Chris Von Erich
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Chris Adkisson (September 30, 1969 – September 12, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known the ring name Chris Von Erich of the famous Von Erich family.
[edit] Career
The smallest and least athletic of the Von Erich family, all Chris wanted to be was a wrestler. He was the youngest son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich. His brothers, Mike, David, Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. He grew up working cameras and doing other odd jobs backstage for WCCW.
He became a wrestler in 1990, but faced numerous problems. Aside from drug problems similar to his much older brothers, his asthma held him back and his bones were so brittle that he would often break them while performing simple wrestling maneuvers. He stayed with it as much as he could, and even had a small feud with Percy Pringle in the USWA.
Frustrated and depressed over the deaths of his brothers (Mike in particular, whom he idolized) along with his inability to excel in the wrestling business, Chris shot himself in the head on September 12, 1991 at the age of 21.
[edit] Profile
- Height: 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
- Weight: 160 lb (73 kg)
- Birthday: September 30, 1969
- Hometown: Denton, Texas
- Trained by: Fritz Von Erich
- Finishing/signature move(s): The Claw
