The Von Erich family, originally from Texas, is well known in the wrestling world – but it is perhaps even more notorious for its ‘curse’ – which saw a members racked by a string of fatal tragedies.
By the time star athlete and patriarch Fritz, dubbed ‘The Iron Claw’ in the ring due to a signature move, died at the age of 68 in 1997, five of his six sons had already lost their lives; three of them by suicide.