The Von Erich Family A Dynasty Defined by Courage and Heartbreak

Trigger Warning: Talk of suicide. In the early 80s, the Von Erich family was wrestling royalty. An unstoppable wrestling dynasty founded by ... The Von Erichs are expected to wrestle at AEW All In this summer. This will be in the Von Erich Family's home territory of Texas. An error ... The Von Erich family is a wrestling family. Their actual birth names are "Adkisson", but every member of the family that went into the wrestling business ... 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 ... The Von Erich home, as big as a Ramada Inn, holds few mementos of the family's wrestling legacy. Year by year, Doris Von Erich has taken down ... The Iron Claw as a title refers not just to the Von Erich signature move but the hold Fritz had on his family. Kevin Von Erich and Pamela J. May married in 1980 and have four children—Kristen, Jill, Ross, and Marshall—and 11 grandchildren ... 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 ... In the 1980s, the Von Erich brothers were rock stars in and out of the ring. This is unearthed WFAA coverage of the family from that time. 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 ...