Remembering the Von Erich Family A Look Back at Wrestling's Most Tragic Tale

Khan went on to highlight the unique connection between two legendary wrestling families. “To take the legacy of the Rhodes family and the Von ... The tragedy of the Von Erichs—the state's first family of pro wrestling—is well known not just to fans of the sport but to the many groupies who oohed and ... The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. So much tragedy befell the Von Erich wrestling family that when Sean Durkin wrote a film about them, he found himself excising whole deaths ... God Bless Chris Von Erich! For he was the Baby of the Family and at 21 the youngest to die! That kid really got a raw deal in life! I hope he ... The Von Erichs Members: Fritz Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, David Von Erich, Mike Von Erich, Chris Von Erich, Lance Von Erich. Dad Fritz and his sons Kevin, David, Kerry, and Mike were the superheroes defending righteousness against the evil doing of the likes of Gary ... The Von Erich Family are forever immortalized with Friday's release of The Iron Claw, a major motion picture starring Zac Efron and Jeremy ... The members of the Von Erich dynasty have been in the ring since 1953, when patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson) made his debut in Dallas. Professional wrestler, Fritz Von Erich (Jack Adkisson), and his wife, Dorris, had 6 total children and they all were boys.