AEW wrestler Ryan Nemeth was honored to have a role in A24’s biopic on the legendary Von Erich wrestling family, The Iron Claw.
On a recent edition of the “Drop The Mic” podcast, Nemeth opened up on portraying the late Gino Hernandez in the film. He said,
“It was really special, because wrestling’s obviously been a huge part of my life for so long. And Gino is just one of my favorite wrestlers … The first day I showed up on set, it was a stunts rehearsal, and I walked in and saw Zac [Efron] and Harris [Dickinson] just watching tapes of old Von Erichs matches from the ’80s, and I thought, ‘This is, like, such a good sign.’
“They immersed themselves in the history, in the matches, in the movements, and just everything about these guys. It was really, really, really great … Every day I left, it was kind of a magical little feeling. This is the coolest thing I’ve been a part of.”
Gino Hernandez is best known for his time with World Class Championship Wrestling. He would become a four-time NWA American Heavyweight Champion.
Hernandez was found dead in his Texas condo on February 4, 1986. His body was found decomposing and it was believed he had been dead for three to four days.
Originally ruled as a homicide, Hernandez’s death was later deemed a cocaine overdose. There are still some who believe he was murdered, and some who think he faked his death.
