Kerry, after an hour or so, returned to the ring to face Perez but lost the match due to outside interference from Hart. Adams lost that match by DQ when he hit Taylor with the mask. Adams had the match won, but picked Hernandez up twice to dish out more punishment, and while he was arguing with the referee, Hernandez grabbed the hair cream and threw the contents in Adams' face, thus "blinding" him. In May 2018, Imperial Wrestling Revolution, an Oklahoma-based independent wrestling promotion, announced they had changed their name to World Class Revolution in honor of World Class Championship Wrestling, with the blessing of Kevin Von Erich and the Von Erich family. This was necessary in reality because the Adkissons owned the World Class name, and would no longer allow Jerry Jarrett to continue using the name any further after this event. Chris evidently continued wrestling against Rude on several occasions, and in one match after a Rude Awakening neckbreaker, Chris "regained his eyesight." Embry came out to save Lowrance from any further harm. Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and the Rise and Fall of World Class Championship Wrestling (2006) After walking to the ring to his brother’s entrance theme, Tanya Tucker’s “Texas (When I Die),” The Modern Day Warrior defeats “The Nature Boy” to win the title and fulfill a family dream. Reunion Arena was imploded on November 17, 2009, while Texas Stadium saw the same fate nearly five months later, on April 11, 2010. Michael Hayes, who was fighting outside the ring with Buddy Roberts, was also down outside the ring. The dilapidated Sportatorium was demolished in 2003, Fritz and four of his boys passed away all too soon and the last surviving son, Kevin, moved his family some 4,000 miles away to Hawaii long ago. The WWE responded by mock-ups of Hogan, Savage and ‘Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase. Appropriately taking place in Texas, the occasion is somewhat somber when the sole surving member of the legendary sports-entertainment family, Kevin Von Erich, remembers his late brothers, Chris, David, Kerry and Mike, and father, Fritz. An animated satellite would beam down over Dallas, and as it moves east, the World Class logo would appear and move across to the upper left hand corner of the picture. As the UWF/NWA merger was complete, many top names returned to World Class, including Buddy Roberts, Terry Gordy, The Angel of Death Iceman King Parsons, Jason Sterling, and Jeff Raitz. One high mark in this renewed rivalry was a February 1988 country-whipping match between Kevin and Kerry against Gordy and Roberts. Adams and Hernandez eventually broke up and began feuding, and faced each other in a January 1986 match where the loser would have his hair removed with Freebird Hair Cream (a gimmick used in a June 1983 match between Iceman Parsons and Freebird Buddy Roberts). Mickey Grant, who headed the production of its telecasts (known as Texas Championship Wrestling), suggested the name World Class. Another hot feud taking place during this period was Chris Adams against both Terry Taylor and Iceman King Parsons, both of whom were brought into WCCW by Mantell. Dan Coates, who had served as ring announcer in Fort Worth for many years prior to the Von Erich era, called the action on KTVT from 1966 until 1976, when Bill Mercer was brought in to replace him. A fascinating documentary that shows the rise and fall of WCCW. A few weeks later, a six-man tag match between Adams, Embry and Bill Dundee vs. Travis, Young and Skandor Akbar, was held. One of the top angles of the summer of 1984 was a mixed feud between Gino Hernandez and Nickla Roberts (aka Baby Doll, billed as Andrea The Lady Giant) against Mike Von Erich and Stella Mae French. [5] As a result of the NWA withdrawal, the WCWA also introduced a title-change rule in which a champion could lose the belt on a disqualification or a countout, much to the dismay of heel wrestlers, who opt to DQ themselves to keep the championship (most notably Ric Flair). The angle was short-lived, and Embry left the organization for a while, but returned a few months later and reteamed with Adams and continued his battles with Akbar's group until the USWA pulled out of Dallas. Oct. 28, 1985A New Von ErichFollowing the shocking death of David Von Erich, Fritz looks to add a new family member to WCCW by introducing a distant “cousin” named Lance Von Erich. Afterwards, the Freebirds left World Class in the summer of 1984, and, except for a few appearances, did not return full-time until December 1985. Over the course of the next three months, Chris defended the title almost every week, against challengers like Rude, Kabuki, One Man Gang, Blackjack Mulligan and others. When Mercer moved to the syndicated telecasts, Marc Lowrance took over the KTVT show. All this seemed to mark the decline for Vince McMahon and Co., but that was just not meant to be. David's funeral took place two days later, and an estimated 5,000 people paid tribute to the fallen star; one of the largest funeral gatherings to take place in the Metroplex at the time. As the match progressed with no true dominance by either wrestler, Embry hit referee Bronko Lubich during the bout, which resulted in a DQ. Adams also faced Abdullah the Butcher in some matches, all of which ended either in a countout or a DQ against Abdullah. Eventually, in a revelation damages The Von Erichs’ relationship with the fans, Fritz publically dismisses Lance after revealing that he has no ties to the Von Erich name. During one match at the Sportatorium, Michael Hayes and Kevin Von Erich took turns attacking Khan, shoving each other away in the process. The angle was born in the spring of 1985 when manager Sunshine brought Kabuki in to battle Adams and Gino Hernandez. Kevin Von Erich released a compilation DVD of classic Von Erichs matches in 2004. The promotion was also the first to use familiar rock songs as entrance music for its wrestlers. Kevin Von Erich later defeated Black Bart for the World Class heavyweight title at the Cotton Bowl, and held that belt for nearly a year. Copyright © Fandango. The fans loved the nWo. Catch the exploits of the Von Erich brothers and their rivals the Freebirds. ANALYST Modified 30 Jun 2011, 00:46 IST. That promotion was also co-owned by Bill Mercer and Mickey Grant, and some believe that Adams was also a silent partner in World Class II. I remember being clued to my TV on Fridays and Saturdays watching wrestling on regular TV and cable. The campaign led to Embry's reinstatement to World Class. Doyle King, and for one week Jim Ross, worked as fill-in announcers for Lowrance for the Fort Worth telecasts. On Memorial Day in 1996, Scott Hall, then known as WWE’s Razor Ramon, stepped in the Nitro ring and delivered his famous ‘You want a war’ speech. Some of the hot feuds of the era included Chris Adams and Toni Adams vs. Phil Hickerson and Tojo Yamamoto; Kerry Von Erich vs. Tarras Bulba (with Kerry being pinned by Bulba's iron claw); and Eric Embry vs. Billy Travis. In 2009, the entire Von Erich family was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. McMahon himself started appearing as the evil boss, and his feud with Austin finally won the Monday Night Wars for Raw. Marc Lowrance exclaimed the incident as being "absolutely sickening," then later said that he was told not to use those words. A fascinating documentary that shows the rise and fall of WCCW. World Class Championship Wrestling was a member of the NWA and was originally known as Big Time Wrestling until 1982, when Adkisson decided that the name of his federation needed to be changed.
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