I heard Flair tell a story about Kerry taking his clothes off and going out on the balcony of a hotel that was 8 stories high and was threatening to jump. He said somebody called Roddy Piper and Roddy came up to the room and took all of his clothes off before he went on the balcony to talk Kerry out of it lol Piper was a smart guy and sounds like a good friend.
@skincarver17973 жыл бұрын
But why did he take his clothes off?
@flaminhotyoshi74037 ай бұрын
@@flaminhotyoshi7403to show kerry he also doesn’t give a fuck about what other people think he was probably high
@joeelliott28107 ай бұрын
I met Mr. Hot Rod back in 88 or 89 in Baton Rouge LA. Hacksaw Jim Dugan introduced me to him, cause I was a huge fan. I grew up boxing and in 89 was trying to push for the Olympics in 92, which was going to be in Barcelona. Roddy Piper was a funny guy man and something oh a legend. Well to me anyways. I wanted to meet Hulk Hogan but that dude was and still from what I understand a prick. I think one of the coolest wrestlers I had ever met was years after he retired and that None other than J.Y.D!!!! Mr. Junk Yard Dog was a character man. He sat there at my job and told us stories of him and Dugan wrestling. As far as me boxing. Yeah I messed it up playing backyard baseball with my brother and our friends. I was pitching and tore my rotater cuff. I never got back the want to in boxing after that. Anyway it's good to hear about the stories these guys tell. It was a very hard life for them and they had to preform almost 3 times a week for 51 weeks out of the year. Between trying to Juggle a family for some, weight lifting, driving all over the states, living in different hotel rooms almost every night and then preforming. These guys were true athletes based off of everything they did before stepping into a ring. Take care and sorry for this being so long. It just brings back so many memories.
@jasonwebb18824 ай бұрын
@@jasonwebb1882thanks for your story
@zaxbysxl4 ай бұрын
@@joeelliott2810😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 wym by took his clothes off
@J30witdaswitchyy4 ай бұрын
RIP David Von Erich (July 22, 1958 - February 10, 1984), aged 25 RIP Kerry Von Erich (February 3, 1960 - February 18, 1993), aged 33 RIP Mike Von Erich (March 2, 1964 - April 12, 1987), aged 23 RIP Chris Von Erich (September 30, 1969 - September 12, 1991), aged 21 You will be remembered as legends.
@jackspry97363 ай бұрын
And sadly a year and a half later, Kerry committed suicide as well.
@Alexis14116 жыл бұрын
The Von Erich Family have to be one of the biggest tragedies in wrestling
@RNC20071112 жыл бұрын
Not just wrestling but in American history.
@robertsheets80212 жыл бұрын
Not just wrestling
@cpt.charisma2 жыл бұрын
RNC, did you come up with this yourself?
@dustyflair Жыл бұрын
It's definitely up there along with Owen Hart's fall and Chris Benoit's double murder and suicide, just awful tragedies period
@one-wingedangel51079 ай бұрын
@@robertsheets8021reminds me of the kennedys
@Leo.de99Ай бұрын
I've watched Dark Side of the Ring. And I have to say Kevin is an INCREDIBLE guy! He deserves all the happiness, love and success in the world. (And his sons are GORGEOUS)
@melissawright1979 Жыл бұрын
search kevin von erich cats on youtube
@ludwigvoncocksucker3275 Жыл бұрын
my heart goes out to Kevin that man has shown strength no individual i’ve seen possesses. He’s lost so much and most of it could’ve been prevented. To see it all out and try to live for them is honour of the highest order and a phenomenal achievement more life to him
@ndi7365 Жыл бұрын
He looks worn out
@Thunda19866 ай бұрын
OMG..what the momma just said is creepy
@houstonconservative17765 ай бұрын
I felt the worst for Doris. It must be horrible to live through 5 of your 6 children dying. Though they divorced just after this piece was made for Hard Copy, she also outlived Fritz, who died of cancer in 1997. Kerry died in 1993, of course. Doris died in 2015.
@johnwilburn6 жыл бұрын
And it seems that she lost a brother, David Smith, when he was just 15. Jack Jr is buried next to him. AND a grandchild from her son David(if I'm not wrong) who died in infancy. Whew! Doris is as strong as a lion. Stronger actually. I wish she had gone around the country giving talks at those organizations that are made up of parents who lost children. She sure would have been a comfort to many.
@RisingEdge1112 жыл бұрын
She should of stuck by her husband. He suffered just as much as her and then had to go through his wife leaving him.
@Ijustinsultedyou2 жыл бұрын
@@Ijustinsultedyou She did stick by him.
@rae-everything Жыл бұрын
@@rae-everything oh yeah? she must’ve went missing the last 6 years of Fritz’s life.
@IronMike212 Жыл бұрын
@@IronMike212 Fritz von Erich was controlling, and critical. And, after all the trauma they went through... I'd say that counts as "sticking by him". Hell, Fritz even mocked the last surviving son on his deathbed per Kevin's own words. She tried.
@rae-everything Жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for them.... Kevin is so strong.
@Shingypoo5 жыл бұрын
I use to protect these guys in the 80's as a security guard! I was 23 now I'm 57... Great time in my life!!!!
@Stonecoldcwbys7 жыл бұрын
@619 575 that's not even funny. No he didn't.
@ddkgrove51134 жыл бұрын
619 575 it’s been 6 months and I was wondering if you’ve matured any?
@T.R.R.Jolkien3 жыл бұрын
DDK grove I thought it was funny.
@rosario5083 жыл бұрын
be polite guys
@ricardolozano53563 жыл бұрын
That awesome! You must have some amazing stories!
@collwall233 жыл бұрын
Kevin seems at peace with all of it now. I wonder about the upcoming 2023 movie though, and how that might affect him. However, he's done enough interviews to prepare him for those feelings, I believe. Kevin said in the Dark Side of the Ring episode, "Every man will die, but you do your best everyday until that day comes." He also said somewhere that there were no brothers who could have been closer than they were. I feel like he's tried to live out the good life everyday, that his brothers did not. God bless him as I'm certain he's had some tough days.
@bdsjr329 ай бұрын
Of all the Von Erich brothers the one I feel sorry for the most is Chris. He was the one that had the strongest desire to become a wrestler but sadly he was considered not to have the physical build for wrestling. If the cruiserweight division was around at that time then maybe that would gave Chris hope to live out his wrestling dream and maybe he would of never turned to suicide. Poor guy.....
@DJDoubleCee7 жыл бұрын
It was more than that
@chrischar94282 жыл бұрын
His bones where too fragile and susceptible to suffer heavy injuries or ending broken even with the most simple wrestling maneuver.
@moonslayer33152 жыл бұрын
You are so right Great name both inspiring and taunting is there a challenge in this 🔥🤠
@JackJones-ke8mo Жыл бұрын
I also feel the worst for this young fella. To grow up in the shadow of your father, and 4 other brothers, all of whom you idolize more than anything, but to not have the physical tools to be like them, must have been devastating. It's just too bad, they couldn't get him steered towards something meaningful outside of the business, that could have given him purpose and a passion for life.
@bdsjr329 ай бұрын
Yeah. As far as physique went, he was starting to get as ripped as Kerry but his disease was just too much
@A_real_Ha_So7 ай бұрын
I'm only quoting Ric Flair, from his WWE autobiography, "Wrestling didn't kill those boys, drugs did." He blamed Fritz for not taking his responsibility as a Dad and getting his sons help, for their drug problems.
@14DaveHunter9 жыл бұрын
+14DaveHunter Flair let drugs kill his son Reid.
@anthonychurch7268 жыл бұрын
I never said Flair wasn't a hypocrite. Pro-wrestling has had it's share of them.
