Ted DiBiase on Kerry Von Erich

[@TonyWaller-oy8ls]

I grew up with WCCW and Memphis Wrestling... Kerry Von Erich was one of my favorite wrestlers...He moved incredibly in the ring.. great ring awareness and timing...the guy was a really good hand..R.I.P. 🌪️

[@grey_wulf]

I grew up watching M$M and other wrestlers in that era, so listening to these stories is pure joy for me.

[@jaythor70]

Kerry Von Erich was my favorite wrestler, long before WWF. I have seen matches with Kerry and Ted from Houston, as well as WWF matches (after Kerry lost his foot) and the matches were good. I have discussed this with Ted years ago, and I would have loved to see a program between the 2 in the territory days. Kerry could sell better than many of the muscle guys (Luger, RWs, Hogan, UW,) and his brothers. If not for his drug issues, exacerbated by the foot loss/pain meds, he could have been the best babyface ever.

[@coltsfan69]

There's footage of their match in Japan on KZbin

[@gojirajenkins8528]

MDM is LEGEND

[@AndrewSara-q2h]

A legendary thief of peoples money that was supposed to help people in need. Guy should be locked up. Sucks he isnt.

[@BlackMoore82]

The second wrestling event I ever attended was in 1991, the first was a for Stampede in ‘87. The match I recall the most during the one in ‘91 was Kerry Von Erich Vs Ted DiBiase, sure Kerry wasn’t in his prime but I am grateful that I got to see at least one Von Erich live. That match for me though was like watching Mid-South Vs World Class.

[@NODE1975]

I used to love watching Ted Dibiase. I think it was because I liked his name 😂 I was 5

[@Clyde-S-Wilcox]

I went to a show with Ted vs Kerry on the card. Kerry was... umm... "delayed" arriving to the arena and was replaced by Tito Santana. Kerry did a run-in at the end.

[@_chosen_remnant]

If you haven't seen that new movie that just came out about the Von Erich brothers and the curse of that family, check it out ASAP. It's fantastic. It's called The Iron Claw.

[@jaythor70]

@@_chosen_remnant It was awful, and not accurate in the majority of the movie.

[@JeffTullock-yx1hd]

Flair vs Kerry at sold out Kiel Auditorium. They tore the place up. Every Von Erich could wrestle. Kiel knew DiBiase well.

[@jaythor70]

I would agree with that if you are only including Fritz, Kevin, David, and Kerry. The youngest 2 were tragically not wrestler material. Mike didn't want to be, and Chris wasn't physically able to be.

[@djpuplex]

Fritz told his boys to lay it in. They did when they weren't too messed up.

[@SSS1984MMM]

I always wondered why that Kerry/Dibiase feud never really happened. Dibiase literally cost him the IC title! Yet we got a Dibiase/Virginia feud instead while Kerry foundered throughout 1991.

[@NODE1975]

I saw those New Orleans matches. They were awesome except that one time, when someone got hurt for real

[@renecruz8973]

🤼‍♂️⃤I loved The Texas Tornado Kerry Von Eric RIP, I saw him wrestle vs. The Nature Boy Ric Flair Live at Texas Stadium on Action 36 The Perfect 36 cable channel 6 TV back in the 80s good times!

[@_chosen_remnant]

That movie that just came out, The Iron Claw, about the Von Erich brothers is an absolutely incredible movie. Don't believe in family curses? You will after that.

[@chrischar9428]

Curse....ROFLMFAO...I think bigfoot ate them

[@LinuxCity79]

i just saw the movie over the weekend. what a great movie

[@chrisphilips2768]

I just watched the trailer, it looks great and I will definitely check the movie out

[@Vet1988]

​@@chrischar9428😂😂😂

[@ShadowAngel606]

