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Kerry Von Erich

American professional wrestler (–)

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Birth nameKerry Gene Adkisson
Born()February 3,
Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, () (aged&#;33)
Denton, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
Spouse(s)

Catherine Murray

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Children2, including Lacey Von Erich
FamilyVon Erich
Ring name(s)Cosmic Cowboy #2
Kerry Von Erich[1]
Texas Tornado[2][1]
Billed height6&#;ft 2&#;in (&#;cm)[3]
Billed weight&#;lb (&#;kg)[3]
Billed fromDenton, Texas, U.S.[3]
Trained byFritz Von Erich[2]
DebutMay 7, [2][4]

Kerry Sequence Adkisson (February 3, – Feb 18, ), better known indifferent to his ring nameKerry Von Erich, was an American professional combatant. He was part of honourableness Von Erich family of executive wrestlers.[2][1][5] He is best say for his time with rule father's promotion World Class Promotion Wrestling (WCCW), where he fatigued the first 11 years fall foul of his career, and his repel in World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the ring nameTexas Tornado. Adkisson held forty championships condensation various promotions during his vitality. Among other accolades, he was a one-time NWA Worlds Bigwig Champion,[6] four-time WCWA World Celeb Champion,[7] and one-time WWF Global Champion.[8]

Early life

Kerry was born coins February 3, , the appeal of wrestler and wrestling sponsor Fritz Von Erich.[2][1] His brothers, David, Kevin, Mike, and Chris, were also wrestlers. Kerry was also a standout in lofty school track and field careful possessed a record-breaking discus throw.[5][9] Later during his tenure pathway the WWE, his finishing fundraiser would be a spinning disc punch. He trained to fence in the Summer Olympics, on the other hand was unable to attend being of the boycott imposed stop U.S. President Jimmy Carter.[10]

Professional sport career

NWA Texas / World Best Championship Wrestling (–)

Debut (–)

Von Erich debuted in his father's veteran wrestling promotion, Big Time Rassling on May 7, , harm Paul Perschmann.[4] In Big At this juncture Wrestling, he held many Texas Tag Team and American Utterance Team titles.[1]

In , Von Erich defeated Gino Hernandez for rectitude vacant NWA American Heavyweight Championship.[11] He lost the title commemorative inscription Ken Patera before winning reward second NWA American Heavyweight Benefaction from The Masked Superstar.[11][12] Ancestry May and June , Kerry exchanged the NWA American Bigwig Championship with Ernie Ladd.[11][13] Shot October 25, he teamed pick out Terry Orndorff and they shamefaced The Great Kabuki and Chan Chung to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship.[14][15] Fend for having short angles as natty singles wrestler, he began teaming with his brother Kevin. Pitch March 15, , the join brothers wrestled Gary Hart concentrate on King Kong Bundy to smashing double disqualification.[16] On June 4, Von Erich defeated former NWA World Heavyweight ChampionHarley Race, educational him to main event status.[17]

Kerry started feuding with the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Skill. On August 15, he got his first shot at distinction NWA title against Flair current a two out of triad falls match, which Flair won to retain the title.[18] To be expected December 25, Kerry got coronet next title shot against Craft in a no disqualificationsteel hutch confine match, with Michael "P.S." President, as the special guest judge. The Fabulous Freebirds helped Kerry to win the match, however he refused to take their help and said that loosen up didn't want to win prep between cheating.[2] In response, Terry Gordy slammed the cage door grass on Kerry's head, which led correspond with Flair winning the match come to rest retaining the title.[19] This kicked off a historic feud in the middle of the Von Erichs and authority Freebirds that lasted for corrupt five years.

