This wasn’t a show. It was more like being a fly on the wall during a phone call between friends and I appreciate all three of you gentlemen for letting us be a part of it.🤘

@johnlayfieldshow

3 жыл бұрын

We have a great time with these, love catching up with old friends. Happy you like them!!!

@dandyjimbuckley

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnlayfieldshow Ditto, thank you so much!!

@craigwilson3532

7 ай бұрын

@johnlayfieldshow yea very enjoyable listening to you boys shoot the breeze. Thank you guys for entertaining me as a kid

Kerry was a beast when it came to working out, but can you imagine high school with Kevin, David and Kerry. We were so blessed to have grown up being able to be part of their lives, in the ring!!! Kevin is a true legend and hero

@johnlayfieldshow

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. Kerry and Kevin were two terrific athletes.

@monoaguilar6867

2 жыл бұрын

I've never listened to a one hour wrestling podcast. Time flew as I listened to this interview. I started watching world class when kabuki, the magic dragon, and king Kong bundy were the top heels. It was great to learn that the von erichs and Briscoes had history.

@stinggodswrestler1143

2 ай бұрын

and a spiritual warrior

Loved Kevin and all the Von Erichs!! Such Wonderful Memories!! Kevin was FAST as a CAT ! VERY STRONG and could JUMP UP and KICK Out CEILING TILES!! WHAT a BEAST!! Down to earth good old TEXAS Boy!! He would take the time to talk to anyone!! GOD BLESS KEVIN and HIS FAMILY

@robertblackshear8963

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that.

It's SO AWESOME to see Kevin smiling and laughing after all he's gone through in his life! God bless him! I saw Kevin and his brothers many many times at the Sportatorium here in Dallas! I got to meet him and Kerry several times, and I can tell you, Kevin & Kerry were two of the nicest guys I've ever had the pleasure to meet, especially my boy Kerry!💪💪 It was so awesome not only being a Wrestling fan in the 80's, but to be a Wrestling fan in the 80's here in the D-FW Metroplex, and getting to not only watch them on channel KTVT Channel 11 on Saturday night's at 10p, but also going to the Sportatorium on Friday nights and watching it in person! My two brothers and me got to be there to watch the whole Von Erich and Freebird feud take off like it did in 83! It's so cool to see all these Von Erich and WccW videos here on KZread, and seeing me and my two brothers in our ringside seats on just about every one of em from the Sportatorium in the mid to late 80's! We saw it all go down from the start between the Von Erich's and the Freebirds, and later on, for all of 85, when the Von Erich's were feuding with Gino & Chris!! I can say this...I don't watch what they're doing in Wrestling today, but I do know this....Whatever the hell it is, it'll NEVER be as AWESOME, and as over with the fans as the Von Erich's and WccW was from 83 to 85!! When I say the Von Erich boys were over with the fans.....They were OVER WITH THE FANS!!! 💯💯 I sure do miss all those Friday nights at the Sportatorium!! God bless Kevin and all his family! #VENation #GoKevinGo #Stranglehold #TheGoldenWarrior 🤘🤘

@coreyhall1150

Жыл бұрын

Wrestling USED to be something you couldn't wait to get in the building to see. Up until the 2000's. It was like the crowds just started getting smaller and smaller in the 90's where I was in Tennessee and eventually just ppl stopped coming. Thank Vince and the internet for that....

He was always my favorite von Erich. I’ve heard other wrestlers say that he wrestled like it was real. He was stiff but very athletic.

What an awesome segment. Nothing better then when someone gets Kevin Von Erich laughing and telling stories.

I grew up watching wccw in 70s. I use to pass by the wccw area in Dallas tx. The von erich's is my favorite wrestling family's.

