No one may believe it, but back in the early 80's before anyone in Texas knew or cared anything about wrestling outside of Texas, the Von Erichs were almost as big as the Cowboys were. Von Erich was a household name; when you mentioned that name EVERYONE knew exactly who you were talking about. Thats cuz if you weren't staying up every Friday night to watch them, all of your neighbors surely were!!!
I think the Von Erichs are a very underrated family. They have done alot for the busness and they are not mentioned as much as the other families. It upsets me that they were not even mentioned in that WWE Top 50 greatest superstars of all time
From what I have read, they were a close-knit family, and each brother idolized their older brothers. For a small, less athletic kid like Chris you could see why he idolized Kerry, who looked like a comic book hero come to life. In retrospect it's sad (though understandable) that Mike and Chris, the smaller brothers chose/were pushed to go into wrestling. I understand that Mike was more artistic (music/photography) and Chris was a real animal lover.
In the good old days, I was able to catch WCCW on ESPN (and AWA, NWA/JCP, and WWF). A wonderful time to become a 9 year old wrestling fan. WCCW wasn't my specialty, but the Von Erichs are absolute legends. A highlight of the PS2 game Legends of Wrestling was to be able to team up Fritz, David, Kerry and Kevin for some 8-man tag team action. And what a tragedy. I think clinical depression played as big a role as drugs for them. Imagine your brothers dying so young, just soul crushing.
The Von Erichs were awesome and some of my childhood heros! So sad that they all died so young (with the exception of Kevin). David was my favorite because he was the firey one. I liked Kerry because he was sexy one. I also like Kevin-- he was the strong one. Poor Mike was the gentle one. I hope Kevin is happy and I hope his brothers are resting in peace.
I was only able to see Kerry Von Erich wrestle as the Texas Tornado when he went to the WWE. Never saw the other brothers in action. This is a great tribute video to a very sad story. They all died way too young.
this was awesome,brings back alot of memories,I remember these guys doing the pizza hut commercials,and kicking ass in the ring...sure wish I could go back to that era.
@JonathanVonErich Real sad but the only one i feel sorry for is there daddy.WOW all his sons killed them self.Well from what i was told shot gun wow real good video
i know that i am young but i grew up on the von erichs. i miss the good old days. my mother passed when i was younger but the good thing is she is buried right next to the von erichs. so when i go see my mom i get to stop by say hi to the good old boys RIP von erichs
i have to say this is one of best tribute videos ever. this song goes great with this .the von erichs was one of greatest .it was sad what happen to theme i feel so sorry for kevin.i miss this old school wrestling.this is what they need to bring back this type of wrestling open the tertories back up again it is better that way.in stead of one vince mcman telling u what to do.
Those are the days when everyone in Dallas was excited to watch Saturday night and Sunday morning wrestling. The weekends were a reward, after a hard week at school. What kid didn't get hyped and make believe he was fighting the much hated freebirds, during commercial breaks? Those guys were the sweethearts of Dallas, back then. Great entertainers during a great local era. Good times.
growing up in California the 80s, I didn't have cable tv, so the only exposure to WCCW that I had were the apter mags - but the Von Erichs just seemed so awesome I always wanted to see them. fans today can't really appreciate what it was like. I miss the days of territories, when wrestling was WRESTLING
These men were great athletes. Outstanding perforners. I will miss them all, including Kevin even though he is still here with us, they were what wrestling was all about. The Von Erichs were my role models. I decided to not become a wrestler when I found out what had happened to David. We will miss them all. God bless the Von Erichs
I grew up watching the Von Erichs both on television and also saw several matches. Wrestling is certainly something different now what with the fireworks, tits and beer cans all over the place. There's nothing at all local or even regional about the competitors as there was at one time. And it's really inappropriate for the Jesus freaks to come in here suggesting that you know something about where these men are today. Your fairly tale is even more fake than wrestling is an actual sport.
I thank it is wonderful the AirTexas posted this video. for two years now i have been watching this video over and over. The Von Erichs that are no longer around would of been proud that you made a speacil tribute just for them. Thank you......
@darrenderrick - These comments are cruel and ridiculous. When Jesus was on the cross, he didn't ask the thief being crucified next to him if he was a Christian, or if he'd been baptised or how he took communion. He said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Only God judges who comes into his Kingdom. I pray people who would condemn the Von Erichs stop it and begin to concentrate on "Thy will be done on EARTH" Bring a little bit of heaven here each day.
yea I know and thats why he is the most successfull Von Erich. Fritz had to feel any remorse, because he was too hard on his sons(especially Mike after Davids death). Huge tragedy.....gone but not forgotten RIP
Por supuesto :-) Jackie was killed in 1959 by electr.cutt,ing, David died in 1984 due to stomach rupture, Mike commited suicide in 1987 by pills, Chris in 1991 by gun and Kerry in 1993 by gun. No se mereceren :-)
Si, tienes razón. es horríble. Esta familia sufrió mucho :-( Kerry se desgracié por la pistola. En lo que se refiere las causes, creo que Kerry fue depresivo por las muertas de sus hermanos y el divorció (con) su mujer en el aň pasado (1992) in su extremis. sry for my spanish and mistakes I am a beginner :-) Ah subjuntivo te quiero te quiero :-)) hasto otro rato y muchas gracias
i cry for all of them, especially the youngest of the Von Erich family, Chris. Poor guy wanted to do what he loved, but his bones and asthma prevented him from doing so. I feel sorry for all these fellas. Poor Kevin and his Mother for having to endure losing their 5 sons and brothers. They had an older brother too who died when he was 7 because of an electrocution in a pond. RIP to some of the finest wrestlers ever produced in Texas.