@14DaveHunter8 жыл бұрын
14DaveHunter number one half that is true jack jr and David didn't have drug problems as far as ric goes he has no reason to judge Chris and them and so everyone nos jack was a great father
@ihweyoakum59517 жыл бұрын
I half agree. Besides the drugs , they took their lives knowing that they wouldn't be able to do what they loved dearly.........wrestling.
@amyntut6 жыл бұрын
Flair is right but he should say that about himself. Look at all the kids of these "successful" people they put money, fame, and women above their kids and wives. Fritz was obviously one of those. Sometimes you see people with 3 or 4 kids and one might be messed up on drugs or needs mental health help but to have most of your kids messed up comes back on you the parent
@Grassyknolldallas6 жыл бұрын
Someone needs to applaud Kevin. After all the deaths in his life and all the struggles he has faced, he is still here fighting and repressing his family and never took the easy way out like some of his brothers. Good on him 👏🏽
@usmzn4 жыл бұрын
I heard he was a helluva football player too
@whatever_it_takes66913 жыл бұрын
his sons are a good tag team
@kirkpaulson59542 жыл бұрын
true survivor
@mikekrause3671 Жыл бұрын
What a stupid ignorant thing to say
@jman84494 ай бұрын
I think if you went up to Kevin Von Erich and told him you admired him for not "taking the easy way out like some of your brothers," you might quickly find out that's not the compliment you think it is.
@AnEternalEnigma4 ай бұрын
Rest in Peace Kerry, Mike, David, Chris, Fritz, Doris, and Jack............talented wrestling family 🙏🕊🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊❤❤❤❤
@jazsminp13629 ай бұрын
Fritz was a horrible father
@Max1mus4496 ай бұрын
Absolutely horrible and heart breaking my heart goes out to this family
@tikotiko73688 жыл бұрын
With the accidental death of David Von Erich , it was truly the beginning of the end for a legacy that had much success but ended ultimately in tragedy
@therehastobeme9 жыл бұрын
I think David was murdered for some Reason to be honest... I don't know why but I think he was intentionally killed... Why didn't David go to the hospital if he had stomach problems? What he supposedly died from is very painful? Why was David alone and it was proof Brody flair and alot more wrestlers were on that tour also...? 🤔. The entertainment business is very wicked wrestling is the same as a actors in Hollywood... If you don't do what your told or you don't make the sacrifices or keep quiet you will die.... I believe David was sacrificed that his dad had something to do with it....
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
@@lmuriilo5803 he took pills washed them down with jack
@chrischar94282 жыл бұрын
Both David von erich and Chris Benoit different deaths remain shady somewhat to this day as we will never know what truly happened to them in their 🏡 or 🏨 rooms
@ryuride84992 жыл бұрын
@@ryuride8499 sure
@chrischar94282 жыл бұрын
@@lmuriilo5803 GTFO WITH THAT SHIT
@chrischar94282 жыл бұрын
Jack Jnr. died in 1959, and Kerry committed suicide in 1993. Fritz died from brain cancer in 1997. Doris died in Hawaii in October 2015.
@Lwyse969 жыл бұрын
And your point
@diablo6665413 жыл бұрын
I feel so sorry for Chris, if he became a wrestler, he could have made being a cruiserweight special. But he didn't believe in himself. He wanted to be bigger just like his brothers.
@HassanKhan-rk2hu6 жыл бұрын
He did wrestle dumbass
@diablo6665413 жыл бұрын
He couldnt wrestle. He had brittle bones, and when he tried to wrestle, broke his arm. There was no way he would be able to do it on a regular basis.
@ColdBloodedBastard3 жыл бұрын
Like I said in a previous video, that may be so but darn it he gave it his all!
@sagmi2nu3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a movie about them but this is the saddest thing ever..Heart breaking😢😢
@ladyofwisdom26 жыл бұрын
Wish coming true!! December 22nd, 2023.
@bdsjr329 ай бұрын
David did not get kicked in the stomach!
@weslockman50496 жыл бұрын
I think David's death started the whole domino effect. If he hadn't died, I'm not sure any of them would have died as tragically as they did.
@jeffreyriley87428 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think so...only Kevin is living... Mike looked so much like David
@ladygemini59677 жыл бұрын
@@ladygemini5967 Mike & Kevin looked alike David looked liked his dad and Kerry looked exactly like a male version of his mother! But all of them had their mothers head shape... Your welcome
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
Uh if anyone looks like Kevin it is Chris!
@sagmi2nu3 жыл бұрын
I have often thought the same thing, had David not died things would have been different. I think the same could be said of Jack though, had he not died as a child the entire family dynamic would have been different.
@rangerhawk2 жыл бұрын
100% agree. His death was the catalyst for all the other Von Erich's dying (aside from Kevin). If David didn't die, Mike probably would've ended up behind the scenes like he wanted to. God knows what would've happened to Chris, I still think he would've tried to enter the business unfortunately.
@cool-lemon Жыл бұрын
wow!!watching this just tore me up,i used to watch the von erichs every day.night
@westpointsnell41678 жыл бұрын
The denial in Doris' eyes is unnerving.
@RickAintStoned Жыл бұрын
Kerry was the texas tornado at the time of this interview for the WWF
@HellhammerSS11 жыл бұрын
HellhammerSS yes, and he wrestled with a fake foot, do to a motorcycle accident in argyle Texas then too
@donaldmorse28355 жыл бұрын
You really just gave us some inside information on that ground breaking news
@Ijustinsultedyou2 жыл бұрын
So much tragedy happened in this family. I do pray that the next generation has better luck.
@tigerhead28998 жыл бұрын
The next generation doesn't have Fritz. I think they'll be ok.
@tafua_a3 жыл бұрын
@@tafua_a fritz didn't do anything
@night6724 Жыл бұрын
Imagine one day being the older brother of 6. Then at the blink of an eye you aren't even a brother anymore.
@TheTalk239 ай бұрын
i knew the family well. Doris and Jack's boys were always their first priority only God knows the whys ..they loved their boys with all their heart. We will never know how their hearts hurt. We are thankful we just knew how talented and got to see them at their greatest. Kevin was spared and I believe his sweet wife kept him safe with her love of him and Doris his mother.
@denahall702910 жыл бұрын
Dena Hall hello, I use to go see the von erichs wrestle live in Texas all the time, miss those days, they were all awesome wrestlers, and awesome people
@donaldmorse28355 жыл бұрын
No you didn’t
@Ijustinsultedyou2 жыл бұрын
Love how kevins faith in God is what got him throughout these losses and life in general, God never fails to provide if you put your faith in Him. All Glory be to God!!
@stevenserna24294 ай бұрын
These guys should of been in legends of wrestlemania
@felnpacer9 жыл бұрын
Hell Undertaker Should've Been In The Legends Of Wrestling Games
@futuregohan48375 жыл бұрын
They are bigger then any WrestleMania are legends of wrestling 💪
@dannyfonseca78564 жыл бұрын
I cried for them brothers so tragedy. 😞
@Northisbest5 жыл бұрын
My brother and I loved watching the Von Erichs. We would wrestle and give each other the iron claw. We grew up in the country and it made us country strong. Sad how their lives went.
@madladnate7 ай бұрын
David didn't take a kick in the stomach in Japan. He actually never wrestled on that tour.
@chrisbridges6558 жыл бұрын
He was actually over in Japan at the time and did die over there.
@SallyLulu8858 жыл бұрын
He did die in Japan but had not wrestled a match yet on that tour.
@chrisbridges6558 жыл бұрын
he died from drug overdose.. it had been coverd up by certain people.. seen a doc about is somewhere
@jiminycricket67478 жыл бұрын
Flair said it in his book and stated that Bruiser Brody flushed the evidence down the toilet so it wouldn't attract media attention and so that Doris wouldn't know her son had a drug problem.
@marmcd20037 жыл бұрын
it was a bowel disorder not a drug overdose
@TravisLoneWolfWalsh7 жыл бұрын
Per Jim Cornette, Kevin once said "I used to have five brothers. Now, I'm not even a brother."
