Jim Cornette on Gino Hernandez's Dark Secrets

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[@diahnschoultz2771]

Gary Hart loved Gino like a son, also. It broke his heart when Gino passed. A lot of the Promoters back them actually looked for and could see talent when they saw it. Gino had it. They had a personal investment in the kid, and genuinely cared for him. Nothing more nothing less.. imo

[@darksideon]

Gary Hart(RIP) said in the WCCW dvd that Gino was the only wrestler he couldn't put a picture of in his office.

[@e2go]

Cornette was made for this series. He has such a great love and respect for the history of wrestling, and it brings him such joy. If there is ever a series like this on television or even the WWE Network (wouldn’t want Kayfabe Commentaries to lose out though) he should definitely host it. He has great knowledge but also a great curiosity to learn about the territories he doesn’t have as much directly knowledge on. Awesome to see him happy.

[@spectrumlocalb191]

UNFORTUNATELY CORNETTS POLITICAL BELIEFS MAKE HIM A TOTAL JERKOFF

[@justinwoodward3413]

@@spectrumlocalb191 forget his political beliefs, he has a tendency to showboat about how much he knows. According to those that dislike him, he is always sticking his nose into situations and is widely disliked by many in the business; he constantly tries to make it seem like he knows or has done more than he has. I like the guy personally, but that’s the reputation I watch a lot of videos on.

[@kevinbrooks1104]

Thank God his memory is so good

[@haworthlowell805]

​@spectrumlocalb191I don't like his political or religious views but he has wrestling knowledge beyond th 7:17 e norm.

[@chrisbridges655]

Bruce Pritchett has swallowed too much of the WWF Kool-Aid.

[@anotherDnightmare]

Bruce was always more concerned what’s best for Vince. Cornette was concerned about the business. There’s the schism.

[@30907bng]

And rumor has it he swallowed Vince's kids too🤮🤮🤮

[@joepg1608]

@@30907bng so your a spitter. That's cool too

[@dimpleface2163]

@@30907bng LOL

[@R0YDEME0]

@@dimpleface2163 tf are you guys all 12 ?

[@cantstopbeeboo2055]

Alot of people may not be aware, how many people Gino reached. Gino was way too ahead of his time and when I heard about his passing....I felt like someone from my circle of family and friends, left.

[@thesullivans194]

Grew up watching wrestling during the times there discussing. Could listen to this all day

[@alabamaraider726]

Yep. I could almost take a day off of work and do nothing but listen to them

[@JohnnyFenoli]

Should check out their podcasts.

[@kevinhiggins7838]

Me too… Gino favorite heel ever, however much sense that makes.

[@frankcabanski9409]

Where discussing?

[@Dakatari]

What an amazing career Gino could've had if he lived. Rest In Peace

[@benjones5929]

Gino,chris adams,flair,blanchard,piper all had the brash,obnoxious,well dressed,mid sized,could all brawl and wrestle type completely mastered in early to mid 80s. Gino could have ended up being the best of them all.

[@djchino774]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@TheStonecoldloner]

@@benjones5929 imagine an incarnation of the four horsemen with Flair,Tully,Gino and Chris with Roddy in a managerial role where he got really physical with his interference What if….🤔

[@benjones5929]

on paper they would probably top even the Horsemen as the greatest original heel group of all time. only challenge would be giving those 5 promo,charisma giants equal chance to showcase their personalities without anyone coming off as 2nd fiddle. would've been magic for a year or two in maybe 83,84,85...

[@TheREALOC1972]

@@TheStonecoldloner That would have never worked, Gino and Flair were too much alike and Gino would have never played 2nd much less 4th fiddle to Flair. The reason the 4 Horsemen is because each knew the part they played, there was a #1 guy through a #4 guy, Flair was 1 Arn as the Enforcer was 2, Tully was 3 and Ole/Windham was 4, In this this sernario Flair would have been 1, Chris would have been the Enforcer so he would be 2, That would leave Tully and Gino as 3 and 4, Tully would have been 3 more than likely so that leaves Gino as 4. Gino would have NEVER went for that.

[@toddgedeon7401]

The Datk Side of the Ring episode said Gino was not Paul Boesch's son.

[@tiprat5051]

Lol so

[@sullyb23511]

Yep. It's been discredited, but people still want to bring it up.

[@windymcgee6833]

@@sullyb23511 It has mot been discredited. In fact there is more evidence now than before.

