WRESTLER PROFILES

[Hercules Gallery] [Heenan Family Gallery]	Wrestler: Hercules Hernandez Real Name: Raymond Fernandez Birthday: May 7, 1956 Hometown: Tampa, Florida Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'1" - 270 lbs Trained by: Debut: 1979 Previous Names: Mr. Wrestling III (Mid South) Assassin #2 (Mid-Atlantic) Power (of Power & Glory) Super Invader (WCW-masked-) Finishing Move: One-Armed Backbreaker The Full Nelson The Torture Rack Favorite Moves: Stiff Arm Clothesline Notable Feuds: Jim Duggan (Mid South) Koko Ware (Mid South) Iceman Parsons (Mid South) Billy Jack Haynes (WWF) Ted Debiase (WWF) The Steiner Brothers The Hellraisers
NWA Central States Television title defeating Mark Romero (May 27, 1982); NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Dewey Robertson defeating Mark Romero & Mike George (August ??, 1982); NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Dewey Robertson defeating Mark Romero & Mike George (September 30, 1982); Mid South Tag Team titles w/Ted Dibiase defeating Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton (December 3, 1984); NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating Brian Blair (May 26, 1985); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Hector Guerrero (June 30, 1985); IWGP (Japan) Tag Team titles w/Scott Norton defeating Power Warrior & Hawk (August 5, 1993); IAW Tag Team titles w/Paul Roma defeating Texas Hangmen (August 25, 1995); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Steve Collins [Tournament] (November 7, 1995); IAW Heavyweight title defeating Greg Valentine (June 5, 1996);
Mid-South Wrestling: Ray Hernandez got his start in the wrestling business under a mask as "Mr. Wrestling III" in the Mid-South territory.. ~~~Mr. Wrestling III was eventually unmasked he became a top heel in the area even feuding with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.. Hercules was managed by Jim Cornette, but Cornette eventually sold Herc's contract to Skandor Akbar, who made Herc a "Sheik".. World Class Championship Wrestling: Hercules Hernandez was managed by Sunshine.. May 27, 1982: Hercules Hernandez won the Television title from Mark Romero.. April 15, 1984: The Assassin (Rey Hernandez) was unmasked after a match with Jimmy Valiant in Toronto.. World Wrestling Federation 1: 1986: Hercules Hernandez signed with the expanding World Wrestling Federation.. April 2, 1986 - Wrestlemania II: Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules Hernandez.. August 28, 1986 - The Big Event: Billy Jack Haynes defeated Hercules Hernandez.. Hercules became a member of the Heenan Family, led by Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan.. March 14, 1987 - SNME: Hercules Hernandez won a "battle royal".. March 27, 1987 - Wrestlemania III: Hercules vs Billy Jack Haynes ended in a Double Count Out in a Full Nelson Challenge.. May 2, 1987 - SNME: Ricky Steamboat defeated Hercules by DQ to retain the Intercontinental title.. November 16, 1987 - Legends Battle Royal: Don Muraco defeated Hercules.. November 28, 1987 - SNME: Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Hercules.. March 27, 1988 - Wrestlemania IV: The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hercules.. April 30, 1988 - SNME: Jim Duggan defeated Hercules by Disqualification.. July 31, 1988 - Wrestlefest: Brutus Beefcake defeated Hercules.. August 28, 1989 - Summerslam: Jake "The Snake" Roberts defeated Hercules.. World Wrestling Federation II: Bobby Heenan tried to "sell" Hercules to Ted Dibiase as a slave, but Hercules refused and turned face.. November 26, 1988 - SNME: "The Mighty" Hercules defeated Virgil (aka Ted DiBiase's bodyguard).. February 3, 1989 - The Main Event II: "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase defeated "Mighty" Hercules.. April 2, 1989 - Wrestlemania V: Hercules defeated King Haku.. August 28, 1989 - Summerslam: Greg Valentine defeated Hercules with Ronnie Garvin as guest ring announcer.. April 1, 1990 - Wrestlemania 6: Earthquake w/Jimmy Hart defeated Hercules.. World Wrestling Federation III: August 1990: Dino Bravo defeated Paul Roma (After the match: The Rockers came down and tried to console Paul Roma).. ~~~Paul Roma started shoving the Rockers away, Hercules Hernandez ran down and got between Roma and the Rosters.. ~~~Hercules punched out Marty Jannetty and Paul Roma punched out Shawn Michaels and they had a brief brawl.. Hercules turned heel and formed a tag team with Paul Roma called "Power & Glory" managed by Slick.. August 27, 1990 - Summerslam: Power & Glory w/Slick defeated The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels).. November 22, 1990 - Survivor Series: Rick Martel/Warlord/Hercules/Roma defeated Roberts/Snuka/Michaels/Jannetty.. March 24, 1991 - Wrestlemania 7: The Legion of Doom defeated Power & Glory in 59 seconds.. August 26, 1991 - Summerslam: British Bulldog & Kerry von Erich & Ricky Steamboat beat Warlord & Hercules & Paul Roma w/Slick.. October 3, 1991 - Royal Albert Hall: The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated Power & Glory to retain the Tag Team titles.. World Championship Wrestling: 1992: Hercules joined WCW under a mask and wrestled as "The Super Invader" and was managed by Harley Race.. May 17, 1992 - WrestleWar 1992: Super Invader defeated Todd Champion.. June 6, 1992 - Saturday Night: Super Invader defeated Jason Knight.. July 12, 1992 - Great American Bash: Super Invader defeated Marcus Bagwell.. September 2, 1992 - WCW Clash of the Champions: Rude/Roberts/Invader/Vader defeated Sting/Koloff/Steiners.. New Japan Pro Wrestling: 1993: Hercules went to New Japan Pro Wrestling and formed a tag team with Scott Norton as the "Jurassic Powers".. August 5, 1993 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat The Hellraisers to win the IWGP Tag Title.. August 6, 1993 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat Masa Saito & Manabu Nakanishi to retain.. August 7, 1993 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat The Barbarian & Haku to retain.. August 8, 1993 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat The Hellraisers via DQ to retain.. November 4, 1993 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez beat The Barbarian & Sean Royal to retain.. January 4, 1994 - NJPW: Kensuke Sasaki & Hawk (The Hellraisers) defeat Hercules & Norton to win the IWGP tag titles.. August 4, 1994 - NJPW Sumo Hall: Rick & Scott Steiner beat Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez., Rest In Peace: March 6, 2004: Raymond Fernandez was found dead at his home in Tampa, Florida as a result of an apparent heart attack (age 47)..