Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich, also known together as The Von Erichs, are an American

professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...

tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...

. It consists of brothers Marshall and Ross, the sons of

Kevin Von Erich Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15, 1957) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kevin Von Erich. A member of the Von Erich family, Adkisson is best known for his appearances with Fritz Von Erich, his father' ...

and part of the Von Erich wrestling family. They are signed to

All Elite Wrestling All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...

(AEW) and its sister promotion

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(ROH), where they are members of The Sons of Texas stable. In ROH, they are two-thirds of the reigning

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. It is defended by three-man tag teams, also referred to as trios. The current champions are The Sons o ...

with

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. They are also known for their time in

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(TNA) and

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(MLW), where they are former

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Professional wrestling career

Early career and independent circuit (2012–present)

They would make their professional wrestling debut on April 20, 2012, losing to Jason Jones and Brian Breaker at World League Wrestling in Sedalia, Missouri. The next night the brothers defeated Jones and Breaker in Richmond, Missouri. The brothers debuted for Pro Wrestling Noah on July 22, 2012. Living in Hawaii, Ross and Marshall appeared and competed in Action Zone Wrestling out of Oahu, Hawaii and won the tag team championships. In July 2017, Marshall and Ross along with their father Kevin, wrestled at the ''Rage Megashow'' in Israel. On July 31, 2022, the Von Erich brothers lost to Mark and Jay Briscoe via pinfall, at the

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pay-per-view event in Nashville, Tennessee.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2014–2015)

The brothers later made their national television debut as part of the

(TNA)

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PPV on June 15, 2014, in a tag match defeating

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via disqualification. They also made various appearances on

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including the April 1, 2015 episode defeating the team of

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and John Yurnet. and losing to The Revolution members

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and Manik on the July 1, 2015 episode. Marshall and Ross later rematched The Revolution at the

TNA One Night Only ''One Night Only'' was a series of professional wrestling events held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) launched in April 2013. The concept was announced on January 11, 2013 by then-Total Nonstop Action (TNA) President Dixie Carter (wrestlin ...

Gut Check event on September 15, 2015, in a losing effort.

Major League Wrestling (2019–2022)

In May 2019, Ross and Marshall signed a multi-year contract with

(MLW). On November 2, 2019, Marshall and Ross Von Erich defeated The Dynasty (

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and

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) to become the new

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All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2023–present)

In December 2023 the brothers would make their debut appearances for

(AEW) and its sister promotion

(ROH), first at the taping of ''Rampage'' during the second part of AEW's 2023 Winter Is Coming (teaming with

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in a successful six-man tag match), and then at Zero Hour during ROH's 2023 Final Battle in a winning tag match. Both the AEW and ROH matches were held in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, where their grandfather, father, and uncles were local legends. At ROH's Death Before Dishonor, the brothers teamed with

to defeat

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to earn a shot at the vacant

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. At

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, the brothers and Rhodes defeated The Undisputed Kingdom to win the championships. The Von Erichs then formed a stable with Rhodes known as "The Sons of Texas" with

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, who holds the

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with Rhodes, explaining that they are all Texas natives and have connections to Texas wrestling legends (Rhodes and the Von Erichs through their respective families, and Guevara was trained by Rhodes' former

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partner and Texas native

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Personal lives

They are the sons of former professional wrestler

making them members of the

Von Erich Family The Von Erich family is an American professional wrestling family. Originally from Texas, their actual surname is Adkisson, but every member working in wrestling has used the ring name "Von Erich" after family patriarch Fritz Von Erich (real nam ...

. Their grandfather was wrestler and promoter of

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Fritz Von Erich Jack Barton Adkisson Sr. (August 16, 1929 – September 10, 1997), better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was ...

, and their uncles

David David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

, Kerry,

Mike Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...

, and

Chris Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, and Christine. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name * Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian autho ...

were all wrestlers as well. Their cousin, Lacey, was also a wrestler for

Championships and accomplishments

* Action Zone Wrestling ** AZW Tag Team Championship (1 time) * Imperial Wrestling Revolution **IWR Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

MLW World Tag Team Championship The MLW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which particip ...

( 1 time) *

( 1 time, current) – with

References

External links

Ross Von Erich – MLW profile

Marshall Von Erich – MLW profile
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