Jim Cornette on Hercules Hernandez in Mid South

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[@EXPLISITemcee]

Power and Glory were underated...love when they beat the Rockers at SummerSlam!

[@giovannisocci8793]

R.I.P. Hercules,a good man,he should ve gone much further and from the stories he was funny without trying to be...awesome guy.

[@twentytolife4401]

I remember seeing him at the apartments he lived in in Tampa when he wrestled there in the early to mid 80's. Chill monster of a dude.

[@Dave-rf1zj]

I don't know how Power & Glory never got over. Extremely underrated tag team. Great heels, great look, who worked well together. They had a very good finisher too. I thought Slick had finally had his team. Paul Roma was very underrated too.

[@vcvortex6356]

Fans did not believe Paul Roma to be a powerhouse after years of being a jobber. I believe him doing all those jobs before teaming with Hercules was what hurt their image.

[@EXPLISITemcee]

You got it.. Its great to finally notice people also giving Power and Glory credit. If you can beat a team like the Rockers..you are a threat to all teams. (Kayfabe)

[@tiatrips]

Demolition, L.O.D., and the Hart Foundation is why. They weren't doing anything wrong, but those 3 teams while anyone else was around made it hard for anyone else to get in the tag team picture.

[@ricstormwolf]

I think Roma had a good look but was just above a job guy.

[@tiffanycarter5432]

Having seen several of Hercules Hernandez matches in WWE, I have to agree. Hercules was JACKED, but he could move for a big guy and do aerial stuff, which big guys didn't do in the 80s. He even managed to salvage Ultimate Warrior's WrestleMania IV debut, the match was awful, but he managed to make Warrior look like he somewhat knew what he was doing. It's sad his potential was never fully realized.

[@davidduvall4846]

The car door story is hilarious!!!

[@ivantorres1536]

I'm hoping Darkside of the ring make an episode about Hercules...

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Regarding what ?

[@ericarcieri3836]

I remember my late mom met him once at the hotel she used to work at he ask where his room was cuz his back was hurting but he still gave my mom a autograph she said he was a very nice guy in person R.I.P. Hercules and Hercules is probably right he could hurt someone with his strength sheesh

[@jerryalexander8527]

Hercules would've been much better than Luger as the Total Package and a member of the 4 horsemen

[@rimaman8681]

he was a bit one dimensional and boring a bit like the warlard , they couldnt really sell themselves very well , youre goin down one ,2 , 3hree doesnt cut it lol ,

[@jeffreyloskoskill4901]

@@rimaman8681 you need to watch his early stuff. It will change your mind.

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Well the 4 fab guys didn't need another enforcer..Luger was a tad better on a mic and more marketable then a herk.. but Power and Glory.. very underrated and could Luger do better then herk when herk battled Mr America for WWF gold? Nah..

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Ok fantasy tag match.... Luger and STing vs Power and Glory ??? Power and Glory could upset Luger and Sting but Las Vegas wrestling odds say Luger and Sting for sure in a best of 7.

[@jimlanger6929]

I think Herc was very underated, could work very well. His promos we're fine too. No doubt should've been total package. Him and Roma years later no question should've had a title run. Fact is Hogan liked the Nasty girls who WERE reckless but bent over for Vince.

[@prentisspowell8148]

Saw Hercules wrestle under a mask as Mr. Wrestling III in Mid-South.....most impressive physique I have ever seen.....

[@brianabney5799]

He was Mr Wrestling 2 and the original Mr Wrestling 2 became Mr Wrestling

[@SonnyBubba]

That poor mark must’ve been crapping his pants. When the guy everyone called “Crusher” says “I can’t hit you nearly as hard as you’re going to get hit.” 😱

[@rimaman8681]

guess what? its against the law to hit people

[@thomasjones3508]

@@rimaman8681 your blanket statement is factually incorrect!!! ... it depends on the situation

[@rimaman8681]

@@thomasjones3508 i dont know what comment of mine youre talking about

[@mikelong2756]

All crumple😂

[@pooddescrewch8718]

@@rimaman8681 Guess what ? That won't stop a punch

[@tomwalker389]

Rest In Peace, Ray.

[@AlphachadEpicCollector]

They should’ve given him a championship belt.

[@michaelkeha]

watching Hercs early work dude could easily match guys like British Bulldog for talented big men but with better bumps

[@TheKilodead4]

Hercules got kicked out of Florida after getting in backstage fight with Wahoo of all people lol

[@joneconomidis2125]

I met him at a gas station in tampa. Great guy

[@brianpair2934]

Ray was a beast. Loved the man.

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Sounds like a tough guy

[@gregorylevi1826]

I didn't care for his babyface run but I did like the angle he worked with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase after he was sold to him by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Brilliant angle

[@durden2480]

Hercules slapped the soul out of that mark! Lol

[@DARC-87]

Goddammit I love this story 😂

[@michaelallanrubin2376]

Hernandez daughter said Hogan stabbed him . In the back

[@markkowalsky8900]

I truly believe that Hercules was a legit no nonsense guy after hearing this interview.

