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The event was held by WCCW promoter Fritz Von Erich in memory of his son David Von Erich that had died in February, 1984. As a result of Kerry Von Erich's victory over the One Man Gang, manager Gary Hart had his head shaved bald. If Kerry lost, Fritz would have to come out of retirement and face One Man Gang one-on-one.
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]
On May 5, 1985, he lost to Kerry Von Erich in a hair vs hair match at the 2nd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions where he started sporting a mohawk. He lost to Bruiser Brody in a chain match at Christmas Star Wars 1985. Also lost to Brody again on two occasions a in a steel cage match on January 26 and 27, 1986.
Mark Lewin, Killer Tim Brooks and One Man Gang: July 7, 1985: WCCW show Reno, Nevada 1 57 Defeated Kevin and Kerry Von Erich with Mike being unable to work the match. [1] [2] 13 Brian Adias, Kevin (7) and Kerry Von Erich (6) September 2, 1985: Labor Day Star Wars: Ft. Worth, Texas 1 123 Defeated Mark Lewin, One Man Gang, and Jack Victory. [1 ...
The Von Erich family was wrestling royalty in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s until tragedy struck. By the time Fritz Von Erich died in 1997, five of his six sons preceded him in death.
New film from writer-director Sean Durkin is based on real-life wrestlers the Von Erich family The Iron Claw: The tragic story behind Zac Efron-fronted wrestling drama Skip to main content
In September, Kevin Von Erich launched a one-man show called “Stories from the Top Rope,” where he shared stories from his legendary career as a pro wrestler along with his brothers Kerry and ...
WCCW promoter Fritz Von Erich. WCCW was originally known as Big Time Wrestling and, until the late 1970s, was dominated by its owner, Fritz Von Erich. In 1966, Von Erich and Ed McLemore-owner of the Dallas Sportatorium- bought out the Dallas/Fort Worth Wrestling Office, breaking away from Houston Wrestling Office, which was managed by Paul Boesch.