@mangrove Жыл бұрын
The saddest quote that sums up the Von Erichs.
@cool-lemon Жыл бұрын
I worry about Kevin till this day, he has been thru so much like bret hart has loosing his parents and a few brothers hopefully kevin will be here for a long time, but honestly he hasn't looked too well in recent years.
@30907bng6 жыл бұрын
Owen was WWE sacrifice... I believe Bret and everyone knows it was....
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
Kevin doing better he got nice home in Hawaii. Invested in real estate buisness got himself together n his boys are now in wrestling along with Kerry daughter so give curse bullshit a rest death is part of life . Kevin was strongest one
@diablo6665413 жыл бұрын
On Vice's Dark Side Of The Ring, Kevin is shown still climbing trees with his amazing agility for a 60+ year old man.
@wrestlingstuffv2 Жыл бұрын
That father destroyed that family .....he has blood on his hands. He was horrible.
@wdh472115 жыл бұрын
Yes Kevin told the story of His dad pulling a gun on him after all his brothers were dead... Kevin thought he was really gonna kill me so he ran... I think the dad had alot to do with those boys being killed like that.... Even Kerry's daughter said she has secrets but Kevin would kill her if she talked! Come on now 5-6 of your kids die? They don't look too sad in the video and Chris died a month before they shot this video?🤔
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
@@lmuriilo5803 Kevin would KILL her? ! seriously! wow.
@mikekrause36713 жыл бұрын
Then Kerry lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, but returned to wrestling for a short time, before he too committed suicide.
@hw87782 жыл бұрын
only one is still alive till this day from the Von Erich family.
@esmeniafinely25637 жыл бұрын
And then, 2 after this was filmed, Kerry took his life too. Pretty sad.
@kfk300010 жыл бұрын
It Wouldn't Be Long Until Undertaker Gets Himself Killed By His Psycho Wife For No Reason -___- Bullshit Like This Makes Me Question Humanity Altogether
@sonicthehedgehog31629 жыл бұрын
Once you get addicted to pain killer, it's a done deal, it leads to depression and suicide
@louie35676 жыл бұрын
Jerry jarett said that life in that family home with Fritz was very disturbing and he was only there to talk business one time.
@tonymctony45513 жыл бұрын
This is so sad and heartbreaking for the Von Erich brothers😢.. I hate when they going through this💔. My condolences and prayers to Kevin and his family🙏🏾
@officialtywan5828 күн бұрын
I just watched the Iron Claw and learned that the FILM removed one of the brothers deaths because it was too sad (the film is excellent by the way). What a tragic series of events.
@Evelyn-pl3we5 сағат бұрын
One of the worst tragedies in wrestling. :(
@bigtiff201210 жыл бұрын
And there was no coin toss to find out who is going to win the title after David died. That’s nonsense Kerry was already picked by Fritz just based on his looks
@robintaylor42493 жыл бұрын
One of the brothers passed on Sept 12, 91. I was a superfan of this family. Sadly their son (my apologies for forgetting which one ). Passed on my son's first birthday. Saw another video of the only son left. He looks happy in hawaii. Loving his family and yes future wrestlers! Rip
@debbiecrothers4165 жыл бұрын
Chris Adkisson.
@Tornado19944 жыл бұрын
The comment about Fritz shooting at Kevin, was told by Kevin himself. He went on to say, Fritz told him he didn't have the guts to kill himself like his brothers, so he tried to kill him, and Kevin had to leap out of the bedroom door to avoid being shot by his own dad. I am thinking he wanted them all dead, and who knows if he isn't the one who killed them or had them killed. Strange deaths. My brother's and I loved the Von Erich boys, always played and acted like them. We were such monster fans.
@annathomas70936 жыл бұрын
Anna Thomas That is true. It's on the wccw documentary done by an independent filmmaker and huge wccw& von erich fan.
@30907bng6 жыл бұрын
Well, he is the one who found Kerry.
@flaminhotyoshi74037 ай бұрын
He had brain cancer at the time. He was out of his mind at the time.
@Matttaylor0164 ай бұрын
There was no greater family in wrestling, despite what the Hart's and Armstrong's think
@larrystevens80374 жыл бұрын
Such a family tragedy.😔🇺🇸
@Guiltless7654 жыл бұрын
I always wonder why they committed suicide? It seems like they had a lot going for themselves, a big supporting family & lots of fans, especially here in Texas.
@timelessmusicfamilymusic91755 жыл бұрын
David was Bulimic. He took painkillers to hide the Stomach problems his eating disorder was causing. He died on Friday February 10,1984 from a Hydrocodone overdose in Tokyo,Japan. Mike underwent shoulder surgery on August 3,1985 in Tel Aviv, Fritz is believed to have forced him immediately back into training before he could recover, which led to him developing Toxic Shock Syndrome which deteriorated his mental state. Finally on Sunday April 12,1987 after feeling so much pressure and stress from his father from the Angle exploiting his condition, Adkisson overdosed on a Sleeping Drug Placidyl, he was survived by his young wife of 2 years Shani, Brothers Kerry,Kevin and Chris and parents Jack and Doris. Chris Von Erich tried to make it in the ring, but his short stature and brittle bones made Wrestling a Pipe Dream for Baby Chris. In 1991, he auditioned for WWF under the Gimmick "The Crane", after being bullshitted by Vince McMahon several times, he was finally formerly turned down for being lightweight(Lightweight Divisions didn't exist yet). Fearing failure of his planned October 1991 set audition for WCW as "Crybaby Chris"(A gimmick inspired by the '90 Johnny Depp Musical Crybaby), 22 Year old Adkisson walked into his Parent's Thicket in Denton,TX on the morning of Thursday September 12,1991, placed a Revolver to his temple, and pulled the trigger. On February 15,1993, 33 year old Kerry "Texas Tornado" Adkisson, who was on leave from WWF(He was the only Von Erich to make it to WWF), A Dallas,Co judge threw the book at him on prior Drug possession charges, and a DUI and sentenced him to 6 years in prison. He was ordered to being serving his sentence on February 19th, facing the ruined legacy of his Family, a bitter divorce risking him being able to see his two young daughters, Adkisson on February 18th decided to join his brothers by walking behind his Parent's thicket, and placing a 9MM to chest and pulling the trigger.
@Tornado19945 жыл бұрын
Tornado1994 thanks for the information. I only went to one live wrestling match back in the 80's, my sister-in-law's brother had tickets to see Kerry wrestled & he invited me. The fans went wild when Kerry came behind the current. The fans truly adored him. He actually won that match, too, but couldn't remember the guy he wrestled against.😗
@timelessmusicfamilymusic91755 жыл бұрын
Kerry was facing a lot of prison time for drugs. I think getting toxic shock syndrome did a number on Mike's self confidence, and I think Chris just though he'd never measure up to his dad and brothers.it
@christophertrogdon2308 Жыл бұрын
Anthony garcia I agree with u ...they should make a von erichs movie
@jeaniemireles572010 жыл бұрын
I love this video!
@vinnycamarillo844310 жыл бұрын
Damned.... Talk about a family curse.
@ellefox11329 ай бұрын
Kerry looks A LOT like his Mother
@HeyYo82 жыл бұрын
Poor Mike and Chris were never made for the business.
@markkickmark4 жыл бұрын
Chris probably wanted it more than anything but just lacked the physical tools. Mike, I understand, just never really wanted to be in the business...but, he knew it was expected of him.
@jarvisyoung83503 жыл бұрын
@@jarvisyoung8350 Mike wanted nothing to do with the business. Even after nearly dying from toxic shock syndrome he was forced back into the ring where he was never the same physically as a wrestler & to boot he was not that good to begin with. Then once the legal troubles started to mount he couldn't take it and killed himself. Mike knew his little brother wanted to be a wrestler but knew the pressure that would come from it from fans and more so Fritz. So when Mike left his scuba gear to Chris in one of the fins he left a bottle of the same drugs that killed him to Chris with a note that read something to the effect of "For whenever you're ready". He knew Chris would crumble under the same pressures he did but Chris decided to shoot himself in the head instead of intentionally overdosing.
