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Picture of the Von Erichs. From left to right: Kerry, Fritz, Chris (front), Kevin, Mike and David. The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member working in wrestling has used the ring name "Von Erich" after family patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson).
David Von Erich died suddenly from enteritis in 1984, while Kerry, Mike and Chris Von Erich died by suicide. All the deaths are either mentioned or depicted in “The Iron Claw,” except Chris ...
David Von Erich, known as “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” was the third son of Fritz Von Erich and Adkisson. David Von Erich died suddenly from enteritis, an intestinal infection, in a Tokyo hotel ...
The Von Erich's first son, Jack, died in an accident at age 7 in 1959. Then, at age 30, David Von Erich died of acute enteritis in 1984. Mike, Kerry and Chris all committed suicide in 1983, 1991 ...
The smallest and youngest of the Von Erich family at 5'5" and 175 pounds, Chris aspired to be a wrestler. [1] [4] He was the youngest son of wrestler and wrestling promoter Fritz Von Erich. [5] His brothers, Mike, David, Kerry and Kevin all had success as wrestlers. Chris was raised with his brothers on 500 acres in Texas. [6]
The sixth Von Erich child, Chris, is not mentioned nor does he appear in the movie. Chris Von Erich (1969-1991) wrestled professionally just like his brothers, until he committed suicide in 1991 ...
The Iron Claw premiered at the Texas Theatre in Dallas on November 8, 2023, hours after the end of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike; [27] and it was attended by Kevin Von Erich, who had recently returned to Texas after moving to Hawaii more than 20 years earlier, [28] alongside Bill Mercer, Marshall, Ross Von Erich, and Trish Stratus. [29]
The Von Erich family was wrestling royalty in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s until tragedy struck. By the time Fritz Von Erich died in 1997, five of his six sons preceded him in death.