I went to school and grew up with all of these guys in Lake Dallas, TX. (Kevin A., if you read this, I knew Brian G. very well too.) They were good guys and Jack was a very dear man. We would run into him at the little, (and at that time, the only) grocerey store in Lake Dallas, Food Fare. Anyway, we'd say hi to him and he would shake our hands. I remember going to Food Fare with my Granny when I was pretty small, and she said hi to Jack. He called her by her first name and gave her a big hug.:)
I don't know how Kevin does it. He once said that he was the oldest brother to having no brothers at all. I know it was his family of wife and kids that help him through this troblue time in his life.I lost my mother and I have to say that I did it the same way he did. I hope to be as good of a man as him so I can see my mother again someday.
That was a great video. It's a very fitting and powerful tribute. I have read that Chris and Mike felt like they were not as great as their older brothers. I wish they hadn't felt that way. I was as happy to watch them on TV as I was any of the other Von Erich brothers. It's too bad that they didn't give themselves more time to feel worthy. They WERE worthy, even if they didn't know it. It's such a shame that they may have felt like they weren't measuring up. It's sad. Thanks for a great video.
@mikeferr107 I agree with your statement about them being worthy. I think Mike and Chris were simply too young. I dont think you can fill the shoes of David, Kevin and Kerry when your only 19 or 20 but I think it was expected of them to be wrestlers ready for it or not and clearly they werent. I know Chris wanted it more then anything. Not so sure about Mike thought.
my biggest complaint is new school fans that didnt grow up with these guys, they come on here talking like they know something,I have to set them straight,you dont know shit about our era, watching vids on youtube doesnt do it justice, we lived it, we where the real fans, there are no more real wrestling ,only smarks that think they know everything, they criticize everything. they want to be bookers,sadly most are probably fry cooks at mcdonalds and burn the fries,this was my era,RIP VE Boys
@TexarkanaBraveheart couldnt stand the Von Erichs- hated their guts! Was a Ric Flair guy from the word go! But you are spot on Braveheart! SPOT FREAKING ON- It dont matter if you loved or hated any of those guys. That was wrestling-
Do you remember going to a show, and the curtain jerkers would come out and wrestle 15 minutes? LOL Now if the main event goes 15 its a freaking miracle! Keep preachin Braveheart, I may not have liked your VEs but I love the sermon!
@TexarkanaBraveheart you got it bro these kids now days do not know what real wrestling is yeah back then you had props and stuff but when they got mad at each other back then it was not fake all the time like the crap they show now days the Von Erich's were the best and always will be the best i knew them personally and really miss them very much.
I loved wotching the Von Erichs as a kid. I'ts just such a damn shame that David's unexpected death caused the downward mental spiral of three of his brothers. Their selfish suicides leaves too much weight for Kevin to bear. God's speed Kevin Von Erich. May your path lead you to great things.
I gotta wonder how different the family would be today if David had lived and won the NWA Heavyweight championship. I think that was the catalyst that sent Mike over the edge along with Chris and Kerry but then again I'm probably wrong.
All in all they were all taken before they were done and they were ahead of their time and its shame to see it
I understand that Iron Sheik taught all 5 of the brothers and there is only one left. What a tragedy! They were all GREAT specimans! God Rest their souls.
Man!! These were the men of the their times!! I remember rushing inside before their matches started. I prayed that Kerry would once again put Rick Flair in the "Iron Claw". Wrestling today is so commercial and predictable, the thrill is. Oh hey the "performances" are wild and entertaining but too "TV" for me. Regardless of what is said about this family they were and always will be the sh*t to me, for they had skill. As a texan I can say that they did us proud.
the saying goes, there's nothing more stubbornly proud than a Texan. The Von Erich family has much to be "Texas proud" of. These men should be hailed as the epic men they were, not be used as conspiracy/rumor fodder. In pro wrestling there are so many great people who have been cheated their due by goofy rumors that become legend. the wrestling business itself is a "work" so take it for what it is and respect the legacy of those who did epic things.
This is TEXAS right here! I grew up in Austin watching these guys on tv, what great memories. To this day, nothing has matched the Von Erichs vs Freebirds feud. What a tragedy, they will be forever missed.
I have tears running down my face as I watch this. Thank you for uploaded this wonderful tribute to such wonderful, beautiful men taken all too soon from us. Can't wait to see the brothers in the Hall of Fame.
