The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling

Idiopathic Joker
Idiopathic Joker Members, Moderators Posts: 45,691 Regulator
edited May 2012 in Off The Turn Buckle
Caught this on netflix last night. Highly recommended for any pro wrestling fan. The story of the legendary Von Erichs is amazingly sad. I suggest you watch whenever you can.

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  • Idiopathic Joker
    Idiopathic Joker Members, Moderators Posts: 45,691 Regulator
    No decent video clips exist so sorry
  • Chi-Town Bully
    Chi-Town Bully Members Posts: 29,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Didn't a majority of the family commit suicide
  • Idiopathic Joker
    Idiopathic Joker Members, Moderators Posts: 45,691 Regulator
    All but one of the brothers are dead.

    Kevin Von Erich is alive

    Kerry Von Erich - Suicide

    David Von Erich - Acute Enteritis

    Mike Von Erich - Suicide

    Chris Von Erich - Suicide
  • dalyricalbandit
    dalyricalbandit Members, Moderators Posts: 67,918 Regulator
    that fam seems curse the Kennedy's of wrestling
  • Mally_G
    Mally_G Members Posts: 2,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brickhouse Brown had a great/funny story about Kevin Von Erich.

    He said he went into the locker room one day and saw Kevin crying, and he asked him why was he crying. Kevin said his dad hates him because he gave him $15k for Christmas and the rest of his brothers got $25k a piece. Brickhouse was like "shidddddd, I'd think my father loved me to death if he gave me $100 at any given time, but $15k and you crying? You ungrateful as all hell. "
  • mrbootleg
    mrbootleg Members Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    Mally_G wrote: »
    Brickhouse Brown had a great/funny story about Kevin Von Erich.

    He said he went into the locker room one day and saw Kevin crying, and he asked him why was he crying. Kevin said his dad hates him because he gave him $15k for Christmas and the rest of his brothers got $25k a piece. Brickhouse was like "shidddddd, I'd think my father loved me to death if he gave me $100 at any given time, but $15k and you crying? You ungrateful as all hell. "

    All of the brothers that got 25k are dead now. Sucks about his family
  • genocidecutter
    genocidecutter Members Posts: 17,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Might check it out
  • Gnawledgeable
    Gnawledgeable Members Posts: 1,768 ✭✭✭
    Before the 5 famous brothers, it was one who was born before them who died of an electric shock, something similar to that. Also Daniel Bryan (before the ? hair) looks like a Von Erich.