Chavo Guerrero Talks About Having 12-Minute Matches With Zac Efron For Iron Claw

Former WWE star Chavo Guerrero actually hit the ropes with actor Zac Efron, who plays Kevin Von Erich in 'The Iron Claw.'  

In the movie, 'The Iron Claw, the wrestling family of Von Erich is explored in depth alongside their many tragedies. Fritz Von Erich (real name Jack Adkisson) started the wrestling dynasty, and his sons would go on to be successful in the squared circle as well. With Marshall & Ross Von Erich still competing, the Von Erich family is still a recognizable force in professional wrestling. 

In an interview with Chris Van Vliet, Guerrero disclosed that he was asked to work alongside Zac Efron for the opening wrestling battle and to set the tone for the wrestling portions of the movie.

 Furthermore, Guerrero revealed that he was asked to work with the Hollywood star and the matches lasted about 12 minutes. The matches were performed about 12 times. He said:

"Our first real wrestling scene in the movie is -- Sean Durkin, asked me to be the wrestler in there. He's like, 'I need you to really set the tone of this movie.' I'm like, 'Okay, let's do it.' So when that happened, we worked a 10-minute match or a 12-minute match over and over and over again. It wasn't just clips and clips, they wanted to get the feel of an actual wrestling match and take the parts they wanted from it. So, we did that, I mean 10-12 times."

Guerrero was then asked about Zac Efron hitting a Diving Crossbody Splash in the movie. Here is what he added:

"I explained to him the first time, I go, 'Look, the higher you jump, the easier it is going to be.' It seems weird, but the higher you go, I can find you easier and you can find me.' He was like, 'Okay, I trust you,' and he just went for it. Once he did it the one time, he did it 20 times. He could just do it, and do it, and do it, and do it."