Zac Efron's first day in a pro wrestling ring went like that of many rookies: He had his mettle tested by “running the ropes,” going from side to side and bouncing off the ring ropes in punishing ...

The Zac Efron-starring wrestling biopic The Iron Claw arrives in US cinemas this week. The new film from writer-director Sean Durkin stars Efron as real-life wrestler Kevin Von Erich, with Jeremy ...

‘The Iron Claw” is either a cheesy professional-wrestling hold or the unbreakable grip of a hostile fate. Or perhaps it’s how a father clutches his children. Whatever it is, it’s a resonant image for ...

The Von Erichs were a popular Texas wrestling clan in the 1980s, brothers whose trademark was the Iron Claw wrestling hold. “The Iron Claw” tells their mostly tragic story. Zac Efron is Kevin the ...

On February 18 1993, Fritz Von Erich – a legendary wrestling star and promoter – found the body of his own son, Kerry Von Erich, on his ranch in Denton County, Texas. Kerry, 33, was sitting upright ...

TEXAS, USA — Heavy is the poison drip of generational expectation in “The Iron Claw,” a tragedy of cosmic proportions in which family curses are depicted as contagions and the climax is a prolonged ...

“The Iron Claw” didn’t pin down any awards at this year’s Oscars. Heck, it didn’t even wrestle a nomination. But it did tell a compelling story about sons and the father they tried to please. Based in ...