On a recent edition of his “The Snake Pit” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts spoke about Gino Hernandez, working with him in WCCW, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Gino Hernandez: “He was all right, man. Gino was harmless. The guy that would go out there and try to, you know, stab you in the back or anything like that, he just went out and did his job, man… Yeah, I got along with him pretty good.”
On the potential of Hernandez if he had not died young: “Yeah, he would have definitely gone to the top. Yeah, I could see him doing the million dollar gimmick easily. Good working relationship? Okay. He kind of kept his private stuff to himself.”
On his party story with Hernandez: “Oh, my God. Well. It was kind of funny, because Gina was paranoid. And there was a black tag team there at the time. Pretty, pretty young things, as Koko Be Ware and Norvell Austin. And we were on a plane trip from Houston to Dallas. And they had some words, and Norval was just f**king around with Gino. Gino took it to heart. And me seeing the opportunity, I’m like, ‘Dude, you better watch your back.’ You know? So phe’s like, ‘Man, don’t let me walk off this plane by myself. They’re going to get me.’ I’m like, ‘Dude, what do you want me to do?’ ‘Just follow me home.’ Crazy. And he’s like, ‘Follow me home and I’ll give you a gram.’ So I followed him home. Yeah, it was a substance abuse, thought everybody was out to get him.”
On Hernandez’s being abusive toward women: “He was never violent around me, but I saw how nasty he could get. I mean, you saw it in that match there? I mean, he’s hitting a woman. You know, he’s giving her pretty solid shots to the chest, you know? And there’s no excuse for that. If you’re going to do that in a wrestling match. What the hell were you doing in your real life? Just. Just the woman thing. Okay. I’d heard that he was very abusive.”
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WWE Hall of Famer Jake Roberts recently discussed his experiences working with Gino Hernandez in WCCW (World Class Championship Wrestling) on his podcast, “The Snake Pit.” Roberts shared his thoughts on Hernandez’s personality, potential, and controversial behavior.
According to Roberts, Hernandez was a harmless individual who simply focused on doing his job in the wrestling ring. He described their working relationship as good and mentioned that Hernandez kept his personal life private. Roberts believed that if Hernandez had not passed away at a young age, he had the potential to reach the top of the wrestling industry and even excel in a million-dollar gimmick.
Roberts also shared an interesting party story involving Hernandez. He recalled a plane trip from Houston to Dallas where Hernandez had a confrontation with a black tag team, Koko B. Ware and Norvell Austin. Feeling paranoid, Hernandez asked Roberts to follow him home because he believed someone was out to get him. In return, Hernandez promised to give Roberts a gram of a substance. This incident shed light on Hernandez’s struggles with substance abuse and his paranoia.
When discussing Hernandez’s treatment of women, Roberts acknowledged that he had never witnessed any violent behavior personally. However, he did mention a match where Hernandez hit a woman with solid shots to the chest, emphasizing that there was no excuse for such actions. Roberts had heard rumors of Hernandez being abusive towards women in his personal life as well.
The podcast episode also featured a video embed of “The Snake Pit Ep. 45: WCCW Part One,” allowing fans to delve deeper into the topic and gain more insight into Roberts’ experiences with Hernandez.
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In conclusion, Jake Roberts’ podcast episode shed light on his experiences working with Gino Hernandez in WCCW. Roberts described Hernandez as harmless and believed he had the potential to achieve great success in the wrestling industry. However, he also highlighted Hernandez’s struggles with substance abuse and rumors of abusive behavior towards women. The podcast episode serves as a valuable resource for fans interested in learning more about this particular era of wrestling history.