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   Jack Barton Adkisson Sr. (August 16, 1929 – September 10, 1997), better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family.

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3. parade.com › movies › what-happened-to-the-von-erichWhat Happened to the Von Erich Parents? - Parade

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   Dec 22, 2023 · Fritz Von Erich was a pioneer of professional wrestling who founded World Class Championship Wrestling and popularized the iron claw hold. He had six sons, five of whom became wrestlers and died young, while he survived lung cancer and was buried with his family.

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   May 13, 2024 · Learn about the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a legendary wrestling clan led by Fritz Von Erich, who lost his firstborn son and six other members to various causes. The Iron Claw, a 2023 movie on Max, dramatizes their story and features Zac Efron and Lily James.

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     Fritz Von Erich interview on Parade Of Champions. WCCW 1984

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     Michael Hayes confronts Fritz Von Erich. WCCW 1984

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6. www.britannica.com › art › Who-were-the-Von-ErichVon Erich wrestling family | Brothers, Facts, & Movie

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   May 10, 2024 · Fritz Von Erich retired from wrestling in 1982, but his surname and his signature move remained. He also served as president of World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), a local wrestling federation in Dallas. Five of Fritz’s sons—David, Mike, Kerry, Chris, and Kevin—followed him into the ring.

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   Dec 22, 2023 · Fritz Von Erich was a Nazi “heel” — a deliberate wrestling villain — often billed in newspapers as a “Storm Trooper” from Stuttgart who subdued his rivals with his trademark move, the ...

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   Dec 19, 2023 · Learn how Fritz Von Erich transformed his Texas wrestling promotion into a pro wrestling gold mine with his sons and the Von Erich family. Discover the innovations, feuds, and tragedies that shaped WCCW and influenced the industry.

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   How many sons did Fritz Von Erich have?

   • While Fritz Von Erich was a wrestler himself, he is perhaps famous today for fathering six sons, five of whom were also wrestlers. He was also a successful promoter, founding Big Time Wrestling, which later became World Class Championship Wrestling, in 1966.

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   Who was Fritz Von Erich?

   • Returning to Texas, he began wrestling at the Sportatorium in Dallas as the ring character Fritz Von Erich, a villainous Nazi from Berlin that crowds hated and promoters loved. Soon after, he added his signature attack the Iron Claw, in which the hulking figure grabbed and squeezed the temples of his opponent with one hand to devastating effect.

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   How did Fritz Von Erich become famous?

   • Fueled by the death of his firstborn child, professional wrestler Fritz Von Erich worked to mold his five younger sons into star athletes so that nothing—or no one—could ever hurt them. Along the way, the brothers built inseparable bonds and became one of wrestling’s most iconic dynasties.

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   Did Fritz Von Erich turn a federation into a pro wrestling gold mine?

   • Fritz Von Erich turned his federation—and his family—into a pro wrestling gold mine. This is the story of the impactful Texas promotion where a lot of A24’s upcoming film, ‘The Iron Claw,’ took place.

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    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 family. He was also the owner of the World Class Championship Wrestling territory.