Lance Von Erich

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William Kevin Vaughn was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Lance Von Erich.

1 Career
2 Profile
3 Championships/Accomplishments
4 See also

[edit] Career

Vaughn started wresting in the NWA's Pacific Northwest territory as Ricky Vaughn in1984. He was one of the top babyface wrestlers there and feuded with Bobby Jaggers.

In October 1985, when Mike Von Erich was unable to wrestle due to toxic shock syndrome, Vaughn went to World Class Championship Wrestling to take his place in the feud against the Fabulous Freebirds. He adopted the name Lance Von Erich and was billed as the son of Fritz Von Erich's "brother" Waldo. In reality, neither Vaughn nor Waldo was related to the Adkisson family.

Vaughn quit teaming with the Adkissons by late 1986 and took on Dingo Warrior as his partner; the pair briefly held the WCCW tag team championship. When his demands for more money in 1987 were not met by Fritz, Vaughn jumped to WCCW's territorial rival Wild West Wrestling without giving notice, and in a rare breach of kayfabe, Vaughn's non-relationship to the family was exposed by Fritz on television in retaliation. Because the Von Erich surname was a registered trademark, Vaughn wrestled under the ring name Fabulous Lance after leaving World Class.

Vaughn subsequently wrestled in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, then relocated to South Africa.