Western States Sports

Western States Sports
Founded1946
Defunct1981
HeadquartersAmarillo, Texas, United States
Founder(s)Dory Detton
Owner(s)Dory Detton (1946–1955)
Doc Sarpolis and Dory Funk
(1955–1967)
Dory Funk
(1967–1973)
Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk
(1973–1980)
Blackjack Mulligan and Dick Murdoch
(1980–1981)
ParentSouthwest States Enterprises

Western States Sports (also known as the Amarillo Territory) was a professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Amarillo, Texas in the United States. Founded by Dory Detton in 1946, the promotion enjoyed its greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s under the management of Dory Funk and, later, his sons Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk, with its top performers including the Funks themselves and Ricky Romero. Western States Sports promoted professional wrestling events in multiple cities across West Texas including Amarillo, Abilene, El Paso, Lubbock, Odessa, and San Angelo, along with Albuquerque in New Mexico, Colorado Springs and Pueblo in Colorado, and the Oklahoma Panhandle. Sold by the Funks in 1980, the promotion closed in 1981.