Photo: UnknownUnknown for Wrestling 87 Magazine / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kerry Von Erich's story stays with me as one of wrestling's great heartbreaks. He had everything the business rewards: a 191-centimeter sculpted frame, a famous name, and raw charisma that made Texas crowds erupt. Yet his life reads like a warning about what the industry consumes. Wrestling on a hidden prosthetic foot after his motorcycle accident was both astonishing professionalism and a symptom of a family that never knew how to stop. Dead at 33, enshrined in the WWE Hall of Fame, he embodies the Von Erich paradox of maximum glory and maximum loss. I cannot watch his matches without feeling both awe and grief.
Overview
Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3, 1960 – February 18, 1993), better known by his ring name Kerry Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler. He was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers. He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), where he spent the first 11 years of his career, and his time in World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the r…
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kerry Von Erich
- Name (Japanese)
- ケリー・フォン・エリック
- Reading
- けりー・ふぉん・えりっく
- Born
- February 3, 1960 – February 18, 1993
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Niagara Falls, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- WWE Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Professional wrestler — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.