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truly i think it was fritz that killed them all you can tell in the wccw dvd that kevin is lying when he said it wasn't true that fritz made them do stuff they wouldn't do. kerry wanted to be a disc thrower not a wrestler and look what happened it got him killed. fritz made mike wrestle and he dislocated his shoulder and had an infection during the surgery and died like a year or two later. and then in the dvd fritz was saying god stop taking my children away when he was doing it all along
I don't believe that at all. You have too understand that there were drugs involved with every von erich son that died for the exception of David. Fritz didn't tell his kids to take drugs. Everything that happen to them they brought it on too themselves. they had have to take responsibility for their own actions and they didn't want too. so saying that fritz killed his children is incorrect. They brought it on to themselves and that is the bottom line.
Agree to Disagree. I love this vid and regardless of what we each think. This is a classic and i only wish that each of them were here to see what the world have done for them in their honor.
just imagine if these guys were still around,WCCW wud still be around!my elder brother was around durin the era of the territories,man i wish i was a wrestling fan durin that period of time!vevery week,wudve been epic!
awsome video!!, wow they all died at once, like 1 behind the other, its soooo sad, only 1 von erich is alive today, i bet he thinks about his brothers and father everyday!!!, ..again awsome video!!! i got tears in my eyes right now no joke,
yeah kevin von erich he was the oldest and he must be screwed up because of his brothers dying david die from a repture in his stomach mike took his own life by an overdose chris shot himself in the head and kerry shot himself in the chest man know wonder he quit wrestling this shows you u can have everything in the world but with out gudence in dirction it could lead to death rest in peace david mike chris kerry von erich
yeah thats true, i watched the world class championship wrestling dvd, and i just couldnt believe that they died like that one by one, which one died because he was too small to be a wrestler, wasnt that the youngest one?
Awesome video, awesome music! I found this video by mistake trying to find out about WCCW and the Von Erichs. I think the lessons to be learned is that of taking resposiblily for your actions and that too much too soon too fast can cost a person. It is a tragic what happpened no doubt but when a person is medicating with drugs bad things happen. God bless the Von Erichs though and thank you.
on 2:56 when Kerry is coming in with the wwf logo in the background, the music getting more dramatic and his robe sparking because of the camera flashes, the swear it brought a tear to my eye
Awesome tribute, I really felt it... Thank you, AirTexas!
I am a Von Erichs fan forever. May the ones that are no longer with us rest in peace and God bless the ones that are still here. I salute and admire Mrs. Adkisson and Kevin's strength.
yes and no, Mike was in a car accident that made him go brain dead and he recovered and lost alot of movement in his body. He had a mind of a 2 year old and mixed a barbituate with alcohol. Chris was frustrated and depressed over the loss of his two brothers and couldn't perform in the ring. Kerry had a drug related problem.
Mike's toxic shock syndrom was caused from a surgery on his shoulder from an injury in the ring, It had nothing to do with a car accident and he didn't go brain dead and he certainly did not have the mind of a two year old. Honestly the inaccurate, insulting, and silly things that people post with no regard for facts.
Wikipedia (according to DH Smith) "A Nerd's opinion presented as fact." It's impossible to imagine that Doris would have ever said that about any of her sons. Mike absolutely did not have the mind of a two year old
Wrestling's First Family - The Von Erichs!
Jiltedin2007 4 weeks ago
I used to love to watch you wrestle Kerry. R.I.P
gcba33 2 months ago
R.I.P Von Erich family! They are legends of wrestling! 8(
TheDrivechill 2 months ago
No one may believe it, but back in the early 80's before anyone in Texas knew or cared anything about wrestling outside of Texas, the Von Erichs were almost as big as the Cowboys were. Von Erich was a household name; when you mentioned that name EVERYONE knew exactly who you were talking about. Thats cuz if you weren't staying up every Friday night to watch them, all of your neighbors surely were!!!
LWilson74 3 months ago
@LWilson74
great post bro.
gcba33 2 months ago
I think the Von Erichs are a very underrated family. They have done alot for the busness and they are not mentioned as much as the other families. It upsets me that they were not even mentioned in that WWE Top 50 greatest superstars of all time
xRandax94 5 months ago
From what I have read, they were a close-knit family, and each brother idolized their older brothers. For a small, less athletic kid like Chris you could see why he idolized Kerry, who looked like a comic book hero come to life. In retrospect it's sad (though understandable) that Mike and Chris, the smaller brothers chose/were pushed to go into wrestling. I understand that Mike was more artistic (music/photography) and Chris was a real animal lover.
peterp21 6 months ago
In the good old days, I was able to catch WCCW on ESPN (and AWA, NWA/JCP, and WWF). A wonderful time to become a 9 year old wrestling fan. WCCW wasn't my specialty, but the Von Erichs are absolute legends. A highlight of the PS2 game Legends of Wrestling was to be able to team up Fritz, David, Kerry and Kevin for some 8-man tag team action. And what a tragedy. I think clinical depression played as big a role as drugs for them. Imagine your brothers dying so young, just soul crushing.
peterp21 6 months ago
The Von Erichs were awesome and some of my childhood heros! So sad that they all died so young (with the exception of Kevin). David was my favorite because he was the firey one. I liked Kerry because he was sexy one. I also like Kevin-- he was the strong one. Poor Mike was the gentle one. I hope Kevin is happy and I hope his brothers are resting in peace.
peachkim 8 months ago
I don't understand why death is what some of them choosed
Midnightryder7 8 months ago
they should do a damn movie!
