On May 8, 1988 the 5th and final Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions took place in front of 7,000 fans at Texas Stadium. A World Championship Wrestling Association (WCWA) event, it was held by WCCW promoter Fritz Von Erich in memory of his sons David Von Erich and Mike Von Erich. The fifth version of the Parade of Champions would be the last show promoted under that name by the Von Erich family. Also only highlights of select matches aired on ESPN. In the main event, Kerry Von Erich defeated

On March 3, 1984 World Class Championship Wrestling aired their David Von Erich Memorial Show. Von Erich died during a tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling on February 10, 1984 at the age of 25. One theory of his death is that it was a painkiller overdose. Ric Flair mentions in his autobiography that Bruiser Brody (Von Erich's long-time friend) removed the evidence. The Von Erichs, however, claimed it was caused by ruptured intestines resulting from acute enteritis, which is the documented cause of