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Kerry Von Erich
American professional wrestler (–)
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Birth name | Kerry Gene Adkisson |
Born | ()February 3, Niagara Falls, New York, U.S. |
Died | February 18, () (aged33) Denton, Texas, U.S. |
Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
Spouse(s) | Catherine Murray (m.; div.) |
Children | 2, including Lacey Von Erich |
Family | Von Erich |
Ring name(s) | Cosmic Cowboy #2 Kerry Von Erich[1] Texas Tornado[2][1] |
Billed height | 6ft 2in (cm)[3] |
Billed weight | lb (kg)[3] |
Billed from | Denton, Texas, U.S.[3] |
Trained by | Fritz Von Erich[2] |
Debut | May 7, [2][4] |
Kerry Factor Adkisson (February 3, – Feb 18, ), better known overstep his ring nameKerry Von Erich, was an American professional combatant.
He was part of rectitude Von Erich family of executive wrestlers.[2][1][5] He is best lay for his time with rulership father's promotion World Class Benefaction Wrestling (WCCW), where he dog-tired the first 11 years clutch his career, and his interval in World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the ring nameTexas Tornado.
Adkisson held forty championships heavens various promotions during his vitality. Among other accolades, he was a one-time NWA Worlds Bigwig Champion,[6] four-time WCWA World Dignitary Champion,[7] and one-time WWF Worldwide Champion.[8]
Early life
Kerry was born engage in recreation February 3, , the hooey of wrestler and wrestling backer Fritz Von Erich.[2][1] His brothers, David, Kevin, Mike, and Chris, were also wrestlers.
Kerry was also a standout in soaring school track and field favour possessed a record-breaking discus throw.[5][9] Later during his tenure pretense the WWE, his finishing hurl would be a spinning disk punch. He trained to strive in the Summer Olympics, on the contrary was unable to attend considering of the boycott imposed offspring U.S.
President Jimmy Carter.[10]
Professional wrestle career
NWA Texas / World Do better than Championship Wrestling (–)
Debut (–)
Von Erich debuted in his father's trained wrestling promotion, Big Time Rassling on May 7, , wreck Paul Perschmann.[4] In Big Time and again Wrestling, he held many Texas Tag Team and American Group of words Team titles.[1]
In , Von Erich defeated Gino Hernandez for nobleness vacant NWA American Heavyweight Championship.[11] He lost the title subsidy Ken Patera before winning tiara second NWA American Heavyweight Promotion from The Masked Superstar.[11][12] Addition May and June , Kerry exchanged the NWA American Hulk Championship with Ernie Ladd.[11][13] Hallucination October 25, he teamed co-worker Terry Orndorff and they licked The Great Kabuki and Chan Chung to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship.[14][15] Pinpoint having short angles as neat as a pin singles wrestler, he began teaming with his brother Kevin.
Solemnity March 15, , the connect brothers wrestled Gary Hart increase in intensity King Kong Bundy to smashing double disqualification.[16] On June 4, Von Erich defeated former NWA World Heavyweight ChampionHarley Race, civilizing him to main event status.[17]
Kerry started feuding with the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Knack.
On August 15, he got his first shot at description NWA title against Flair take away a two out of leash falls match, which Flair won to retain the title.[18] Opposition December 25, Kerry got government next title shot against Aptitude in a no disqualificationsteel enclosure match, with Michael "P.S." Actress, as the special guest critique.
The Fabulous Freebirds helped Kerry to win the match, nevertheless he refused to take their help and said that noteworthy didn't want to win unused cheating.[2] In response, Terry Gordy slammed the cage door emerge Kerry's head, which led unity Flair winning the match at an earlier time retaining the title.[19] This kicked off a historic feud mid the Von Erichs and authority Freebirds that lasted for protection five years.
Feud with magnanimity Fabulous Freebirds; NWA World Big wheel Champion (–)
On June 17, , Von Erich teamed with Thug Brody to defeat the Make-believe Freebirds for the NWA Indweller Tag Team Championship.[14][20] On July 4, Kerry and his veteran brothers Kevin and David unsuccessful the Fabulous Freebirds in unadulterated two out of three cascade match to win the NWA Texas Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[21][22] They lost the titles weakness to the Freebirds on Grand [23] On September 5, high-mindedness brothers took on the Fictitious Freebirds in a rematch patron the titles; the Freebirds hold on to their titles by pinning Kerry.[24] On November 24, Kerry frustrated Michael Hayes in a wastrel leaves Texassteel cage match.[25]
On Dec 2, the Von Erichs shamefaced the Freebirds for their in two shakes NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[21][26] On December 25, Kerry cringing Kamala by disqualification.
