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The Von Erich Brothers: All About the Wrestling Siblings Who Inspired The Iron Claw
For a long time, the Von Erich family was synonymous with Texas wrestling.
Patriarch Fritz Von Erich led five of his sons — Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike and Chris — into the ring in the Lonestar state, with only one surviving. The brothers competed in their show, World Class Championship Wrestling, which was syndicated worldwide. The Von Erichs (whose real gods name is Adkisson) became born-again Christians and often spoke in ministries, but wrestling in itself became almost their religion.
"At first, we went into wrestling because it was fun. But when all the attention hit, we realized just how important this could be, not just for our family, but for other people," Kevin told Texas Monthly in 2005. "It didn't become a performance anymore. It wasn't an act. We became the Von Erichs, we began to think we were everything they represented, and that is what we are now."
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World Class Championship Wrestling
American professional wrestling promotion
This article is about the wrestling promotion based in Dallas, Texas from 1966 to 1990. For the promotion based in Boston, Massachusetts from 1960 to 1975, see Big Time Wrestling (Boston). For the promotion based in Detroit, Michigan from 1964 to 1980, see Big Time Wrestling (Detroit). For the promotion based in San Francisco, California from 1961 to 1981, see Big Time Wrestling (San Francisco).
World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), later known as the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA), was an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by 1966 it was run by Southwest Sports, Inc., whose president, Jack Adkisson, was better known as wrestler Fritz Von Erich.[2] Beginning as a territory[3] of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), it went independent in 1986 in a bid to become a
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Ring the Damn Bell
Brian Damage
One of the most famous families in the history of wrestling is the Von Erichs. It’s a story filled with tragedy, however, with all but one of the sons taken too early. Today we look at another Von Erich tale, specifically one involving Kerry and his foot.
After World Class star David Von Erich’s sudden death in 1984, his younger brother ‘The Modern Day Warrior’ Kerry Von Erich became the heir apparent to the Von Erich Dynasty. Kerry would go on to win the NWA world title from Ric Flair later that year. At 24 years old, he would become just the second youngest NWA world champion of all time. Everything appeared to be headed upward for Kerry’s career. That is until a motorcycle crash nearly ended his life…
The date was June 4th, 1986, Kerry Von Erich was riding his motorcycle around his home in Texas. Kerry was not wearing a helmet or any protective gear. He was going at a high rate of speed weaving