Justs0MEGUY11 9 months ago
@Justs0MEGUY11
very good point
davidallenroth 8 months ago
I was only able to see Kerry Von Erich wrestle as the Texas Tornado when he went to the WWE. Never saw the other brothers in action. This is a great tribute video to a very sad story. They all died way too young.
Cartridge 9 months ago
R.I.P Savage
Thebadguy1987 9 months ago
omg sad sad sad
they died to young
they had a 6 year old brother who died
god bless the mother annd kevin
Lilin1989 9 months ago
this was awesome,brings back alot of memories,I remember these guys doing the pizza hut commercials,and kicking ass in the ring...sure wish I could go back to that era.
irnmadn99 10 months ago 15
rip von erich family
Kontula1000 11 months ago
It is were my name came from
TheVanerik 11 months ago
Id like to visit the graves
Thebadguy1987 1 year ago
@Thebadguy1987
They are buried by my family... fyi
mesquitechiro 9 months ago
Wrestlers dont die, they are only sleeping and waiting for awakening in the memories of their fans
janborrowitz 1 year ago 9
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janborrowitz 1 year ago
The Von Erich family will live Forever !!!!
JonathanVonErich 1 year ago
@JonathanVonErich Real sad but the only one i feel sorry for is there daddy.WOW all his sons killed them self.Well from what i was told shot gun wow real good video
NewOrleansRipGut 1 year ago
@NewOrleansRipGut - Absolutely false. Fritz had 6 sons. Jack, Jr., Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, & Chris. Only the youngest three killed themselves.
wpbsgwm 1 year ago
@wpbsgwm well let me say it this way all his son's that was on tv
NewOrleansRipGut 1 year ago
@NewOrleansRipGut Again totally not true. Kevin and David were on television far more than Mike or Chris and neither one of them committed suicide.
wpbsgwm 1 year ago
@wpbsgwm yeaa jack jr dies of an accident at 6
WWEFanChannel123 1 year ago
@wpbsgwm jack jr died of an accident at 6 years old
WWEFanChannel123 1 year ago
The best video ever !
hdalank 1 year ago
i know that i am young but i grew up on the von erichs. i miss the good old days. my mother passed when i was younger but the good thing is she is buried right next to the von erichs. so when i go see my mom i get to stop by say hi to the good old boys RIP von erichs
ccst84 1 year ago 2
i have to say this is one of best tribute videos ever. this song goes great with this .the von erichs was one of greatest .it was sad what happen to theme i feel so sorry for kevin.i miss this old school wrestling.this is what they need to bring back this type of wrestling open the tertories back up again it is better that way.in stead of one vince mcman telling u what to do.
balisong6984 1 year ago
Those are the days when everyone in Dallas was excited to watch Saturday night and Sunday morning wrestling. The weekends were a reward, after a hard week at school. What kid didn't get hyped and make believe he was fighting the much hated freebirds, during commercial breaks? Those guys were the sweethearts of Dallas, back then. Great entertainers during a great local era. Good times.
matsugo24 1 year ago
!!! the VON ERICH'S , such a tragedy that cold of been prevented !!!
drtool23 1 year ago
~All Brothers Together~
christheip 1 year ago
What the shame nobody could stop them killing themselves
janborrowitz 1 year ago
@janborrowitz wouldnt it be neat and wonder what it would be like if they were all still alive
johndoe590 1 year ago
growing up in California the 80s, I didn't have cable tv, so the only exposure to WCCW that I had were the apter mags - but the Von Erichs just seemed so awesome I always wanted to see them. fans today can't really appreciate what it was like. I miss the days of territories, when wrestling was WRESTLING
GunterJPN 1 year ago
janbowwowitz Gracias x la informacion my friend. regards
lu258369 1 year ago
These men were great athletes. Outstanding perforners. I will miss them all, including Kevin even though he is still here with us, they were what wrestling was all about. The Von Erichs were my role models. I decided to not become a wrestler when I found out what had happened to David. We will miss them all. God bless the Von Erichs
Jon930E 1 year ago
TO WERSTLING FANS LIKE ME, WRESTLING CAN BE ENTERTAINMENT, BUT IT HAS BEEN A REALLY REALLY SAD WORLD, I MISS ALL THE VON ERICHS
CHCRUZ 1 year ago
Kerry IC champion 4ever
janborrowitz 1 year ago
I think this guys would be more successful, if they werent focused on their father. For example Kerry (90-92) WWF RIP
janborrowitz 1 year ago
My childhood heros !
hdalank 1 year ago
I grew up watching the Von Erichs both on television and also saw several matches. Wrestling is certainly something different now what with the fireworks, tits and beer cans all over the place. There's nothing at all local or even regional about the competitors as there was at one time. And it's really inappropriate for the Jesus freaks to come in here suggesting that you know something about where these men are today. Your fairly tale is even more fake than wrestling is an actual sport.
dallas71 1 year ago
I thank it is wonderful the AirTexas posted this video. for two years now i have been watching this video over and over. The Von Erichs that are no longer around would of been proud that you made a speacil tribute just for them. Thank you......
