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Kerry Von Erich

Nickname: The Modern Day Warrior, The Texas Tornado, Tiger Claw

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 254 lbs

From: Denton County, TX

Birthday: Feb 3rd

Pro Debut: July 31, 1978

Aliases: Cosmic Cowboy #2; Texas Tornado

Feds Worked For: AWA, MSW, NWA, USWA, WCCW, WCW92, WWF, Continental Wrestling Federation (AL), GWF, IWA, NWA-Eastern (PA), USWF (TX), WWWA (PA),

Finisher: The Iron Claw

Signature Moves: Discus Punch

Career Highlights: -NWA American Champion (5x)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (7x; 2 w/ Bruiser Brody; 2 w/ Kevin Von Erich; 1 each w/ El Halcon, Terry Orndorff, & Al Madril)
-NWA Missouri Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Bruiser Brody, Tiger Conway Jr., & Sweet Brown Sugar)
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (3x, 1 w/ Terry Orndorff, 2 w/ Al Madril)
-NWA World Champion
-USWA Texas Champion (3x)
-USWF Texas Champion
-WCCW All-Asian Tag Team Champion(w/ David Von Erich)
-WCCW World Champion (4x)
-WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (8x; 3 w/ Kevin Von Erich & Mike Von Erich; 2 w/ Kevin Von Erich & David Von Erich; 1 each w/ Kevin Von Erich & Brian Adias, Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich, and Kevin Von Erich & Michael Hayes)
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (4x; 3 w/ Kevin Von Erich; 1 w/ Jeff Jarrett)
-WWF Intercontinental Champion
-WWWA Champion

Affiliates: Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, Fritz Von Erich, Bruiser Brody, Lance Von Erich, Al Madril, El Halcon, Terry Orndorff, Sweet Brown Sugar, Brian Adias, Tiger Conway Jr., Woman

Notable Feuds: Gino Hernandez, Gary Hart, Chris Adams, Ric Flair, Mr. Perfect, The Fabulous Freebirds, Jerry Lawler, Brian Adias, Jimmy Garvin

Other Facts: -Son of pro wrestler Fritz Von Erich
-Father of pro wrestler Lacey Von Erich and pro wrestling personality Hollie Von Erich
-Brother of pro wrestlers Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, & Mike Von Erich
-Uncle of pro wrestlers Ross Von Erich and Marshall Von Erich
-Former brother-in-law of pro wrestler Shaun Simpson (their wives were sisters)
-Formerly related to pro wrestlers Sammy Cohen and Steve Simpson by marriage.
-Billed as the nephew of pro wrestler Waldo Von Erich. According to some sources, they were distantly related through marriage (Waldo was a distant cousin of Fritz's wife, Doris), but that cannot be confirmed or denied at this time.
-Lance Von Erich was originally billed as Kerry's cousin when Lance started in WCCW
-Born in Niagra Falls, NY but raised in Denton, TX
-Broke his own father's junior world record in discus while in high school
-Commonly believed to have qualified for the 1980 Olympics in discus, but the United States boycotted the Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. This story is actually false.
-Lost to Gary Hart by DQ in his debut match
-Appeared in the movie “Problem Child”
-According the Jim Cornette, Kerry was considered for the role of Ivan Drago in “Rocky IV”
-Was in a motorcycle accident in 1986 and had to get a prosthetic foot because of it. He wrestled with the prosthetic foot until the end of his life.
-Was a minority owner in the USWA.
-Wrestled his last match on January 23, 1993, going to a double DQ against Salvatore Bellomo
-Voted Most Popular Wrestler by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1984
-Won the Match of Year Award as voted by the readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 1984 (vs. Ric Flair)
-Ranked # 40 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 190 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Passed away on February 18, 1993 at the age of 33 by committing suicide, taking his own life with a self inflicted gunshot wound. At the time of his death, he was facing jail time for violating his parole.
-Buried at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, TX along side his father Fritz and his brothers David, Mike, and Chris
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (w/ Fritz Von Erich, Chris Von Erich, David Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, & Mike Von Erich as The Von Erichs) in 2009