#576 - Kevin Von Erich

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Theo Von

Comedy

4.8 • 24.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Kevin Von Erich (Kevin Adkisson) is a retired wrestler, WWE Hall of Famer and member of the legendary Von Erich wrestling family- alongside his brothers Chris, David, Mike and Kerry. Their story was told in the 2023 film “The Iron Claw”. Theo is joined by wrestling legend Kevin Von Erich to talk about growing up in the ring, the truth about this family’s complicated legacy, and his advice to anyone dealing with grief and loss. Kevin Von Erich: https://www.instagram.com/thekevinvonerich/ ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Morgan & Morgan: Visit https://forthepeople.com/THEO to see if you might have a case. Morgan and Morgan. America's Largest Injury Law Firm. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/theo to get 10% off your first month. Shopify: Go to http://shopify.com/theo to sign up for your $1-per-month trial and start selling today. Tecovas: Go to http://tecovas.com/theo to get 10% off when you sign up for email and texts. ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: [email protected] Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/ Producer: Colin https://instagram.com/colin_reiner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	At Pure Gym, whatever you're here for, we're here for it.
0:04.0	So whether you're here to meet your goals or meet your gals,
0:08.0	take a bit of me time, or a weight off,
0:12.0	getting back on the bike,
0:16.0	or filling the tea while you spin, they said what?
0:19.0	We're here for it. With 50% off your first months and no joining fee for a limited time.
0:25.3	Whatever you're here for, we're here for it. Pure Jim. Terms of conditions apply.
0:30.2	Today's guest is a W.W.E. Hall of Famer. He's a member of one of the greatest wrestling families of all time,
0:36.7	the Von Erics.
0:42.3	You may have seen their family story told recently in The Iron Claw.
0:44.3	He's an inspiration.
0:45.6	He's a motivation.
0:46.4	He's pretty funny.
0:53.0	And I just feel honored to be able to spend time with him today.
0:55.9	Today's guest is Kevin Von Erich. I'm feeling good.
1:13.7	I feel like I could toes off.
1:15.3	Okay.
1:17.5	It's nothing good thing.
1:21.0	Yeah, so you, yeah, because you were always the barefoot guy.
1:23.6	You were a barefoot guy.
1:25.3	Yeah.
1:27.3	I sure was. I always, I've got these really big toes,
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