I think drug problems had more to do with it than anything psychological. David's death is what started it all, and his death can be attributed to drugs. Mike had toxic shock(extremely rare in men), but he had drug problems as well. They all did.
The only Von Erich death that could be classified as psychological issues is Chris. He was a wimpy kid and killed himself because he wasn't gonna get to be a wrestler like his brothers. He had a mini feud with Percy Pringle and that's it. Blew his head off not long after that.
In the 2 and a half decades since this boom happened, you could fill entire graveyards with wrestlers from that era, and none of them died of old age. I remember Tully on some religious show in the early 90s and he admitted that the business was basically drowning in
**** at the time.
I just think its unfortunate that fans, media, and even wrestlers themselves let this go on unchecked.
There was a dark side to the sport back then hidden by kayfabe.
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