Not All In The Family: The Worth of the Von Erich Name

Brian Damage

If you are a fan of pro wrestling, it is hard for you not to at least be familiar with the Von Erich family from World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980’s. The Von Erichs ruled Texas wrestling during this time. They consisted of the patriarch Fritz and his real life sons David, Kevin, Kerry, Mike and later Chris. While extremely popular, their careers were all cut short due to tragedy. Drugs, alcohol and suicide plagued the Von Erich family and brought a once very profitable promotion to its end. Despite all the scandals and tragedies, the Von Erich name still means something in pro wrestling, although perhaps not like it used to.

Wrestling With Sin: 330

Brian Damage

This is the 330th installment of the ‘Wrestling with Sin‘ series. A group of stories that delves into the darker, underbelly of pro wrestling. Many of the stories involve such subjects as sex, drugs, greed and in some cases even murder! As with every single story in the Sin series, I do not condone or condemn the alleged participants. We simply retell their stories by researching interviews, newspapers, magazines and various other sources of media.

FACTS 5th Avenue: Your One Stop Shop For All Your Useless Wrestling Facts And Stat Needs

Brian Damage

Are you in the market for some rather useless pro wrestling facts? How about some gaudy wrestling stats? Can I show you something in the form of wrestling trivia? If you said yes to any or all of the above…then this is the place for you! No need to go shopping elsewhere for wrestling facts and such…I think we have what you need right here. So let’s do a little learning shall we?

Lance NON Erich: A Tall Texas Tale

Brian Damage

Any fan of World Class Championship Wrestling knows about the Von Erich wrestling family. Heck, it was their promotion and Texas was their territory. There was David, Kevin, Kerry and Mike…there was also the baby of the family Chris and of course the patriarch…Fritz. During the early 1980’s, they had one of the hottest promotions in the country.