Kevin Von Erich Reveals Why He Never Signed For WWE

The legendary Von Erich family are part of WWE’s Hall of Fame, with the core of Fritz, Kevin, David, Kerry, Mike, and Chris inducted in 2009.

Despite their inclusion in the hall of fame, only Kerry wrestled for WWE full-time, with the ‘Texas Tornado’ reigning as a one-time Intercontinental Champion. During a recent appearance on the A2theK Wrestling Show, Kevin Von Erich was asked why he never signed with WWE himself, with the ‘Golden Warrior’ revealing the following:

"We [WCCW] decided to come up with a wrestling show that was like pro football; slow motion, collisions, and rock concerts with lasers and sound effects. We wanted to make a beautiful wrestling show like that, that had all of our stuff. We were boys when our dad did it and it’s all we know. We wanted to improve it," said Kevin. "We thought we won’t have 30-minute to one-hour matches, we would have 15 to 20-minute matches filled with action. Kerry was thinking he would take that formula, go to New York [WWE], and take New York over, and ‘I’ll call you.’ ‘Kerry, I don’t want to go to New York. I’m a father and I have children and I want to be home as much as I can. If I can make the same money as New York in Texas, where I can do my real estate too, then I’m a happy man.’ I really never wanted to go to New York. It wasn’t Vince’s [McMahon] fault, it wasn’t anyone’s fault. They did ask me, I just didn’t want to. I wrestled all those guys anyway and by that time, I was at the end of my career. I didn’t plan on getting old in the ring. When men get old in the ring, it’s a sad thing, I didn’t want to be like that."

Kevin has recently appeared for All Elite Wrestling, cornering sons Ross and Marshal Von Erich.

H/T: Fightful