- Born
- Birth nameKevin Ross Adkisson
- Nickname
- Kevin Von Erich
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- At his best when he wrestled with his brothers, Kevin Von Erich's victories most often came while performing as a tag team with Kerry, David, and Mike. Kevin largely retired from wrestling after losing his brothers, leaving the ring as an individual competitor in 1995.
The only surviving member of his immediate family, Kevin has rejected the existence of a Von Erich curse. Kevin has frequently told the story of his lost family through interviews and documentary appearances. Two of his sons wrestle, as their father and uncles before them, as a tag team. The Von Erich family inspired the 2023 film The Iron Claw, directed by Sean Durkin and starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson as Kevin, Kerry, and David Von Erich, respectively.
- IMDb mini biography by: Robert Riley
- SpousePam Adkisson(August 1, 1980 - present) (4 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesDavid Von Erich(Sibling)Mike Von Erich(Sibling)Chris Von Erich(Sibling)Lacey Von Erich(Niece or Nephew)Kerry Von Erich(Sibling)
- Wrestled barefoot
- The Iron Claw
- Wrestled in bare feet.
- He is the only surviving member of the von Erich dynasty. He credits his being married and thus having direction may have saved him from the same fate as his brothers.
- Moved to the island on Kauai in Hawaii with the rest of his family and his mother.
- His brothers Kerry, Mike and Chris all committed suicide. Kerry and Chris both shot themselves, and Mike overdosed on sleeping pills and alcohol.
- Was well known for competing in the ring barefoot.What was less well known was the fact that when we wrestled in the Texas area,there was an "unwritten rule"that his opponents were not allowed to stamp on his feet.
- Today he owns a Black Angus cattle ranch in North Texas.
- Rick Rude(famous "heel"pro wrestler who feuded with Kevin Von Erich in the mid 1980s'):"I've never seen ANYTHING as tawdry and disgusting as Kevin Von Erichs bare feet.If I stamp on his feet,I get disqualified;if he dropkicks me and blinds me with his toes,nothing happens!"
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