It was no secret their father, Fritz Von Erich, pushed them to extreme expectations in World Class Championship Wrestling during the late 1970s and 1980s. As second generation Superstars, the brothers had a lot to live up to. It’s always a pain to write about the Von Erichs, even decades after their tragic tale took place. Although this list has a few major players in the wrestling industry, we tried to focus on some wrestlers whose stories haven’t been told often. We know the stories about Curt Hennig, Davey Boy Smith, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Scott Hall, Brian Pillman, Test, Umaga, and Bam Bam Bigelow. Many of us wrestling fans know the tales of drug addictions when it comes to the really popular Superstars. What we are saying is the country and the world is going through a major problem with drug addiction and certain institutions aren’t helping. We’re not saying the person who is addicted isn’t at fault, they could be severely depressed, easily susceptible to peer pressure, or think nothing can destroy them and eventually go down this dark path.

It’s pretty much safe to say the “War on Drugs” has been a major bust and Big Pharma pushing out more and more pills isn’t helping our crisis right now.

Drug addiction is a serious problem and these wrestlers can be considered victims more than criminals. Each and every person on this list has paid a price and so has their family and loved ones. Before we get into this list, just remember this is a warning for all you out there that are thinking about using drugs or are knee deep into it now.

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