
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Gino joined World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), where he feuded with David Von Erich.
He returned to WCCW in 1984 and feuded with the Von Erichs; Mike, Kevin and Kerry Von Erich. In the summer, he was paired with Nickla Roberts. The duo was paired in a series of mixed tag team matches between Sunshine and Mike Von Erich.
He formed a tag team with WCCW newcomer, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, in August 1984. He also formed a team with Chris Adams, also called the "Dynamic Duo". The duo invented the famed gold scissors, and were known to cut hair off of their opponents after each win.
Adams and Hernandez lost a hair match to Kevin and Kerry Von Erich on October 6, 1985. After the match, Hernandez attempted to escape, but was tackled by Chris Von Erich, who was at ringside, and eventually had his hair shaved bald. His hair quickly grew back in two months, while Adams' hair took longer.
He soon turned on Adams in December 1985 (two months after losing their hair) and started a feud, which was to have been the top storyline of 1986 for World Class. On January 27, 1986, during a grudge match in Fort Worth, Hernandez threw "freebird hair cream" (a "hair-removal product" previously established in WCCW storyline continuity in 1983 by Freebird Buddy Roberts) into the face of Adams.
Hernandez was scheduled to compete on a house show the following Thursday and a non-televised wrestling card at the Sportatorium in Dallas the following Friday. Gino did not show for either of those matches, however, as he tragically passed away on February 2, 1986.