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Heroes of World Class (2006)
Directed by Brian Harrison
Overview
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.
Length 160 minutes
Actors
Kevin Adkisson | Kerry Von Erich | Fritz Von Erich | David Adkisson | Mike Adkisson | Chris Adkisson | Gary Williams | Jim Wehba | John Lusk | Mickey Grant | Bill Mercer | Marc Lowrance | David Manning | Bruiser Brody | Michael Seitz | Terry Gordy | Dale Hey | Chris Adams | Charles Wolfe | Jimmy Garvin | Ric Flair | Harley Race | James Harris | Akihisa Mera | Dewey Robertson | Masashi Ozawa | Scott Irwin | Barney William Irwin | King Kong Bundy | Ken Lusk | King Parsons | Valerie French | Patricia Williams | Nickla Roberts | James Mark Cornette | Dennis Condrey | Robert Lee Eaton | Thomas Couch | James Hines | Sylvester Ritter | Aurelian Jake Smith Jr. | Bronko Lubich | Bill Apter