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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fritz_Von_ErichFritz Von Erich - Wikipedia

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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. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was the owner of World Class Championship Wrestling.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Von_Erich_familyVon Erich family - Wikipedia

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   Family patriarch Fritz Von Erich, 1976. Fritz Von Erich was born Jack Barton Adkisson on August 16, 1929, in Jewett, Texas. Originally trained by Stu Hart, Fritz became a top star in many National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotions, most notably in St. Louis and in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW).

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   Dec 22, 2023 · 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,...

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     Fritz Von Erich locks The Iron Claw on Bobby Brown

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7. www.theringer.com › wwe › 2023/12/22The Lives and Legacies of the Von Erichs - The Ringer

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   Dec 22, 2023 · The Lives and Legacies of the Von Erichs. How the real family at the center of the new film ‘The Iron Claw’ made wrestling history—amid tragedy. By David Shoemaker Dec 22, 2023, 6:30am EST ...

8. www.theringer.com › wwe › 2023/12/19The Legacy of World Class Championship Wrestling - The Ringer

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   Dec 19, 2023 · 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 ...

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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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   When did Von Erich become a wrestler?

   • Von Erich began his wrestling career portraying a Nazi but was working as a babyface by the late 1960s, becoming a top star in the territory through the ’70s. In 1982, the promotion—then known as Big Time Wrestling—changed its name to World Class Championship Wrestling in concert with the beginning of a new television show on Channel 39 in Dallas.

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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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10. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › the-iron-claw-vonThe Iron Claw: The Real-Life Von Erich Tragedies You Don’t ...

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    Dec 22, 2023 · Fritz was out of town on a wrestling trip [when] Jackie, then 7, touched a live wire while he was playing in the trailer park. Electrocuted, he fell down face first in a puddle of melting snow and ...

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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.