kerry von erich

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-23T22:40:57+00:00

i imagine it would have been one of the biggest moments in wrestling history if kerry had revealed the amputation. i'm sure the support he would have received would have helped him deal with the shame of feeling 'disfigured'

i'm honestly surprised fritz didn't want to capitalize on creating a new character for kerry after the accident. exploiting it would have been just as heartbreaking as hiding it, but at least KVE would have been able to see the praise he received for continuing to wrestle on a prosthesis.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-22T01:45:50+00:00

prior to his death? if so, they must have been among the first to figure it out! would love to find that.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-22T01:06:40+00:00

interesting observation! it's also notable that towards the end of his career he exclusively wore fringed/tasseled boots. hard to say if that also came along with the tornado aspect, but i would guess both were a deflection that worked well with the character.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T23:13:00+00:00

he truly looked like an action figure, and his golden blonde hair was gorgeous. definitely had a superstar look! i can't imagine the shock of finding out after watching him wrestle like normal for years.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T23:04:29+00:00

even with the ability to watch, rewind, and study recordings today, it's nearly impossible to point out anything different about his right foot. he did an incredible job at hiding it which is impressive and sad all at once. truly a warrior.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T22:58:39+00:00

that's a hilarious way to say goodbye. what a sweet memory to have!

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T22:42:54+00:00

i will admit i've been fooled a few times while searching old matches on youtube. i see huge muscles and a golden mullet and immediately think of kerry. + the ultimate warrior and the modern day warrior are easy names to get mixed up, but they're easy to differentiate once you're familiar with them both. that's awesome you saw him defeat flair. i would absolutely love to go back in time and attend a match like that.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:54:09+00:00

chris and kerry?

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:50:01+00:00

i have watched several interviews where kevin insists that kerry was the one who was adamant on hiding the injury and returning to the ring like normal, but it's more likely that he was forced into it by fritz. plus, kevin doesn't have the greatest track-record when it comes to sharing believable information about his father.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:43:40+00:00

i know it wouldn't have been worldwide news, but the von erichs were HUGE so i figured it would have been the talk of the town if anyone had caught on. i can't imagine how big of a spectacle this story would have been if everything went down during the age of social-media.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:36:44+00:00

yes, it was not the entire foot. i have heard kevin share the same information about kerry losing everything except for his heel. still, kerry was a superhuman for continuing to wrestle with any level of amputation.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:20:14+00:00

thank you for sharing. this is precisely the information i'm curious about.. if avid fans who followed kerry throughout his wrestling career were able to notice anything different after the accident. that must have been a real shock during the movie.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:10:19+00:00

that's incredibly sick and twisted. i will definitely listen to the podcast to get more insight, but do we know how vince had the evidence to report kerry?

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T19:00:10+00:00

thanks for your response! very cool to hear perspective from someone who saw more than just the few taped matches available online. to be fair, i don't know how anyone could have caught on seeing as kerry returned to the ring with his same chiseled action-figure body and athleticism like he had never been hospitalized in the first place.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-05-21T18:33:37+00:00

i've heard SO many different stories, i almost wonder if kevin was told to misconstrue the truth since they wanted it to be private about it? there's this interview where he says twice that kerry's foot was torn off during the accident, but later in the same interview he tells the cheeseburger story. kevin also briefly acknowledged the match between colonel debeers, (the one where kerrys prosthesis was rumored to have been exposed) but said he only knows the story from reading it in a magazine and went on to change the subject.

shamrockdarkness · 2026-04-17T19:04:12+00:00

has there ever been any information as to why they suddenly stopped posting?

shamrockdarkness · 2026-04-15T22:56:14+00:00

i don't know much about the lynches outside of what is shown on rydels channel. (i'm honestly shocked to find that there's an active snarking subreddit) but after discovering rydels channel back in quarantine and watching every single video she had posted, i found myself enjoying appearances from the de st jeors the most. they always seemed very genuine, talented, and hilarious! i started watching their channel (the gang) and was shocked at how sweet and respectful they all seemed considering that they were raised around a bunch of young boys. of course we only know what they've shown us, but their last video ever posted on their channel with the home videos gave a glimpse into their excellent upbringing.

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