Kevin von Erich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin von Erich
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	May 15, 1957(1957-05-15)
Age	67
Birthplace	Belleville
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Taurus

Kevin von Erich Biography

Kevin von Erich is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on May 15, 1957 in Belleville, Illinois, United States. One of the five von Erich brothers of the prominent wrestling family.

His brother Kerry von Erich was a WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

Adkisson is the last surviving son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich and had four brothers who wrestled, David, Kerry, Mike and Chris, as well as an older brother, Jack, who died in 1959.

Kevin started wrestling as Kevin Von Erich in 1976. He spent most of his career wrestling for his father’s promotion, World Class Championship Wrestling. Kevin’s natural athletic ability and good looks made him one of the promotion’s biggest stars. He achieved great success in the company both as a singles and tag team wrestler, often participating in many of the company’s high-profile feuds. Kevin was also known for wrestling barefoot, highly unusual in a sport where almost all wrestlers wear high-topped boots. World Class announcers often jokingly referred to him as “The Barefoot Boy” on WCCW broadcasts. Kevin later admitted in an interview that he never set out to wrestle barefoot, but that before one of his matches someone hid his boots as a joke, and he wasn’t able to find them before his match, so just went out barefoot to wrestle, and it later became his trademark. Contrary to popular belief, he wore boots in matches in his early career, including his debut match against Paul Perschmann aka Playboy Buddy Rose and in a match against Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Kevin was a big fan of Snuka’s, who also wrestled barefoot, and Kevin often performed a moved similar to Snuka’s flying body splash from the top rope, which Snuka calls The Superfly.

Tragically, he became the last surviving member of the Von Erich wrestling family.

Kevin von Erich Net Worth

Kevin von Erich is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin von Erich 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After playing football at North Texas State, he began performing in his father’s World Class Championship Wrestling promotion.

Becoming one of the WCCW’s biggest stars, he had feuds with stars like Chris Adams that resulted in actual violence.

Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kevin Von Erich. A member of the Von Erich Family, Von Erich is best known for his appearances with his father’s World Class Championship Wrestling promotion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kevin von Erich height 6 feet 3 inches Kevin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kevin von Erich Dating?

According to our records, Kevin von Erich married to Pam Adkisson. As of December 1, 2023, Kevin von Erich’s is not dating anyone.

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In early 1982, the Fabulous Freebirds, consisting of Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts, left Georgia Championship Wrestling after meeting WCCW booker Gary Hart at a show. Appearing in World Class, the trio instantly became fan favorites due to a combination of their unique talents and chemistry as well as their close friendship with the Von Erichs. All three rose quickly through the ranks and in late November 1982, Hayes and Gordy defeated the team of King Kong Bundy and Wild Bill Irwin for the NWA American Tag Team Championship.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin von Erich celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.

During that time, Kevin competed very little; other than wrestling in other independent cards promoted by either himself, Chris Adams or Gary Hart. Kevin did not participate at all in the August 4, 1989 card in which World Class formally became USWA Texas, while brother Kerry, who competed on the card earlier, reportedly left the Sportatorium shortly after his match. Kevin however did help out a young Steve Austin increase his abilities in the ring during this time, and considers Austin as one of his friends to this day.

How many Von Erichs are still alive?

Kevin Von Erich is the only surviving Von Erich left from the six brothers. He is still alive today and recently inducted his family into the 2009 WWE Hall of Fame in Houston, Texas and how fitting it was to put the family were it belonged in there hometown.

What happened to Chris Von Erich?

Death. On September 12, 1991, at about 9 P.M., Chris was found by his brother Kevin and mother outside of their family farm in Edom, suffering from a self-inflicted 9mm gunshot wound to the head.

Where is Kevin Von Erich?

Kevin Von Erich was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 as a member of the Von Erich family. He lives in Hawaii with his family and owns an investment business.

Are any Von Erichs still wrestling?

Marshall and Ross Von Erich are an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of brothers Marshall and Ross Adkisson. They are the sons of Kevin Von Erich. They are currently signed to Major League Wrestling , where they are former World Tag Team Champions.

What is the curse of the Von Erichs?

Headed by one of the 60s biggest heels, Fritz Von Erich, the family saw five of their six children – all boys – die prematurely. Jack Jr. was the youngest, at only six years old, when he drowned in a puddle after being electrocuted. The other five all followed their father into pro wrestling, but the curse continued.