Heroes of World Class

Heroes of World Class

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In 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were known around the world. A small Dallas based promotion running out of a shack of a venue, the Sportatorium, World Class was one of the most syndicated television programs in America, making the Von Erichs household names. Run by legendary wrestler Fritz Von Erich, a.k.a. Jack Adkinsson, World Class made his oldest sons, Kevin, David and Kerry, three of hte biggest stars in the world of wrestling. Little did anyone know that just as the Von Erichs and World Class were reaching worldwide stardom they would begin a downfall that would cast a full eclipse on their meteoric rise to fame. Directed by Brian Harrison who, as a ten year old in 1983, watched on television as wrestling's world of staged combat between good and evil took a sharp turn into a surreal and tragic reality.

Kevin Von Erich

Kerry Von Erich

Fritz Von Erich

David Von Erich

Mike Von Erich

Chris Von Erich

Gary Williams

Jim Wehba

John Lusk

Mickey Grant

Bill Mercer

Marc Lowrance

David Manning

Frank Goodish

Michael Seitz

Terry Gordy

Dale Hey

Chris Adams

Charles Wolfe

James Williams

Richard Fliehr

Harley Race

James Harris

Akihisa Mera

Dewey Robertson

Masashi Ozawa

Scott Irwin

Barney Irwin

Chris Pallies

Ken Lusk

King Parsons Jr.

Valerie French

Patti Williams

Nickla Roberts

Jim Cornette

Dennis Condrey

Bobby Eaton

Tom Couch

James Hines

Sylvester Ritter

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Bronko Lubich

Bill Apter