What were the dates of the Von Erichs first matches? Who were their opponents?
Kevin debuted in Fort Worth on August 9, 1976 against Paul Perschmann, who later became better known as Playboy Buddy Rose. According to the Sportatorium program of 6/14/77, David “won his first pro bout on a special card in Fairfield, Texas last Saturday!”, which would have been June 11. The article does not mention who he faced, but David’s profile at wrestling-titles.com lists his debut opponent as “George McCory” (actually McQuary). The June 28 program, for the card at which David made his Sportatorium debut (also against Perschmann), states: “In a recent Ft. Worth match, David defeated [Gary] Hart who had boasted that he would ‘give the punk a wrestling lesson'”. The date for this match would have been either June 13 or 20. Kerry’s first pro bout took place on July 31, 1978, when he lost to Gary Hart via DQ at the Sportatorium.