Except for the facts: - They got all dates wrong and changed so much stuff around. Most infuriatingly the Flair (als worst casting in a movie ever) match. Kerry vs. Flair happened in 1984, not 1986 obviously and there never was a coin toss as Kevin had his big match with Flair in 1983. - Left out Chris von Erich completely. Why? It's absolutely insulting to him and his short legacy. As if he wasn't important enough - Portrayed Fritz as a massive asshole, which he wasn't in real life by all accounts - Changed the sale of WCCW for the worse (in Reality it was sold to Jerry in 1989, not 1993 and Mike was absolutely against it, hence why he later started "WCCW II: The Next Generation") because the sale in 1989 affected the Von Erich kids for the worse, it was a emotional moment. - Kerry having a fictional girlfriend in 1989, when in reality he was married since 1983. - Ignored the real fact why Kerry had his leg amputated. Also ignored him getting caught with half a kilo of drugs at the Ft. Worth Airport in 1984 with Fritz having to bail him out by bribing the cops and prosecutors so Kerry got off with a misdemeanour. I guess for casuals who don't have a clue it's "incredible", but if you know the actual Von Erich story (and it's way more tragic and sad than portrayed in this fictional movie) it's infuriating and annoying. And the Flair casting was so atrocious, i have to mention it a second time. How can you screw up Flair so badly?

[@luciano-km7mq]

One man gang mentioned the Von Erichs were pretty stiff. It was almost like a real fight with those guys. He said Kevin wouldnt call anything. He would just come in with kicks and punches.

[@OeraliusTarth]

Adds to the magic of the match doesn't it?

[@waynedoyle5584]

dibiase vs kerry can be seen on the uk rampage 1991 event

[@JosephMiller-gh6mv]

Ted must remember Kerry was working on one foot and now Ted should think what if he had one foot

[@scottmorissey8915]

They DID have televised matches in the WWF: 3/15/91 @ MSG 4/24/91 (UK Rampage) 12/12/91 (WWF / SWS card) (Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpPFfKaZabhqetE)

[@Rjensen2]

That SWS card was never televised, from what I recall.

[@madtownangler]

I wasn't watching wrestling at the time when Kerry was wrestling unfortunately.

[@_chosen_remnant]

Me neither since I was born in 84. But I did recently catch that new film The Iron Claw about the Von Erich brothers and the movie is just plain incredible. I highly suggest it to any old wrestling fans like myself.

[@madtownangler]

@@_chosen_remnant my father was a wrestling coach he didn't allow us to watch "fake" wrestling at home so we had to sneak it at friends houses or when my parents went out. Now wrestling isn't as cool so I don't bother watching new stuff.

[@_chosen_remnant]

@@madtownangler neither do I, bro. I haven't watched a single wrestling match since the late 90s! Lol It's too Hollywood these days and just don't capture that same 90s feel we grew up experiencing in the 80s and 90s. It probably also has alot to do with the childhood nostalgia I have attached to it more than anything.

[@jaythor70]

You certainly missed out, especially his WCCW days. I loved when he would make stops in Mid-South (my first exposure to him), but really became a fan when they syndicated the WCCW show and got to watch them weekly. I saw him in person vs Butch Reed in MSW, and he body-pressed Reed. As a kid, that was freaking awesome.

[@vannavanity1195]

Odds are that, right or wrong, DiBiase buried Kerry to the office. Kerry became an opening match act after his DiBiase feud ended

[@MrHarco77]

Kerry was pretty limited when got the NY due to motorcycle accident which they kayfabe'd.

[@johnnybeefum]

I started saying "IT'S KINDA LIKE" so I could sound like Ted but it doesn't sound nearly as cool.

[@Rjensen2]

Ya gotta steal money from poor people in order to do that. It'll help get you into the DiBiase spirit.

[@johnny6610]

Ted had a leg up on Kerry

[@MCRUE78]

Saw what you did there …😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@jasonvoorhees3659]

Bruh…😒

[@Rjensen2]

Kerry didn't have his leg amputated, better luck on your shitty joke next time.

[@ADAM_COLLECTS]

@@jasonvoorhees3659what? too soon?

[@tanehill4870]

Kerry and his run in wwf wasn't that long either, his feud with perfect...... was short!!! Another Vince guy... had the look but not the chrisma, if the MDM can't make you look good, if he can't put you over that's saying a fucking lot.

[@Warrior84-cg]

I never took a pill but when I was behind the wheel I’d take a pill 🤷🏻‍♂️ ted is so full of shit and always has something cocky to say about other wrestlers

[@jasonk75]

He seems like a pretty honest and laid back guy to me.

[@jaythor70]

He is saying he had prescriptions for anything he took. And he is being honest about the guys he worked with, from his point of view. Do you want him to just sugarcoat and lie that every person he ever worked with was the best ever?