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I grew up here in Txs in the early late 70's and early 80's . I remember going to see the Texas World class championship wrestling matches in my early youth. I was maybe 7 or 8 when my dad and my cousins would go see them. I got to see all the Greats back then here. Ric Flair, kamallah, Bruiser Brody . But of course my favorites were the Von Erichs . The Von erich's Vs. The Freebirds -Those were some great matches.
If you recall who the Texas tornado was in the WWF Then you can recall Kerry Von Erich "The Texas Tornado"
he won the WWF Championship and held the title for a bit but soon after ended up dropping out of wrestling and ending his life in 1993. A lot of people dont know that while he wrestled in the WWF he only had one foot. He had lost his foot in a motorcycle accident even before he joined the WWF.
And the guy pulled it off as if he had his own foot in the ring. 
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I Like Being Scared
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DZ2573 (4/19/2007)
I grew up here in Txs in the early late 70's and early 80's . I remember going to see the Texas World class championship wrestling matches in my early youth. I was maybe 7 or 8 when my dad and my cousins would go see them. I got to see all the Greats back then here. Ric Flair, kamallah, Bruiser Brody . But of course my favorites were the Von Erichs . The Von erich's Vs. The Freebirds -Those were some great matches. If you recall who the Texas tornado was in the WWF Then you can recall Kerry Von Erich "The Texas Tornado" he won the WWF Championship and held the title for a bit but soon after ended up dropping out of wrestling and ending his life in 1993. A lot of people dont know that while he wrestled in the WWF he only had one foot. He had lost his foot in a motorcycle accident even before he joined the WWF. And the guy pulled it off as if he had his own foot in the ring. Oh, you guys in Texas were lucky in the 1970s and 1980s...you had Amarillo (Dory Jr. and Terry Funk's promotion). I'm only 22, but I heard that group was the hottest in Texas since it originated hardcore wrestling pretty much. Bruiser Brody was a bad ass. Sucked that he died when he did, I believe he would be in that group of wrestlers who still wrestle over 60 with fellow hardcore wrestlers Abdullah the Butcher and Terry Funk (both of whom he wrestled). The Von Erichs were a great wrestling family, but something happened to them everytime you turned around. I think only David is alive.
Little Billy: Wh-who are you?
Swiftdullah the Butcher: I'm here to make sure you have a healthy fear of botched powerbombs, Little Billy.
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In a way, some of the same things are happening to the Hart family.
Insanity takes its toll, so please, have exact change.
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Supreme Being
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[/quote] I think only David is alive.[/quote]
This is what i found on the net:
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David died of an infection while in Japan on a wrestling tour. Three years later, after being forced to walk away from the sport after an almost fatal bout with toxic shock syndrome, Michael took his own life, overdosing on tranquilizers. Distraught over his brothers deaths and his inability to excel as a wrestler, Chris shot himself and died in 1991. After losing a foot in a 1986 motorcycle accident, Kerry found himself addicted to painkillers. Despite his continuing success as the family star, the pain proved more than he could cope with. A year after pleading no contest to forging a prescription for painkillers, and days after being indicted for drug possession, Kerry took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. Kevin Von Erich is now the only living son from the famed family and carries the burden of his brothers dreams and expectations with him."
Pretty Tragic end to a great wrestling family
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Mick Foley!
go to hell
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doclindgren (4/19/2007)
In a way, some of the same things are happening to the Hart family.Yeah. Owen, Stu, and British Bulldog all died...Bret was put out of wrestling with an injury, and Teddy Hart is generally seen as a jerk since he was dropped from WWE multiple times (they might end up signing him since there's plans for a new Hart Foundation in WWE). Then you think what happens to people associated with the Hart Family or Stampede (Bad News Allen/Brown died this year, Dynamite Kid can't wrestle anymore, Brian Pillman died). At least their promotion is make a slow comeback. That's good. DZ2573 (4/19/2007)
I think only David is alive. This is what i found on the net: "David died of an infection while in Japan on a wrestling tour. Three years later, after being forced to walk away from the sport after an almost fatal bout with toxic shock syndrome, Michael took his own life, overdosing on tranquilizers. Distraught over his brothers deaths and his inability to excel as a wrestler, Chris shot himself and died in 1991. After losing a foot in a 1986 motorcycle accident, Kerry found himself addicted to painkillers. Despite his continuing success as the family star, the pain proved more than he could cope with. A year after pleading no contest to forging a prescription for painkillers, and days after being indicted for drug possession, Kerry took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. Kevin Von Erich is now the only living son from the famed family and carries the burden of his brothers dreams and expectations with him." Pretty Tragic end to a great wrestling family Yeah, it was Kevin. I had a feeling I was wrong on that  . Ric Flair said that Fritz pushed them hard in the ring and wanted them all to be wrestlers. He also said that Kerry was high most of the time they wrestled and tended to be uncontrollable.
Little Billy: Wh-who are you?
Swiftdullah the Butcher: I'm here to make sure you have a healthy fear of botched powerbombs, Little Billy.
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I'm sorry but I couldn't help this.... Forgive me later guys.
LOLZ @ WRESTLING
Call of Dagon!
The Deep One is calling you
Call of Dagon!
Hear the night sky sing - Therion - Call of Dagon
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