@arlopear71363 жыл бұрын
@@jarvisyoung8350 I wish Mike was selfish enough to just push them away. Would've been alive still if he wasn't so obedient to his fathers wishes.
@cool-lemon Жыл бұрын
Martial Arts from day one was something I could never get enough of as a kid.
@ara13blackwater555 жыл бұрын
I hope the next generation can shine much better and will be able to avoid the curse. There's Kerry's daughter Lacey and Kevin's two sons that were on TNA in the past. I hoe that they do return to the sport one day and revive the Von Erich dynasty.
@SallyLulu8858 жыл бұрын
What does the Von Erich's and the Bee Gee's have in common.......There's only one left!! sigh......... I will forever be grateful to have met Kerry Von Erich!!!!
@reneeheknowsmyname67712 жыл бұрын
Long live the Von Eric's 💪💪💪🤼🤼♂️🏋️♂️
@masterj47772 жыл бұрын
All of them passed away except Kevin. Now whenever I saw Lacey wrestle in TNA, she always remind me her father and one of my favorite ever Kerry Von Erich
@redrose4850010 жыл бұрын
romeo valentine I know how Kevin must feel, losing all of his brothers, I lost my only sister in 2017 in a car crash , I know he missed them dearly, Kevin said once I'm not even a brother anymore, but like my sister, they will live on forever in his heart
@donaldmorse28355 жыл бұрын
No Kerry had another daughter named Hollie who was Lacey's older sister. I do not believe she is in the business though. And Kevin had 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls.
@proudmomofboys11 жыл бұрын
The reason why they all died was because of Fritz, plain and simple. Might get some people commenting saying "How could you say that" but it's the truth. He put way too much expectation on those boys, if David had survived things may have ended up differently, but his death was the catalyst for all the others. By his own admission, the only reason Kevin is still alive today is because he's a family man, if he wasn't then there would be no Von Erich from that generation alive today.
@cool-lemon Жыл бұрын
Yep. The "Von Erich curse" was Fritz, simple as that.
@jonathanturbide223211 ай бұрын
Kerry took his own life two years after this story, and the father died four years after that. Only Kevin survives today.
@gotham6111 жыл бұрын
We know
@Ijustinsultedyou2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the whole story is eerie.
@mikey77779911 жыл бұрын
I lost my family to my parents my brother my aunt uncle and five cousins and my grandparents. You have to go with GOD and stay strong. I wish Kevin the best Kevin is my name to . I can't wait to see the new movie the Iron Claw may GOD be with you always.
@jameswelch7403 Жыл бұрын
As long as the paternal lineage keeps on going and going and going in the Von Erich family, that's all that really matters. Spiritual reincarnation through the paternal lineage actually exist.
@mistylovejoy26783 жыл бұрын
Im sorry but the mother is fkn nuts. "We just stand up and start smiling again" "Life Goes on" What in the hell is wrong with her. Never seen this before and always a Von Erich fan, but this shit is strange!
@triplehbk92009 жыл бұрын
She loses almost every one of her sons before she goes, her and Fritz were in some big time denial. But I did know a person who lost her three kids before her time and she just went to church and read the bible to get her through.
@puck307 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, she seems overly smiley and happy at such sad personal tragedies that have happened in her life, It's uncomfortable to watch, she's obviously turned to God to get her through it.
@Bridgejones085 жыл бұрын
We do have live on rude it's not rude it normal
@rockybaxter685 жыл бұрын
We all cope differently with death, but her reaction was very cold and odd. She just seemed like the type of person to ignore all the reasoning behind their deaths and just be like "well at least we're happy". Like, no... that is quite possibly the worst reaction to have about the whole situation.
@cool-lemon Жыл бұрын
May their soul rest in peace
@kevinalexander65356 жыл бұрын
Von ERICH FOREVER ‼️💯🔥👍🤘
@DCXCoorexDakarCoore4 ай бұрын
With the exception of David , Fritz practically told them to kill themselves . He said that to Kevin.
@tonymctony45513 жыл бұрын
more to this story....
@lee.valley8 жыл бұрын
Another Dnynasty for the Von Erich Family. You never want to see your childrens injured. They choose this path. All i can say. Please. No more death. Life is to fragile.
@revertinotse85826 жыл бұрын
Towards the end, Kerry didn't have a leg to stand on.
@markbruschi63919 ай бұрын
My prayers are with The Von Erich family😇😇😇
@c1jd5587 жыл бұрын
GOD BLESS THE REST OF THEM ... I PRAY THEY ALL LIVE TO BE OLD
@STRAYDTHABEAST11 жыл бұрын
Disturbing is the utter calmness, humans apparently combine strength and weakness
@brianadams472811 жыл бұрын
No parent deserves this
@mayfieldgage2 жыл бұрын
3:08 That's Ross?
@kidz4p5094 жыл бұрын
And then we say goodbye to Kerry later on 🙁
@Hoovie95964 ай бұрын
We in lebanon were big fans for von Ericks
@jihadsai95155 жыл бұрын
Im 16 and i like old school matches
@carlosdurangonzles5522 Жыл бұрын
fuck, they are the kennedy family Jesus christ RIP
@luizzonanorte73027 жыл бұрын
Fritz never gave the boys a break. All he did was push and push and push them harder and harder. Family is more important than business.
@YokozunaNumber14 ай бұрын
Wrestling promoter Toots Mondt told the story that a holocaust survivor approached Fritz and criticized him for the nazi gimmick. Fritz dismissed him saying that it was just an act not hurting anyone. The man cursed Fritz saying that he hopes he feels the same pain that other survivors who have lost loved ones feel. Toots died in 1976 before they began to experience all of this bad luck but it sounds like it was a true story.
@candyb35719 күн бұрын
Those boys was rock stars.
@lusterthomas56462 жыл бұрын
Mike should have never came back to wrestle. However, he wasn't encourage to cope with the situation and move on. Chris also couldn't deal with the fact either. And should find another door in the wrestling business. No one can judge, but suicide ain't the solution. You leave a lot of people in pain.
@jsoto285 жыл бұрын
Very sad 😢 & pray for von Erich family 😢
@user-vg4zf2dr7p4 ай бұрын
I never seen them do any of that there in the Bld...
@Stonecoldcwbys3 жыл бұрын
Fritz is the whole curse. If he took his responsibility as their father they would have never ended that way. He wasn't their father. He was their coach. He was never called dad. Only yes sir and no sir .And because of him they are gone now. Poor Kevin. Loosing all his siblings is thought and going through this you need to be mentally strong. I miss Kerry the most. He had the looks, he was great wrestler, not the best of them but was fantastic, his promos were great too. I miss him the most.
@plamen_zabunov43132 жыл бұрын
Yeah, let's blame Fritz for everything. Fritz may have been a hard ass when coaching them but that is part of the sport.
@casey36852 жыл бұрын
@@casey3685 You don't put sports over the well being of your kids. After he saw what happened to Mike, he should've put his foot down and let him take all the time he needed, remind him he was important in his own way, and didn't need to "be the new David". And for Chris, he should've gently let him know, it wasn't safe for him, but he could do sum like be a manager, which was equally essential to the well-being of the match.
@theshamegame2787 Жыл бұрын
Texas Tornado looked just like his mom.
@lion-orichie3986 жыл бұрын
I just said that myself a male version of her for sure
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
David died of a heart attack from cocaine. The whole family was on drugs. Kevin started wrestling without boots because he would shoot heroin between his toes before or after a match and couldnt wait to get high. Kevin wrestled in St. Louis, Mo. one time and was so high off heroin after a match they had to drive him to the airport and made sure he was on the right flight back to Texas. Sad family
@vincentcorpus74026 жыл бұрын
David didn't die from Cocaine. He OD' on Hydrocodone. And was actually Bulimic.
