The Von Erich Family A Symbol of Hope and Inspiration

The Iron Claw is a movie that was released in theaters Christmas weekend about an iconic wrestling family, The Von Erichs, who popularized the wrestling hold ... 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 ... A father and his sons. The father becomes an accomplished and renowned Superstar. Five of his six sons follow in their dad's footsteps to compete inside the ... The devastating cautionary tale of the iconic wrestling Von Erich brothers in the 1980s and the supposed multi-generational curse that haunts their close-knit ... Fritz Von Erich passed away from brain and lung cancer in 1997 at the age of 68. He was married to Doris Adkisson, whom he had all six kids with ... As for their deaths, it went: Jack Jr. (1959), David (1984), Mike (1987), Chris (1991), and Kerry (1993). Fritz died in 1997. Doris died in 2015 ... Here's an in-depth look at the Von Erich family's harrowing, yet true story, starting with patriarch Fritz's entry into the world of professional wrestling. He and his wife Pam Adkisson relocated their family to Kauai, Hawaii in 2006. The couple has been married for over 40 years and have four kids, ... drowned in a freak accident in 1959, David died from enteritis in 1984 at age 25, and Mike, Chris, and Kerry all died by suicide, respectively in 1987 at age 23 ... Their sons, Ross and Marshall, became pro wrestlers like their father, and they also have two daughters, Kristen and Jillian. The family ...