PFflyer24 1 year ago
there fukin merf
invasion1036 2 years ago
they are all in hell now cause they all commite suicide botom line period
darrenderrick 2 years ago
@darrenderrick If they accepted Jesus as their personal savior they are in heaven. Suicide is not the unpardonable sin.
luvthemts 2 years ago 3
@luvthemts The family did know Jesus. Multiple time guests on the 700 Club.
TheManiacOnWheelsUSA 1 year ago
if you really believe that then your god is a bigger asshole than you are.
GohModley 2 years ago
not all
mike died not from suicide if you gon sayem sayum right
get your facts strait
invasion1036 2 years ago
@invasion1036 : He most certainly DID die from suicide... and learn to spell.
DeepSouthWrestling1 1 year ago
@DeepSouthWrestling1 its calld pidgeon dummy i live in hawaii
invasion1036 1 year ago
@invasion1036 : sigh... you're doing it again... it's "pidgin"!!!!
DeepSouthWrestling1 1 year ago
@DeepSouthWrestling1 shut the fuk up k
invasion1036 1 year ago
@invasion1036 : wow... nice comeback...
DeepSouthWrestling1 1 year ago
@DeepSouthWrestling1 Fuck you. You are such a Haole
invasion1036 1 year ago
@invasion1036 - Mike did commit suicide with an overdose of sleeping pills (placidyl). He left a suicide not
wpbsgwm 1 year ago
@wpbsgwm mike died of an overdose of a tranquilizer
WWEFanChannel123 1 year ago
@darrenderrick - These comments are cruel and ridiculous. When Jesus was on the cross, he didn't ask the thief being crucified next to him if he was a Christian, or if he'd been baptised or how he took communion. He said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Only God judges who comes into his Kingdom. I pray people who would condemn the Von Erichs stop it and begin to concentrate on "Thy will be done on EARTH" Bring a little bit of heaven here each day.
wpbsgwm 1 year ago
so sad-only enduring memory lingers here........
janborrowitz 2 years ago
Kerry was the most successful wrestler of Von Erichs family, wasnt he ?
janborrowitz 2 years ago 2
@janborrowitz He's the only one who made it to the WWF, though his tenure was short and he went back to Texas.
TheManiacOnWheelsUSA 1 year ago
yea I know and thats why he is the most successfull Von Erich. Fritz had to feel any remorse, because he was too hard on his sons(especially Mike after Davids death). Huge tragedy.....gone but not forgotten RIP
janborrowitz 1 year ago
@janborrowitz Hola, Can you tell me how was the Die of Von Erich brothers ??
Gracias
lu258369 1 year ago
Por supuesto :-) Jackie was killed in 1959 by electr.cutt,ing, David died in 1984 due to stomach rupture, Mike commited suicide in 1987 by pills, Chris in 1991 by gun and Kerry in 1993 by gun. No se mereceren :-)
janborrowitz 1 year ago
@janborrowitz Que mala suerte de esa familia, verdad??
no puedo creer q 5 miembros de una familia mueran tan así.
Entonces Kerry de suicidó con una pistola??, Cuáles serian las causas de Kerry, lo sabes?? muchas gracias amigo.
lu258369 1 year ago
Si, tienes razón. es horríble. Esta familia sufrió mucho :-( Kerry se desgracié por la pistola. En lo que se refiere las causes, creo que Kerry fue depresivo por las muertas de sus hermanos y el divorció (con) su mujer en el aň pasado (1992) in su extremis. sry for my spanish and mistakes I am a beginner :-) Ah subjuntivo te quiero te quiero :-)) hasto otro rato y muchas gracias
janborrowitz 1 year ago
The Von Erich spirit lives through Kevin now.
SuperKick85 2 years ago 2
too hard deal
janborrowitz 2 years ago
R.I.P.
whitty982000 2 years ago
RIP.
joeyspector 2 years ago
So sad these guys were fucking legends.
tjk259 2 years ago 2
i cry for all of them, especially the youngest of the Von Erich family, Chris. Poor guy wanted to do what he loved, but his bones and asthma prevented him from doing so. I feel sorry for all these fellas. Poor Kevin and his Mother for having to endure losing their 5 sons and brothers. They had an older brother too who died when he was 7 because of an electrocution in a pond. RIP to some of the finest wrestlers ever produced in Texas.
dailybrother 2 years ago
I hope Jackie jr., David, Mike, Chris, Kerry and Fritz live in heaven together.....
janborrowitz 2 years ago
Texas Tornado FTW!!! R.I.P. Von Erichs!!!, Truly A Legendary Family!!!
raider8sox 2 years ago
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janborrowitz 2 years ago
no sry am kidding....fugu fish
janborrowitz 2 years ago
WTF??!