@Tornado19945 жыл бұрын
And they are ok with all this lost of lives? And 2 years later they lost another son. I say this is the curs of they way of life. And the wrestling obviously isn't for them. Mentaly they can't handle it.
@enanena-mg3yu Жыл бұрын
That is a strong ass woman!!! To have to bury 1 child is hard enough.... How to find the strength to have another child fall and then another. Man this would rip a heart out and throw in on the ground and stomp it, then put it back in. Its that moment you get that knot in the back of your throat and tears start to fall. Thats when you know its real. I feel NO parent should lose a child and yet we do. Mike Tyson and the tragic way his 4yr old daughter passed away. When that happened and the story broke.... I was sitting on the couch holding my 4yr old. I looked down at her and kissed her on top of her head. My baby girl is who has kept me grounded and from doing somtbing stupid. The dad and how he pushed his kids. Im not sure i could do that. Shaq said this and so did Mike Tyson. I played basketball so you dont have too, i boxed so you dont have too. Neither one of them wanted to push their child in these directions. But i caught myself trying to push my son into baseball. I backed off when i thought about what i said on a random Saturday. I told my son, if you want to be better then me, then you have to work harder then i did!!! I worked hard to play football, basketball, basketball and boxing. Hell every morning after drinking a glass of OJ, id run 5 miles befkre school everyday. Somedays i ran to school. Nah, i dont want my son to do all that. Take it easy.
@jasonwebb18824 ай бұрын
Shortly after this, Doris filed for divorce from Fritz. The divorce was finalized in July 1992. Kerry committed suicide in February 1993 one day after he was indicted on a drug charge and faced major jail time due to a series of probation violations. Fritz died in 1997 due to complications from both brain cancer and lung cancer.
@AnEternalEnigma4 ай бұрын
Terrible how the family came to an abrupt end.
@williamschutz49824 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've heard a kick to the stomach is what killed David.
@gabesmith84506 жыл бұрын
Soo many different stories.. I think David was murdered to be honest with you... I think they were all killed... Kevin's story always sounds different.... Kerry von Eric's daughter said in a interview that there was alot of abuse and more to there story than what they say but Kevin would kill her if she went public
@lmuriilo58034 жыл бұрын
That´s what the family told the press. David like his brother Kerry was drug addicted and he is likely to have died from accidental drug overdose instead of a kick in the stomach. Above all David died in his hotel room in Japan the night before he was to wrestle there. So a match inflicted kick in Japan (as his family always stated) has never happened.
@LordOfTheBored4 жыл бұрын
@@LordOfTheBored David died of a Hydrocodone Overdose.
@Tornado19944 жыл бұрын
He died from taking prescription drugs and Socky wine
@edrickamal71554 жыл бұрын
I think that was a misunderstanding. Somehow that rumor got circulated into fact that a lot of people believed. The fact is David hadn't wrestled a single match yet. The morning he was supposed to go to the arena to prepare for the night's bout is when he was found dead by the All Japan promoter and Bruiser Brody.
@arlopear71363 жыл бұрын
Fritz was the main culprit.
@flipgood8911 жыл бұрын
The whole family seemed weird to me.
@144church8 жыл бұрын
+HarleyFace The mom smiling was kind of creepy and so was Kevin smiling at the end after mentioning being 6 feet deep.
@anthonychurch7268 жыл бұрын
Somebody hurting deep down can't be creepy or weird? Maybe eerie is a better word?
@144church7 жыл бұрын
One of the Fantastics mentioned the cat story in a shoot interview that use to be on KZhead.
@puck307 жыл бұрын
puck30 there used to be an interview with Jack Victory on here where he mention's it too. I lost a lot of respect for Kevin after hearing that he was capable of some heartless shit like that.
@144church7 жыл бұрын
HarleyFace fuck cats
@erickmack41317 жыл бұрын
That was so sad
@angiekhaines96923 жыл бұрын
Let's be fair Fritz was too harsh on the lads so is partly to blame but this is the worst tragedy in wrestling history
I heard Flair tell a story about Kerry taking his clothes off and going out on the balcony of a hotel that was 8 stories high and was threatening to jump. He said somebody called Roddy Piper and Roddy came up to the room and took all of his clothes off before he went on the balcony to talk Kerry out of it lol Piper was a smart guy and sounds like a good friend.
But why did he take his clothes off?
@@flaminhotyoshi7403to show kerry he also doesn’t give a fuck about what other people think he was probably high
I met Mr. Hot Rod back in 88 or 89 in Baton Rouge LA. Hacksaw Jim Dugan introduced me to him, cause I was a huge fan. I grew up boxing and in 89 was trying to push for the Olympics in 92, which was going to be in Barcelona. Roddy Piper was a funny guy man and something oh a legend. Well to me anyways. I wanted to meet Hulk Hogan but that dude was and still from what I understand a prick. I think one of the coolest wrestlers I had ever met was years after he retired and that None other than J.Y.D!!!! Mr. Junk Yard Dog was a character man. He sat there at my job and told us stories of him and Dugan wrestling. As far as me boxing. Yeah I messed it up playing backyard baseball with my brother and our friends. I was pitching and tore my rotater cuff. I never got back the want to in boxing after that. Anyway it's good to hear about the stories these guys tell. It was a very hard life for them and they had to preform almost 3 times a week for 51 weeks out of the year. Between trying to Juggle a family for some, weight lifting, driving all over the states, living in different hotel rooms almost every night and then preforming. These guys were true athletes based off of everything they did before stepping into a ring. Take care and sorry for this being so long. It just brings back so many memories.
@@jasonwebb1882thanks for your story
@@joeelliott2810😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 wym by took his clothes off
RIP David Von Erich (July 22, 1958 - February 10, 1984), aged 25 RIP Kerry Von Erich (February 3, 1960 - February 18, 1993), aged 33 RIP Mike Von Erich (March 2, 1964 - April 12, 1987), aged 23 RIP Chris Von Erich (September 30, 1969 - September 12, 1991), aged 21 You will be remembered as legends.
And sadly a year and a half later, Kerry committed suicide as well.
The Von Erich Family have to be one of the biggest tragedies in wrestling
Not just wrestling but in American history.
Not just wrestling
RNC, did you come up with this yourself?
It's definitely up there along with Owen Hart's fall and Chris Benoit's double murder and suicide, just awful tragedies period
@@robertsheets8021reminds me of the kennedys
I've watched Dark Side of the Ring. And I have to say Kevin is an INCREDIBLE guy! He deserves all the happiness, love and success in the world. (And his sons are GORGEOUS)
search kevin von erich cats on youtube
my heart goes out to Kevin that man has shown strength no individual i’ve seen possesses. He’s lost so much and most of it could’ve been prevented. To see it all out and try to live for them is honour of the highest order and a phenomenal achievement more life to him
He looks worn out
OMG..what the momma just said is creepy
I felt the worst for Doris. It must be horrible to live through 5 of your 6 children dying. Though they divorced just after this piece was made for Hard Copy, she also outlived Fritz, who died of cancer in 1997. Kerry died in 1993, of course. Doris died in 2015.
And it seems that she lost a brother, David Smith, when he was just 15. Jack Jr is buried next to him. AND a grandchild from her son David(if I'm not wrong) who died in infancy. Whew! Doris is as strong as a lion. Stronger actually. I wish she had gone around the country giving talks at those organizations that are made up of parents who lost children. She sure would have been a comfort to many.
She should of stuck by her husband. He suffered just as much as her and then had to go through his wife leaving him.
@@Ijustinsultedyou She did stick by him.
@@rae-everything oh yeah? she must’ve went missing the last 6 years of Fritz’s life.
