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Fritz Von Erich
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Ring name(s) Fritz Von Erich
Tetsu no Tsume (Iron Claw)
Billed height 6' 4" (1,93 m)
Billed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Born August 16, 1929(1929-08-16)
Jewett, Texas
Died September 10, 1997 (aged 68)
Billed from Denton, Texas
Trained by Stu Hart
Debut 1958
Retired 1982

Jack Barton Adkisson (August 16, 1929 - September 10, 1997) was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich wrestling family. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jewett is a city in Leon County, Texas, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. The Von Erich family is a Professional wrestling family Their actual birth names are "Adkisson" but every member of the family that went into the wrestling He was also the owner of the World Class Championship Wrestling territory. World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. [1]

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Career

Football career

Jack attended Southern Methodist University, where he threw discus and played football. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave He played one season of pro football for the Dallas Texans, and then tried the Canadian Football League. The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season 1952 with a record of 1–11 The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in He did play for the CFL for a while. While in Edmonton, he met legendary wrestler and trainer Stu Hart, and Hart decided to train and book Jack in his Klondike Wrestling promotion. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart CM ( May 3, 1915 – October 16, 2003) was a Canadian amateur wrestler By the end of the 1950s, Fritz Von Erich relocated to Buffalo, New York and would be a top drawing heel throughout the country due to his large size, ring skills and interview ability. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. However, in 1959 his oldest son Jack died of an accidental electrocution (his son was actually knocked unconscious after touching an exposed electrical wire and drowned when he landed face first in a puddle of melting snow), and he stopped traveling to the east coast, allowing former partner Waldo Von Erich to use the Von Erich name in the World Wide Wrestling Federation. "Electrocute" redirects here For the band see Electrocute (band. Walter Paul Sieber (born October 2 1933) was a Canadian professional wrestler under the Ring name Waldo Von Erich. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, The death hit Fritz hard, and he blamed himself for the incident, reasoning that he could have prevented the incident had he not been on the road so much. He had five other sons who eventually wrestled under the Von Erich name: Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike and Chris. Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15 1957) is a retired Professional wrestler under the Ring name Kevin Von Erich of the Von David Allen Adkisson ( July 22[[ 958]] – February 10[[ 984]] was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Kerry Gene Adkisson ( February 3 1960 &ndash February 18, 1993) He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class Michael Brent Adkisson ( March 2 1964 &ndash April 12 1987) was an American Professional wrestler under the Ring name Chris Adkisson ( September 30, 1969 &ndash September 12, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known under

1960s

Despite Jack, Jr. 's death, Adkisson continued to travel and wrestle. His major circuit was Sam Muchnick's NWA territorial stronghold in St. Louis, Missouri. Sam Muchnick ( August 22, 1905 - December 30, 1998) was an American Professional wrestling promoter from St The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent Professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA The St Louis Wrestling Club was a Professional wrestling promotion based in St He wrestled there until 1967, when he voluntarily left the territory after losing a match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against then-champion Gene Kiniski. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Eugene Nicholas Kiniski (born November 23 1928) better known as Gene Kiniski, is a retired Canadian Professional wrestler and [2] In the late 1960s, with Muchnick's backing, Adkisson became the promoter for the Dallas, Texas territory, effectively overseeing the Houston and San Antonio territories as well. [2]

Fritz was a huge star in Japan as well, and was a major part of rebuilding Japanese wrestling after the stabbing death of Rikidozan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Professional wrestling in Japan is commonly referred to as in Japanese, short for "professional better known as Rikidōzan ( Japanese: 力道山 Korean: 역도산 November 14, 1924 - December 15, 1963) He became a star due to his feuds with Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba, and his "Iron Claw" hold, which became one of the most popular wrestling moves in Japan. real name, born February 20, 1943) is a Professional wrestling promoter and retired Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial Shohei Baba ( Baba Shōhei, January 23 1938&ndashJanuary 31 1999 was a Professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling.

National Wrestling Alliance

He was considered a top contender to be voted NWA World Tag Team Champion with his son David, but then-champions Gene and Ole Anderson were very vocal in their dislike of " gimmick" wrestlers and the board of directors did not want the champion to have an obviously fictional ring name. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Tag Team Championship is the premier Tag team title within the NWA framework Gene Anderson (born 1939 in Saint Paul Minnesota - October 31 1991) was an American Professional wrestler Alan Robert Rogowski (born September 22 1942) better known by his Ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired Professional wrestler Jack offered to wrestle under his real name when he was up again for a possible title reign in the 1970s but again, the board of directors voted it down. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In 1975, Adkisson became president of the NWA, after Sam Muchnick gave up the position, even though he continued to wrestle in his own promotion, which other members of the board of directors found as a conflict of interest. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His time as president was seen as the time when the World Heavyweight Championship was devalued and unity within the NWA was damaged.

Retirement

In 1982, he held his first retirement match against King Kong Bundy in the newly renamed World Class Championship Wrestling promotion, based in Dallas. Chris Pallies (born November 7 1957) is an American professional wrestler, and Actor. World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. The promotion was known for its high production values, use of entrance music and the use of television syndication. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through The promotion was one of the most successful territories in the United States, with major draws like his sons, the Fabulous Freebirds, Christopher Adams, Abdullah the Butcher, Bruiser Brody, Gino Hernandez and Rick Rude. The Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking Professional wrestling Tag team that attained fame in the 1980s performing into the 1990s This article is about the Wrestler, for the Cricketer, see Christopher Adams (cricketer Christopher Adams ( February 10 Larry Shreve (born Lawrence Robert Shreve on January 11 1941) best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times the Madman from Charles Wolfe ( August 14, 1957 - February 1, 1986) was a Professional wrestler better known by his ring name Gino Hernandez Richard E Rood ( December 7 1958 – April 20 1999) better known by his Ring name "Ravishing" By the end of the eighties, the promotion's talent pool was thin and it was eventually merged with Jerry Jarrett's Memphis promotion to create the United States Wrestling Association. Jerry W Jarrett (born September 4, 1942 in Nashville Tennessee) is an American promoter and former professional wrestler Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a Professional wrestling promotional organization based in Memphis Tennessee.

Within a 10-year span, four of the remaining five Adkisson sons died premature deaths:

Kevin is the only survivor of the Adkisson sons.

Death

Fritz's wife Doris divorced him in 1992, and he died of brain and lung cancer on September 10, 1997 aged 68. [3]

In wrestling

In the late 1950s, his move was "The Claw. Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. " When he was going to take out his opponent, Fritz would hold him down on the canvas, hold up his own hand high over his head and look to the crowd to tell him use "The Claw. " Fritz would then lower his hand, grab hold of the opponent's face and grasp it tightly till he gave up. At that point, Fritz would find it difficult to release "The Claw" and it would be necessary for the referee and managers to help get the hand released and the downed wrestler would then stagger out of the ring.

  • "Tetsu no Tsume" ("The Iron Claw")

Championships and accomplishments

Popular Culture

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Notes

  1. ^ Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p. 129)
  2. ^ a b Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Newsletter, January 9, 2008
  3. ^ Fritz Von Erich dead at 68. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. Slam! Sports (September 11, 1997). Retrieved on 2007-05-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
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References

See also

Preceded by
Sam Muchnick		 President of the National Wrestling Alliance
1975–1976		 Succeeded by
Edward Gossett
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