Kerry Von Erich Alternate Timelines

By Scott Keith on December 17, 2018

Hey Scott, it's Andy PG. Thanks for letting me review Star Wars '81. Now, on to business. It's no secret Kerry Von Erich is one of my favorite old-school wrestlers, and seems like a huge what might have been. So three possible alternate career arcs I'd like you to consider.

1) Fritz allows Kerry to leave WCCW and travel the world in 1984 after his NWA Title run. Where would he best succeed – WWF, JCP, or Japan?

2) Kerry never gets in the motorcycle accident that causes his amputation and addictions. Where does his career go in the late 1980s?

3) Kerry puts the gun down in 1993 and turns himself in. Assume he gets 3-5 for possession. When he emerges from jail, he's clean, sober, not yet 40, and a free agent right in the middle of the big wrestling boom. Where would he be best used?

1. He was exactly the kind of guy that could have been a huge star for Crockett in the Luger/Windham "top of the midcard babyface" spot with occasional challenges of Flair.

2. He was deep in the shit way before his motorcycle accident. It was just accelerating the inevitable, because World Class was going down with or without him and you don't just do mounds of coke for years and then walk away. The NWA didn't even trust him to hold the title for more than a week at the height of his popularity as it was.

3. Anywhere that's not wrestling, maybe talking to kids in schools about drugs. 40 year old one-footed Kerry coming off a 5 year prison term for drugs is not something that either company is gonna touch with a 10 foot pole.

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