The Von Erichs visit the grounds of the Sportatorium 

Kevin taking off his shoes was a nice touch. Man, I have so much respect for him. A true survivor.

I am glad he has kids that love him. I cannot imagine the pain he feels of being the only surviving sibling. I lost one brother and cry for him still after all these decades

The place was magic. RIP Fritz, David, Kerry, Mike, Chris, Terry, Buddy, Gino, Chris Adams, Akbar, Missing Link, Brody, Percy and all of the other people we have lost who made it so. The fans will always remember and never forger.

As a Houstonian, I'll always tip my hat to the Von Erichs. Absolute legendary wrestling family from Texas akin to the Funks & Guerreros.

I’m from Arlington and my dad drove me by there in the 80’s said, “That’s where the Von Erichs wrestle.” It was magic for me. This was during the Freebird feud which nothing can ever beat that today. It was like Georgia NWO invaded Texas and we couldn’t have that. Ahhh 1982 the year I fell in love with professional wrestling! Good times!

I love the Von Erichs and glad seeing the next generation of Marshall and Ross carry the tradition.

The "First Family" of wrestling. Kevin was and still is my favorite wrestler of all time.

There's a smile on my face and a tear in my eye at the same time.

It’s a real shame that it wasn’t named a landmark! Honestly really sad!!!

This was so cool. I remember meeting Kevin Von Erich at my elementary school when I was in the 1st grade. He was there visiting a relative that was one of the students I believe, but said hi to all the kids. We were in awe. The Von Erichs were the heroes of Texas, I'm glad Kerry's daughter,and Kevin's sons are carrying the torch!!!!

WCCW was the wrestling that made me a life long fan...

Anyone else choke up? I sure did, Thank you Kev for the memories👍

The Von Eric’s vs the Hart Foundation. A true clash between two separate generations of the best.

What a great experience. You can tell how much love and respect Kevin and his sons have for each other, and how much it meant to all of them for him to share those memories and visit such an important place in their family's history.

The Fenway Park of Professional Wrestling.

Yes! That place truly was electric. We would drive from Little Rock to watch wrestling at the Sportatorium.

That is holy ground here In Texas!

Hes still feeling all those moments you can see in him. Gob bless him great guy i miss all 80s matches great moments, watched it every sat and sunday

Great to see Kevin Von Erich God Bless Much Respect And Success

Damn good ppl. Thanks for the memories, Kevin.

This brought tears to my eyes. I'm born and raised here in Dallas TX. I remember watching the whole family wrestle: Fritz, David, Kevin, Kerry, Chris... I remember being in the 1st grade living in the West Dallas Projects, one of the poorest, most crime filled neighborhoods in Dallas- and David and Kevin visited my school (Priscilla L. Tyler) right after they had won the tag team championship belts for the first time. Kevin also had the heavyweight championship. They were two of the nicest men you'd ever want to meet. They gave each of us a black and white autograph photo of themselves standing and Fritz sitting in between them. I've never forgotten that experience. And though I've never met any of them again, my heart hurted with every tragedy the von Erich family have had to endure and overcome. Thank you for the touching video.

Loved watching on Saturday mornings. Blessings to you all.

Now this is a video to be excited to be about!

The von erich's family's is my favorite wrestling family's. I grew up watching WCCW.

I remember growing up here in Oakland,CA and watching WCCW on ESPN every Friday at noon. Up until the day they merged with Jerry Jarrett and became the USWA. I dated a girl in Dallas for a long time, and I went to that lot where the Sportatorium was, and it does feel like holy ground. I also went to the Von Erich’s Graves and laid yellow roses on their graves.

With the tragedy that befell that family I'm surprised he gave his blessing to his sons to wrestle.

Massive respect to this man

Lots of memories gone by!!

I wanna cry, I miss that place! 😭

I was in the 5th grade in 1983, WCCW was showed at 11:00pm on Saturday night in Miami where I’m from. On Monday’s, I’d be with my friends at school talking about it like it was the greatest thing we’d ever seen. Great childhood memories!

Goosebumps...Man #WCCDUB!

That wrestling was awesome back in the day wccw!!!!! Used to watch that alot on the weekend,s....

Wish I could like this more than once!