[@peterisnardi1197]

Herc looked like he was killing guys with his offence...the guy was a killer. Hated his face run, though.

[@MrSmitty1074]

Herc was a great heel. I didn't like him as a face.

[@timf7413]

I know it's bad, but I cracked up when Cornette told the story about the promo bragging about his steroid dosage. I guess it was a different era.

[@FerretJohn]

Great physique, incredibly agile for his size, a decent talker, legitimately tough, and an extremely nice guy to boot, but not the brightest bulb on the Christmas Tree.

[@LOSKOSKI]

Im 42, I only got to see Hercules when he was up north doing the Power and Glory day's. I had no idea Hercules Hernandez was as good as Corny says he was. I'm gonna have to do some homework. Vince jobbed them out most of the time in my memory. Idk maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm right. What the hell am I doing making such a lengthy comment on an ancient video about an older wrestler. I better get my stupid ass to sleep. I got work in a couple hours. 😭😠

[@MafiaKingfishNOLA]

You gotta be a real idiot to try to grab a guy that looks like Hercules. It won't end well for you.

[@pl5624]

Really liked Hercules as the baby face in wwf...he really deserved the cheers

[@EXPLISITemcee]

NEver really looked at it like you but you make a good point.. I only really looked at herk as a true bad guy ..main evented against Mr America for world gold..on a major major show...later on..Power and Glory really beat up the Rockers. Mr Wrestlemania was down and limping from pain and Power and Glory just took over and bullied the Rockers to win. (Kayfabe)

[@ptccombatfitness6726]

Stories like this show you how much Cornette will lie

[@josephmiller9424]

I thought why dont they throw a belt on Hercules like the IC belt think then him battling HULK HOGAN for the belts or tag belts and bring in another built guy call him thor Zeuss call them the GODS and it might have one

[@rimaman8681]

5.25 hercules was not 6.3 he was 6.1

[@someparts]

"bad luck" is code for drug issues where I'm from.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

Hercules Hernandez never seemed to be very bright to me .

[@damianwalker633]

Big Herg was a big man a good performer it's a sin he wasn't a bigger star than he was ?

[@nanobluelectrobuzz9227]

Hercules could have been such a big star, thing is he was happy to be in the WWE and not pushing to be a star. He had everything.

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Yea well Billy Jack got average fast ..Billy was better then Savage..going for Randy's Ic .....Billy was better.. but forward time a few years and Billy got washed up and Savage became a Main eventer. Savage got WWF gold and Billy got lower on a wrestling ranking system. PS... herk did main event with hulk, going for world gold on a show considered better then Raw. herk did make it ..not everyone is gonna beat hulk.(kayfabe)

[@EXPLISITemcee]

Ryback reminds me of Ryback in the ring

[@meekrob]

This explains why Hercules was suddenly good in the Power & Glory gimmick. He sure sucked hard by 1992, though.

[@jeffreyriley8742]

He didn't suck hard. He just wasn't being pushed anymore.

[@rimaman8681]

7.45 you cant hit fans, the cops should of arrested hercules and he should of been fired , the cops are dealing with the fan he will be punished hercules had no right to strike him end of story

[@michaelkeha]

bitch if a fan jumps the rails he takes his life into his hands and accepts the ass beating he is about to get and a good cop ain't gonna stop him from getting that ass beating just arresting him afterwards.

[@gregorylevi1826]

@@michaelkeha true. There was a time when a fan tried to jump a wrestler in Bill Watts wrestling organization. When police brought him to the back Watts knocked him down & stepped on him. The only thing Watts regretted was he chose not to wear his cowboy boots that night. The cops waited till after he was finished with the fan, then took him to jail.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

If you're stupid enough to attack a wrestler then you deserve what happens next.

[@shawnr7730]

Love Jim and his story's but he is such a mark! He said herc was 6'3 275 lol..yeah..NO..he is billed at 6'1...270...And we all no those numbers are inflated. So herc was probably 6 foot..250-260 at most.

[@Gilbones91]

Have u met him before bitch? Well Cornette has so stfu

[@SuperDevolution]

I'm sure Cornette has the height and weight of every wrestler he ever worked with memorized. Isn't Jim 6'0? I'd be willing to bet he knows if a guy was taller than him.

[@soulofanerd9364]

I agree. Anyone who's seen Hercules next to other wrestlers should know he wasn't 6'3. Rick Rude, Sting, Don Muraco, Curt Hennig those are guys in the 6'3 range. Herc was pretty short as far as wrestlers in the 80s goes so 6'0-6'1 sounds about right.

[@tkdguy5494]

I don’t get it. I never thought Hercules’ physique was all that impressive. His pecs were underdeveloped and the majority of his career he had a big gut. Although I do agree he was pretty good on the mic and in the ring so he should’ve been given an IC title run or something.

[@michaelkeha]

look at his early WWE days and his Midsouth days man was a walking wall of muscle