David Von Erich Memorial show was my first time as a child seeing them & The Freebirds made me a live-long fan this was hard to come by back then in the UK

Kevin was and still is my favorite wrestler of all time. Unfortunately I only got to see him wrestle live one time and that was in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He fought Kamala. If I remember correctly he won by DQ. Kamala did a splash off the top rope on him after the match ended. I lived in Woodward, Oklahoma and I got to see Kerry wrestle live. I still have the Kerry Von Erich t-shirt I bought that night as well as an 8x10 photo, which Kerry signed. I was supposed to see Kerry a second time, but that was right after he had his accident. Bruiser Brody filled in for him. The mid to late 80's was just a magical time for WCCW. If Fritz would have had a bigger vision for WCCW, it would have become as big or bigger than the WWF. As Kevin alluded to, it's a mystery why Fritz did not embrace taking WCCW nationwide instead of remaining territorial. A lot of WCCW talent got on drugs and that spelled the end for the organization. I still have great memories though. After I moved to Texas, a friend of mine won tickets to the 4th Annual David Von Erich Memorial at Texas Stadium. That was such a cool experience. Even WWE today cant match the magic that was WCCW in the mid to late 1980's.

Lining in North Texas while the Von Erichs reigned was so damn cool! We loved em!

Kevin is the Man. The Von Erichs were crazy in Texas!

Always great to see Kevin. Poor guy has gone through *a lot* and it shows on his face!

@johnmagill7714

2 жыл бұрын

He seems happy. That's the important thing.

@coreyhall1150

Жыл бұрын

Losing your brothers has gotta be hard..... I got 4 brothers and 2 sisters and I couldn't imagine. And he lost his parents too..... BUT he GAINED a family after losing one. He has 2 boys now that are pretty dadgome good in the ring I watched em in MLW. And a loving wife. Probably grandkids so God bless him.

nice to Kevin doing an interview with Gerald and John, 3 all time greats

Hit the love button for these gentlemen They literality gave the all for us to appreciate in their youth a lot of us grew up and know the ever lasting memory of the show they gave us.

Great interview! Love the praise JBL & Jerry Brisco showed The Von Erich Family in this episode.

Just to see Bradshaw smiling like 10 year old that’s priceless 😊

It's great to see you and your family doing well, Kevin.

wow great to see Kevin!

Kevin is a nice guy forever. It's great to see his interview!

Honestly this was great! Loved seeing the three of them connect and just share and the respect they show for each other. WOW

@johnlayfieldshow

3 жыл бұрын

So happy you enjoyed it!

@SassyLaughlin13

3 жыл бұрын

If you do other interviews I would love to watch! Been a fan of yours for years too

the best interview I've ever seen with this legend. he opened up and man what a great insight into the WCW. .what a class act. just a straight up good man. I love when the guys I followed all those years ago as a kid turn out to be good guys...Kevin is a prime example. loved this

Loved watching you guys in Dallas. Everyone of you was larger than life to me. Couldn't wait to see you beat the heck out of the free birds. Don't ever forget your tx home will never forget those days

One of the most best wrestlers of all time I was there in 1987 when I saw Kerry Von Erich a Jerry what are unified World title wanna greatest matches in Chicago Illinois

This is Awsome 3 Legends in Wrestling and teh Von Erichs were awsome

John your probably 10 years older than me, just like Kevin was to you but I grew with them too. World Class was just something special. I'm also a East Texas boy. skandar Akbar introduced us once, I went to his wrestling school for a time. I love 80's wrestling...hard to the WWF and Hulk Hogan back then. But Dallas,Tx had something very special.

This was GREAT! Thanks for getting Kevin on the show. We would get World Class on 📺 in NJ on ESPN I believe on Sat or Sun. So many great guys came out of that territory. I was always surprised Kevin never went to WCW or WWF in the early 90s. Also Brisco & Bradshaw were great as well. I wish Bradshaw didn't retire in 2009. He still had some gas in the tank. Great old school heel.

Off the top rope! If Kev was after you, you better run! From.someone who lived in North Texas, went to Sportatorium, Reunion, Will Rogers, Texas Stadium, Cotton Bowl...it didnt get any bigger than The Von Erichs! They owned Texas! Bless the Von Erichs! Thank you for giving us someome to look up to as kids! When Chris Adams injured Kev, women were sobbing. My mom was one of em!

