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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).
The day his tragic death, Kevin and Fritz spoke to ET after Kerry's death on the family ranch in Texas. In the wake of losing a third brother to suicide, Kevin explained the many hardships Kerry ...
Her brothers followed in 1975, 1981 and 1987, leaving four sisters to sort out the pain. “There was another, then another, then another,” she said. “I couldn’t talk about it.
Kevin had talked to Chris earlier that day about 100–150 yards north of their home where an apparent suicide note had been left. [17] His interment was located at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. [18] Chris's life story was combined with his brother Kerry's for the movie The Iron Claw.
He only started wrestling full-time after the death of his older brother David. He died by suicide on 12 April 1987. Chris Von Erich, the youngest of the six brothers, was born on 30 September ...
David Alan Adkisson (July 22, 1958 – February 10, 1984) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name David Von Erich.A member of the Von Erich family, Von Erich is best known for his appearances with World Class Championship Wrestling, the Dallas, Texas-based professional wrestling promotion owned by his father, Fritz Von Erich.
The youngest brother, Chris Von Erich, died by suicide in September 1991 at the age of 21. Per the Baltimore Sun, his mother and a brother found him at the family’s 500-acre East Texas ranch. He ...
A 2023 sports drama film, The Iron Claw, produced by A24 chronicles the history of the Von Erich family and World Class' history as a whole. The film is directed by Sean Durkin , the film stars Zac Efron , Lily James , Jeremy Allen White , Harris Dickinson , Maura Tierney , Maxwell Jacob Friedman , Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Holt McCallany .