Kerry Von Erich

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.

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

Height

191 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler / actor

Awards & achievements

• WWE Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF

Tags

• New York
• professional wrestler
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.