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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. [1]
Fenwick is a veteran of the US west coast wrestling scene. He was introduced to the wrestling business by his wife, who had planned on becoming a professional wrestler prior to a car accident. After attending a show together, Fenwick decided to enter the business himself. "I figured I could do it. Ten years later, here I am" Fenwick stated.
In 1975, he worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling as the Professional. From 1975 to 1976 he worked for Jim Crockett Promotions in the Carolinas. In 1976, Gilbert wrestled for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), [5] including a match against US Champion Bobo Brazil at Madison Square Garden. [6] Gilbert left the WWWF in 1977. [7]
A biopic titled Crossface was announced in 2011, which would have been based on Matthew Randazzo's book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry. The film would have shown Benoit, from his early days being trained by the Hart family , to his rise with ECW, WCW and WWE, to the murder–suicide.
This category lists people who died during a professional wrestling match or event, or post-match from an incident that started in-ring. Pages in category "Professional wrestling deaths" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
That night, Caldwell was killed in a car accident when a man was driving at high speed and was trying to pass cars when he hit Caldwell in a curve. Caldwell died in the hospital. [5] Caldwell was champion when he died. In 1994, Caldwell was inducted into the Smoky Mountain Wrestling Hall of Fame inducted by Ron Wright. [5]
Ryan Mosher,19, was killed in a crash involving several vehicles near Owosso on Friday. The Holt High School grad was a wrestler at Cleary University.
José Huertas González (born March 17, 1947 [1]) better known as Invader 1, is a Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler, who wrestled in the United States and around the world, especially in Puerto Rico. [3]