Gino Hernandez

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Charles Eugene Wolfe, Jr.
Data
Ring name Gino Hernandez
height 1.91 m
Fighting weight 110 kg
birth August 14, 1957
Highland Park , Texas , United States
death February 2, 1986
Highland Park, Texas, United States
Announced from Highland Park, Texas, United States
Trained by Jose Lothario
debut 1973

Gino Hernandez (born August 14, 1957 in Highland Park , Texas , United States; † February 2, 1986 there ; actually Charles Eugene Wolfe, Jr. ) was an American wrestler .

biography

Early in his career, Wolfe, Jr. wrestled as the baby face for The Sheik's Big Time Wrestling in Detroit . Because of his good looks, the young, inexperienced wrestler was particularly popular with female fans. He won the United States Heavyweight Championship . Gino also fought for the WWE Promotion in at least one match .

Southwest Championship Wrestling

In 1975, Wolfe, Jr. began to compete under the name Gino Hernandez at Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) and was nicknamed "The Handsome Halfbreed". Before that he was trained by Jose Lothario , with whom he also formed a tag team .

World Class Championship Wrestling

From the late 1970s to the early 1980s he worked for World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) ( Big Time Wrestling at the time ). There he had a long feud with David Von Erich and won the Texas Heavyweight Title several times .

He then returned to SCW and formed the tag team The Dynamic Duo with Tully Blanchard .

In 1984 he returned to the WCCW and was involved in a feud with the Von Erich brothers Mike, Kevin and Kerry Von Erich. In the summer he formed a mixed tag team with Andrea the Lady Giant ( Nickla Roberts ). The two mainly competed against Valerie French (Sunshine) and Mike von Erich.

With Chris Adams he formed a very successful tag team. In reference to its SCW years it was also called "Dynamic Duo". The tag team was very popular and was able to attract a large audience as the main eventer.

The two cut off their opponents' hair for a while after the match. This gimmick was later imitated in the World Wrestling Federation by Ed Leslie (Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake). It also resulted in a series of hair-versus-hair matches .

A storyline was planned for 1986 that began in December 1985 with an attack on his tag team partner Chris Adams. In January 1986, Chris Adams was "injured" and went blind (in fact he used the time to visit his family in his former home, England). Due to the sudden death of Wolfe Jr., the storyline could no longer be continued.

death

Hernandez was supposed to be wrestling at some WCCW house shows in early February but didn't appear. On February 4, 1986, WCCW officials David Manning and Rick Hazzard, along with public officials, opened his Highland Park apartment and found the body of Wolfe, Jr. He had died of a cocaine overdose about two days ago. The investigation was still carried out as a manslaughter case. Many believed that Gino was involved in drug deals and was the victim of murder.

According to Manning, he had three times the dose of cocaine in his blood that would have been an overdose, and there was a lot of cocaine in his stomach, which was a very rare form of drug consumption. Manning also suspected a crime because Wolfe, Jr. failed to lock the door, as he used to do.

Wolfe's cocaine addiction was known to many WCCW officials, including Gary Hart, who had tried several times to help him.

A television recording of the WCCW was scheduled for February 15. The edition recorded on January 24th would have included a match by Gino and was cut. Bill Mercer announced the death of Gino Hernandez and an old match was shown.

Private life

Wolfe was married to Janice Marie Bancroft twice. Their first marriage lasted from April 10, 1976 to January 27, 1977. Their first marriage resulted in a child. The couple remarried on April 12, 1978. The second marriage was divorced on July 19, 1979.

title

  • NWA Big Time Wrestling / World Class Championship Wrestling
    • NWA American Heavyweight Championship (3 ×)
    • NWA American Tag Team Championship (5 ×) - with El Gran Markus (2 ×), Gary Young (1 ×) and Chris Adams (2 ×)
    • NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 ×)
    • NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 ×)
    • NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (6 ×)
    • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (3 ×) - with Jimmy Snuka (1 ×), Pak Song (1 ×) and Bruiser Brody (1 ×)
    • NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version) (1 ×) - with Chris Adams and Jake Roberts
  • NWA Detroit
    • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version) (1 ×)
  • Southwest Championship Wrestling
    • SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (5 ×) - with Tully Blanchard
    • SCW World Tag Team Championship (2 ×) - with Tully Blanchard

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs , DVD, Right Here Pictures 2006
  2. ↑ Power Slam Staff: Power Slam . In: This Month in History: February , SW Publishing, January 1999, pp. 28.55.Retrieved July 14, 2007. 
  3. ↑ Texas Deaths, 1964–1988
  4. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will: Wrestling Title Histories . 4th edition. Archeus Communications, 2006, ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 .
  5. ^ A b Kristian Pope & Ray Whebbe: The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling: 100 Years of History, Headlines & Hitmakers . 2nd Edition. Krause Publications, 2003, ISBN 0-87349-625-6 .
  6. ^ Shoot with Tully Blanchard. DVD, RF Video, 2006.
  7. ↑ Bill Mercer (WCCW Referee & Booker): Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs. DVD, Right Here Pictures, 2006.
  8. ↑ a b David Manning (WCCW Referee & Booker): Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs. DVD, Right Here Pictures, 2006.
  9. ↑ a b The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling, DVD, World Wrestling Entertainment , 2008.
  10. ^ Bill Mercer: Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs. DVD, Right Here Pictures, 2006.
  11. ↑ Texas Marriages. FamilyTreeLegends.com, accessed January 10, 2011 .
  12. ↑ Texas Divorces. FamilyTreeLegends.com, accessed January 10, 2011 .
  13. ^ NWA American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  14. ^ NWA American Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  15. ↑ Texas Brass Knuckles Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  16. ^ NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  17. ↑ Texas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  18. ↑ Texas Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  19. ↑ World 6-Man Tag Team Title (World Class) history At wrestling-titles.com
  20. ^ NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Chicago & Detroit) history At wrestling-titles.com
  21. ↑ SCW Southwest Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  22. ↑ SCW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
personal data
SURNAME Hernandez, Gino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charles Eugene Wolfe, Jr. (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Highland Park , Texas
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1986
Place of death Highland park