Texas Legend Kevin Von Erich Talks AEW, Legacy, and Sons Ahead of San Antonio Show
Update: 2025-10-21
Description
Wrestling icon and local Texas star Kevin Von Erich sits down to discuss the upcoming AEW Dynamite & Collision event on October 22nd at the Boeing Center at TechPort in San Antonio! With AEW on a meteoric ascent as the first true mainstream wrestling alternative in decades, Von Erich offers insights into what fans can expect on this action-packed night. He'll also share stories from his near 50-year career and speak about his sons, Marshall & Ross Von Erich, who are continuing the family's legendary path as part of the AEW roster. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from a wrestling Hall of Famer with deep Texas roots, right before AEW returns to the Alamo City!
AEW Dynamite/Collision: San AntonioDate:
OCTOBER 22, 2025
Venue:
Boeing Center at TechPort
City:
San Antonio, TX
Time:
6:30 pm CT
https://www.allelitewrestling.com/aew-event/aew-dynamite-collision-san-antonio
Chapters:
00:00-00:28 : Introduction & Welcome
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AEW Dynamite/Collision: San AntonioDate:
OCTOBER 22, 2025
Venue:
Boeing Center at TechPort
City:
San Antonio, TX
Time:
6:30 pm CT
https://www.allelitewrestling.com/aew-event/aew-dynamite-collision-san-antonio
Chapters:
00:00-00:28 : Introduction & Welcome
- Welcome to I Am Refocused Radio.
- Introduction of special guest: Kevin Von Erich, true Texas wrestling legend.
- Promoting AEW Dynamite and Collision in San Antonio at the Boeing Center at Techport on October 22nd.
- Mention of his sons, Marshall and Ross Von Erich, continuing the family legacy in AEW (airs on TBS, TNT, and streams on HBO Max).
- Thanking Kevin Von Erich for his time.
- How are you doing, sir?
- Discussing nearly five decades in the business and asking which moments still stand out today.
- Sharing a story about a costume contest in Wichita Falls during Halloween.
- Recounting the moment he lifted a heavy little girl dressed as a witch into the ring, and the crowd's considerate silence to avoid hurting her feelings.
- Highlighting the brotherhood and consideration of the people of Texas.
- Reflecting on lessons learned while growing and succeeding in the business.
- The initial focus on working "hard all out" to bring home a check for the family.
- The crushing loss of his brothers, David in 1984 and Mike in 1986.
- Realizing that family was what was important all along, not money or fame.
- Describing the intense work ethic—performing with fever, broken bones, and dislocations—because the fans paid their money.
- The motivation of being a father: willing to pay any price and the confidence his family had in him.
- Concluding that love is the greatest force on Earth.
- Reminder to tune into I Am Refocus Radio with Kevin Von Erich.
- Promoting AEW Dynamite and Collision in San Antonio on October 22nd at the Boeing Center at Techport.
- Asking what advice he gives his sons, Marshall and Ross, on balancing fame, pressure, and purpose.
- Recounting his own father's advice not to enter the business and his sons' similar defiance.
- Describing the brutal training in Japan ("like torture") with a thousand sit-ups and push-ups daily, sweeping, bowing, and building the ring.
- The sons' love for the business despite the hardship.
- Observing that AEW has "burst out from the pack" and is a leader.
- Praising modern wrestlers as fluid, decisive, and professional athletes right out of college or the NFL.
- Noting the absence of drugs in the current wrestling business.
- Lamenting that his brothers can't see this new era.
- Asking if he sees a glimpse of his younger self in his sons and the importance of work ethic.
- Stating you get out of it what you put into it; it's about paying the price and working harder than others.
- Discussing the discipline and hard life of an athlete.
- Addressing The Iron Claw movie, mentioning the filmmakers were from England and didn't consult him.
- Pushing back on the depiction of Texans as "rough" and his father's strict, but respectful, upbringing with a leather strap.
- Highlighting the Texas values: respect, punctuality, and keeping your word.
- Asking what sets AEW apart from other promotions.
- Comparing AEW to the "World-Class Wrestling" of his day: having young, hungry guys who developed organic, natural personalities.
- Praising AEW athletes as hard-working, devoted to the sport, and masters of their counters, reversals, and submissions.
- Refuting the movie's narrative that his father forced them to wrestle or that it was "money, money, money."
- Admitting to using numbing agents (Novocaine) on knees and back before shows, but stressing it was not for fun but to perform better for the crowd.
- Asserting wrestling is the purest form of entertainment.
- Addressing fans going to the Boeing Center on October 22nd.
- Remembering the incredible noise in San Antonio at the Freeman Coliseum and Hemisphere Arena—"better than Dallas."
- Sharing his love for San Antonio and the Texas rivers, mentioning his recent move to the country near Sisterdale.
- Quote: "If you want to find a way to really love Texas, try leaving it for 20 years."
- Asking what he's most proud of regarding Texas wrestling on a global stage.
- Describing the Texas style as men who will "pay the price" and "knock the heck out of each other."
- Expressing how the crowd noise and chanting is essential, recalling how difficult it must have been for young wrestlers during COVID in empty arenas.
- Stating wrestlers "feed off the crowd," and you "don't feel anything when you're flying off the turnbuckles."
- Asking what lessons today's wrestlers need to learn from his experience.
- Discussing muscle memory and the wrestler's code of ethics.
- Sharing a story about his friend, Bruiser Brody, and the danger of crossing someone who is "that down to hurt, to pain," leading to Brody's death.
- Asking what legacy means to him personally, beyond titles and fame.
- Reiterating that his sons and family have no curse—they are blessed.
- Expressing concern that the movie's narrative ("curse" and name-changing) is "a bunch of bull" and not the truth, though he knows movies are "strong things."
- Final thank you and good wishes for the show in San Antonio.
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