MarioMetroidFan 2 years ago
Does anyone know where this music came from?
BigfootMag 2 years ago
@BigfootMag From the popup ad on the video from my viewing, it's "The Road to Perdition" by Thomas Newman.
TheManiacOnWheelsUSA 1 year ago
love the von erichs,the legacy lives on,,,lacey may not be a great of wrestler like her dad but at least she is trying,she will get up there
whoSez305 2 years ago 2
David Von Erich was destined to be one of the greatest wrestlers off al time.
RIP.
hollywoodchuncho 2 years ago 3
By the way, that is an incredible video, and a fitting and touching tribute.
allamericancj 2 years ago 2
Anyway, we sure miss all you guys, Kevin, and remember, yall will always be Lake Dallas'.
allamericancj 2 years ago 2
I went to school and grew up with all of these guys in Lake Dallas, TX. (Kevin A., if you read this, I knew Brian G. very well too.) They were good guys and Jack was a very dear man. We would run into him at the little, (and at that time, the only) grocerey store in Lake Dallas, Food Fare. Anyway, we'd say hi to him and he would shake our hands. I remember going to Food Fare with my Granny when I was pretty small, and she said hi to Jack. He called her by her first name and gave her a big hug.:)
allamericancj 2 years ago
I don't know how Kevin does it. He once said that he was the oldest brother to having no brothers at all. I know it was his family of wife and kids that help him through this troblue time in his life.I lost my mother and I have to say that I did it the same way he did. I hope to be as good of a man as him so I can see my mother again someday.
PFflyer24 2 years ago
That was a great video. It's a very fitting and powerful tribute. I have read that Chris and Mike felt like they were not as great as their older brothers. I wish they hadn't felt that way. I was as happy to watch them on TV as I was any of the other Von Erich brothers. It's too bad that they didn't give themselves more time to feel worthy. They WERE worthy, even if they didn't know it. It's such a shame that they may have felt like they weren't measuring up. It's sad. Thanks for a great video.
mikeferr107 2 years ago 14
@mikeferr107 I agree with your statement about them being worthy. I think Mike and Chris were simply too young. I dont think you can fill the shoes of David, Kevin and Kerry when your only 19 or 20 but I think it was expected of them to be wrestlers ready for it or not and clearly they werent. I know Chris wanted it more then anything. Not so sure about Mike thought.
tempo1889 1 year ago
I hope all of them will meet themselves together in heaven
janborrowitz 2 years ago
Loved the Von Erichs. Those WCCW days were great.
Long rivalries, scaffold matches...
The dynamic between the Freebirds and the Von Erichs might be one of the best in history.
I wish ESPN Classic would put on WCCW stuff instead of AWA. But for some reason, I feel like WWE owns that library.
irishbearcat2006 2 years ago 3
David died of problems relating to a haert attack in 1984
Mike commited suicide in 1987 via sleeping pills
Chris commited suicide vis a gunshot to the head in 1991
Kerry commited suicide vis a gunshot to the chest in 1993
michaelhonscar 2 years ago
kerry shot himself
david died of steriod overdoes
mike commited suicide
chris shot himself because of his dead brother.
juhgug 2 years ago
david did'nt die of steriods overdose
burby8100 2 years ago
But Chris lost in this period already 2 brothers - David and Mike.....because of who brother he commited suicide ?
janborrowitz 2 years ago
Awesome. Amazing tribute. Blessed by the Von Erich Family.
Chuloloc 2 years ago 3
Kerry was the best wrestler
janborrowitz 2 years ago 2
my biggest complaint is new school fans that didnt grow up with these guys, they come on here talking like they know something,I have to set them straight,you dont know shit about our era, watching vids on youtube doesnt do it justice, we lived it, we where the real fans, there are no more real wrestling ,only smarks that think they know everything, they criticize everything. they want to be bookers,sadly most are probably fry cooks at mcdonalds and burn the fries,this was my era,RIP VE Boys
TexarkanaBraveheart 2 years ago 28
Thank you
dimplesmcgee333 2 years ago
Well said, fellow Texan! There is not now, nor will there ever be a dynasty as great as the Von Erichs.
DocLeggz 2 years ago
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janborrowitz 1 year ago
I understand you...se define this era to me. To an ignorant
janborrowitz 1 year ago
@TexarkanaBraveheart theres no more bookers, only producers, writers, etc.
BukkakeCapiton 1 year ago
@TexarkanaBraveheart Right on
MJAY4000 1 year ago
@TexarkanaBraveheart couldnt stand the Von Erichs- hated their guts! Was a Ric Flair guy from the word go! But you are spot on Braveheart! SPOT FREAKING ON- It dont matter if you loved or hated any of those guys. That was wrestling-
Do you remember going to a show, and the curtain jerkers would come out and wrestle 15 minutes? LOL Now if the main event goes 15 its a freaking miracle! Keep preachin Braveheart, I may not have liked your VEs but I love the sermon!
singlewing44 11 months ago
@TexarkanaBraveheart
i saw a documentary on em pretty sad, a sad fate for most wrestlers that abuse.
im from the attitude era ha ha.