@@IronMike212 Fritz von Erich was controlling, and critical. And, after all the trauma they went through... I'd say that counts as "sticking by him". Hell, Fritz even mocked the last surviving son on his deathbed per Kevin's own words. She tried.
I feel so bad for them.... Kevin is so strong.
I use to protect these guys in the 80's as a security guard! I was 23 now I'm 57... Great time in my life!!!!
@619 575 that's not even funny. No he didn't.
619 575 it’s been 6 months and I was wondering if you’ve matured any?
DDK grove I thought it was funny.
be polite guys
That awesome! You must have some amazing stories!
Kevin seems at peace with all of it now. I wonder about the upcoming 2023 movie though, and how that might affect him. However, he's done enough interviews to prepare him for those feelings, I believe. Kevin said in the Dark Side of the Ring episode, "Every man will die, but you do your best everyday until that day comes." He also said somewhere that there were no brothers who could have been closer than they were. I feel like he's tried to live out the good life everyday, that his brothers did not. God bless him as I'm certain he's had some tough days.
Of all the Von Erich brothers the one I feel sorry for the most is Chris. He was the one that had the strongest desire to become a wrestler but sadly he was considered not to have the physical build for wrestling. If the cruiserweight division was around at that time then maybe that would gave Chris hope to live out his wrestling dream and maybe he would of never turned to suicide. Poor guy.....
It was more than that
His bones where too fragile and susceptible to suffer heavy injuries or ending broken even with the most simple wrestling maneuver.
You are so right Great name both inspiring and taunting is there a challenge in this 🔥🤠
I also feel the worst for this young fella. To grow up in the shadow of your father, and 4 other brothers, all of whom you idolize more than anything, but to not have the physical tools to be like them, must have been devastating. It's just too bad, they couldn't get him steered towards something meaningful outside of the business, that could have given him purpose and a passion for life.
Yeah. As far as physique went, he was starting to get as ripped as Kerry but his disease was just too much
I'm only quoting Ric Flair, from his WWE autobiography, "Wrestling didn't kill those boys, drugs did." He blamed Fritz for not taking his responsibility as a Dad and getting his sons help, for their drug problems.
+14DaveHunter Flair let drugs kill his son Reid.
I never said Flair wasn't a hypocrite. Pro-wrestling has had it's share of them.
14DaveHunter number one half that is true jack jr and David didn't have drug problems as far as ric goes he has no reason to judge Chris and them and so everyone nos jack was a great father
I half agree. Besides the drugs , they took their lives knowing that they wouldn't be able to do what they loved dearly.........wrestling.
Flair is right but he should say that about himself. Look at all the kids of these "successful" people they put money, fame, and women above their kids and wives. Fritz was obviously one of those. Sometimes you see people with 3 or 4 kids and one might be messed up on drugs or needs mental health help but to have most of your kids messed up comes back on you the parent
Someone needs to applaud Kevin. After all the deaths in his life and all the struggles he has faced, he is still here fighting and repressing his family and never took the easy way out like some of his brothers. Good on him 👏🏽
I heard he was a helluva football player too
his sons are a good tag team
true survivor
What a stupid ignorant thing to say
I think if you went up to Kevin Von Erich and told him you admired him for not "taking the easy way out like some of your brothers," you might quickly find out that's not the compliment you think it is.
Rest in Peace Kerry, Mike, David, Chris, Fritz, Doris, and Jack............talented wrestling family 🙏🕊🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊🙏🕊❤❤❤❤
Fritz was a horrible father
Absolutely horrible and heart breaking my heart goes out to this family
With the accidental death of David Von Erich , it was truly the beginning of the end for a legacy that had much success but ended ultimately in tragedy
I think David was murdered for some Reason to be honest... I don't know why but I think he was intentionally killed... Why didn't David go to the hospital if he had stomach problems? What he supposedly died from is very painful? Why was David alone and it was proof Brody flair and alot more wrestlers were on that tour also...? 🤔. The entertainment business is very wicked wrestling is the same as a actors in Hollywood... If you don't do what your told or you don't make the sacrifices or keep quiet you will die.... I believe David was sacrificed that his dad had something to do with it....
@@lmuriilo5803 he took pills washed them down with jack
Both David von erich and Chris Benoit different deaths remain shady somewhat to this day as we will never know what truly happened to them in their 🏡 or 🏨 rooms
@@ryuride8499 sure
@@lmuriilo5803 GTFO WITH THAT SHIT
Jack Jnr. died in 1959, and Kerry committed suicide in 1993. Fritz died from brain cancer in 1997. Doris died in Hawaii in October 2015.
And your point
I feel so sorry for Chris, if he became a wrestler, he could have made being a cruiserweight special. But he didn't believe in himself. He wanted to be bigger just like his brothers.
He did wrestle dumbass
He couldnt wrestle. He had brittle bones, and when he tried to wrestle, broke his arm. There was no way he would be able to do it on a regular basis.
Like I said in a previous video, that may be so but darn it he gave it his all!
I would love to see a movie about them but this is the saddest thing ever..Heart breaking😢😢
Wish coming true!! December 22nd, 2023.
David did not get kicked in the stomach!
I think David's death started the whole domino effect. If he hadn't died, I'm not sure any of them would have died as tragically as they did.
Yeah I think so...only Kevin is living... Mike looked so much like David
@@ladygemini5967 Mike & Kevin looked alike David looked liked his dad and Kerry looked exactly like a male version of his mother! But all of them had their mothers head shape... Your welcome
Uh if anyone looks like Kevin it is Chris!
I have often thought the same thing, had David not died things would have been different. I think the same could be said of Jack though, had he not died as a child the entire family dynamic would have been different.
100% agree. His death was the catalyst for all the other Von Erich's dying (aside from Kevin). If David didn't die, Mike probably would've ended up behind the scenes like he wanted to. God knows what would've happened to Chris, I still think he would've tried to enter the business unfortunately.
wow!!watching this just tore me up,i used to watch the von erichs every day.night
The denial in Doris' eyes is unnerving.
Kerry was the texas tornado at the time of this interview for the WWF
HellhammerSS yes, and he wrestled with a fake foot, do to a motorcycle accident in argyle Texas then too
You really just gave us some inside information on that ground breaking news
So much tragedy happened in this family. I do pray that the next generation has better luck.
The next generation doesn't have Fritz. I think they'll be ok.
@@tafua_a fritz didn't do anything
Imagine one day being the older brother of 6. Then at the blink of an eye you aren't even a brother anymore.
i knew the family well. Doris and Jack's boys were always their first priority only God knows the whys ..they loved their boys with all their heart. We will never know how their hearts hurt. We are thankful we just knew how talented and got to see them at their greatest. Kevin was spared and I believe his sweet wife kept him safe with her love of him and Doris his mother.
Dena Hall hello, I use to go see the von erichs wrestle live in Texas all the time, miss those days, they were all awesome wrestlers, and awesome people
No you didn’t
Love how kevins faith in God is what got him throughout these losses and life in general, God never fails to provide if you put your faith in Him. All Glory be to God!!
These guys should of been in legends of wrestlemania
Hell Undertaker Should've Been In The Legends Of Wrestling Games
They are bigger then any WrestleMania are legends of wrestling 💪
I cried for them brothers so tragedy. 😞
My brother and I loved watching the Von Erichs. We would wrestle and give each other the iron claw. We grew up in the country and it made us country strong. Sad how their lives went.
David didn't take a kick in the stomach in Japan. He actually never wrestled on that tour.
He was actually over in Japan at the time and did die over there.
He did die in Japan but had not wrestled a match yet on that tour.
he died from drug overdose.. it had been coverd up by certain people.. seen a doc about is somewhere
Flair said it in his book and stated that Bruiser Brody flushed the evidence down the toilet so it wouldn't attract media attention and so that Doris wouldn't know her son had a drug problem.
it was a bowel disorder not a drug overdose
Per Jim Cornette, Kevin once said "I used to have five brothers. Now, I'm not even a brother."
