Observer Flashback: Death of Kerry Von Erich

Editors note: Dave Meltzer is on vacation this week. 

Below is the March 1, 1993, edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It features Meltzer's coverage of the Von Erich family tragedy in the wake of Kerry Von Erich's death on February 17, 1993.   

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On Wednesday, February 17, the fantasy world of Kerry Von Erich was about to end. He was indicted that morning on cocaine possession charges stemming from a January 13 arrest. He was already serving ten years probation for forging drug prescriptions during a time about one year earlier when he was supposed to be attending rehab. While it was not a guarantee, the odds were very good that his probation would be revoked and he would be sent to prison. It appears Kerry at least believed that was going to be his future. In prison, there would be no evenings where hundreds of women would screech every time he took off his ring jacket. No women would send him roses and fantasize or realize time with him. There were no world title matches to be won. 

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