SMS2RR 7 months ago
@TexarkanaBraveheart you got it bro these kids now days do not know what real wrestling is yeah back then you had props and stuff but when they got mad at each other back then it was not fake all the time like the crap they show now days the Von Erich's were the best and always will be the best i knew them personally and really miss them very much.
daniel679867 7 months ago
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dimplesmcgee333 2 years ago
And what about Chris ? he didnt die ?
janborrowitz 2 years ago
Chris died too But Coz of Steroids That make Him Sucide.Mike too But kerry Died by A tragedy but i dosent noe about fritz
TGT45 2 years ago
so he died because he used steroids?that doesnt make any sense...he killed himself because he was depressed everybody knows that
DutchTornado 2 years ago
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Realdeal232005 2 years ago
dont beleive he real type him in on youtube and the internet
richard9274 2 years ago 2
i think my dad went against an von erich yer my dad use to wrestle he was called jim breaks his real name david cudd
richard9274 2 years ago
I loved wotching the Von Erichs as a kid. I'ts just such a damn shame that David's unexpected death caused the downward mental spiral of three of his brothers. Their selfish suicides leaves too much weight for Kevin to bear. God's speed Kevin Von Erich. May your path lead you to great things.
drquads 2 years ago
I got to meet Kevin and Kerry Von Erich twenty years ago at the Sportatorium on the night that I attended my first card...
MavsFan1982 2 years ago
I gotta wonder how different the family would be today if David had lived and won the NWA Heavyweight championship. I think that was the catalyst that sent Mike over the edge along with Chris and Kerry but then again I'm probably wrong.
All in all they were all taken before they were done and they were ahead of their time and its shame to see it
Long live the Von Erichs
Raveneyes2006 2 years ago 2
Thank you from Czech Republic. Great do cuments
furtvprdeli 2 years ago
I understand that Iron Sheik taught all 5 of the brothers and there is only one left. What a tragedy! They were all GREAT specimans! God Rest their souls.
WUDANGMASTER 2 years ago
Man!! These were the men of the their times!! I remember rushing inside before their matches started. I prayed that Kerry would once again put Rick Flair in the "Iron Claw". Wrestling today is so commercial and predictable, the thrill is. Oh hey the "performances" are wild and entertaining but too "TV" for me. Regardless of what is said about this family they were and always will be the sh*t to me, for they had skill. As a texan I can say that they did us proud.
texassnowbunny 2 years ago
It's too bad Kevin and Kerry didn't wrestle in the WWF in the 80's. Keving wrestling barefoot would have driven Jesse Ventura nuts.
adheckle 2 years ago
kerry did wrestle in the WWF
burby8100 2 years ago
the saying goes, there's nothing more stubbornly proud than a Texan. The Von Erich family has much to be "Texas proud" of. These men should be hailed as the epic men they were, not be used as conspiracy/rumor fodder. In pro wrestling there are so many great people who have been cheated their due by goofy rumors that become legend. the wrestling business itself is a "work" so take it for what it is and respect the legacy of those who did epic things.
bladestormviking 2 years ago
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PFflyer24 2 years ago
i grew up at the sportatorium on sat nights watching all these great matches
newatthis007 2 years ago
This is TEXAS right here! I grew up in Austin watching these guys on tv, what great memories. To this day, nothing has matched the Von Erichs vs Freebirds feud. What a tragedy, they will be forever missed.
thahellusay 2 years ago
so sad...great video and a beautiful song,what´s the name??
amandinapeke 2 years ago
A world class tribute for one of the great wrestling families of all-time! God Bless the Von Erichs.
trifecta98 2 years ago 3
Great video. Sad.
samsdaddy0525 2 years ago 5
The Von Erich's are in the 2009 Hall of Fame
Their athletic career will always be remembered
as they are a part of history now. Well done Fritz
I hope the new generation of the Von Erich's find
success & are healthy and well. Good Luck Ross &
Lacey
Ruwaitiya 2 years ago 3
now are Lacey and Ross Kevins kids, how are they related?
hars2734 2 years ago
Ross is Kevin's, Lacey is Kerry's
AirTexas 2 years ago
1st cousins
Realdeal232005 2 years ago
I have tears running down my face as I watch this. Thank you for uploaded this wonderful tribute to such wonderful, beautiful men taken all too soon from us. Can't wait to see the brothers in the Hall of Fame.
jesshomevideos 3 years ago 5
Sorry, I meant "uploading", not "uploaded". See how my emotions distracted me? : )
jesshomevideos 3 years ago 4
That was a beautiful memorial, I don't wish this on anyones family. God Bless the Von Erichs.