Feud with depiction Fabulous Freebirds; NWA World Giant Champion (–)

On June 17, , Von Erich teamed with Bodyguard Brody to defeat the Chimerical Freebirds for the NWA Indweller Tag Team Championship.[14][20] On July 4, Kerry and his older brothers Kevin and David thwarted the Fabulous Freebirds in excellent two out of three torrent match to win the NWA Texas Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[21][22] They lost the titles go again to the Freebirds on Lordly [23] On September 5, honesty brothers took on the Illusory Freebirds in a rematch have a thing about the titles; the Freebirds preserved their titles by pinning Kerry.[24] On November 24, Kerry frustrated Michael Hayes in a fiasco leaves Texassteel cage match.[25]

On Dec 2, the Von Erichs licked the Freebirds for their in no time at all NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[21][26] On December 25, Kerry shamefaced Kamala by disqualification. On Jan 30, , he teamed back with his brothers Mike ride David against the Fabulous Freebirds in a six-man tag arrangement match, which the Von Erichs lost by disqualification.[27]

Kerry's biggest life's work highlight was on May 6, , when he beat "Nature Boy" Ric Flair in deft historic match, in front put a stop to over 45, fans at Texas Stadium to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[6][28] Kerry's depress was a tribute to potentate brother David, who had suitably three months earlier and stand for whom the event, the King Von Erich Memorial Parade presumption Champions, was named.[2][1][29] He lacking the belt 18 days adjacent in Yokosuka, Japan, back rise and fall Flair in a bout defer was marred by controversy: Von Erich's feet were on authority bottom rope following a overturned rollup, but the referee unobserved this and made the overlook. Kerry has the 12th enjoin NWA World title reign cut history. According to Ric Hue, Kerry lost the belt by reason of he 'no showed' at lowest one night and possibly figure, and thus Flair was rumbling by an NWA official reveal get to Japan because subside was getting the belt rush back. Apparently, Kerry was becoming perfidious and thus why he was allowed a short reign exclusive. Kerry was told to scarf up the belt to Flair earlier the Night of Champions stumble upon on May 29 between Knack and Ricky Steamboat.[1]

On July 4, the Von Erichs lost rank six-man tag title to authority Fabulous Freebirds.[30] The title was held up due to nobility Freebirds winning after interference offspring Killer Khan. On September 3, they defeated the Freebirds call a halt a handicapsteel cageLoser Leaves Texas match for his fourth six-man tag title reign.[21][31]

Later feuds (–)

After ending their rivalry with loftiness Fabulous Freebirds, Von Erich brothers next feuded with Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, and Jake Buccaneer. Kerry's angle with Adams was born out of Adams' wrangle with with his brother Kevin, which began on September 28, (when Adams turned heel against Kevin following a tag team loss). In order to remain mold kayfabe terms, Adams and Kerry wrestled as a tag group two days later in San Antonio, since the heel jerk had not aired on huddle yet. On October 27, , Hernandez, Adams, and Roberts abject the Von Erichs to gain victory the Six Man Tag Give a call in a match that adage Bobby Fulton substitute for wish injured Kevin.[32] On October 29, he defeated Gino Hernandez vindicate his fifth NWA American Giant Championship.[11][33] On November 22, take action teamed with Iceman Parsons add up defeat Jake Roberts and Histrion Kiniski.[34] He later refereed top-notch Texas Deathmatch between longtime antagonist Terry Gordy and Killer Caravanserai, which Gordy won, via Kerry's decision. On December 25, Kerry again got a shot strike the NWA World Heavyweight Espousal, a title he had left behind many months ago. The defense Ric Flair intentionally got ruled out to retain the title.[35] Blame December 31, the Von Erichs defeated Hernandez, Roberts, and President to regain their NWA Six-Man Tag Team Title.[21][36]

During his dense days in WCCW, Kerry Von Erich would be embroiled affix a feud with Jerry "The King" Lawler (AWA World Titan Champion) over who would produce 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 transfer the dispute. Prior to that match, Kerry accidentally cut arm causing it to strain. During the match, he very received a cut to influence head. When he later abstruse Lawler in a clawhold announcement the mat with Lawler's associate down, the referee saw rendering blood on Kerry's head, meditating it was excessive, and jammed the match. The crowd suggestion Kerry won by submission on the other hand instead "due to excessive bleeding" the referee stopped the likeness and awarded the decision discipline the WCWA Championship to Jerry Lawler.[37] This would mark say publicly end of Kerry's WCWA original.

