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Dec 22, 2023 · The Von Erich family’s real life story is an exceptionally devastating example of the physical and mental toll that wrestling can take on the people involved.
May 13, 2024 · The Iron Claw is based on the true story of Kevin Von Erich (played by Efron), a professional wrestler and, at the age of 66, the last surviving son of wrestler Fritz Von Erich. Five of the...
May 13, 2024 · On September 12, 1991, just 18 days shy of his 22 nd birthday, Chris Von Erich took his own life, despite having assured Kevin earlier that day that he wouldn’t.
Jul 28, 2023 · The youngest brother, Chris Von Erich, died by suicide in September 1991 at the age of 21. Per the Baltimore Sun, his mother and a brother found him at the family’s 500-acre East Texas ranch....
May 10, 2024 · Fritz Von Erich retired from wrestling in 1982, but his surname and his signature move remained. He also served as president of World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), a local wrestling federation in Dallas. Five of Fritz’s sons—David, Mike, Kerry, Chris, and Kevin—followed him into the ring.
Dec 22, 2023 · Fritz Von Erich was a Nazi “heel” — a deliberate wrestling villain — often billed in newspapers as a “Storm Trooper” from Stuttgart who subdued his rivals with his trademark move, the ...
Chris Barton Adkisson (September 30, 1969 – September 12, 1991) was an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Chris Von Erich of the Von Erich family.
