Von Erich and Stone Cold football article

[Coach Andy Mac]

A native of Dallas, Blood and Thunder marks the first time grappling before a hometown audience in Nduka's burgeoning career. He'll do so in a venue a short walk from where the Dallas Sportatorium once stood, a venue that became something of a wrestling mecca thanks to the Von Erich family.

Brothers David, Kerry, Kevin, Mike and Chris Von Erich attracted capacity crowds to the Sportatorium on a weekly basis. Kevin's sons Marshall and Ross are members of the MLW roster alongside Nduka.

"The Von Erichs are HUGE in Dallas," Nduka said. "Never in a million years did I think I’d be on a show with [members of the family]."

The patriarch of the famed Von Erichs, Fritz Von Erich, was a lineman on the SMU football team under his birth name, Jack Adkisson. He was part of a long and proud tradition on which Nduka — and others — now put their signatures.

And while Goldberg appeared in main events for WCW through the late 1990s, WWE counter-programmed with shows featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, a former North Texas linebacker; and the man to whom Nduka credits for inspiring him, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

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