Thats where Fritz should have stepped in and answered that Mike will first need to recover 100% before he returns and that theres no time table at the moment.
Anyone else live in North Texas or DFW area at the time? It was insane! Sportatorium, Reunion, Will Rogers, Texas Stadium, Cotton Bowl! Been to all! Texas kings!
Kerry Von Erich telling the crowd to avoid drugs by using the popular slogan of the time "Just Say No" is so Ironic that it made Alanis Morrisette's head explode.
Wrestling will never be this real again. This whole crowd believes everything & the Von Erichs aren't breaking kayfabe one bit answering these eager fans' questions. When Hayes & Roberts come out all hell breaks loose & those fans are legit angry. Wrestling will never have this much passion & emotional connection ever again.
Yes the Von Erichs definitely had the crowd believing everything they said. Hopefully when Kerry told them all to say no to drugs they listened to him. Unfortunately Kerry didn't practice what he preached. Nor did any other Von Erich brother in that ring did for that matter
You are so right. The crowds actually loved these guys like family. There was a real connection like you mentioned. Hometown boys that everyone was proud of.
@@baymaxc1647 Pretty much everything the Von Erich’s say here is a lie. So it’s a bad thing people are smart enough these days to understand wrestling is just entertainment? And why fondly reminisce over the Von Erich’s given how tragic all their lives turned out? If the business wasn’t so dishonest and drug fueled back then, maybe they’d still be alive today. Business has changed for the better to say the least.
Yes he sure did. Especially in Texas. Watching this video it's kind of sad that pro wrestling will NEVER be this real again. This whole crowd is total invested in the whole work of the Von Erichs and storylines of World Class
Kerry von Erich looks good this must ben b4 the accident .after the accident is when Kerry became depedant to pain medication . he looks lot better than his uswa days .
Listening to some of the subjects discussed (like when Chris is going to start wrestling) is cringeworthy when we know the whole truth some 30 plus years later.
All of Jack’s behavior and storytelling and stage parent shit is all way more embarrassing than any of his kids drug problems or drug charges. They seem like they thought drug charges were shameful to the family but honestly their father was way more embarrassing than any drug addiction or charges and the sad part is addiction is mostly just a side effect of trying to cope with stress, pressure, anxiety, emotional and physical pain. Makes me sad for the kids. His narcissism greatly affected his judgement in his parenting.
@@anchmcle And Kevin is carrying on that tradition, claiming Mike was a "tremendous" athlete and Kerry reinjured his foot because he wanted a cheeseburger.
The sad thing is the whole thing was a lie or coverup.fritz being a german....no drugs being used...the heel freebirds being good friends of the von erichs...kerry being a straight shooter then crashes his bike into a cop and ruins his whole life.....geez
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Dallas has a huge drug problem it was even worse back then. Gino, adams and the von Erichs were sucked in damn micheal hayes was damn good on the promos. Hayes had 1996 HBK heat those boys were bad.
OOoOooOooOoohhhh ThEy Do dRuGs! 😮....Not like everyone in show business partakes. Back then AND now. Plus, if anyone gets a pass to self medicate, its a famous wrestler kicking ass with only one damn foot. 😂
@@chrischar9428 I guess you're perfect! Never done anything wrong in your whole damn life. Wow. And YES some refer to doing drugs as self medicating. Cocaine, heroin, morphine, marijuana, oxycontin, fentanyl either were or still are drugs used for medicinal purposes at some point in history which explains why some use the term self medicate , and because often those who habitually use drugs are often using them to treat mental or physical illness/ pain. Unless you're perfect you shouldn't bash anyone else, you don't know their story. Additionally, the man passed away....have some respect for the dead! Guess your parents didnt teach you to have some empathy and some manners. Grow up. 😊
These guys did all kinds of recreational drugs, steroids and booze, then they have the gall to publicly urge people not to do drugs. Too funny in retrospect.
Yes. After Mike's near-death bout with toxic shock in 1985, Fritz wheeled what was practically a stuttering corpse to a press conference so they could promote the second Cotton Bowl show (watch the actual press conference and how they are blatantly promoting the show and had clearly given Mike lines to say, which he couldn't remember because his fucking brain was mush). Even after it was clear that Mike would *NEVER* be the same (he was never good to begin with) and that he couldn't even make it through promos, Fritz still made Mike go out there and be his performing monkey until he finally killed himself.
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Been reliving the von Erich era for an hour before bedtime the past week or so it has been very enjoyable thanks for the video
No one could get a crowd more riled up than Michael PS Hayes. He was a great heel.
People cheering and egging Mike on to come back to the ring had to put even more pressure on him.
He couldn't live up to Kevin, David, or Kerry.
@@RoyStantzyes he knew that and it's why he killed himself.
@@ppiorkowski1502 All the lad wanted to do was just be a cameraman.
Very sad to watch in retrospect.
Thats where Fritz should have stepped in and answered that Mike will first need to recover 100% before he returns and that theres no time table at the moment.
