David Von Erich (Age: 25)
The Von Erich family is arguably one of the most controversial and talked about wrestling families in the history of the business for all the wrong reasons, and one prominent reason among that is David.
Back in the territory days of wrestling in 1980s, a particular promotion name WCCW in Dallas was catching attention for bringing breakout shows for the fans. Run by Fritz Von Erich, the main feud in that promotion was the one involving Fritz’s sons.
From the three sons that Von Erich had, David was the most talented; he was even touted to be the next NWA World Champion after being groomed heavily at WCCW. However, tragedy soon struck the Erichs as David was found dead in a hotel room due to intestinal enteritis, which was caused by a drug overdose.
Kerry and Mike, David’s brothers, also passed away in a span of six years after David’s death, and the promotion soon began to slip into the abyss. It never reached the levels that it enjoyed back when David was alive, and soon the NWA decided to leave from the WCCW, which proved to be the final nail in their coffin.
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