The Shocking True Story of the Von Erich Curse

Is the First Family of Texas Wrestling cursed? Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’ll be discussing The Shocking True Story of the Von Erich Curse. The 2023 film “The Iron Claw” dramatized the lives and careers of The Von Erich Family, a name synonymous with professional wrestling in the 1970s and ‘80s. Our video takes a deep dive into the conjecture that that the family is cursed. Do you think the Von Erich family is cursed? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Do you think the Von Erich family is cursed? Let us know in the comments!

[rockydarknight]

Kevin Von Erich " it doesnt take guts to take your own life, it takes guts to keep on living despite all the trauma, cause life is worth it"

[karlepaul]

The saddest thing I ever heard was Kevin saying "I used to have brothers...now I'm not even a brother." 😞💔

[chelseacanales]

The movie was great. I feel so bad that Kevin lost all his brothers.

[MattyIcecubes]

It's not a curse, it's a family history of clinical depression.

[theodorecarter]

I saw the movie last night, and my only complaint was that they didn’t have Chris Von Erich in it.

[rockydarknight]

Kevin von Erich is my hero. So much tragedy, loosing all brothers, to go through so much and say No curse, glad to be a wrestler.

[ProfessorTakatoPalm]

Like they said at the end “ Hey who knows maybe the story will continue” and maybe for the better. I don’t think the family is cursed, I just think a lot of tragedy struck and sometimes depression can really do that to someone

[kenterminateddq]

I feel sorry for the Von Erich family when I hear about videos talking about the "curse".
If that's the case, then Lacey, Marshall and Ross Von Erich wouldn't be mildly successful.
I wonder if Hollywood will make a biopic on the Harts or the Guerreros.

[bigjoeofthe]

The poor people who went to watch this not knowing about it. Wished Chris was included. Just outright excluding him in the family pics for the movie made me upset

[amonrodriguez]

Heard the movie was good, but can’t beat how they did Dark Side of the Ring

[RayoWrestles]

Im a professional wrestler, i love David Von Erich’s promos I study them because the energy is out there among the greatest.

[karlepaul]

David didn't die of a ruptured appendix. He died of heart failure due to acute enteritis. If he had gotten checked out prior to Japan, some antibiotics would've helped him. ALSO, Mike didn't do any wrestling in Japan in 1987.

[mariomunoz]

If anyone saw the Dark side of the Ring episode about this.... you know how tragic this story is

[drexlspivey]

5:50 that was a smooth as hell drop kick, he may not have wanted to be there but he clearly put the work in

[ericathewwfwcwdivastraight]

The Movie Is Amazing based on the Von Erichs Family 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 but it pains me that Kevin Lost all his brothers very painful and tragic. RIP Von Erichs Family

[bigjoeofthe]

I also gotta add this pet peeve. I was kinda bugged how the timeline didn’t match. Kerry suffered his accident years after winning the NWA world heavyweight title and he only wore jeans. No shirt, no helmet, and no shoes or socks on. Also Mike passed in 1987 yet in the movie they have Kevin snapping in his match with Ric Flair was in 1986

[jamalvargas]

The Success Of The Iron Claw Has Caused a Ripple effect and I hear The Guerrero Wrestling family might get a Biopic this family Include obviously Eddie Guerrero Chavo Classic Chavo Guerrero Jr. and lesser known Hector Guerrero who I know from his run In TNA

[rictawheels]

Someone in another video pointed out that Fritz was the curse and I couldn't agree more. You can so see it how he was portrayed in the movie. I also think that when Kevin described Fritz as "decent & honorable" that he's lying to himself.

[rictawheels]

I agree, it's not a curse. It's a fancy yet false way of saying & describing it. I'd say it was a mix of unfortunate deaths/death of stubborn toughness (Kevin, ) w/ some clinical depressions mixed w/ Fritz's egotistical selfishness, self-centeredness and neglect