The saddest quote that sums up the Von Erichs.
I worry about Kevin till this day, he has been thru so much like bret hart has loosing his parents and a few brothers hopefully kevin will be here for a long time, but honestly he hasn't looked too well in recent years.
Owen was WWE sacrifice... I believe Bret and everyone knows it was....
Kevin doing better he got nice home in Hawaii. Invested in real estate buisness got himself together n his boys are now in wrestling along with Kerry daughter so give curse bullshit a rest death is part of life . Kevin was strongest one
On Vice's Dark Side Of The Ring, Kevin is shown still climbing trees with his amazing agility for a 60+ year old man.
That father destroyed that family .....he has blood on his hands. He was horrible.
Yes Kevin told the story of His dad pulling a gun on him after all his brothers were dead... Kevin thought he was really gonna kill me so he ran... I think the dad had alot to do with those boys being killed like that.... Even Kerry's daughter said she has secrets but Kevin would kill her if she talked! Come on now 5-6 of your kids die? They don't look too sad in the video and Chris died a month before they shot this video?🤔
@@lmuriilo5803 Kevin would KILL her? ! seriously! wow.
Then Kerry lost his leg in a motorcycle accident, but returned to wrestling for a short time, before he too committed suicide.
only one is still alive till this day from the Von Erich family.
And then, 2 after this was filmed, Kerry took his life too. Pretty sad.
It Wouldn't Be Long Until Undertaker Gets Himself Killed By His Psycho Wife For No Reason -___- Bullshit Like This Makes Me Question Humanity Altogether
Once you get addicted to pain killer, it's a done deal, it leads to depression and suicide
Jerry jarett said that life in that family home with Fritz was very disturbing and he was only there to talk business one time.
This is so sad and heartbreaking for the Von Erich brothers😢.. I hate when they going through this💔. My condolences and prayers to Kevin and his family🙏🏾
I just watched the Iron Claw and learned that the FILM removed one of the brothers deaths because it was too sad (the film is excellent by the way). What a tragic series of events.
One of the worst tragedies in wrestling. :(
And there was no coin toss to find out who is going to win the title after David died. That’s nonsense Kerry was already picked by Fritz just based on his looks
One of the brothers passed on Sept 12, 91. I was a superfan of this family. Sadly their son (my apologies for forgetting which one ). Passed on my son's first birthday. Saw another video of the only son left. He looks happy in hawaii. Loving his family and yes future wrestlers! Rip
Chris Adkisson.
The comment about Fritz shooting at Kevin, was told by Kevin himself. He went on to say, Fritz told him he didn't have the guts to kill himself like his brothers, so he tried to kill him, and Kevin had to leap out of the bedroom door to avoid being shot by his own dad. I am thinking he wanted them all dead, and who knows if he isn't the one who killed them or had them killed. Strange deaths. My brother's and I loved the Von Erich boys, always played and acted like them. We were such monster fans.
Anna Thomas That is true. It's on the wccw documentary done by an independent filmmaker and huge wccw& von erich fan.
Well, he is the one who found Kerry.
He had brain cancer at the time. He was out of his mind at the time.
There was no greater family in wrestling, despite what the Hart's and Armstrong's think
Such a family tragedy.😔🇺🇸
I always wonder why they committed suicide? It seems like they had a lot going for themselves, a big supporting family & lots of fans, especially here in Texas.
David was Bulimic. He took painkillers to hide the Stomach problems his eating disorder was causing. He died on Friday February 10,1984 from a Hydrocodone overdose in Tokyo,Japan. Mike underwent shoulder surgery on August 3,1985 in Tel Aviv, Fritz is believed to have forced him immediately back into training before he could recover, which led to him developing Toxic Shock Syndrome which deteriorated his mental state. Finally on Sunday April 12,1987 after feeling so much pressure and stress from his father from the Angle exploiting his condition, Adkisson overdosed on a Sleeping Drug Placidyl, he was survived by his young wife of 2 years Shani, Brothers Kerry,Kevin and Chris and parents Jack and Doris. Chris Von Erich tried to make it in the ring, but his short stature and brittle bones made Wrestling a Pipe Dream for Baby Chris. In 1991, he auditioned for WWF under the Gimmick "The Crane", after being bullshitted by Vince McMahon several times, he was finally formerly turned down for being lightweight(Lightweight Divisions didn't exist yet). Fearing failure of his planned October 1991 set audition for WCW as "Crybaby Chris"(A gimmick inspired by the '90 Johnny Depp Musical Crybaby), 22 Year old Adkisson walked into his Parent's Thicket in Denton,TX on the morning of Thursday September 12,1991, placed a Revolver to his temple, and pulled the trigger. On February 15,1993, 33 year old Kerry "Texas Tornado" Adkisson, who was on leave from WWF(He was the only Von Erich to make it to WWF), A Dallas,Co judge threw the book at him on prior Drug possession charges, and a DUI and sentenced him to 6 years in prison. He was ordered to being serving his sentence on February 19th, facing the ruined legacy of his Family, a bitter divorce risking him being able to see his two young daughters, Adkisson on February 18th decided to join his brothers by walking behind his Parent's thicket, and placing a 9MM to chest and pulling the trigger.
Tornado1994 thanks for the information. I only went to one live wrestling match back in the 80's, my sister-in-law's brother had tickets to see Kerry wrestled & he invited me. The fans went wild when Kerry came behind the current. The fans truly adored him. He actually won that match, too, but couldn't remember the guy he wrestled against.😗
Kerry was facing a lot of prison time for drugs. I think getting toxic shock syndrome did a number on Mike's self confidence, and I think Chris just though he'd never measure up to his dad and brothers.it
Anthony garcia I agree with u ...they should make a von erichs movie
I love this video!
Damned.... Talk about a family curse.
Kerry looks A LOT like his Mother
Poor Mike and Chris were never made for the business.
Chris probably wanted it more than anything but just lacked the physical tools. Mike, I understand, just never really wanted to be in the business...but, he knew it was expected of him.
@@jarvisyoung8350 Mike wanted nothing to do with the business. Even after nearly dying from toxic shock syndrome he was forced back into the ring where he was never the same physically as a wrestler & to boot he was not that good to begin with. Then once the legal troubles started to mount he couldn't take it and killed himself. Mike knew his little brother wanted to be a wrestler but knew the pressure that would come from it from fans and more so Fritz. So when Mike left his scuba gear to Chris in one of the fins he left a bottle of the same drugs that killed him to Chris with a note that read something to the effect of "For whenever you're ready". He knew Chris would crumble under the same pressures he did but Chris decided to shoot himself in the head instead of intentionally overdosing.
@@jarvisyoung8350 I wish Mike was selfish enough to just push them away. Would've been alive still if he wasn't so obedient to his fathers wishes.
Martial Arts from day one was something I could never get enough of as a kid.
I hope the next generation can shine much better and will be able to avoid the curse. There's Kerry's daughter Lacey and Kevin's two sons that were on TNA in the past. I hoe that they do return to the sport one day and revive the Von Erich dynasty.
What does the Von Erich's and the Bee Gee's have in common.......There's only one left!! sigh......... I will forever be grateful to have met Kerry Von Erich!!!!
Long live the Von Eric's 💪💪💪🤼🤼♂️🏋️♂️
All of them passed away except Kevin. Now whenever I saw Lacey wrestle in TNA, she always remind me her father and one of my favorite ever Kerry Von Erich
romeo valentine I know how Kevin must feel, losing all of his brothers, I lost my only sister in 2017 in a car crash , I know he missed them dearly, Kevin said once I'm not even a brother anymore, but like my sister, they will live on forever in his heart
No Kerry had another daughter named Hollie who was Lacey's older sister. I do not believe she is in the business though. And Kevin had 4 kids, 2 boys and 2 girls.
