Nickname(s): The Handsome Halfbreed; Gorgeous
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 248 lbs
From: Highland Park, TX
Birthday: Aug 14
Pro Debut: 1975
Aliases: Mr. X
Feds worked for: NWA,
WCCW,
MSW, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), WWWF, Big Time Wrestling (MI)
Career Highlights: -NWA International Junior Heavyweight Champion
-NWA American Champion (3x)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (5x; 2 w/ El Gran Markus; 2 w/
Chris Adams; 1 w/
Gary Young)
-NWA
Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Texas Champion (6x)
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/
Jimmy Snuka,
Bruiser Brody, & Pak Song)
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion
-Southwest Tag Team Champion (5x; all w/ Tully Blanchard)
-Southwest Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (2x, w/ Tully Blanchard)
-WCCW World 6-
Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Chris Adams &
Jake Roberts)
Affiliates: Jose Lothario, Tully Blanchard,
Gary Hart, Chris Adams,
Nickla Roberts, El Gran Markus, Gary Young, Jake Roberts, Jimmy Snuka, Bruiser Brody, Pak Song
Notable Feuds: Jose Lothario, Chris Adams,
Fabulous Freebirds,
Mike Von Erich,
Kerry Von Erich,
Kevin Von Erich
Official Website: www.geocities.com/cationc/hernandez.html
Other Facts: -Real name was Charles Wolfe
-Stepson of pro wrestler Luis Hernandez (AKA El Medico)
-Rumoured to be an illegitimate son of pro wrestling promoter Paul Boesch.
-His in-ring nickname was "The Handsome Half-Breed", a reference to his Italian/Mexican-American ring name.
-Lost a Hair vs. Hair Match to Jose Lothario and came back as the masked Mr. X
-Teamed with Chris Adams and lost a Tag Team Hair vs. Hair Match to Kerry Von Erich & Kevin Von Erich. Adams & Hernandez continued to wrestle while wearing masks
-Credited with creating the barber persona that Brutus Beefcake would popularise in the
WWF.
-When Hernandez did not show up for 2 consecutive house shows, World Class officials and several local law enforcement officers broke into his Highland Park apartment and found Hernandez dead. Initially Hernandez's death was ruled a homicide case, but following autopsy reports, his death was ruled as a result of an overdose of cocaine. However, many (even today) still believe Gino was murdered, because amounts of cocaine was also in his stomach. Hernandez seemed destined for greatness but his cocaine addiction and lifestyle caught up with him. It was also rumored that he owed Mafia connected people some money from gambling debts at the time of his death.
-Passed away on January 30, 1986 at the age of 29 from an apparent suicide from overdosing on cocaine
-Buried at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, TX
-On the DVD "The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling", Gary Hart said that he has pictures of all of the wrestlers he managed except for Hernandez, because it made him too upset to see a picture of Gino.
