Remembering the Von Erich Family A Tribute to a Wrestling Legacy

Chris was the youngest brother. He was also short, had asthma, and brittle bones. He loved wrestling and kept coming back, but never had success ... Fritz Von Erich actually had a total of six sons in real life, the additional two being Jack Jr., the eldest, and Chris, the youngest. Their sons, Ross and Marshall, became pro wrestlers like their father, and they also have two daughters, Kristen and Jillian. The family ... The movie, now streaming on Max, stars Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White as two brothers in the Von Erich wrestling family that is haunted by personal tragedy. 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 ... In the most widely disseminated version of the spooky tale, Shoemaker explained many people believe a ghost of a Holocaust survivor put a curse ... By the time Fritz died of cancer in 1997 at age 68, five of his sons had predeceased him: Jack Jr. drowned in a freak accident in 1959, David died from ... Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the Von Erich family rose to prominence within the wrestling industry, with sons Kevin, David, Kerry, and Mike ... Kevin Von · Erich is the sole surviving child of Fritz (Jack Adkisson) and Doris Adkisson. The third generation of Von Erichs is currently forming. Kevin's sons ... The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.