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Title: The Texas Tornado
Post by: herpes on October 09, 2005, 12:57:26 PM
remember him, i just found 2 days ago back in the late 80's he had a bad motarcycle accident.  He had his foot amputated.  He went on to wrestle with prosthetic foot.  I never knew that, thats fuckin crazy
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 09, 2005, 01:06:11 PM
Kerry von Erich right? I read about that a few years ago. Amazing. I couldn't imagine walking let alone jumping and taking bumps with a prosthetic.
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: herpes on October 09, 2005, 01:32:39 PM
Kerry von Erich right? I read about that a few years ago. Amazing. I couldn't imagine walking let alone jumping and taking bumps with a prosthetic.
yup, the von erichs, wrestlings cursed family
2 killed themselves the other one died of an intestinal illness
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Sikotic™ on October 09, 2005, 01:40:34 PM
Yeah man. They're like the Kennedy's.
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: TheDeli on October 10, 2005, 11:13:13 AM
Theres a tale that his foot/boot was meant to have came off in the ring during a match & he just fixed up and continued

A good wrestler that was consumed by demons & pressure from the family name, one of wrestlings best families that ended in tradgey

Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Paul on October 10, 2005, 12:44:32 PM
i remember likin him cause of the wee tassle stuff he had on his boots :-\
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: AlerG on October 10, 2005, 02:00:56 PM
yep he was one of my favorites, too bad he died, he had a great character and was good in the ring, peace.
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Sweet & Tender Hooligan on October 11, 2005, 06:46:15 PM
Man i always thot he got hit by a bus?? Shit av thot that 4 years!..did a bus hit his motorcyce?? lol...
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Shallow on October 11, 2005, 09:17:08 PM
Kerry von Erich right? I read about that a few years ago. Amazing. I couldn't imagine walking let alone jumping and taking bumps with a prosthetic.
yup, the von erichs, wrestlings cursed family
2 killed themselves the other one died of an intestinal illness


3 killed themselves and 1 died of a drug overdose. The sickness was more of a cover up.

David - died from OD (not suicide)

Kerry - shot himself in head

Chris - shot himself in head

Mike - OD from Placidly (suice)

Jack - electrocuted when he was a child and died

Fritz - natural death (he was the father)

Kevin - still alive with a whole lot of bad memories.
Title: Re: The Texas Tornado
Post by: Sweet & Tender Hooligan on October 12, 2005, 01:55:50 AM
Kerry von Erich right? I read about that a few years ago. Amazing. I couldn't imagine walking let alone jumping and taking bumps with a prosthetic.
yup, the von erichs, wrestlings cursed family
2 killed themselves the other one died of an intestinal illness


3 killed themselves and 1 died of a drug overdose. The sickness was more of a cover up.

David - died from OD (not suicide)

Kerry - shot himself in head

Chris - shot himself in head

Mike - OD from Placidly (suice)

Jack - electrocuted when he was a child and died

Fritz - natural death (he was the father)

Kevin - still alive with a whole lot of bad memories.

Yeh kevin was on raw not long ago..man if a was him ad b stayin as far away from that business as a could!!