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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).
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 ...
At 66, he is the only Von Erich brother still alive. After retiring from wrestling, Kevin Von Erich and his family moved to Kauai for years, but announced they were relocating to Texas in 2023. He ...
Tragedy is at the forefront of the Von Erich family’s history, so much so that when creating a movie about the wrestling ... There were originally six Von Erich brothers. Fritz Von Erich and ...
For the sake of Kevin Von Erich, and for Kerry’s daughters. And for their children for years to come. February 22, 1993: Wrestler Kerry Von Erich’s funeral held at First Baptist Church in Dallas.
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.
The smallest and youngest of the Von Erich family at 5'5" and 175 pounds, Chris aspired to be a wrestler. [1] [4] He was the youngest son of wrestler and wrestling promoter Fritz Von Erich. [5] His brothers, Mike, David, Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. Chris was raised with his brothers on 500 acres in Texas. [6]
Filmmaker Sean Durkin on why he cut Chris Von Erich out of A24's new wrestling tragedy, and what's fact versus fiction in the dramatization of a sports dynasty.