David Adkisson

David Allen Adkisson was a professional wrestler famous under the name of David Von Erich. He was the son of Fritz Von Erich and the brother of Kerry, Kevin, Mike and Chris. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links David_von_erich. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links David_von_erich. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bruno Sammartino puts the pressure on Stan The Man Stasiak. ... Fritz Von Erich Jack Barton Adkisson was a professional wrestler under the name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the tragically famous Von Erich wrestling family. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kerry Von Erich Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3, 1960 - February 18, 1993) was an American professional wrestler under the name Kerry Von Erich, and part of the famous Von Erich wrestling family. ... He was on WWE Homecoming last night, on USA Kevin Ross Adkisson was a professional wrestler. ... Mike Von Erich Michael Brent Adkisson (born on March 2, 1964 in Dallas, Texas; died April 12, 1987), was a professional wrestler under the name Mike Von Erich. ... Chris von Erich Chris Adkisson (September 30, 1969 - September 12, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known by his stage name of Chris von Erich. ...

Profile

• Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
• Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
• Birthday: July 22, 1958
• Hometown: Denton, Texas
• Date of Death: February 10, 1984 (*Drug Overdose-Readers should know that this speculation based on rumors by the authors part and not in anyway proven to be true. acute enteritis is listed as the official cause of death on Davids Death Certificate)
• Trained by: Fritz Von Erich
• Professional debut: 1976
• Previous Identities: David von Erich, "Yellow Rose of Texas"
• Finishing/Signature Move(s): The Iron Claw

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Career

David Von Erich, the "Yellow Rose of Texas", was the son of Fritz Von Erich. David was the second oldest wrestling son and he was the one that everybody thought would win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. He often wrestled Ric Flair for that title. The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a title in the simulated sporting events of professional wrestling. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ric Flair on WWE Raw. ...

David was a high school basketball star and a football player at Lake Dallas High School. He won a scholarship to North Texas State University to play basketball and football. David dropped out to pursue a wrestling career that he had started in 1977. Jump to: navigation, search The University of North Texas, located in Denton, Texas, was founded in 1890 by Joshua C. Chilton as Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute. ...

He was a huge star in WCCW and he had a huge feud with Jimmy Garvin. He won a match where Garvin and his valet Sunshine would have to be his slaves for a day. He had a ranch, so they cleaned the horse stalls, washed the horses, etc. It made for good TV, and the WCCW fans loved David for it. He also feuded with the Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts), with his brothers, Kevin and Kerry. They had many exciting six-man matches and helped to make those type of matches popular in the United States. World Class Championship Wrestling was a popular regional professional wrestling federation run out of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. ... Jimmy Garvin & Precious Jimmy Garvin (born James Williams on September 25, 1957 in Tampa, Florida) was a professional wrestler. ... Sunshine Valerie French was a professional wrestling valet better known as Sunshine. ... The Fabulous Freebirds The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team that usually consisted of three wrestlers. ... Michael P.S. Hayes Michael P.S. Hayes (born Michael Seitz on March 29, 1959 in Marietta, Georgia), is a former professional wrestler famous for his group, The Fabulous Freebirds. ... Terry Bam Bam Gordy Terry Gordy was a professional wrestler who was most famous for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds. ... Buddy Jack Roberts Dale Hey was a professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts. ...

The cause of David's death was reported to the mainstream media as acute enteritis, (*but it has been widely reported in the wrestling media that he died of a drug overdose, and that the variety of drugs found in his hotel room at the time of his death (including his supply of Placidyl) were disposed of before the police were called. Once again heresay and speculation) Fritz was concerned that a drug overdose would harm the reputation of his family and wrestling promotion, which he had aggressively promoted with a "clean-cut" image. Sadly, that image would be betrayed with the subsequent suicides of David's brothers Mike, Chris, and Kerry. Ethchlorvynol is a sedative and hypnotic drug. ...

On May 6, 1984, David's brother Kerry defeated Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It was a tribute to David, who had been scheduled to win the title from Flair before his death. May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ...

Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA World Tag-Team Champion (Texas version) (with Kevin von Erich)
• 1-time NWA North American Tag Team Champion (with Dory Funk, Jr.)

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

• 1-time AJPW United National Champion
• 2-time AJPW All Asia Tag-Team Champion (with Kevin von Erich)

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Florida Championship Wrestling

• 1-time NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA Florida Television Champion

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World Class Championship Wrestling

• 2-time WCCW 6-Man Tag-Team Champion (with Kevin von Erich & Kerry von Erich)
• 8-time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time NWA American Tag-Team Champion (with Kevin von Erich)
• 2-time NWA Texas Tag-Team Champion (with Kevin von Erich)

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 58 of the 500 best wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 23 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with any combination of him and his brothers, Kerry & Kevin Von Erich.
• David was awarded the 1984 PWI Editor's Award due to his death.

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External links

• Official Family Site: http://www.vonerich.com/