[3][4] 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.
[9] In 1955, retired wrestler Karl "Doc" Sarpolis purchased Western States Sports from Detton for $75,000 (equivalent to $853,000 in 2023).
After Sarpolis died in 1967, Funk purchased his shares from his widow, giving him full ownership of Western States Sports.
[13] In the early-1970s, the Funks developed a working relationship with Giant Baba, owner of the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion.
[1] Western States Sports aired an hour-long television program on KFDA-TV (Channel 10) each Saturday afternoon.