[@TheeCoachg]

According to a deleted scene,Gino’s mom was also married to Jimmy Snuka after he killed Nancy and thats by her own admission. No telling what is or isnt true tbh

[@thesullivans194]

Shout of from Pikeville Ky. Still remember the Smoky mountain wrestling events at Pikeville college gym

[@colepayne14]

Dude! That’s awesome I’m in Grundy, Va

[@xymoriintus]

Pritchard should have went into politics

[@andybunn5780]

Corporate politics

[@txmetalhead82xk]

Blassie...I will always consider him, an asshole. Sabotaging Piper’s music performance was heinous. Clearly, the “Classy One” was jealous of the immensely talented younger Piper! RIP Rowdy One

[@newking70]

Do you know what a script is?

[@frankcabanski9409]

@@newking70 Nice try. Blassie was a monster.

[@kenbrohere]

Paul Boesch had some pretty well heeled sponsors back in the day.

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Every territory that each guy came fron is the greatest to that person.

[@JasonL77]

Dark Side Of The Ring put an end to the rumor. Gino’s mother said that Bosch was NOT Gino’s father.

[@pikkon899]

This special was way before Dark Side of the Ring's episode on Gino. Honestly, I don't believe Gino's mom. She was underage when she was with Paul. It doesn't matter if it was years ago. That's still doesn't paint Paul in a good light to be married while having an underage girl on the side who is pregnant. If Gino was not his son, there was no reason for Paul to be that gracious with Gino when it came to payoffs. I think she lied to protect Paul.

[@E.C.2]

Gino brought in a lot of money fans and views on tv.

[@oscarl.ramirez7355]

My Favorite Pro Wrestler. As a Child I looked forward to watching him on Saturday Channel 39. Booker T is the New Paul B.

[@seangoodwin3046]

5:24: And Gino and Paul had their falling out. In the full version, Bruce mentioned that Gino was mad because he didn't get main event money for a Houston show. OR. Paul used the same old payoff system as Sam did in St. Louis. 5 percent main, 3 percent special attraction, 1 percent everyone else. (You will only usually hear the main event and special attraction guys say Paul and Sam are great payoff men). With that in mind, consider this. What if Gino was not mad about not getting main event money but not even Special Attraction? If Paul tried to pay Gino one percent for a Houston show (where Gino was a huge draw) after he was established, I don't blame Gino for walking.

[@ou812invu6]

Bruce would you please, please, please address the question about what happened to all of the decades of Houston Wrestling Telelvision coverage? I know that some (a small fraction) of it can be found on KZbin (Houston Wrestlin on Demand). But that is just a small fraction. Who actually has all of that now?

[@yesheenjagernath2978]

I saw their pictures of Wikipedia they do look alike

[@justafan5598]

So much so that I think Gino's mother lied about him not being Gino's father. She may have been 16 when she had Gino, but that doesn't mean anything. You'd be surprised how many older men messed around with young girls back then. Paul Boesch was almost 45 when Gino was born. He was married and had no intention of leaving his wife.

[@JackBarrett7]

Look at pics of Paul Boesch when he was young compared to pics of Gino, he HAD to have been his father. Look at their mouths, especially. Also, Gino's mother denied it, saying she was "only 16" when Gino was born and had not even met Boesch then..but Ginos 'real father' was a security guard for the arena where the shows were held.

[@BeeBumper]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug

[@haworthlowell805]

Was that a little Vince I saw in Bruce's nose?

[@ScarFace5566]

The darkest secret til now was that Snuka ended up being Gino’s Step-Dad!! 💀

[@windymcgee6833]

MAYbe. I'm not sure that's true. If it is, then it was Bigamy because he was still married to his first wife until after Gino's death and she said Gino didn't like him.

[@ScarFace5566]

@@windymcgee6833 I think Bigamy is the least deadly sin Snuka has ever committed!

[@roebuckmckinney]

Yeah, that's Gino's mom telling stories. I feel bad for her having her son die so young, but she comes off like a lifelong paranoid fantasist in that episode. In those Dark Side clips, the story starts out with Snuka's dad getting together with her mom, but then that crashes to a halt and suddenly it's actually her and Snuka getting together. I doubt either of those things happened. I get the feeling she was telling a crazy story to get attention and she mentally lost track of it and told an even crazier story.

[@justafan5598]

@@roebuckmckinney I bet Dark Side of The Ring is the most attention that lady has gotten in a long time and she's basking in it. What do you think of Patrice's claim that Paul Boesch wasn't Gino's father? I don't believe her.

[@windymcgee6833]

@@justafan5598 It makes no sense that they continued to keep it from him late into his twenties if it was Charles Wolfe. He'd already given him his name so what was the big deal? She married 15 yr old Wolfe in Florida when Gino was born. Dark Side didn't mention that along with a lot of other things. I don't believe nobody ever approached her over the years either but given the way they've behaved, I see why they wouldn't try a second time

[@kevinfitz8516]

Why does Cornette hate Prichard now?

