RASSLIN'! It was the sport of choice in my home in the 80s, despite the fact that we had no health insurance. What does professional wrestling have to do with the paranormal? Well, the family that ruled the wrestling ring back then was also the most cursed. In this episode we cover the Von Erich clan, whose patriarch made a series of choices that may have cost him his entire family, save for one lone survivor. Was a ghost to blame or just questionable parenting? Listen and decide!

Sources:
The Dark Side of the Ring: The Last of the Von Erichs, Vice, Season 1, Episode 4

The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling, by David Shoemaker

 https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/von-erich-family-curse-wrestling-family-story-dark-side-of-the-ring

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prowrestlingfandom.com

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich

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https://apnews.com/article/9fc70366732ac46e42f4e646fb5958fc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Pt5bgBDUE&t=93s

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http://www.oandplibrary.org/poi/1999_03_209.asp#:~:text=The%20median%20survival%20time%20(50%25%20survival)%20for%20the%20non,time%20is%20about%202.4%20years.

Wrestler found shot dead family has lost five sons Latest tragedy apparently a suicide – Baltimore Sun

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