ChrisRadio 3 years ago 2
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truly i think it was fritz that killed them all you can tell in the wccw dvd that kevin is lying when he said it wasn't true that fritz made them do stuff they wouldn't do. kerry wanted to be a disc thrower not a wrestler and look what happened it got him killed. fritz made mike wrestle and he dislocated his shoulder and had an infection during the surgery and died like a year or two later. and then in the dvd fritz was saying god stop taking my children away when he was doing it all along
bellaedward945 3 years ago
I don't believe that at all. You have too understand that there were drugs involved with every von erich son that died for the exception of David. Fritz didn't tell his kids to take drugs. Everything that happen to them they brought it on too themselves. they had have to take responsibility for their own actions and they didn't want too. so saying that fritz killed his children is incorrect. They brought it on to themselves and that is the bottom line.
PFflyer24 3 years ago
Agree to Disagree. I love this vid and regardless of what we each think. This is a classic and i only wish that each of them were here to see what the world have done for them in their honor.
PFflyer24 3 years ago
just imagine if these guys were still around,WCCW wud still be around!my elder brother was around durin the era of the territories,man i wish i was a wrestling fan durin that period of time!vevery week,wudve been epic!
nerohero266 3 years ago
All these guys died way too young
Werewolf7692 3 years ago
God bless the Von Erichs
miguelazteca 3 years ago 8
who's left?
donbuster1 3 years ago
just Kevin
AirTexas 3 years ago
awsome video!!, wow they all died at once, like 1 behind the other, its soooo sad, only 1 von erich is alive today, i bet he thinks about his brothers and father everyday!!!, ..again awsome video!!! i got tears in my eyes right now no joke,
cenalover386 3 years ago
yeah kevin von erich he was the oldest and he must be screwed up because of his brothers dying david die from a repture in his stomach mike took his own life by an overdose chris shot himself in the head and kerry shot himself in the chest man know wonder he quit wrestling this shows you u can have everything in the world but with out gudence in dirction it could lead to death rest in peace david mike chris kerry von erich
fate667 3 years ago 6
yeah thats true, i watched the world class championship wrestling dvd, and i just couldnt believe that they died like that one by one, which one died because he was too small to be a wrestler, wasnt that the youngest one?
cenalover386 3 years ago
yeah chris von erich
fate667 3 years ago
yeah the youngest, Chris
Pxveangeance 3 years ago
He had brittle bones so he couldn't do the bumps.
malfoy2 3 years ago
its a shame people wernt around to stop Kerry Mike and Chris cause they still would of been around
wwerohfan85 3 years ago
Great, great video. Really touching. Thank you so much for making and posting this.
redenstein 3 years ago
Im feeling sad! Does anyone else feel it too?
monsterminds2 3 years ago 2
Awesome video, awesome music! I found this video by mistake trying to find out about WCCW and the Von Erichs. I think the lessons to be learned is that of taking resposiblily for your actions and that too much too soon too fast can cost a person. It is a tragic what happpened no doubt but when a person is medicating with drugs bad things happen. God bless the Von Erichs though and thank you.
tmmlm07 3 years ago
i think the youngest died at 21 or 23 years old, 6 brothers, today 5 are dead =(
KaientaiTakeo 3 years ago
on 2:56 when Kerry is coming in with the wwf logo in the background, the music getting more dramatic and his robe sparking because of the camera flashes, the swear it brought a tear to my eye
munozinho 3 years ago
I grew up in Tx watching them on tv&in person.I was there at the Sportatorium in'84,when they made the announcement about David.
bigroy38 3 years ago
Awesome tribute, I really felt it... Thank you, AirTexas!
I am a Von Erichs fan forever. May the ones that are no longer with us rest in peace and God bless the ones that are still here. I salute and admire Mrs. Adkisson and Kevin's strength.
conjuarez 3 years ago 2
WOW that was sooo moving
mabyer2 3 years ago
didnt Mike, Chris, and Kerry all commit suicide?
OriginalsRULE 3 years ago
Yes. Very sad.
asdffd 3 years ago
yes and no, Mike was in a car accident that made him go brain dead and he recovered and lost alot of movement in his body. He had a mind of a 2 year old and mixed a barbituate with alcohol. Chris was frustrated and depressed over the loss of his two brothers and couldn't perform in the ring. Kerry had a drug related problem.
Realdeal232005 2 years ago
Mike's toxic shock syndrom was caused from a surgery on his shoulder from an injury in the ring, It had nothing to do with a car accident and he didn't go brain dead and he certainly did not have the mind of a two year old. Honestly the inaccurate, insulting, and silly things that people post with no regard for facts.
wpbsgwm 2 years ago
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according to his mother, his brain was fried. I seen this at wikipedia
Realdeal232005 2 years ago
Wikipedia (according to DH Smith) "A Nerd's opinion presented as fact." It's impossible to imagine that Doris would have ever said that about any of her sons. Mike absolutely did not have the mind of a two year old
wpbsgwm 2 years ago
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PFflyer24 2 years ago
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YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR NAME PFflyer24 to PFflyerisfullofshit! I didn't say one word to you. you had to run that trap. So you are going on block!
Realdeal232005 2 years ago
where can we get the entire movie
enrikogates 3 years ago
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? - Jesus Christ
XJayX7 3 years ago 9
Road To Perdition. Great choice.
crackman164 3 years ago