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Von Erich family
American professional wrestling family
"The Von Erichs" redirects here. For the current tag team also using that name, see Marshall and Ross Von Erich.
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). Fritz, who wrestled from 1953 to his retirement in 1982, took on the German-sounding name as part of his wrestling gimmick (i.e. in-ring persona), as he originally portrayed a Nazi heel.
Fritz and his wife Doris had six children between 1952 and 1969, all sons. Their firstborn Jack Jr., died at age six; all their surviving sons grew up to become professional wrestlers. By the time Fritz died of cancer in 1997 at age 68, five of his sons had predeceased him: In addition to Jack Jr., who drowned in a freak accident in 1959, son David died from enteritis in 1984 at age 25, and Mike, Chris, and Kerry all died by suicide, respectively in 1987 at age
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Chris Von Erich
Class of 2009 (Posthumous)
Class of 2009 (Posthumous)
Ring names
Chris Von Erich
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Born
September 30, 1969(1969-09-30)
Died
September 12, 1991 (aged 21)
Career[]
The smallest and youngest of the Von Erich family, all Chris wanted to be was a wrestler. He was the youngest son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich. His brothers, Mike, David, Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. He grew up working cameras and doing other odd jobs backstage for WCCW.
He became a wrestler in 1990, but faced numerous issues. Aside from drug problems similar to his much older brothers, his asthma held him back and his bones were so brittle that he would often break them while performing simple wrestling maneuvers. He stayed with it as much as he could, and even had a small feud with Percy Pringle in the USWA. Chris tagged with both his brother Kevin and longtime ally Chris Adams in s
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Ring the Damn Bell
Brian Damage
Most fans are already well versed on the many tragedies of the Von Erich family throughout the years. The combination of their rock star lifestyles and the insane amount of pressure to live up to the Von Erich name certainly caught up to them. Whether it was drugs, alcohol or the desire to make their father Fritz proud…each of the Von Erich tragedies have there own story. The one brother who isn’t nearly discussed enough is the youngest of the clan. Chris Adkisson aka Chris Von Erich’s demise is one of the saddest of all.
He was born Christopher Barton Adkisson on September 30, 1969, the youngest son of Fritz and Doris Adkisson. Growing up, Chris had suffered from severe asthma and the medication to combat that, caused him to have brittle bones. He was the “runt of the Von Erich litter” so to speak, only growing to 5 feet 5 inches and weighing approximately 175 to 180 pounds. Despite the shortcomings he had physically, Chris was perhaps the most passionate about the sport of professional wrestling having
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