Shawn Hernandez

Infobox Wrestler
name= Shawn Hernandez


names= 'Hernandez,
Hotstuff Hernandez,
Mr.Texas,
Shawn Hernandez
height= height|ft=6|in=2
weight= convert|295|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|2|11
death_date =
birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States
resides=
billed=
trainer= Tugboat Taylor
Texas Wrestling Academy
Rudy Boy Gonzalez
Shawn Michaels
debut= November 1996
retired=|

Shawn Hernandez (born February 11 1973) is an American professional wrestler of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, better known by his ring names, "Hotstuff Hernandez" and "Hernandez".

Hernandez is currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a member of the Latin American X-Change and a 3 time former world tag team champion (2 NWA,1 TNA) with tag team partner Homicide. He has also wrestled for independent promotions such as Ring of Honor, and in Japan.

Football career

Following the end of his Arena Football career, Hernandez trained under Tugboat Taylor in Texas All-Star Wrestling and debuted in November 1996.

Wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation

In 2000 and 2001 Hernandez worked for the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber, appearing on episodes of "WWF Jakked".

National Wrestling Alliance

In 2001, Hernandez began wrestling for the National Wrestling Alliance. At the October 13, 2001 "NWA Anniversary Show" in St. Petersburg, Florida he defeated Kevin Northcutt to win the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. He held the title for over a year before losing to Ricky Murdock on January 11, 2003 in Greenville, Missouri. Hernandez defeated Jorge Estrada for the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship on May 3, 2003 in Cornelia, Georgia. On September 28, 2003 in Hawaii, he lost the title to J.T. Wolfen.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003-Present)

Hernandez debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on the November 22, 2003 episode of "TNA Xplosion", losing to Shane Douglas. He returned to TNA on June 16, 2004 as one-third of "The Elite Guard", a trio of mercenaries working for Jeff Jarrett after his first King of the Mountain match victory. The Elite Guard (Hernandez, Chad Collyer and Onyx) feuded with the 3Live Kru over the next two months. On July 14, 2004, Jarrett, The Elite Guard and Ken Shamrock lost to Dusty Rhodes, Larry Zbyszko and the 3Live Kru in a ten man tag team bout. The Elite Guard remained with TNA until September 2004, when all three wrestlers were released.

After leaving TNA, Hernandez worked on the Texas independent circuit throughout 2005. In March 2006, he signed a new contract with TNA. He returned on the March 31, 2006 episode of "TNA Xplosion" as a member of the Latin American X-Change. On the August 24, 2006 episode of "TNA Impact!", Hernandez and Homicide defeated A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Styles and Daniels regained the titles from Hernandez and Homicide in an Ultimate X match on September 24, 2006 at No Surrender, but Hernandez and Homicide won the titles back on October 22, 2006 at Bound For Glory. After winning the titles back, they engaged in a feud with America's Most Wanted, defeating them in a match at Genesis and then a flag match at Turning Point. Then they started feuding with Team 3D, and, after winning three consecutive matches at Final Resolution (by DQ), Against All Odds (in a Little Italy Street fight) and Destination X (in a Ghetto Brawl), lost the NWA tag-team championships to Team 3-D at TNA lockdown 2007 in an electrified Steel-cage match when Homicide was pinned after a 3-D. They have since turned face and are in a feud with Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave (The Rock 'n Rave Infection).

In 2008 L.A.X. got another title shot by beating The Rock 'n Rave Infection and The Motor City Machineguns at Destination X and was cashed in on the 4/17/08 edition of "Impact!" against the Tag Team Champions A.J. Styles and Tomko and the team that won Cuffed in a Cage at Lockdown, Eric Young/Super Eric and Kaz. At the end of the match Super Eric and Kaz won but the decision was revoked due to Eric Young and Super Eric not being the same person and apparently was considered outside interference when Young left and came back as Super Eric for the win. Currently there are no Tag Team Champions. On the May 8th edition of impact Hernandez and homicide attacked team 3D,Cage, and Rhino during their impromptu brawl backstage.

At Sacrifice, LAX won the vacant TNA World Tag Team Championship after defeating Team 3D in the "Deuces Wild Tournament". LAX lost the Titles at Hard Justice to Beer Money Inc. (James Storm and Robert Roode).

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves:*"CrackerJack" (Release overhead choke suplex):*"Border Toss" (Throwing crucifix powerbomb):*Sitout scoop lift powerbomb:*Biel throw using a shirt wrapped around the opponent's neck:*"Big Man Dive" (Over the top rope suicide dive):*Cobra clutch:*Overhead gutwrench backbreaker drop:*Northern Lights suplex, sometimes from the top rope:*Multiple powerbomb variations::*Inverted::*One shoulder::*Sitout::*Spinning:*Sitout Death Valley driver:*Slingshot shoulder block:*Spinebuster:*Stinger splash

*Managers:*Konnan:*Salinas:*Hector Guerrero

*Nicknames:*"The Mexican Superman":*"SuperMex":*"The Strongest Man in TNA"

Championships and accomplishments

*Extreme Texas Wrestling:*ETW Texas Hardcore Championship (1 time)

*Full Effect Wrestling :*FEW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Jersey All Pro Wrestling:*JAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Homicide

*NWA Florida:*NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*NWA Southwest:*NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

*NWA Wildside:*NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*River City Wrestling:*RCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/other/2005-12.html | title=Independent Wrestling Results - December 2005 | accessdate=2008-07-04|publisher=onlineworldofwrestling.com]

*Texas All Star Wrestling:*TASW Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*TASW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ministuff:*TASW Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Texas Wrestling Entertainment:*TWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*TWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mack Johnson

*Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :*NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Homicide:*TNA Match of the Year award in 2006 – with Homicide vs. A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels ("No Surrender 2006", September 24 2006):*TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Homicide
*XCW Wrestling:*XCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*XCW TNT Championship (1 time)

References

* [http://www.mediaman.com.au/interviews/hernandez.html An interview with Shaun Hernandez, conducted by Mediaman.com.au]
* [http://bodyslamming.com/other/hernandez.html Shawn Hernandez at Bodyslamming.com]
* [http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=00001084 Shawn Hernandez at Cagematch.net]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/h/hotstuff-hernandez.html Shawn Hernandez at OnlineWorldofWrestling.com]

External links

* [http://www.shawnhernandez.net Official Website]
* [http://grapplelist.b1.jcink.com/index.php?act=ST&f=7&t=91 Grapple List: Hernandez Profile]
* [http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/261/37/ TNA Profile]
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* [http://www.rivercitywrestling.net/hotstuff.html Shawn Hernandez at RiverCityWrestling.net]