[@kevinfitz8516]

@Patrick Coyle nah I think it's more than that. Was something to do with the Midnight and a WWE Hall of Fame place or something to do with a pay day for them that Bruce promised but didn't happen.

[@robertwalker7979]

He doesn't hate Bruce, they love each other. Cornette just calls him out on BS or when Bruce is running the company line too much. But they love each other. Lol

[@kevinfitz8516]

@@robertwalker7979 Yeah I constantly call people I love liars all the time.

[@dereksnyder7271]

@@kevinfitz8516 you're not in the wrestling business. Lots of guys have major character flaws that are overlooked or teased by the other boys.

[@kevinfitz8516]

@@dereksnyder7271 whats my not being in the wrestling biz got to do with it?

[@budgibson185]

Gino’s uncle was a godfather! That’s why he was taken care of lol. THE COTRONI’s of Montreal

[@justafan5598]

That was Dino Bravo, not Gino Hernandez.

[@ricstormwolf]

Is there anything about wrestling these two DON'T know??

[@Supernd01]

I wish we could see his WWF matches

[@samiam7342]

of course he was paul's son......NO WRESTLER only had to work Houston and get the rest of the week of.......NOT even the NWA world champ.

[@xTBrown13x]

Watch Dark side of the ring Confidential my guy… 🤦🏾‍♂️😅

[@the_real.lionheart]

BS...he was Paul's son....

[@xTBrown13x]

@@the_real.lionheart Gino’s mom literally debunked this bs already. Watch dark side of the ring.

[@teronnierichardson4374]

@@xTBrown13x I don't believe her mamas baby papa maybe

[@xTBrown13x]

@@teronnierichardson4374 😂believe what you want my guy

[@bawhawheehaw9283]

Was expecting Cornette to say something racist but then realized Gino wasn’t actually Mexican.

[@Quicksilver714]

Cornette (and countless others like him) proves over and over every day that it is neo-liberal democrats such as himself who are the actual racists.

[@alfredgilles4511]

Gino's mom has stated that Paul was not Gino's father. She had no reason to lie..

[@BeeBumper]

Yeah because women never lie about THAT lol

[@kevinbrooks1104]

She did if she was married.

[@horncrownedproductions9675]

@@kevinbrooks1104 Well considering Luis Hernandez was Gino's stepdad, there's no real reason for her to lie about it. Luis knew he wasn't Gino's dad. And Luis died in 1972 anyways. Even if she has remarried, that's no reason to lie about it. That's not saying she isn't lying about it. But if she is I'm guessing it's for some other weird reason.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

​@@BeeBumper I was about to say that exact same thing.

[@Quicksilver714]

I have no idea if she's telling the truth or not. But the fact that Gino was treated so well by Paul when he wrestled for him, that Paul was so devastated when Gino died, and that there was an uncanny resemblance between Gino and a young Paul makes one wonder. I don't know if non-disclosure agreements were a thing back in the 1950's or not, but I'm sure it would not have been the first time that an older wealthy married man might have paid off a young woman (or underage girl) and perhaps had her sign some sort of oath of silence that he may have kept locked away somewhere. And if such a document exists, it might be possible that heirs of the now deceased wealthy man could try to claw back that money (would probably be a very high number in today's dollars) and make that now older woman's life hell in the process if she ever violated the agreement. But then again, she could be telling the truth. It could be that the resemblance between Paul and Gino was coincidental, that Paul gave Gino such special treatment because he was a big draw, and that Paul was so devastated because he simply loved Gino LIKE a son.

[@tankwfw]

Can we just take a minute to appreciate the hundreds of hours and hours and hours of stories that Jim Cornette has given us over the years?

[@nicholasfarrell8403]

Gino is one of my all time favorite wrestlers

[@michaelinhouston9086]

That's Gorgeous Gino and never forget, he is YOUR CHAMPION lol

[@nicholasfarrell8403]

@@michaelinhouston9086 he’s bad to the bone

[@pulsarstargrave256]

We now know Paul Bosch was NOT the father of Gino Hernandez but he cared a lot about him!

[@windymcgee6833]

@@pulsarstargrave256 We most certainly do not know that. There is much more evidence for than against

[@pulsarstargrave256]

@@windymcgee6833 eh, Gino's mother said he wasn't on DarkSide of The Ring! She said his birth father never tried to get to know his son but saw him wrestle because he worked in security!

