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Jan 12, 2023 · The Von Erich brothers — Kevin, David and Kerry — saw great success in pro wrestling during the '70s and '80s. This is due in part to many factors, not the least of which being their father...
May 13, 2024 · Learn all about the Von Erich brothers, including David, Kevin, Kerry, Mike, and Chris who inspired "The Iron Claw" starring Zac Efron.
The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member who has been in the wrestling business has used the ring name "Von Erich," after the family patriarch, Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson).
The Von Erich Brothers gained both fame and infamy in the 1980s. They were a wrestling family with Kerry Von Erich even winning a WWE Title. Here we detail the tragic story of brothers and their tragic passings.
May 10, 2024 · From the 1950s to the early 1990s the Von Erich family—a father and five of his sons—were a dominant presence in Texas’s regional wrestling circuit. Several of them seemed poised to break through at the national level, but tragedy would visited the family time and again.
Dec 24, 2023 · Of all the Von Erich brothers, it was Kerry Adkisson, born on February 3, 1960, who found the most success. As a kid he excelled at discus, at one point setting a junior world record before turning to wrestling.
But it was three Von Erich brothers that stood out in WCCW: Kevin, David and Kerry. While Kevin and David generally based their careers within the framework of WCCW, it was Kerry who became the most successful Von Erich brother.
Dec 25, 2023 · According to a 1988 profile of the family in D Magazine, Jack started fighting under the ring moniker Fritz Von Erich and he adopted the role of a Nazi villain. At a towering 6 feet, 4 inches...
Dec 22, 2023 · The Lives and Legacies of the Von Erichs. How the real family at the center of the new film ‘The Iron Claw’ made wrestling history—amid tragedy. By David Shoemaker Dec 22, 2023, 6:30am EST....
Dec 22, 2023 · 'The Iron Claw,' A24's new movie starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, and more, tells the tragic tale of the Von Erich wrestling family.