As a Native Tennessean, born in 1981, i remember watching The Von Erichs growing up. They were to that era what The Rock was to his. They electrified every single they wrestled. They thrilled audiences all the time. what stands out to me from my memories watching them, to now watching docs on them is that they were legit nice people. They would go out of their way to make fans feel appreciated. They would make sure the fans were happy. Especially the ladies. (Had to throw that is there). Their feuds with the Dynamic Duo, The Freebirds, Gary Hart crew, Skandor Akbar crew, will live on as the best feuds in Texas Wrestling History, and some of the best feuds in Pro Wrestling History period. This family is one of the jewels of the business as in life. To me Tennessee and Texas has always been connected. From The Battle Of The Alamo, living philosophy i believe, and sports. We have always been connected. Pro Wrestling was no different. Whether we sent talent to The Lone Star State, or They sent talent to us, it was always a pleasure to see Tennessee and Texas locks horns in the ring. From Jeff Jarrett battling Eric Embry to Jerry Lawler Vs Kerry Von Erich, Those feuds will live on forever. From Tennessee To Texas, both representing The South. Thank you Von Erichs for being apart of the business. Thank you for bringing enjoyment to our lives. Thank you for all you have done, and will do. David, Kerry, Chris, Mike, Mr. Fritz, i wish you guys were still here. It would be awesome to hear your views on the business now as well as life in general. Yall are missed in more ways than one. #LOVELIVEWORLDCLASS AND #LOVELIVETHEVONERICHS!!!!!

I had a interaction with Kevin once. Great man great person great father.

That was great. Long live the von Erichs.

Thank you MLW for this amazing promo. Von Erichs will always be remembered Texas Legends. WCCW is gone but their promotion will never be forgotten.

The famous Sportatorium! 🙌

I love the Von Erichs they were a great fantastic wrestling family still wonder why they died so young I miss them seeing them wrestling R.I.P.😞😢🌹

As long as the internet has existed I watch videos of wrestling on there and this is the most heartwarming moment in any video I have ever seen and I'm very thankful for the Von Erich family!

God, bless you Kevin 💕

Damn, let us know when your down visiting again, you still have fans out here kev...... love ya bro

Marshall and Ross need to bring it to the new generation! I remember my childhood growing up watching the Von Erichs! Even remember the day when Kerry Von Erich made his name in the WWF! Long live The Texas Tornado!!

Much love and respect, Mr. Kevin! Thank you and your family for the sweet memories! God bless you all!

What a great wrestling promotion you had the von Erich’s, freebirds, jimmy garban, Chris Adams, missing link, missy hyatt, John Tatum and Rick rude and so many more loved watching it all the way in Philadelphia they should have gone national

That's really a great video piece. The Von Erich family is legendary, especially in Dallas.

Funny, the dark haired looks like Kerry and the blonde looks like David!

Excellent video, I love the Von Erich wrestling dynasty. There is no wrestling story to be told without mentioning Fritz, Mike, David, Kevin, Kerry and Chris. I also miss the Sportatorium. Great memories.

You guys are great wrestlers 🤼‍♀️ me and my brother grew up watching all of you in the 80s

gone ,but i have not forgotten about the Von Ericks, i use to love when Fritz Von Erick use to give them the iron claw, i really miss those guys., i loved them, my Daddy loved them too ,Friyz was his favorite at that time, Wahoo McDaniel, Doug Williams, Danny McChain, Earnie Ladd, ect.

Grew up in southern Oklahoma and the Von Erich family was legendary ...Texas Tornado was my favorite back in the day

Awesome!!! Watched in SoCal and loved it. So raw and fun. Remembering Chris & Gino coming out to “Bad to the Bone” and getting down with the Von Erichs!!

In Chicago, my Mama and I watched WCCW every weekend. She loved the Von Ericks and I was the biggest Gentleman Chris Adams fan!!! The original "Super Kick" was LETHAL and 1,2,3

Thank you MLW. Beautiful and touching video.

Memories, great memories.....thank you

Pro Wrestling was at its best during the Territory Days.. So much history at this venue..Great Video!!

Wow great viedo Texas from your friends on tennessee

Need to highlight the history as it is part of wrestling. The Von Erichs gave flair and flash to wrestling.

Kevin my favorite of the brothers

I wish I could watch this one time without crying. So many memories. God bless Kevin, Ross, and Marshall.

my childhood....i love how the von erichs are finally getting the love and respect................long live the claw.

I'm glad to see the new generation of the Von Erichs with their dad Kevin keeping their families spirit alive.

Yes, I use to watch WCCW all the time, and the Von Erichs was 1OOO% OVER. My favorite wrestling family.

Real nice moment

Kevin's world the good the bad an the losses it brought not only in the sport of wrestling but the family tradgies ...Damnn ..lost my whole family in a way similar an I don't wanna go back it's to painful. I give kevin ALOT OF credit ..where I couldn't. Maybe 1 day but I'm 53 an haven't yet

😢.... Couldn't hold back the tears....

This was the most tragic family I had to live through as a Wrestling fan. I can’t even imagine what KEVIN feels. I’m so glad that they’ve moved forward. I was blessed to witness wrestling history with the Von Erich’s and the Freebirds. The movie was tough to watch but the same time I felt like I had to thank you KEVIN for being strong.

I wish I had been alive and into wrestling when the Von Erichs were huge. I didn't ever hear about them until the early 2000s and never watched them wrestle until about a year ago. I wish I could have been around for it.

