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Picture of the Von Erichs. From left to right: Kerry, Fritz, Chris (front), Kevin, Mike and David. The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member working in wrestling has used the ring name "Von Erich" after family patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson).
David Alan Adkisson (July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name David Von Erich.A member of the Von Erich family, Von Erich is best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling, the Dallas, Texas-based professional wrestling promotion owned by his father, Fritz Von Erich.
Jack Barton Adkisson Sr. (August 16, 1929 – September 10, 1997), better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was the owner of World Class Championship Wrestling. [4]
The Von Erich family, whose real and decidedly less show-business-coded last name was Adkisson, hailed from Texas. The family’s sports legacy began with their tough father Fritz Von Erich, as ...
Read on to learn the true story of Texas' most famous wrestling family dynasty. Who was in the Von Erich family? Jack Adkisson, the Von Erich patriarch, is better known by his ring name Fritz Von ...
The movie follows the real-life story of Von Erich family who took the wrestling world by storm in the early 1980s before tragedy struck. Zac Efron plays Kevin Von Erich in the movie, with Jeremy ...
Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kevin Von Erich.A member of the Von Erich family, Adkisson is best known for his appearances with his father's World Class Championship Wrestling promotion. [2]
By the time family patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson) died of cancer in 1997, five of his six sons were already dead. Firstborn Jack Jr died in a tragic accident in 1959 at the ...