[@jamesteegardner2273]

I grew up in New York, so all I knew was the childish WWF wrestling from the 1980s. It was cool at the time because I was a child then. I'm glad to have the internet so I could see classic matches from the past from Japan to Houston. Watching Gino in Houston, he was made for a national heel run. He had that rich guy heel character down. The 1980s were awesome; I just wish that cocaine use wasn't so damn rampant. It took way too many people before their time.

[@briansam2524]

Tully Blanchard mentioned that Gino could've been a world champion, Tully mentioned he was gonna bring Gino Hernandez with him into the Mid Atlantic area to wrestle and then to Georgia but Gino had declined the offer and told Tully he was comfortable in Texas and didn't want to leave the state.

[@PeteTheKiller]

World Class Championship Wrestling,was fkn awesome,Austin Idol,Gini Hernandez,Al Madril Bruiser Brody,fkn A loved that shit,San Antonio TX Military City USA sends blessings

[@michaelsmith5769]

Ask Santa for a space bar for Christmas.

[@benjones5929]

Al madril,damn ain't heard that name in a damn long time.

[@timtrozzo5997]

I have great memories of watching Houston Wrestling in the Sam Houston Coliseum.

[@christopherreynolds7739]

I miss Corny and Bruce being buddies.

[@muhyee294]

Can someone tell me why these two had a falling out and cornette hates Prichard now

[@bladestormviking]

because Bruce is an unabashed unashamed proud PATHOLOGICAL LIAR who refuses to denounce anything no matter how outrageous it may be (example- demanding "we needed hogan with the belt in europe" when hogan wasn't even booked on the tour)

[@muhyee294]

@@bladestormviking true prichard just comes across as a liar.

[@haworthlowell805]

Besides the crap Bruce has saisd about Cornette.

[@battlestarmarc]

Gino was a cool heel.

[@TheREALOC1972]

Pauls minimum of $125 per translates to $574 in todays money, They worked a minimum 200 shows that's roughly $115,000 a year in today money, That's ALOT of money for a dude who spent 5 minutes per show getting squashed by a star...... The 5k for the 119,000 per show, that's 23.8 million per year............

[@johnf4022]

Gino had heat like Roddy Piper rip Gino was a great heel

[@Cardzfan1980]

Why hadnt anyone brought uo the fact that Gino was bi. How come no one has asked the question if Gino and Paul were exchanging favors

[@TheeCoachg]

The fact that ppl hate Bruce for being a “company guy” for a company he’s worked for 30yrs is so childish and stupid. Bruce is a Worker. Him and Cornette are both of the old school Carny mentality. Bruce WORKS for WWE ,he knows the product is the shits and everything ppl say about it but his job tis to defend it…thats not unlike anybody. If you work for mcdonalds but go around telling ppl mcdonalds meat is made of donky ass….it makes you look even dumber for working there. Bruce strikes me as someone at his core who looks at everything like a Work. I dnt feel like Bruce believes in politics or religion or wrestling…its all just work for him. Lol

[@hellothere-b6q]

Like it or not, Gino was a stone cold tweaker....

[@skylarschonberg5614]

this title is very ill informed and it’s not a good idea to steer people into the wrong direction especially when its about a simple rumor. you cannot say it’s a dark secret, that is very disrespectful to gino. all this video was, is based on conversations about paul, san antonio and the rumor…there is no dark secret, even if there was, its the best decision to let gino rest peacefully and to respect his privacy. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@msoileau83]

It's not true anyway, according to his mom

[@skylarschonberg5614]

exactly my point

[@michaelinhouston9086]

@@skylarschonberg5614 Disrespectful to Gino and to Paul Boesch

[@skylarschonberg5614]

exactly. i am extremely annoyed with how people take low blows just for views. gino deserves respect

[@michaelhunziker7287]

They are discussing a common rumor. No need to get offended.

[@Dnddy5617]

Gino’s mom was married to Jimmy snuka at one point

[@a.j.hellraiser8993]

Jim cornette the biggest crybaby of all time and the poster boy for the IWC

[@kylebyrne8076]

Think you've got him confused with Dave Meltzer

[@a.j.hellraiser8993]

@@kylebyrne8076 ha ha nope

[@TheeCoachg]

Yet your on a Cornette video crying about him being a cry baby.

[@a.j.hellraiser8993]

@@TheeCoachg tears of joy 😂😂😂 yes i called him a crybaby. Whatcha gonna do, brother?

[@davestuddaman8127]

Paul had one city. Morris Segal established Houston way before Boesch took it over. That's the reason Houston paid more than Lubbock, El Paso, San Antonio. Thats common sense