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Michael Brett Adkisson (March 2, 1964 – April 12, 1987) was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Mike Von Erich. His four brothers, David, Kerry, Kevin and Chris, also wrestled. He was the son of longtime Texas wrestler and wrestling promoter Fritz Von Erich and a member of the Von Erich family.
Mike Von Erich, known as the "Inspirational Warrior," died by drug overdose in April 1987. ... The youngest brother, Chris Von Erich, died by suicide in September 1991 at the age of 21. Per the ...
Mike, Chris and Kerry Von Erich all died by suicide. Mike in 1987 at the age of 23, Chris in 1991 at the age of 21 and Kerry in 1993 at the age of 33. Harris Dickinson, Zac Efron, Stanley Simons ...
Kerry Von Erich committed suicide in 1993, David Von Erich died from enteritis in 1984, Mike Von Erich died by overdose in 1987, Chris Von Erich shot himself in 1991 and first-born Jack Barton ...
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).
In April, World Class suffered another death when Mike Von Erich, after being diagnosed with toxic shock syndrome, [5] was found dead near Lewisville Lake, having committed suicide by overdosing on Placidyl. The upcoming Parade of Champions card held in May was renamed in honor of both David and Mike Von Erich.
Tragedy, as much as stardom, has followed the family as far back as the 1950s, when Jack Adkisson started wrestling under the ring moniker Fritz Von Erich.It was during that same decade when Fritz ...
She did not recover, and died sixteen days later on 22 April from toxic shock syndrome at the age of 42. [49] Mike Von Erich, d. 1987, developed the syndrome after shoulder surgery: he made an apparent recovery but experienced brain damage and weight loss as a result of the condition; he died by suicide later. [50]