Incredable how many great stars came out of WCCW. Rick Rude, Stone Cold Steve Austin,The Undertaker and Paul Bearer,Shawn Michael's her Ultimate Warrior, Loved the Interview!.

@JayReaction530

Жыл бұрын

Hbk didn't come from there HD started with Joe Blanchard

@mrmike1884

Жыл бұрын

@@JayReaction530 True. But he did wrestle there. Like all the others.

God Bless The VonErichs!

I just love this guy! Thank you for the video. Kevin is an amazing human being. God be with him and his family.

Came back here because I was just tearing up thinking about the greatest family wrestling has ever seen.

@Karl_95

Жыл бұрын

Yes totally agree.they represent the best years of my youth.

This interview is awsome. Kevin was always my favorite wrestler because of his acrobatic skills and hard wrestling. I remember seeing him smack one of the Freebirds upside his face with his barefoot. You could hear it loud.

Iove the fact JBL tries to chime in and is quickly interrupted by chimes LMAO

Great stuff from 3 oldschool icons. Very enjoyable watch & listen.

The greatest feud and wrestling was the von erichs versus the freebirds

The figure 4 and the clothesline from hell. Perfect combo with 2 legends.

Always great to hear the stories of the old Sportatorium. Some of my earliest memories were there watching World Class and USWA and Global there as a kid. Miss them days. Thanks for having this interview.

DAMN ! Kevin was one of my all time favorite professional wrestler . I hope WWE NXT bring in Kevin's two sons and Lacey to be a manager . APA !!!!

My childhood hero. Remembering wccw the greatest territory ever. I only wish he could have been world champion 🏆 🥇

The Von Erichs showed up too Six Flags in Arlington Tx and they had to close the park down,the Von Erichs were bigger than the Beatles in the late 70s and 80s

Really enjoyed this interview. Thank you.

How can you not be happy for Kevin and love him after everything he went through lived through to be the final brother final son and now strength for his own family with passion for life.

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

Who said they weren't? You're making things up in your head.

alot of the stuff that the von erichs did in WCCW is what you see in wwe today, music. mics at the ring, vingettes thank u, multiple cameras

Loved this interview! I was a huge fan of the Von Erichs! You and Jerry have a great show!

@delbertprince5302

2 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of Kerry Von Erich and Kevin Avon Erich

So awesome to hear these 3 legends talk wrestling.

The best wrestling Family ever.

Fantastic Interview

World Class was my favorite territory back in the 80's and I loved the Von Erich brothers. It's hard to believe that Kevin is the lone survivor of the family, he was always my favorite.

Great stories from Kevin Von Erich

WCCW should have gone worldwide , Fritz didn't think his boys were ready according to Black Bart

Liked the dingo warrior mention

Jimmy wrestled in 72 as Lanie Kealoha in the AWA and he wrestled barefoot then!

London Kentucky loves ya

Tri-state wrestling 1/15/68 ( sapulpa ,ok): Washington grade school: 2 out of 3 falls match: chuck karbo & chati yokouchi defeated The brisco brothers( Jack & Gerald(Jerry) brisco wrestling debut as a team). Last time in wwf 2/9/85 as a team.

Hello Kevin!!!!!

The freebirds versus The Von Erichs were a rivalry……

Kevin never seemed to be the oldest brother. Bless him on all his family tragedy. Glad to see him enjoying his life.

@rbee1804

5 ай бұрын

@chriswilgus4752 Kevin has always called himself "the second son." The first born, oldest son, Jackie Jr., died tragically when he got electrocuted at age six. He fell into some melting snow after the electrocution and drowned.

Jerry brisco cwf (Florida) career: Stint 1 cwf 5/10/69- 6/7/69 Stint 2 cwf 6/25/74- 1/7/75 Stint 3 cwf 1/5/76- 4/17/1982 long run

JBL is so much taller than Kevin and Kevin ain't no shrimp. I would have loved to see the two of them face each other in their prime.