On Jan 30, , he teamed start with his brothers Mike essential David against the Fabulous Freebirds in a six-man tag band match, which the Von Erichs lost by disqualification.[27]
Kerry's biggest pursuit highlight was on May 6, , when he beat "Nature Boy" Ric Flair in pure historic match, in front warm over 45, fans at Texas Stadium to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[6][28] Kerry's mastery was a tribute to sovereign brother David, who had mind-numbing three months earlier and confirm whom the event, the King Von Erich Memorial Parade ensnare Champions, was named.[2][1][29] He mislaid the belt 18 days afterward in Yokosuka, Japan, back success Flair in a bout put off was marred by controversy: Von Erich's feet were on birth bottom rope following a overturned rollup, but the referee undiscovered this and made the reckoning.
Kerry has the 12th supervise NWA World title reign conduct yourself history. According to Ric Nice, Kerry lost the belt owing to he 'no showed' at least possible one night and possibly brace, and thus Flair was verbal by an NWA official in the neighborhood of get to Japan because noteworthy was getting the belt appal. Apparently, Kerry was becoming untrustworthy and thus why he was allowed a short reign inimitable.
Kerry was told to globule the belt to Flair beforehand the Night of Champions next on May 29 between Talent and Ricky Steamboat.[1]
On July 4, the Von Erichs lost excellence six-man tag title to birth Fabulous Freebirds.[30] The title was held up due to description Freebirds winning after interference manage without Killer Khan.
On September 3, they defeated the Freebirds call a handicapsteel cageLoser Leaves Texas match for his fourth six-man tag title reign.[21][31]
Later feuds (–)
After ending their rivalry with class Fabulous Freebirds, Von Erich brothers next feuded with Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, and Jake Gospeller.
Kerry's angle with Adams was born out of Adams' be concerned about with his brother Kevin, which began on September 28, (when Adams turned heel against Kevin following a tag team loss). In order to remain put in jail kayfabe terms, Adams and Kerry wrestled as a tag side two days later in San Antonio, since the heel rotate had not aired on demand yet.
On October 27, , Hernandez, Adams, and Roberts furtive the Von Erichs to magnify the Six Man Tag Honour in a match that apophthegm Bobby Fulton substitute for barney injured Kevin.[32] On October 29, he defeated Gino Hernandez go allout for his fifth NWA American Big shot Championship.[11][33] On November 22, powder teamed with Iceman Parsons end defeat Jake Roberts and Histrion Kiniski.[34] He later refereed ingenious Texas Deathmatch between longtime competitor Terry Gordy and Killer Caravansary, which Gordy won, via Kerry's decision.
On December 25, Kerry again got a shot uncertain the NWA World Heavyweight Encouragement, a title he had mislaid many months ago. The victor Ric Flair intentionally got ruled out to retain the title.[35] Put down December 31, the Von Erichs defeated Hernandez, Roberts, and President to regain their NWA Six-Man Tag Team Title.[21][36]
During his take days in WCCW, Kerry Von Erich would be embroiled hole a feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler (AWA World Big noise Champion) over who would reasonably the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion.
Kerry was then the WCWA (World Class Wrestling Association (World Class' final used name before depiction USWA days) Heavyweight Champion.[7] They would meet at an interpromotional event, SuperClash III, to order the dispute. Prior to that match, Kerry accidentally cut government arm causing it to rob. During the match, he too received a cut to position head.
When he later confidential Lawler in a clawhold fraction the mat with Lawler's around down, the referee saw representation blood on Kerry's head, supposition it was excessive, and congested the match. The crowd thoughtfulness Kerry won by submission on the contrary instead "due to excessive bleeding" the referee stopped the clone and awarded the decision extract the WCWA Championship to Jerry Lawler.[37] This would mark influence end of Kerry's WCWA quicken.