Various promotions (–)

Von Erich diseased for various promotions working bring All Japan Pro Wrestling, Another Japan Pro-Wrestling, UWF Mid-South, Patronage Wrestling From Florida, and Median States Wrestling. In Florida diminution , Kerry joined his relative David on the heel take. While David portrayed a troublemaker "spoiled rich kid" heel, Kerry's heel persona in the Florida territory was as a cocky self-absorbed muscleman. He was snare the St. Louis Wrestling Truncheon from to , where agreed once held the NWA Sioux Heavyweight Championship in [38] Von Erich made his Madison Arena Garden debut for World Grappling Federation on March 24, , defeating Jose Estrada.[39] On Sep 28, , Kerry made place appearance for American Wrestling Association's SuperClash defeating Jimmy Garvin surrender retain the NWA Texas Big wheel Championship. In he went without delay Continental Wrestling Association in River where he feuded with Jerry Lawler.

United States Wrestling Set of contacts (–)

Kerry did continue to opposition at the Dallas Sportatorium slipup the USWA banner, which derivative World Class in early Flair formed a tag team gather Jeff Jarrett, winning the Permit Team Title with him. Crystalclear also won the Texas colossus title twice.[40][41] In , Kerry feuded violently with Matt Borne, who turned heel during deft ringside interview; during one game, the two battled outside dignity Sportatorium into the parking assortment during a thunderstorm. Manager Hotspur Pringle also turnedheel, and began feuding with Kerry. During justness height of their angle, Kerry abruptly left the USWA/World Monstrous and joined the WWF, going away the Von Erich tradition resume older brother Kevin (who was considered semi-active) and Chris. Free Von Erich "Gentleman" Chris President then became the Sportatorium's souk headliner, feuding with Pringle, Steve Austin, and Jeanie Clarke. Globe Class withdrew from the USWA soon thereafter, but without Kerry, manager Gary Hart, and shortage of television and revenues, Planet Class ceased operations three months later.

World Wrestling Federation (–)

Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship and various feuds (–)

In June , Von Erich signed a contract with Moderation McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He debuted on the Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII chimpanzee a fan favorite under righteousness ring nameTexas Tornado (while give off openly acknowledged as Kerry Von Erich by announcers), defeating Chum Rose, who coincidentally was tiara first opponent in his career.[42] While WWF announcers didn't unabashedly mention Kerry's past accomplishments, they did acknowledge that he was a veteran superstar who didn't have to prove anything be anyone. At SummerSlam, Tornado surrogate for the injured Brutus Beefcake and defeated Mr. Perfect vision win the Intercontinental Championship.[43][44] Puzzle out 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] earlier losing the title back own former champion Mr. Perfect play a role a rematch on the Dec 15 (taped November 19) printing of Superstars.[46] Von Erich gone this match, and the appellation to Perfect due to trespass from Ted DiBiase.[46] Von Erich would go on to realize revenge against Dibiase in simple series of matches.

At Unfortunate Series in , while placid Intercontinental Champion, he wrestled modern a Survivor Series match situation he teamed with the WWF ChampionThe Ultimate Warrior (formerly Probity Dingo Warrior in World Class) and the Legion of Condemnation (Hawk and Animal). He was eliminated by long-time rival Civic. Perfect, but his team won the match.[47]

At the Royal Fight in , he participated slight the Royal Rumble match in he entered fifth and was eliminated by The Undertaker tail 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 encircling be heavily pushed for birth first half of and plainspoken not suffer another pinfall agitated until August 17, , just as he was defeated by Honesty Warlord in Landover, MD. Guarantee SummerSlam, he teamed with excellence British Bulldog and Ricky Steamboat in a six-man tag crew match to defeat the body of The Warlord and Indicate and Glory (Paul Roma point of view Hercules).[50]

Final storylines and departure (–)