Jerry brisco wrestled for cwf (Florida) from full time 1/5/76- 4/8/82. .He wrestled in cwf before this but as gcw wrestler......

WCCW pioneered the close hand held cameras and micorphones. Also the oustide vignettes. The Freebirds innovated ring entrance music and brought that with them to WCCW. Without these innovations wrestling woudlnt be what it is now. VM didnt invent anything, but he won by stealing all the best elements from everyone else, WCCW included. Unfortunately, so many “what ifs” from WCCW and elsewhere. What if David hadnt passed? What if Gino hadnt passed? Might Kerry had never gotten into his troubles if David had lived? If the brothers had been fien, might WCCW have grown and the Monday Night War might have been WCCW vs WWF since “maybe” WCW may have newver happened if WCCW had grown. Gary Hart does not get enough credit for his work as a manager.

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

The Freebirds didn't innovate a damn thing. Several people had entrance music before them.

@larryhonaker7185

5 ай бұрын

What if Brody ....

this is Professional Wrestling at it's finest.... "Wrestling has more than one royal family." - Kingdom by Downstait (Cody Rhodes' entrance theme song)

Well, I haven’t seen this yet. He was uploaded years ago but I hope this is everything I should be super cool.

I am a big fan of World Class Championship Wrestling…..

I always wondered why the WWF OR WCW did not bring in Kevin. Kevin was my favorite of all the Von Erichs and think he had a lot more gas in tank to compete on national tv....I mean, unless you are a die hard wrestling fan that bought the magazines like I did, Kevin was never introduced to the nation. I did see a video of him on Georgia Championship Wrestling with Gordon Solie, and he is super super young! I mean, we all know the stories of no showing and substance issues, but I was just curious if he turned them down or did they never reach out? Or was he injured and beat up where he just retired and let that be known? Anyone have an answer, I would appreciate it.

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

Because he never wanted to go. Haven't you even heard how badly he wanted to partner up with Fritz? Vince even showed clips of them on his TV show.

Brisco Blackwell ok Bad Boy

#THEIRONCLAW✋🏽

NOBODY KICKED BUTT LIKE THE VON ERICHS ESPECIALLY KEVIN NOBODY HAD A BETTER SONG TO COME OUT TO WRESTLE(STRANGLEHOLD) LIKE HIGH FLYING KEVIN,THE FREEBIRDS HAD BADSTREET USA AWESOME JAM,BAD TO THE BONE VIA ADDAMS N GINO AWESOME N DON'T FORGET KERRY'S WARRIOR JAM (TOM SAWYER BY RUSH) THESE GUYS WERE THE GOOD THE BAD N THE UGLY

What happened with the car you won at Texas stadium in 85 that gino smashed the window out?

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

They got a new windshield.

T Shirts and young girls

I loved them back in the day, but when I reached out recently to tell him how much his family meant to me, he was rude and hateful.

@youtubeaccount5356

Жыл бұрын

😂 What did he say?

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

Where did you get the idea it was ok to be rude and bother him? Why did you just expect him to have a conversation with someone he doesn't even know? Do you feel it was owed to you? How many hours of free entertainment did he give you? That isn't enough?

The Von Erich's we're huge....they were NEVER EVER bigger than America's Team The Dallas Cowboys

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To many commercials boys

@johnlayfieldshow

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but we don't control that-that's a KZread feature.

Not a great interview. So much gold to mine and this missed the ball.

The reason why Fritz chose all the others over Kevin, is because Kevin, possesses zero charisma....... 😕

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

No, Kevin didn't care. You obviously never even watched it.

@uiu510

Жыл бұрын

@@Rjensen2 Exactly, because he didn't possess the charisma.

@Rjensen2

Жыл бұрын

@@uiu510 How does not wanting any part of the WWF(or wrestling everyday) mean he had no charisma? Imagine going through life as stupid as you.

Damn, Kevin looks like an old man, hardly his age.