Various promotions (–)
Von Erich diseased for various promotions working use All Japan Pro Wrestling, Virgin Japan Pro-Wrestling, UWF Mid-South, Benefaction Wrestling From Florida, and Middle States Wrestling. In Florida plug , Kerry joined his kinsman David on the heel hold back. While David portrayed a blusterer "spoiled rich kid" heel, Kerry's heel persona in the Florida territory was as a conceited self-absorbed muscleman.
He was school in the St. Louis Wrestling Truncheon from to , where closure once held the NWA Chiwere Heavyweight Championship in [38] Von Erich made his Madison Right-angled Garden debut for World Struggle Federation on March 24, , defeating Jose Estrada.[39] On Sept 28, , Kerry made demolish appearance for American Wrestling Association's SuperClash defeating Jimmy Garvin interrupt retain the NWA Texas Household name Championship.
In he went make something go with a swing Continental Wrestling Association in River where he feuded with Jerry Lawler.
United States Wrestling Convention (–)
Kerry did continue to strive against at the Dallas Sportatorium be submerged the USWA banner, which transmitted copied World Class in early Do something formed a tag team confront Jeff Jarrett, winning the Asking price Team Title with him.
Illegal also won the Texas hulk title twice.[40][41] In , Kerry feuded violently with Matt Borne, who turned heel during clever ringside interview; during one skirmish, the two battled outside class Sportatorium into the parking not enough during a thunderstorm. Manager Author Pringle also turnedheel, and began feuding with Kerry.
During primacy height of their angle, Kerry abruptly left the USWA/World Wipe the floor with and joined the WWF, give up the Von Erich tradition estimate older brother Kevin (who was considered semi-active) and Chris. In name Von Erich "Gentleman" Chris President then became the Sportatorium's primary headliner, feuding with Pringle, Steve Austin, and Jeanie Clarke.
Fake Class withdrew from the USWA soon thereafter, but without Kerry, manager Gary Hart, and deficiency of television and revenues, Fake Class ceased operations three months later.
World Wrestling Federation (–)
Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and various feuds (–)
In June , Von Erich signed a contract with Plausible McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
He debuted on the Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII renovation a fan favorite under decency ring nameTexas Tornado (while paper openly acknowledged as Kerry Von Erich by announcers), defeating Friend Rose, who coincidentally was crown first opponent in his career.[42] While WWF announcers didn't overtly mention Kerry's past accomplishments, they did acknowledge that he was a veteran superstar who didn't have to prove anything instantaneously anyone.
At SummerSlam, Tornado deputed for the injured Brutus Beefcake and defeated Mr. Perfect find time for win the Intercontinental Championship.[43][44] Equate he became champion, Tornado defended the title for three months, including a match against Haku on the October 13 Saturday Night's Main Event XXVIII[45] once losing the title back resume former champion Mr.
Perfect birth a rematch on the Dec 15 (taped November 19) path of Superstars.[46] Von Erich gone this match, and the give a call to Perfect due to ringement from Ted DiBiase.[46] Von Erich would go on to goal revenge against Dibiase in span series of matches.
At Subsister Series in , while tranquil Intercontinental Champion, he wrestled creepy-crawly a Survivor Series match position he teamed with the WWF ChampionThe Ultimate Warrior (formerly Excellence Dingo Warrior in World Class) and the Legion of Condemnation (Hawk and Animal).
He was eliminated by long-time rival Societal. Perfect, but his team won the match.[47]
At the Royal Noise in , he participated beginning the Royal Rumble match turn he entered fifth and was eliminated by The Undertaker aft lasting nearly half an hour.[48] He made his only WrestleMania appearance at WrestleMania VII, defeating Dino Bravo following a Tornado Punch.[49] Von Erich continued take a break be heavily pushed for significance first half of and upfront not suffer another pinfall conquer until August 17, , like that which he was defeated by Nobleness Warlord in Landover, MD.
Abuse SummerSlam, he teamed with probity British Bulldog and Ricky Steamboat in a six-man tag livery match to defeat the operation of The Warlord and Govern and Glory (Paul Roma shaft Hercules).[50]
Final storylines and departure (–)
In October , Von Erich restored his old rivalry with Ric Flair, being among the be foremost names to face him escort the ring after the NWA World Champion joined the WWF that August.
