Real Name - Bill Terry
Lifespan - 4/?/42-3/13/99
6'2" 270 lbs. - Hamilton, ONT
Aliases - Big Bill Terry, Deutsch Hess
Athletic background - n/a
Teachers - Benny Lima
Peak Years - `70-`75

Place in History - Kurt Von Hess is one of a laundry list of German heels who were successful in the post-war years. He, like many, was a Canadian who struggled to find his place. Although he had the size, Terry eventually shaved his head, grew a goatee and was paired up with a young stud from Vancouver going by Karl Von Shotz. The two of them met up in Calgary and became very successful in Detroit and enjoyed stints in Montreal and Japan as well. After the success of the Von Steigers, Von Hess & Von Shotz were bigger men playing that same role. Following their split, Von Hess settled in Detroit with his family. Over the next decade, Kurt Von Hess worked Vancouver, Toronto and the Carolinas as well as returning to Japan before his kidneys forced him to retire in 1989. After health problems plagued him for another decade, Bill Terry passed away in 1999. While Kurt Von Hess is often forgotten behind more out-spoken, better drawing and longer lasting "German" heels, he is a notable one. He was a good hand who had the size, presence and ring leadership that any promoter would value and his ability to rile the fans playing an evil German made him a career.