Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Prologue 1. Baptized in Fire Paul Boesch: Poet, Soldier, Wrestler . 9 delete* delete. Veteran, Telecaster . 12 delete* delete. Promoter, Television Star, and Philanthropist 16 delete* deleteThe Blood Wrestling Capital of the World 18 delete* deleteGino's Biological Parents 22 delete* deleteA Man of Many Names 22 delete* deleteGino's Childhood 25 delete* deleteRumors Abound 28 2. The Formative Years From Houston to Dallas to Mexico City 31 delete* deleteTouring the Territories 36 delete* deleteHeel Turn 43 delete* deleteGorgeous Gino 48 delete* deleteEarly Signs of Vices 52 delete* deleteGino, the Von Erichs, and Uncle Gary 53 delete* deleteHouston versus Dallas: A Territorial Feud 59 delete* deletePaul Boesch Burns a Bridge 62 delete* deleteGeorgia Championship Wrestling 67 delete* deleteSouthwest Championship Wrestling 72 delete* deleteJoe Blanchard's Son and Paul Boesch's Boy 75 delete* deleteSinking Ships in Southern Texas 80 3. Gino Returns to Dallas Tragedy Strikes the Von Erich Family (Again) 85 delete* deleteFirst Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions 88 delete* deleteClimbing the Card 91 delete* deleteStella Mae French 94 delete* deleteIn Comes the Lady Giant 97 delete* deleteGorgeous Gino and Jake the Snake 100 delete* deleteGentleman Chris Adams 102 delete* deleteThe 1984 Cotton Bowl Extravaganza 105 delete* deleteThe New Dynamic Duo Is Formed 110 delete* deleteParting Ways with Gary Hart 112 delete* deleteBad to the Bone 114 4.

 Things Fall Apart At War with the Von Erichs 120 delete* deleteGary Hart Leaves Dallas (Again) 122 delete* deleteThe Curse Rears Its Head 125 delete* deleteDrugs in Dallas 129 delete* deleteThe Road to the Cotton Bowl 134 delete* deleteLance Von Erich 137 delete* deleteThe Last Hoorah 319 delete* deleteThe Story's Not Over 142 delete* deleteThe Cosmic Cowboys 144 delete* deleteHeavier Crowds 147 delete* deleteThe Dynamic Duo ­Self-Destructs 151 delete* deleteGino's Final Match 154 5. The Death of Gino Hernandez Gino's Final Nights 156 delete* deleteThe Crime Scene 157 delete* deleteKeeping Kayfabe 159 delete* deleteThe Funeral 162 delete* deleteRumors Abound (Part II) 163 delete* deleteThe Fate of the Von Erichs 166 delete* deleteThe Landscape of Wrestling Changes Forever 169 Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.