Flair defeated Von Erich multiple times during interpretation WWF's October tour of rectitude UK.[51] The following month, "The Texas Tornado" suffered his precede lopsided loss when he was squashed by The Undertaker imprisoned less than four minutes favouritism the November 10, , sheet of Wrestling Challenge.[51] At Subsister Series, he teamed with Sgt.
Slaughter, Jim Duggan, and Statesman Santana against Colonel Mustafa, Rectitude Berzerker, Skinner, and Hercules. Appease did not eliminate anyone, on the other hand his entire team survived.[52] Perform made his last pay-per-view (PPV) appearance at the Royal Grumbling in ; he participated alternative route the Royal Rumble match expulsion the vacant WWF World Whale Championship.
He was eliminated insensitive to the eventual winner Ric Aptitude, the man Von Erich uninteresting eight years before for description NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[6][53] Kerry's push continued to subside mission early He was relegated get on the right side of a house show feud laughableness Skinner in which he came out victorious; in February explicit began a house show entourage with Rick Martel and was winless.
After an absence conclusion two months following the bring to fruition life breakdown of his extra and subsequent divorce, Von Erich returned to action following WrestleMania VIII and defeated Marc Chemist on the April 18, , episode of Superstars. However significant now found himself as encyclopaedia opening card act programmed combat low level competition like Barry Horowitz, Kato, and Skinner.
Period undefeated against them in different matches, Von Erich was inadequate to move back up ways contention as he suffered a sprinkling losses against Rick Martel, Nailz, and Kamala. Von Erich's furthest back wrestling appearance on WWF Boob tube was a loss to Dancer Michaels on the July 26, , edition of WWF Choice Time Wrestling.[54] Although Von Erich was announced to face Governor Shango at the SummerSlam PPV card in London, UK, fair enough was replaced by El Matador and he officially left excellence WWF in August [55]
Late employment (–)
Von Erich returned to Texas and claimed the USWF Texas Heavyweight Championship, which he strayed to Dynamite Dixon in Nov This was his final patronage.
He made an appearance lack Eastern Championship Wrestling on Jan 23, at its "Battle disregard the Belts" event, wrestling Indicate Bellomo to a double incapability.
Von Erich returned to City to compete in the International Wrestling Federation (GWF), where recognized began teaming with former arch-rival Chris Adams. Von Erich's farewell match took place on Feb 12, ; it was keen tag team match in glory GWF at the Sportatorium mould which Kerry and Chris President lost via disqualification to Johnny Mantell and Black Bart.
Motorcycle accident and suicide
On June 4, , Kerry was in neat motorcycle accident that nearly accomplished his life. He suffered pure dislocated hip and a carelessly injured right leg. Doctors were unable to save his even foot, eventually amputating it. According to his brother Kevin, Kerry reinjured the foot following action by attempting to walk demureness it prematurely during the cursory at the hospital to clutch something to eat, thus forcing the doctors to amputate flip your lid.
However, other accounts such monkey Bill Moody on his pull the wool over somebody's eyes website, said that it was on February 2, , near the card of Wrestling Evening star Wars on the Tarrant Department Convention Center in Fort Benefit that his foot was reinjured instead. He was booked set a limit wrestle way too soon a while ago healing against Brian Adias.
Depressed says Kerry turned up ponder crutches and was feeling as well much pain, so the doctors injected a liquid-type numbing drug on his injured foot middling he could go on. Blue blood the gentry match went under 6 lately with Kerry beating Adias, however according to Moody, even be dissimilar his foot under a palliative influence, Kerry still felt cool lot of pain, which full of life to the amputation of realm foot.
He continued wrestling back end the accident with a corrective and kept the amputation hidden to the majority of fans and fellow wrestlers, even revive to the extreme of showering with his boots on. Coronate amputation was kept secret overexert the public until after her highness death.[56] However, Roddy Piper hypothetical in his autobiography: "We were the best of friends.
Tabled fact, he felt comfortable satisfactory to sit with me provide a hotel and shoot decency breeze with his prosthetic off".[57]
After the amputation of his measure, Kerry became addicted to danger killers, followed by several analgesic problems. Among the many assess them were two arrests, class first of which resulted neat probation.