The reason why they all died was because of Fritz, plain and simple. Might get some people commenting saying "How could you say that" but it's the truth. He put way too much expectation on those boys, if David had survived things may have ended up differently, but his death was the catalyst for all the others. By his own admission, the only reason Kevin is still alive today is because he's a family man, if he wasn't then there would be no Von Erich from that generation alive today.
Yep. The "Von Erich curse" was Fritz, simple as that.
Kerry took his own life two years after this story, and the father died four years after that. Only Kevin survives today.
We know
Yeah the whole story is eerie.
I lost my family to my parents my brother my aunt uncle and five cousins and my grandparents. You have to go with GOD and stay strong. I wish Kevin the best Kevin is my name to . I can't wait to see the new movie the Iron Claw may GOD be with you always.
As long as the paternal lineage keeps on going and going and going in the Von Erich family, that's all that really matters. Spiritual reincarnation through the paternal lineage actually exist.
Im sorry but the mother is fkn nuts. "We just stand up and start smiling again" "Life Goes on" What in the hell is wrong with her. Never seen this before and always a Von Erich fan, but this shit is strange!
She loses almost every one of her sons before she goes, her and Fritz were in some big time denial. But I did know a person who lost her three kids before her time and she just went to church and read the bible to get her through.
I was thinking the same thing, she seems overly smiley and happy at such sad personal tragedies that have happened in her life, It's uncomfortable to watch, she's obviously turned to God to get her through it.
We do have live on rude it's not rude it normal
We all cope differently with death, but her reaction was very cold and odd. She just seemed like the type of person to ignore all the reasoning behind their deaths and just be like "well at least we're happy". Like, no... that is quite possibly the worst reaction to have about the whole situation.
May their soul rest in peace
Von ERICH FOREVER ‼️💯🔥👍🤘
With the exception of David , Fritz practically told them to kill themselves . He said that to Kevin.
more to this story....
Another Dnynasty for the Von Erich Family. You never want to see your childrens injured. They choose this path. All i can say. Please. No more death. Life is to fragile.
Towards the end, Kerry didn't have a leg to stand on.
My prayers are with The Von Erich family😇😇😇
GOD BLESS THE REST OF THEM ... I PRAY THEY ALL LIVE TO BE OLD
Disturbing is the utter calmness, humans apparently combine strength and weakness
No parent deserves this
3:08 That's Ross?
And then we say goodbye to Kerry later on 🙁
We in lebanon were big fans for von Ericks
Im 16 and i like old school matches
fuck, they are the kennedy family Jesus christ RIP
Fritz never gave the boys a break. All he did was push and push and push them harder and harder. Family is more important than business.
Wrestling promoter Toots Mondt told the story that a holocaust survivor approached Fritz and criticized him for the nazi gimmick. Fritz dismissed him saying that it was just an act not hurting anyone. The man cursed Fritz saying that he hopes he feels the same pain that other survivors who have lost loved ones feel. Toots died in 1976 before they began to experience all of this bad luck but it sounds like it was a true story.
Those boys was rock stars.
Mike should have never came back to wrestle. However, he wasn't encourage to cope with the situation and move on. Chris also couldn't deal with the fact either. And should find another door in the wrestling business. No one can judge, but suicide ain't the solution. You leave a lot of people in pain.
Very sad 😢 & pray for von Erich family 😢
I never seen them do any of that there in the Bld...
Fritz is the whole curse. If he took his responsibility as their father they would have never ended that way. He wasn't their father. He was their coach. He was never called dad. Only yes sir and no sir .And because of him they are gone now. Poor Kevin. Loosing all his siblings is thought and going through this you need to be mentally strong. I miss Kerry the most. He had the looks, he was great wrestler, not the best of them but was fantastic, his promos were great too. I miss him the most.
Yeah, let's blame Fritz for everything. Fritz may have been a hard ass when coaching them but that is part of the sport.
@@casey3685 You don't put sports over the well being of your kids. After he saw what happened to Mike, he should've put his foot down and let him take all the time he needed, remind him he was important in his own way, and didn't need to "be the new David". And for Chris, he should've gently let him know, it wasn't safe for him, but he could do sum like be a manager, which was equally essential to the well-being of the match.
Texas Tornado looked just like his mom.
I just said that myself a male version of her for sure
David died of a heart attack from cocaine. The whole family was on drugs. Kevin started wrestling without boots because he would shoot heroin between his toes before or after a match and couldnt wait to get high. Kevin wrestled in St. Louis, Mo. one time and was so high off heroin after a match they had to drive him to the airport and made sure he was on the right flight back to Texas. Sad family
David didn't die from Cocaine. He OD' on Hydrocodone. And was actually Bulimic.
And they are ok with all this lost of lives? And 2 years later they lost another son. I say this is the curs of they way of life. And the wrestling obviously isn't for them. Mentaly they can't handle it.
That is a strong ass woman!!! To have to bury 1 child is hard enough.... How to find the strength to have another child fall and then another. Man this would rip a heart out and throw in on the ground and stomp it, then put it back in. Its that moment you get that knot in the back of your throat and tears start to fall. Thats when you know its real. I feel NO parent should lose a child and yet we do. Mike Tyson and the tragic way his 4yr old daughter passed away. When that happened and the story broke.... I was sitting on the couch holding my 4yr old. I looked down at her and kissed her on top of her head. My baby girl is who has kept me grounded and from doing somtbing stupid. The dad and how he pushed his kids. Im not sure i could do that. Shaq said this and so did Mike Tyson. I played basketball so you dont have too, i boxed so you dont have too. Neither one of them wanted to push their child in these directions. But i caught myself trying to push my son into baseball. I backed off when i thought about what i said on a random Saturday. I told my son, if you want to be better then me, then you have to work harder then i did!!! I worked hard to play football, basketball, basketball and boxing. Hell every morning after drinking a glass of OJ, id run 5 miles befkre school everyday. Somedays i ran to school. Nah, i dont want my son to do all that. Take it easy.
Shortly after this, Doris filed for divorce from Fritz. The divorce was finalized in July 1992. Kerry committed suicide in February 1993 one day after he was indicted on a drug charge and faced major jail time due to a series of probation violations. Fritz died in 1997 due to complications from both brain cancer and lung cancer.
Terrible how the family came to an abrupt end.
This is the first time I've heard a kick to the stomach is what killed David.
Soo many different stories.. I think David was murdered to be honest with you... I think they were all killed... Kevin's story always sounds different.... Kerry von Eric's daughter said in a interview that there was alot of abuse and more to there story than what they say but Kevin would kill her if she went public
That´s what the family told the press. David like his brother Kerry was drug addicted and he is likely to have died from accidental drug overdose instead of a kick in the stomach. Above all David died in his hotel room in Japan the night before he was to wrestle there. So a match inflicted kick in Japan (as his family always stated) has never happened.
@@LordOfTheBored David died of a Hydrocodone Overdose.
He died from taking prescription drugs and Socky wine
I think that was a misunderstanding. Somehow that rumor got circulated into fact that a lot of people believed. The fact is David hadn't wrestled a single match yet. The morning he was supposed to go to the arena to prepare for the night's bout is when he was found dead by the All Japan promoter and Bruiser Brody.
Fritz was the main culprit.
The whole family seemed weird to me.
+HarleyFace The mom smiling was kind of creepy and so was Kevin smiling at the end after mentioning being 6 feet deep.
Somebody hurting deep down can't be creepy or weird? Maybe eerie is a better word?
One of the Fantastics mentioned the cat story in a shoot interview that use to be on KZhead.
puck30 there used to be an interview with Jack Victory on here where he mention's it too. I lost a lot of respect for Kevin after hearing that he was capable of some heartless shit like that.
HarleyFace fuck cats
That was so sad
Let's be fair Fritz was too harsh on the lads so is partly to blame but this is the worst tragedy in wrestling history
DEPRESSION MAJOR, " THAT'S WHAT TOOK THEIR LIVE'S