Lance Von Erich
| Lance Von Erich | |
|---|---|
| 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 is a retired American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Lance Von Erich.
Vaughan started wrestling in the NWA's Pacific Northwest territory as Ricky Vaughan in 1984. He was one of the top babyface wrestlers there and 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 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.
On the DVD "The Triumphs and Tragedies of World Class Championship Wrestling," Kevin Von Erich said that he, 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. Also on the DVD, Gary Hart states he was approached by several wrestling fans who told him they knew Kevin Vaughan was not a legitimate Von Erich family member. He also added that it made the von Erichs look like liars to their fans, who normally saw them as good guys who could do no wrong. Michael Hayes referred to this as one of the worst moves ever made by Fritz.
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.
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