Kerry sure as hell didn’t say no.
Anyone else live in North Texas or DFW area at the time? It was insane! Sportatorium, Reunion, Will Rogers, Texas Stadium, Cotton Bowl! Been to all! Texas kings!
I am a 90s baby who wishes he was in Dallas during the wccw glory days..if anyone out there has real life wccw stories please do share!
Kerry Von Erich says, say no to drugs while being high on drugs at that moment.
At least he correctly said how many letters were in the word "no".
Virtually every pro wrestler self-medicates.
kerry told people to say know so there would be more for him
😅😅😅😅
Do as I say don’t do as I do, hey Kerry?
The actor of the dad really looks like fritz
Found this video from seeing Ed Busch's picture interviewing these guys and followed up on here. Thanks You Tube.
Kerry Von Erich telling the crowd to avoid drugs by using the popular slogan of the time "Just Say No" is so Ironic that it made Alanis Morrisette's head explode.
That too is a coincidence
Omg I wish I could go back to them years.
lol, no you don't. Bad shit is about to go down real soon.
You were alive back then? You look like your under 30.
Good find! The Von Erichs were amazing. Regardless of the substance abuse issues, these were the real glory days of wrestling.
WCCW was a fantastic program, but I would have never guessed how this famiy's legacy would end.
It is nuts how much Mike looked like David
and sounded like kerry
Kerry Von Erich lecturing about staying away from drugs…..
It’s like Rosie O’Donnell lecturing about over eating.
That's like Elvis lecturing us on drugs.
Kevin was just as fucked up as his brothers.
Wrestling will never be this real again. This whole crowd believes everything & the Von Erichs aren't breaking kayfabe one bit answering these eager fans' questions. When Hayes & Roberts come out all hell breaks loose & those fans are legit angry. Wrestling will never have this much passion & emotional connection ever again.
Today’s Wrestling is just A JOKE!! Von-Ericks and Free Birds were THE BEST!!
Yes the Von Erichs definitely had the crowd believing everything they said. Hopefully when Kerry told them all to say no to drugs they listened to him. Unfortunately Kerry didn't practice what he preached. Nor did any other Von Erich brother in that ring did for that matter
You are so right. The crowds actually loved these guys like family. There was a real connection like you mentioned. Hometown boys that everyone was proud of.
People believing everything actors say is a bad reflection on society.
@@baymaxc1647 Pretty much everything the Von Erich’s say here is a lie. So it’s a bad thing people are smart enough these days to understand wrestling is just entertainment? And why fondly reminisce over the Von Erich’s given how tragic all their lives turned out? If the business wasn’t so dishonest and drug fueled back then, maybe they’d still be alive today. Business has changed for the better to say the least.
That’s hilarious Kerry telling you to say no
4:53 kevin keeping Kayfabe alive
the beginning of the end....
Michael Hayes is such a HEAT MAGNET !!!
Yes he sure did. Especially in Texas. Watching this video it's kind of sad that pro wrestling will NEVER be this real again. This whole crowd is total invested in the whole work of the Von Erichs and storylines of World Class
He was a great heel. I hated him -he was very convincing.
This show is from Feb or Mar.1986 after wccw withdrawal from NWA 2/20/86
It was a mistake that would lead to their downfall
@@jokerswank6082 JCP weren't gonna send Flair to Dallas anymore.
@@RoyStantz Dallas pulled out of the NWA, so why bother after that?
@@jokerswank6082 They did that because Flair wasn't coming back to Dallas.
@@RoyStantz even so the wccw did pull out of the NWA that year which did lead to their downfall
Strange how they ignored the question how Gino died!
Collaboration with the 700 club didn't help them at all. Fritz was a real piece of work...
Kerry talking about saying no to drugs. 😑
0:21 her question 😳knowing how it all ended
This is great. Good ole days
Greatest dynasty Ever 🤘🤘🤼🇨🇱🤠
little did most of the crowd know at the time that kerry would have failed a 10 panel drug test at that very moment 😂
With context the first 25 seconds of this video is quite possibly the craziest thing I’ve heard😂
The first family of pro wrestling
Kerry von Erich looks good this must ben b4 the accident .after the accident is when Kerry became depedant to pain medication . he looks lot better than his uswa days .
Kerry was using heavily even before the amputation.
Michael Hays...Along with Ric Flair & Gino Hernandez...knew how to work that microphone...that's what was cool about the whole thing.
Listening to some of the subjects discussed (like when Chris is going to start wrestling) is cringeworthy when we know the whole truth some 30 plus years later.
Kevin was horrible at answering a simple question.
All of Jack’s behavior and storytelling and stage parent shit is all way more embarrassing than any of his kids drug problems or drug charges. They seem like they thought drug charges were shameful to the family but honestly their father was way more embarrassing than any drug addiction or charges and the sad part is addiction is mostly just a side effect of trying to cope with stress, pressure, anxiety, emotional and physical pain. Makes me sad for the kids. His narcissism greatly affected his judgement in his parenting.
