Christopher Barton Adkisson (September 30, 1969 â€" September 12,
1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring
name Chris Von Erich of the Von Erich family.The smallest and youngest
of the Von Erich family, Chris aspired to be a wrestler. He was the
youngest son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich. His brothers, Mike, David,
Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. He grew up working
cameras and doing other odd jobs backstage for World Class
Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He had minor involvement in angles in
the 1980s. He performed run-ins to aid his brothers against The
Fabulous Freebirds. Chris also smashed Buddy Roberts across the back
with a chair, and tackled Gino Hernandez at the Cotton Bowl in 1985
while escaping from having his hair shaved off following a tag-team
loss at the hands of the Von Erichs.He became a full-fledged wrestler
in 1990. He had a small feud with Percy Pringle in the United States
Wrestling Association (USWA). Chris tagged with both his brother Kevin
and longtime ally Chris Adams in several tag team matches against
Pringle and Steve Austin; however, he would face only Pringle whenever
he was in the ring, and allow his more-experienced partner (Kevin or
Adams) to battle Austin. Despite his lack of athleticism, Chris was
supported by fans, who would often yell "GO, CHRIS, GO!" during his
matches.Chris grew up with his brothers on 500 acres in Texas. He was
the smallest of the brothers at 5'5" and 175 pounds.
1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring
name Chris Von Erich of the Von Erich family.The smallest and youngest
of the Von Erich family, Chris aspired to be a wrestler. He was the
youngest son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich. His brothers, Mike, David,
Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. He grew up working
cameras and doing other odd jobs backstage for World Class
Championship Wrestling (WCCW). He had minor involvement in angles in
the 1980s. He performed run-ins to aid his brothers against The
Fabulous Freebirds. Chris also smashed Buddy Roberts across the back
with a chair, and tackled Gino Hernandez at the Cotton Bowl in 1985
while escaping from having his hair shaved off following a tag-team
loss at the hands of the Von Erichs.He became a full-fledged wrestler
in 1990. He had a small feud with Percy Pringle in the United States
Wrestling Association (USWA). Chris tagged with both his brother Kevin
and longtime ally Chris Adams in several tag team matches against
Pringle and Steve Austin; however, he would face only Pringle whenever
he was in the ring, and allow his more-experienced partner (Kevin or
Adams) to battle Austin. Despite his lack of athleticism, Chris was
supported by fans, who would often yell "GO, CHRIS, GO!" during his
matches.Chris grew up with his brothers on 500 acres in Texas. He was
the smallest of the brothers at 5'5" and 175 pounds.
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