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Heroes of World Class

Heroes of World Class

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

160 mins

Rating

8.5/10

Release Date

26 December 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kevin Von Erich

Kevin Von Erich

Kevin Von Erich

Kerry Von Erich

Kerry Von Erich

Kerry Von Erich

Fritz Von Erich

Fritz Von Erich

Fritz Von Erich

David Von Erich

David Von Erich

David Von Erich

Mike Von Erich

Mike Von Erich

Mike Von Erich

Chris Von Erich

Chris Von Erich

Chris Von Erich

Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Gary Hart

Jim Wehba

Jim Wehba

Skandor Akbar

John Lusk

John Lusk

Johnny Mantell

Mickey Grant

Mickey Grant

Himself

Bill Mercer

Bill Mercer

Himself

Marc Lowrance

Marc Lowrance

Himself

David Manning

David Manning

Himself

Frank Goodish

Frank Goodish

Bruiser Brody

Michael Seitz

Michael Seitz

Michael Hayes

Terry Gordy

Terry Gordy

Trrry Gordy

Dale Hey

Dale Hey

Buddy Roberts

Chris Adams

Chris Adams

Chris Adams

Charles Wolfe

Charles Wolfe

Gino Hernandez

James Williams

James Williams

"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Harley Race

Harley Race

Harley Race

James Harris

James Harris

Kamala

Akihisa Mera

Akihisa Mera

The Great Kabuki

Dewey Robertson

Dewey Robertson

The Missing Link

Masashi Ozawa

Masashi Ozawa

Killer Khan

Scott Irwin

Scott Irwin

Super Destoyer I

Barney Irwin

Barney Irwin

Super Destroyer II

Chris Pallies

Chris Pallies

King Kong Bundy

Ken Lusk

Ken Lusk

Ken Mantell

King Parsons Jr.

King Parsons Jr.

Iceman King Parsons

Valerie French

Valerie French

Sunshine

Patti Williams

Patti Williams

Precious

Nickla Roberts

Nickla Roberts

Herself

Jim Cornette

Jim Cornette

Jim Cornette

Dennis Condrey

Dennis Condrey

Dennis Condrey

Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton

Bobby Eaton

Tom Couch

Tom Couch

Tommy Rogers

James Hines

James Hines

Bobby Fulton

Sylvester Ritter

Sylvester Ritter

Junkyard Dog

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Bronko Lubich

Bronko Lubich

Bronko Lubich

Bill Apter

Bill Apter

Himself

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