What a great video so sad that the Sportatorium was not preserved. In our society we tear down so many old buildings and venues and forget the memories and special times we spent with our families and loved ones it’s a real shame so glad to see Kevin doing well with his sons. He was freakin awesome when he wrestled nothing like good ole Texas wrestling. Today’s wrestling does not come close to what these guys did back in the day. God Bless!

God bless Kevin & his sons look great

Heroes Of World Class. If you can find a copy of it was made before WWE bought the rights to world class library. Kevin visits and goes through what was left of Sportatorium before they tore it done. It is sad.

Son with hat has a similar physique to a young Kevin Von Erich.

The Sportatorium was awesome. I'm happy I got to watch many matches there. It was metal siding with no air conditioning or heat. Seats were wooden benches with no backs bolted to the floor with plumbing fittings. It smelled like sweat and blood, and it was in a sketchy part of industrial downtown Dallas. The vibe was intense, particularly when Stranglehold would start playing and the Von Erichs would make their way to the ring.

Awesome man! 💙🙏

The cost of renovating the building was likely too steep. Not exactly a brand new neighborhood. Kevin, glad that you are still alive on planet Earth.

My granny worked at the hospital, and when the Von Erich's ever came it was big news.

GOD BLESS YOU KEVIN YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE WRESTLER WHEN I WAS A KID AND I USED TO CALL YOU THE TEXAS TARZAN 😊✌👳SPORTATORIUM LEGENDARY

Very cool moment to get to see. I have so many memories of going to the matches at the sportatoriam such a big part of my teens and twenties it’s a damned shame it couldn’t have been preserved as a historical site.

I grew up going to those matches. It was part of my childhood I’ll never forget.

What's to stop a new sportatorium being built on those grounds? The sportatorium we saw every week on WCCW wasn't the first, after all. The Madison Square Garden in NYC isn't the first. Things can be rebuilt.

Great memories of my past. Thank you for posting this. Nice to see Kevin and his boys on the "Holy Grounds" of WCCW.

Sure miss these wrestling times. Thanks for the memories

I can STILL Hear the Drums to the Intro Theme Music of WCCW in my head when I close my Eyes. The 80s was a GREAT ERA. In LA as a kid I watched WCCW on K D O C Channel 56 sometimes would wake up at 4 am on a Sunday Morning just to watch The FreeBirds.

I just thank God that those two wonderful young guys still have a living link to the history of their family in their father. Not to mention hours of video to watch their uncles in action. I'm sure they've had a million questions over the years about their grandpa and their uncles especially after following them all into the family business. So grateful a part of that legendary family still remains. God bless Kevin Von Erich and his sons.

It’s so awesome seeing these guys!!! 💜💜💜😭

WCCW was a true Wrestling Treasure!👍👑🌎

Von Erich Brother's we're the reason I started watching Wrestling so good to see Kevin again ❤ RIP to all awesome wrestler's that left us great memories ❤

Kerry von Erich, a beast, and a perfect fit for wrestling, and a treat for the ladies as well. I was mesmerized by him and his bros as a youngster! Smiling right now thinking about the matches. My best to the whole von Erich click!

The von Eric’s genetics are great they were all in good shape great memories of watching them wrestle every Saturday night channel 11 on regular tv in the Dallas area where I grew up whole family gathering around and watching while I tried all the moves on my older brothers and sisters times to remember

That man is such a badass! Real salt of the earth kinda guy.... reminds me of my old man....sure do miss him. Men were just built different back then 💯

Fabulous!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

Aside from the wrestling history, the concert history of the Sportatorium is also amazing.

Wrestling royalty ! This wrestling pioneers family made wrestling what it is today before there was hulk there were von erichs

I do that myself sometimes. Take a stone from a place I visited. Seeing this and the Iron Claw has inspired me to visit Dallas. I already spoke to a buddy of mine that lives nearby.

I watched Kevin and his brothers in 80s.... I was a little kid then, what legend.

Went there many times! It’s sad how most of the Brothers are gone really except for Kevin! May they all Rest In Peace all the legends!

Was there 2 months ago and walked around. Would of been awesome to have run into them. Shame it was not made into a museum

WOW!!! I thought that Kevin Von Erich was dead. I am gladly amazed to learn that he is still alive. There is a pro wrestling promo compilation video, entitled, “Pro Wrestling Out Of Context”, which contains a segment of Kevin Von Erich’s promo for his NWA “ Barn Match” with one of the Garvins. The compilation is being watched by a number of video and film reactors, giving it great acclaim for its unintended comedic presentation. The video compilation is helping to keep the memory of Kevin Von Erich, and other professional wrestlers of his generation, alive in the minds of 21st Century professional wrestling fans who were not yet born when they worked in the profession.

God bless the Von Erichs welcome home

Kevin you a the modern day hero! For what you have endured and glad you are still here BAREFOOTED! Thank you.