Hernandez (wrestler)
American professional wrestler
Shawn Hernandez (born February 11, 1973) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he performed under the mononymous ring name Hernandez. He is an eight-time tag team champion, having won the TNA World Tag Team Championship five times, the NWA World Tag Team Championship twice and IWA World Tag Team Championship once. He is also the co-promoter of the Houston, Texas-based promotion Latino Wrestling Entertainment (LWE).
Early life
Hernandez played college football at Texas A&M–Kingsville. He briefly signed with the Texas Terror of the Arena Football League in March 1996 as a lineman but did not play in any games.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1996–2003)
Following the end of his football career, Hernandez trained under Tugboat Taylor and later under Rudy Boy Gonzalez in the Texas Wrestling Academy. He debuted in Texas All-Star Wrestling in November 1996.
In 2000 and 2001 Hernandez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber, appearing on episodes of WWF Jakked and in dark matches. He also wrestled dark matches for NWA Total Nonstop Action, and competed for Texas All Star Wrestling, Extreme Texas Wrestling and NWA Southwest.
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