Kerry is high in this
The family straight up lying g to the fans up there!
Kerry was the best
That was a horrible story fritz told about Chris.
Most likely a complete lie too
Fritz has a lot of stories, they usually contradict other stories.
@@anchmcle And Kevin is carrying on that tradition, claiming Mike was a "tremendous" athlete and Kerry reinjured his foot because he wanted a cheeseburger.
The sad thing is the whole thing was a lie or coverup.fritz being a german....no drugs being used...the heel freebirds being good friends of the von erichs...kerry being a straight shooter then crashes his bike into a cop and ruins his whole life.....geez
God Hayes made me SO MAD as a kid. Best heel ever lol. What a star.
Kerry Von Erich telling people to just say no. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
You could tell by Hayes's promo here, that Stone Cold picked up alot inspiration from him.
Kerry saying “Just Say No, just 2 letters”
Pause at 0:17 he’s got 2 fingers and a thumb up
(That’s a European 3)
Sometimes no means yes.
Wait I keep hearing mike had toxic shock, but here fritz is saying it hepatitis which was it?
TSS
Where is the ending ? Why did it get cut off after part 2
ask ur mom
@@daviddamron1963 are you trying to bring heat there Roddy piper
@@daviddamron1963 And yes I am the one who thumbs up your comment you Roddy piper smart mouth
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it I was there I would ask Kerry would he square off against Kevin.for nwa belt.if came down to it
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2:15 Is there anybody who believes this story Fritz is telling about Chris wrestling? I don't
Is steroids considered a drug?
"Slight case of it, yes?"
interesting have never seen this before
I can tell Seth Rollins learned a lot from Michael P.S. Hayes.
Lol-that was awesome when the Free birds came out!!!😁
Kevin is asked why there is no more Texas tag title and just responded with a stupid comment.
Just say NO - Kerry Von Eric
lol Fabulous Freebirds !!!
I bet it wasn’t a shock about Gino Hernandez drug overdose
The Von Erich’s summed up the drugs as honestly as everyday police men
drugs wide spead in it back then
I think Josh Hutcherson should have played Kevin
When keeping it real means keeping it kayfabe.
The Von Erichs talking about "just say no"......those coke heads.. that's funny
Dude, almost every wrestler in the 80s did cocaine…lots of it. They all denied it.
@@mab1959 Ok so they're coke heads too. Your point? lol
@@arlopear7136If you can’t grasp the point? 😂😂😂
@@arlopear7136Arlo Pear…..The Gladewater Pimp
Kerry is high
Dallas has a huge drug problem it was even worse back then. Gino, adams and the von Erichs were sucked in damn micheal hayes was damn good on the promos. Hayes had 1996 HBK heat those boys were bad.
OOoOooOooOoohhhh ThEy Do dRuGs! 😮....Not like everyone in show business partakes. Back then AND now. Plus, if anyone gets a pass to self medicate, its a famous wrestler kicking ass with only one damn foot. 😂
So cokehead is self medicating got it
@@chrischar9428 I guess you're perfect! Never done anything wrong in your whole damn life. Wow. And YES some refer to doing drugs as self medicating. Cocaine, heroin, morphine, marijuana, oxycontin, fentanyl either were or still are drugs used for medicinal purposes at some point in history which explains why some use the term self medicate , and because often those who habitually use drugs are often using them to treat mental or physical illness/ pain. Unless you're perfect you shouldn't bash anyone else, you don't know their story. Additionally, the man passed away....have some respect for the dead! Guess your parents didnt teach you to have some empathy and some manners. Grow up. 😊
This wasn't 86, I'd guess 82.
If it was 82 David would be there
it's definitely not 82. The deaths of both David and Gino Hernandez were mentioned and those 2 were both alive in 1982.
Didn't David die in 84 and Gino in 86?
These guys did all kinds of recreational drugs, steroids and booze, then they have the gall to publicly urge people not to do drugs. Too funny in retrospect.
Kerry Von Addict
Love when hypocrites tell you not to do something
In Kerry's defense he's probably telling everyone to say no to drugs because that means that there'll be more drugs for him
Just say no 😂 like they did
The father was a classic narsisist
Terry high on drugs telling kids to “say no to drugs”
Kerry preaching just say no???? LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL
Mike looks yellow and sickly. We is his insane father pushing his return?
Yes.
After Mike's near-death bout with toxic shock in 1985, Fritz wheeled what was practically a stuttering corpse to a press conference so they could promote the second Cotton Bowl show (watch the actual press conference and how they are blatantly promoting the show and had clearly given Mike lines to say, which he couldn't remember because his fucking brain was mush).
Even after it was clear that Mike would *NEVER* be the same (he was never good to begin with) and that he couldn't even make it through promos, Fritz still made Mike go out there and be his performing monkey until he finally killed himself.
@@RoyStantz just sad
@@JackDaniels-pl1mv No shit.
Von erichs were awful on the mic.
Funny also Dr Fritz explaining Mike's illness