# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kerry-von-erich
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:37:31.407Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kerry-von-erich"
name: "Kerry Von Erich"
slug: "kerry-von-erich"
description: "Kerry Gene Adkisson, better known by his ring name Kerry Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler. He was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers. He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), where he spent the first 11 years of his career, and his time in World Wrestling Federation (WWF), under the ring name Texas Tornado. Adkisson held forty championships in various promotions during his career. Among other accolades, he was a one-time NWA World's Heavyweight Champion, four-time WCWA World Heavyweight Champion, and one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion."
tagline: "American professional wrestler (1960-1993)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kerry_Von_Erich%2C_1987.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1960-02-03"
deathDate: "1993-02-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.68
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.59668533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 238
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0902231/"
    handle:    "nm0902231"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump