Gino Hernandez
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| Birth name | Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr. |
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| Born |
August 14, 1957 Highland Park, Texas, United States |
| Died | February 2, 1986 (aged 28) Highland Park, Texas, United States |
| Cause of death | Cocaine intoxication |
| Spouse(s) |
Janice Marie Bancroft (m. 1976–77) Janice Marie Bancroft (m. 1978–79) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Gino Hernandez |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) |
| Billed from | Highland Park, Texas, United States |
| Trained by | Jose Lothario |
| Debut | 1973 |
Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr. (August 14, 1957 - February 2, 1986) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Gino Hernandez. He is best known for his appearances with the Dallas, Texas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling between 1976 and 1986. Hernandez' death was initially ruled a homicide case, but police later concluded that he had died of a drug overdose.
At the beginning of Gino Hernandez' career, he wrestled as a rookie babyface for Ed Farhat's Big Time Wrestling out of Detroit. Gino was a young, fresh-faced, inexperienced wrestler who got over with female fans due to his long black hair and good looks. He won the United States Heavyweight Championship in the Detroit area by defeating "Bulldog" Don Kent. Gino also wrestled at least one match around this time in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). Gino eventually lost his United States Heavyweight Championship to the man who ruled Detroit for many years: The Sheik (promoter Eddie Farhat's in-ring Psycho-Arab heel persona).
"The Handsome Halfbreed" started wrestling in 1975 in Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) after being trained by Jose Lothario. He formed a team with Lothario and eventually turned on him, starting a feud that saw Hernandez lose his hair to Lothario as the result of a hair vs. hair match.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gino went to World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), then known as Big Time Wrestling, where he feuded with David Von Erich over the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship, which he won and lost to Von Erich.
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