{"id":121844,"date":"2023-12-13T07:12:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=121844"},"modified":"2023-12-13T07:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T12:12:45","slug":"wrestling-legends-wwe-aew-turn-the-iron-claw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/12\/13\/wrestling-legends-wwe-aew-turn-the-iron-claw\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling Legends, WWE &#038; AEW Stars Turn Out For &#8220;The Iron Claw&#8221; Premiere: Their Roles Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">MHollywood movie stars, wrestling legends, and talent from both <strong>WWE<\/strong> and <strong>AEW<\/strong> mingled at the premiere of the upcoming <em><strong>The Iron Claw<\/strong><\/em> movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many of them will be starring in the movie about the <strong>Von Erich Family<\/strong>, or have roles behind the scenes of the flick. Here, we explain who was at the glittering Hollywood bash and what roles they have in the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AEW &amp; WWE Champions Collide\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AEW World Heavyweight Champion <strong>MJF<\/strong> and 16-time WWE World Champion <strong>John Cena<\/strong> posed together on the red carpet in Hollywood.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cena also posed with the film\u2019s star<strong> Zach Efron<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Efron will play Kevin Von Erich in the movie about the tragic story of the Von Erichs. MJF plays <strong>Lance Von Erich<\/strong>, a role expected to be quite short.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Kevin Von Erich<\/strong> posed with multiple stars during the premier which was also attended by his niece former <strong>TNA<\/strong> wrestler <strong>Lacey Von Erich<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incredibly proud of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZacEfron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ZacEfron<\/a> for an outstanding performance in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@A24<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheIronClaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TheIronClaw<\/a>. Thank you for doing the work to help introduce a new audience to one of our industry\u2019s most important families. <\/p>\n<p>See it in theaters Dec. 22nd!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xKayvIGlpv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xKayvIGlpv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Cena (@JohnCena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCena\/status\/1734565772570329092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iron Claw <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h3zmtOhpbC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/h3zmtOhpbC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maxwell Jacob Friedman\u2122\ufe0f (@The_MJF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF\/status\/1734413274458812914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Keep reading to find out which other wrestlers were at the bash, and the roles they will play in the movie. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/10\/13\/the-iron-claw-trailer-reaction\/\" target=\"_self\">full trailer review<\/a> to find out of what we know about <em>The Iron Claw<\/em> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Iron Claw Stunt Coordinator Chavo\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Chavo Guerrero Jr.<\/strong> was also at the premiere. He will play <strong>The Shiek<\/strong> in the movie but also worked as the Wrestling Stunt Coordinator. This is a similar role that Guerrero Jr. oversaw on <em><strong>GLOW<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Guerrero Jr. was responsible for training Efron and the other actors to learn to wrestle for their scenes in the movie. The Shiek wrestled <strong>Fritz Von Erich<\/strong>, the patriarch of the family in the 1970s. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therefore, Guerrero Jr&#8217;s onscreen role could be minor and will probably be part of Fritz&#8217;s establishing scenes or anecdotes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chavo Guerrero On Training Zac Efron For \u2018Iron Claw\u2019\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GJxlZOBTkLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AEW &amp; WWE Wrestlers Mingle\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE\u2019s<strong> Liv Morgan<\/strong> mingled with AEW\u2019s <strong>CJ Perry<\/strong> and MJF at the movie launch. <strong>Baron Corbin<\/strong>, <strong>Taya Valkyrie<\/strong>, and <strong>John Hennigan<\/strong> aka <strong>John Morrison<\/strong> were also on the red carpet.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a film \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc90<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for having me <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@a24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWE<\/a> <br \/>Go watch The Iron Claw 12\/22 \u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5CWziejBIi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/5CWziejBIi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YaOnlyLivvOnce\/status\/1734619675277881514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AEW\u2019s <strong>Ryan Nemeth<\/strong> was also seen at the event at DGA Theaters Complex in LA, California. Nemeth will play <strong>Gino Hernandez<\/strong> in <em>The Iron Claw<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I literally can&#8217;t shut up about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ironclawmovie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ironclawmovie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@A24<\/a><br \/>\nThanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcmalkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@marcmalkin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Variety<\/a> ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0CNSjhE2zP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0CNSjhE2zP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 &#8220;Hollywood Hunk&#8221; Ryan Nemeth (@ryrynemnem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryrynemnem\/status\/1734679980121194747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MHollywood movie stars, wrestling legends, and talent from both WWE and AEW mingled at the premiere of the upcoming The Iron Claw movie.\u00a0 Many of them will be starring in the movie about the Von Erich Family, or have roles behind the scenes of the flick. 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