Fritz Von Erich
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| Jack Adkisson | |||
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| Ring Names | Fritz Von Erich Tetsu no Tsume (Iron Claw) | ||
| Height | 6' 4" (1,93 m) | ||
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||
| Born | August 16, 1929 | ||
| Jewett, Texas | |||
| Died: | September 10, 1997 (68) | ||
| Dallas, Texas, USA | |||
| Resides | N/A | ||
| Billed from | Denton, Texas | ||
| Trained by | Stu Hart | ||
| Debut | 1958 | ||
| Retired | 1982 | ||
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 wrestling family.
Championships and accomplishments
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- National
- NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Waldo Von Erich
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Karl Krupp
- NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (4 times)
- NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit Version) (3 times)
- Regional
- NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (2 times)
- NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) (1 time) - with Hans Hermann
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas Version) (2 times) - with Killer Karl Kox (1) and Duke Keomuka (1)
- PWI ranked him # 207 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- WCCW American Heavyweight Championship (16 times)
- WCCW American Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Billy Red Lyons (1), Grizzly Smith (1), Fred Curry (1), Dan Miller (1), and Dean Ho (1)
- WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kevin & Mike Von Erich
- Other titles
- Amarillo International Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Toronto Canadian open Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Karl Von Schober (2) and Gene Kiniski (1)
- World Heavyweight Championship (Wequetequock version) (2 times)
