Kevin Vaughn
| Birth name | William Kevin Vaughan |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1960 |
| Residence | Arlington, Texas |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ricky Vaughan Lance Von Erich The Fabulous Lance |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) |
| Trained by | Dennis Sheldon M.D. |
| Debut | 1984 |
| Retired | 1996 |
William Kevin Vaughan (born April 24, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Lance Von Erich.
Vaughan started wrestling in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s Pacific Northwest territory as Ricky Vaughan in 1984. He feuded with Bobby Jaggers.
In October 1985, when Mike Von Erich was unable to wrestle due to toxic shock syndrome, Vaughan went to World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) to take his place in the feud against the Fabulous Freebirds. He adopted the name Lance Von Erich and was billed as the son of Fritz Von Erich's "brother" Waldo. In reality, neither Vaughan nor Waldo were related to the Adkisson family.
Kevin Von Erich, as well as most of the family, was adamantly against bringing Vaughan in as another Von Erich, but Fritz was adamant, especially as Kevin and Kerry were wrestling two or three times a day in various places throughout the Texas territory. The deception made the von Erichs look like liars to their fans, who normally saw them as good guys who could do no wrong.
On October 28, 1985, Vaughan wrestled Ric Flair in Fort Worth, Texas, in the last NWA World title match in the World Class territory. The match ended in a no contest; World Class withdrew from the NWA in February 1986. In October 1986, he wrestled a tour for New Japan Pro Wrestling, most notably his disqualification victory against Kengo Kimura on October 9.
Vaughan quit teaming with the von Erichs by late 1986 and took on Dingo Warrior as his partner; the pair briefly held the WCCW tag team championship. When demands for more money in 1987 were not met by Fritz, Vaughan jumped to a rival territory, Wild West Wrestling. In a rare breach of kayfabe, Vaughan's non-relationship to the family was exposed by Fritz on television in retaliation.
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