10 Things Wrestling Fans Should Know About Lacey Von Erich

Throughout the 1980s, the Von Erich family ruled the Texas pro wrestling scene, where patriarch Fritz Von Erich founded the promotion World Class Championship Wrestling. All of Von Erich’s sons wrestled there, growing up in public and beloved by the fans of the area. While much of the family history is riddled with tragedy, several of Fritz’s grandchildren got involved in wrestling, including Lacey Von Erich.

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Lacey Von Erich’s in-ring career was brief, lasting from about 2007 to 2010, and was best remembered for her run in Impact Wrestling. That said, it was a memorable run, and she’s surprisingly still active in the business.

10 Daughter Of Kerry Von Erich

Lacey Von Erich’s father was Kerry Von Erich, who was arguably the star of the family. A highly decorated champion, Kerry was a four-time World Class World Champion, a multi-time tag team champion with his brother Kevin, and even a former NWA World Champion and WWE Intercontinental Champion. Sadly, Kerry committed suicide at the age of 33 in 1993. Lacey Von Erich’s foray into the squared circle gave her the distinction of being the first third-generation Von Erich to enter pro wrestling.

9 Signed To WWE In 2007

In 2007, Lacey Von Erich signed to WWE, where she trained with Steve Keirn (a.k.a. Skinner) and Tom Prichard in the company’s developmental promotion, Florida Championship Wrestling. While she only officially wrestled a couple of matches during this time, Lacey often worked as a manager or valet, accompanying Billy Kidman, Ryan O’Reilly (a.k.a. Konnor of The Ascension), and Victoria Crawford (a.k.a Alicia Fox) to the ring. This time in developmental would be short-lived, however, as Von Erich would be released in late 2007.

8 Wrestled On The Indies

Following her departure from WWE, Lacey Von Erich began performing in the independent scene, wrestling for various indie promotions like Women Superstars Uncensored, Texas’ Professional Championship Wrestling, and Northern California’s Pro Wrestling Revolution. Particularly notable was her brief stint in the all-female promotion Wrestlelicious where she teamed with future Beautiful People partner Madison Rayne.

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It was during this run on the indies that Von Erich also won her first title, taking part in a five-way match to win the Ladies Championship for Chicago-based Windy City Pro Wrestling in July of 2009. She would vacate it months later once she signed to Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA).

7 The Beautiful People

Lacey Von Erich made her Impact Wrestling debut in October 2009, where she was immediately aligned with the faction Beautiful People with Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky. As part of this group, she carried out a pink nightstick she called an “Ugly Stick” and took part in the group’s “Meanest Girls” backstage segments. But Von Erich wasn’t an original member — she took the place of Angelina Love, so the two feuded once Love returned from hiatus.

6 Knockouts Tag Team Champion

Somewhat hilariously, Lacey Von Erich won her first major championship without actually competing in the match. It was on the March 8, 2010, episode of Impact that Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne beat the team of Angelina Love and Tara and the team of Sarita and Taylor Wilde in a three-way match to win Impact’s Knockouts Tag Team Championship, which made Von Erich a champion by way of the Freebird Rule. While she didn’t win the belt herself, she did defend it on multiple occasions.

5 Losing The Tag Belts

On the August 5th, 2010 episode of Impact, The Beautiful People’s 141-day run with the Knockouts Tag Team belts came to an end as the team of Hamada and Taylor Wilde defeated Lacey Von Erich and Velvet Sky for the title. Von Erich would challenge for the Tag Championship on a couple of occasions following that loss alongside both of her Beautiful People partners but ultimately failed to win it back.

4 Departing Impact

As the Beautiful People began to implode due to increasing tensions and betrayals and members of the group (past and present) began feuding with one another, Lacey Von Erich began to turn face. However, she would suddenly leave Impact Wrestling in November of 2010.

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In the years since, Von Erich has made public the reasons for her departure. Impact wanted to make her a singles star and a Knockouts Champion, but she had kids at home and didn’t want to commit to the rigorous travel schedule that the role would entail.

3 Her Cousins Wrestle, Too

Lacey Von Erich isn’t the only third-generation performer in the family — her cousins Ross and Marshall compete in the squared circle as well. The sons of Kevin Von Erich, Ross, and Marshall are tag team specialists who trained with Harley Race and competed in Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan. In recent years, the brothers have performed for Major League Wrestling, where they held the MLW Tag Team Championship for 438 days.

2 Owns SWE Fury

While Lacey Von Erich hasn’t wrestled since 2010, she remains active behind the scenes. In 2021, she became a part-owner of SWE Fury, a Texas-based promotion. Promising “in-your-face, Texas-style wrestling,” SWE Fury has featured recognizable names like Charlie Haas, Rodney Mack, and Ivelisse. Since retiring from in-ring competition, Von Erich gained a lot of experience in business, so she was brought in to help with the business side of the promotion rather than any booking or in-ring stuff.

1 Accepted Into Harvard Business School

As soon as Von Erich became a part-owner of SWE Fury, she actually made another impressive accomplishment — she got accepted into Harvard Business School. As of 2016, the prestigious school has a low acceptance rate of about 12%, so getting accepted was no small feat. In discussing Harvard Business School, Lacey Von Erich said that maybe she would have reconsidered buying a pro wrestling promotion if she knew she was going to get an acceptance letter.

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