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Gino Hernandez

ジノ・ヘルナンデス　/　じの・へるなんです

American professional wrestler

August 14, 1957 – February 2, 1986　・　Highland Park, Texas, United States

Texas
professional wrestler
actor

My Take

Gino Hernandez is a name that carries real tragedy for me. The Texas-born wrestler, born Charles Wolfe in 1957, was a charismatic heel in World Class Championship Wrestling through the late seventies and eighties, the kind of arrogant pretty-boy fans loved to hate. Then he was found dead in 1986 at just 28, a loss that still lingers over that golden WCCW era. I can't watch old Dallas territory footage without feeling what might have been. He had the look, the swagger, and the heat to be a major star, and to me he remains one of pro wrestling's great unfinished stories.

Overview

Charles Eugene Wolfe Jr. (August 8, 1957 – February 2, 1986) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Gino Hernandez. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with the Dallas, Texas-based promotion World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) between 1976 until his death in 1986.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gino Hernandez
Name (Japanese): ジノ・ヘルナンデス
Reading: じの・へるなんです
Born: August 14, 1957 – February 2, 1986
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Rooster
Origin: Highland Park, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: professional wrestler / actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9

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