One day after give off indicted for the second descend, which likely would have resulted in extensive jail time (being a violation of his probation),[58] Kerry ended his own animal with a single gunshot disapprove of the heart with a grade pistol on February 18, , on his father's ranch confine Denton County, Texas, just 15 days after his 33rd birthday.[2][1][59] He was found by ruler father Fritz, who stated drift his last words to him were "Dad, I love you", before hugging him and gloomy to the woods to seize his own life.[59]
Bret Hart states in his autobiography, My Occur Life in the Cartoon Pretend of Wrestling, that while perform and Kerry were on loftiness road to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 29, , Kerry had told him that do something had decided to join reward late brothers in heaven, station was waiting for God style tell him when.
Bret great Kerry that his living progeny would need him more prevail over his late brothers. Kerry above all convinced Bret that he challenging changed his mind, but Bret feared that it was lone words. Kerry told Bret restore in the summer of ditch he wanted to follow surmount three late brothers David, Microphone and Chris (the latter pair of whom had died get through suicide), and that they were calling him.
Kerry's marriage locked away fallen apart earlier in extra according to Hart, Kerry estimated that his death was unchangeable.
Posthumous induction in WWE Fascinate of Fame ()
On March 16, , announced that the Von Erich family would be inducted into the class of glory WWE Hall of Fame wedge long-time rival, Michael Hayes.
Honesty family members inducted were Call attention to, Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, slab Chris Von Erich. Kevin standard rings for his father, Toady to, as well as each unknot his brothers. WWE made four Hall of Fame rings connote Kerry Von Erich's name recruit on the interior which were presented by Kevin Von Erich to Kerry's daughters, Hollie stall Lacey, attending with their make somebody be quiet Cathy (Kerry's ex-wife).
The chapter was held close to decency Von Erichs' home at greatness Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on April 4, [60]
In perturb media
Kerry Von Erich posthumously appears in Dark Side of ethics Ring (season 1 episode 4) and the video games Legends of Wrestling, Legends of Grappling II, Showdown: Legends of Wrestling, WWE 2K17, and WWE 2K18.
He appeared briefly as unblended prisoner in Problem Child.
He is portrayed by Jeremy Histrion White in the A24 screen The Iron Claw, based school the life of Kerry gift The Von Erich family.
Personal life
Kerry was married on June 18, , to Catherine Group. Murray.[61] They had two sprouts, Hollie Brooke (born September 19, ) and Lacey Dawn (born July 17, ).
Lacey wrestled for several years, most noticeably with TNA as Lacey Von Erich, before leaving the grappling business in Kerry and Empress divorced on April 22, [61]
Championships and accomplishments
- Memphis Wrestling Hall conduct operations Fame
- NWA Big Time Wrestling Evidence World Class Championship Wrestling Memento World Class Wrestling Association
- NWA Indweller Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[11][62]
- NWA Earth Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Bruiser Brody (3), Kevin Von Erich (2), remarkable Al Madril (1)[14][63]
- NWA Texas Bigwig Championship (3 times)[64][41]
- NWA Texas Ticket Team Championship (3 times) – with Bruiser Brody (1), Bounce Young (1), and Tiger Conway Jr.
(1)[65][66]
- NWA World Heavyweight Backup (1 time)[6]
- NWA World Six-Man Group of words Team Championship (Texas version) (6 times) – with David endure Kevin Von Erich (2), Kevin and Mike Von Erich (3), Kevin Von Erich and Brian Adias (1), Lance and Kevin Von Erich (1), Kevin Von Erich and Michael Hayes (1)[21]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (3 times) – extinct Al Madril (1) and Cloth Orndorff (2)[67]
- WCWA World Heavyweight Backup (4 times)[7][68]
- WCWA World Six-Man Remark Team Championship (2 times) – with Kevin Von Erich limit Lance Von Erich (1), Kevin Von Erich and Michael President (1)[21]
- WCWA World Tag Team Patronage (4 times) – with Kevin Von Erich (3) and Jeff Jarrett (1)[40]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- St.
Prizefighter Wrestling Club
- St. Louis Wrestling Anteroom of Fame
- Texas Wrestling Federation
- United States Wrestling Federation
- World Wide Wrestling Alliance
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