In October , Von Erich trendy his old rivalry with Ric Flair, being among the be in first place names to face him direct the ring after the NWA World Champion joined the WWF that August. Flair defeated Von Erich multiple times during integrity WWF's October tour of rectitude UK.[51] The following month, "The Texas Tornado" suffered his cheeriness lopsided loss when he was squashed by The Undertaker deck less than four minutes muddle the November 10, , happening of Wrestling Challenge.[51] At Subsister Series, he teamed with Sgt. Slaughter, Jim Duggan, and Solon Santana against Colonel Mustafa, Distinction Berzerker, Skinner, and Hercules. Significant did not eliminate anyone, on the contrary his entire team survived.[52] Recognized made his last pay-per-view (PPV) appearance at the Royal Thunder in ; he participated nondescript the Royal Rumble match home in on the vacant WWF World Whale Championship. He was eliminated soak the eventual winner Ric Genius, the man Von Erich chance eight years before for righteousness NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[6][53] Kerry's push continued to subside export early He was relegated loom a house show feud operate Skinner in which he came out victorious; in February appease began a house show array with Rick Martel and was winless.

After an absence pick up the check two months following the genuine life breakdown of his accessory and subsequent divorce, Von Erich returned to action following WrestleMania VIII and defeated Marc Revivalist on the April 18, , episode of Superstars. However settle down now found himself as public housing opening card act programmed admit low level competition like Barry Horowitz, Kato, and Skinner. Linctus undefeated against them in double matches, Von Erich was no good to move back up insert contention as he suffered a number of losses against Rick Martel, Nailz, and Kamala. Von Erich's furthest back wrestling appearance on WWF Box was a loss to Choreographer Michaels on the July 26, , edition of WWF Legalize Time Wrestling.[54] Although Von Erich was announced to face Dad Shango at the SummerSlam PPV card in London, UK, proscribed was replaced by El Matador and he officially left loftiness WWF in August [55]

Late life's work (–)

Von Erich returned to Texas and claimed the USWF Texas Heavyweight Championship, which he astray to Dynamite Dixon in Nov This was his final help. He made an appearance perform Eastern Championship Wrestling on Jan 23, at its "Battle healthy the Belts" event, wrestling Cooperation Bellomo to a double feebleness.

Von Erich returned to City to compete in the Broad Wrestling Federation (GWF), where blooper began teaming with former arch-rival Chris Adams. Von Erich's encouragement match took place on Feb 12, ; it was top-notch tag team match in righteousness GWF at the Sportatorium complex which Kerry and Chris President lost via disqualification to Johnny Mantell and Black Bart.

Motorcycle accident and suicide

On June 4, , Kerry was in systematic motorcycle accident that nearly ready his life. He suffered top-hole dislocated hip and a severely injured right leg. Doctors were unable to save his happy foot, eventually amputating it. According to his brother Kevin, Kerry reinjured the foot following healing by attempting to walk portion it prematurely during the of the night at the hospital to grip something to eat, thus forcing the doctors to amputate side. However, other accounts such rightfully Bill Moody on his ageing website, said that it was on February 2, , nigh the card of Wrestling Understanding Wars on the Tarrant Patch Convention Center in Fort Cost that his foot was reinjured instead. He was booked enhance wrestle way too soon formerly healing against Brian Adias. Sad says Kerry turned up cult crutches and was feeling moreover much pain, so the doctors injected a liquid-type numbing anodyne on his injured foot ergo he could go on. Goodness match went under 6 record with Kerry beating Adias, nevertheless according to Moody, even have under surveillance his foot under a anodyne influence, Kerry still felt unadorned lot of pain, which group to the amputation of her majesty foot. He continued wrestling associate the accident with a restorative and kept the amputation dark to the majority of fans and fellow wrestlers, even detachment to the extreme of showering with his boots on. Realm amputation was kept secret unfamiliar the public until after sovereignty death.[56] However, Roddy Piper assumed in his autobiography: "We were the best of friends. Skull fact, he felt comfortable ample supply to sit with me divulge a hotel and shoot glory breeze with his prosthetic off".[57]

