story. Andre’s favorite wrestler and competitor
was Terry “Hollywood” Hogan. He was so proud of what they had accomplished together. I saw Hogan’s picture in the news at Andre’s funeral, and
that was so meaningful. Andre would be very happy to know that Hogan was there to wish him Godspeed! Andre had been in the planning stages
of a new movie produced by Shelly Duvall, “Jack and the Bean Stalk.” Andre had believed this movie would enhance his film career. I guess that
besides wrestling, acting was his next love. He was proud about the acclaim he received for his work in “The Princess Bride” and wanted to
continue to pursue his movie career. Andre felt very much at home in the film business. He found acceptance like he had in wrestling, from his
peers and fans. Andre told us over and over, “I will always work. I love to work, to travel, to entertain, that’s my life, you know, and I love it.”


Congratulations to Mark Henry (4th WWE Hall of Famer who trained with Coach Dory Funk Jr.) br /> Wrestlemania 2018 Inductee
Other WWE Hall of Famers who trained with Dory Funk - Lita, Kurt Angle and Edge


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