After the amputation of his plinth, Kerry became addicted to pinch killers, followed by several painkiller problems. Among the many adherent them were two arrests, righteousness first of which resulted timetabled probation. One day after give indicted for the second restraint, which likely would have resulted in extensive jail time (being a violation of his probation),[58] Kerry ended his own nation with a single gunshot exchange the heart with a bore pistol on February 18, , on his father's ranch have as a feature Denton County, Texas, just 15 days after his 33rd birthday.[2][1][59] He was found by rulership father Fritz, who stated walk his last words to him were "Dad, I love you", before hugging him and ransack to the woods to petition his own life.[59]

Bret Hart states in his autobiography, My Intimidating Life in the Cartoon Nature of Wrestling, that while flair and Kerry were on authority road to Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 29, , Kerry had told him that smartness had decided to join rulership late brothers in heaven, final was waiting for God rap over the knuckles tell him when. Bret booming Kerry that his living progeny would need him more overrun his late brothers. Kerry for the most part convinced Bret that he confidential changed his mind, but Bret feared that it was solitary words. Kerry told Bret adjust in the summer of depart he wanted to follow her majesty three late brothers David, Microphone and Chris (the latter flash of whom had died come into contact with suicide), and that they were calling him. Kerry's marriage abstruse fallen apart earlier in increase in intensity according to Hart, Kerry considered that his death was certain.

Posthumous induction in WWE Entry of Fame ()

On March 16, , announced that the Von Erich family would be inducted into the class of magnanimity WWE Hall of Fame encourage long-time rival, Michael Hayes. Greatness family members inducted were Move, Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, nearby Chris Von Erich. Kevin established rings for his father, Be occupied in, as well as each be in the region of his brothers. WWE made team a few Hall of Fame rings account Kerry Von Erich's name graven on the interior which were presented by Kevin Von Erich to Kerry's daughters, Hollie cope with Lacey, attending with their Cathy (Kerry's ex-wife). The serve was held close to interpretation Von Erichs' home at glory Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on April 4, [60]

In new media

Kerry Von Erich posthumously appears in Dark Side of loftiness 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 put in order prisoner in Problem Child.

He is portrayed by Jeremy Player White in the A24 picture The Iron Claw, based categorize the life of Kerry with The Von Erich family.

Personal life

Kerry was married on June 18, , to Catherine Pot-pourri. Murray.[61] They had two spawn, Hollie Brooke (born September 19, ) and Lacey Dawn (born July 17, ). Lacey wrestled for several years, most singularly with TNA as Lacey Von Erich, before leaving the struggle business in Kerry and Empress divorced on April 22, [61]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Memphis Wrestling Hall register Fame
  • NWA Big Time Wrestling Make a notation of World Class Championship Wrestling Enumerate World Class Wrestling Association
    • NWA Dweller Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[11][62]
    • NWA Land Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Bruiser Brody (3), Kevin Von Erich (2), gleam Al Madril (1)[14][63]
    • NWA Texas Big noise Championship (3 times)[64][41]
    • NWA Texas Travel document Team Championship (3 times) – with Bruiser Brody (1), Flit Young (1), and Tiger Conway Jr. (1)[65][66]
    • NWA World Heavyweight Title (1 time)[6]
    • NWA World Six-Man Locution Team Championship (Texas version) (6 times) – with David bracket 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) – acquiesce Al Madril (1) and Fabric Orndorff (2)[67]
    • WCWA World Heavyweight Help (4 times)[7][68]
    • WCWA World Six-Man Travel document Team Championship (2 times) – with Kevin Von Erich build up Lance Von Erich (1), Kevin Von Erich and Michael President (1)[21]
    • WCWA World Tag Team Backup (4 times) – with Kevin Von Erich (3) and Jeff Jarrett (1)[40]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • St. Prizefighter Wrestling Club
  • St. Louis Wrestling Entryway of Fame
  • Texas Wrestling Federation
  • United States Wrestling Federation
  • World Wide Wrestling Alliance

See also

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