Curt Hennig

Also Known As: Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig

Biography: Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who performed under his real name for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), WWE, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In WWE, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his official ring name. Hennig used the same ring name in his third and final run, however, his real name was widely acknowledged. He was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and father to current WWE superstar Joe "Curtis Axel" Hennig. Hennig is recognized by WWE as a one-time world champion, having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship for 373 days (the seventh-longest reign in history). He won three additional world championships: the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, and the i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship twice. A two-time WWE Intercontinental Champion, Hennig has been named by WWE as one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time, and was the longest-reigning champion of the 1990s. In addition to winning multiple championships in WCW during the late 1990s, he served as the enforcer of the Four Horsemen, a member of the New World Order, and leader of stable and country music group, West Texas Rednecks, who recorded the tongue-in-cheek song, "Rap is Crap", later described by WWE as a "stunningly popular and infectious earworm." Hennig returned to WWE for a brief period in 2002, being one of the last three men remaining at the Royal Rumble. He later challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in TNA, prior to his death on February 10, 2003. WCW described Hennig as "one of the best all-round competitors this business has ever produced"; WWE, in a posthumous publication, hailed him as a "flawless technician" who "brought the Intercontinental Title a new level of credibility during his two reigns and set a higher standard for technical wrestling in WWE." He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 by former Major League Baseball third baseman, and longtime friend, Wade Boggs. A number of Hennig's peers consider him to be one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time; former on-screen rival Hulk Hogan remarked: "Everybody would check their egos at the door when they came to a building that Curt Hennig was in, because you couldn't out-work him, you couldn't outshine him and you couldn't out-perform him. He was the best of the best." On February 10, 2003, Hennig was found dead in a Florida hotel room. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office declared acute cocaine intoxication to be the cause of his death. His father said that steroids and painkillers also contributed to his death. WWE aired a video tribute as well as words from friends and former co-workers Jerry "The King" Lawler and Jim Ross on Raw following the news of Hennig's death. TNA paid tribute to Hennig by displaying his wrestling singlet and a framed photo as he was employed by TNA at the time of his death. A tribute song about Hennig, "My Perfect Friend", was featured on the 2003 "Macho Man" Randy Savage album Be a Man. Other peers including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels have also commended Hennig's in-ring talents.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: March 28, 1958

Age: 67 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: February 10, 2003

Popularity:

2.11%

Known For:

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
WWE WrestleMania V
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
WWE Global Warfare
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE WrestleFest '90
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
WWE SuperTape vol. 3
WWE SuperTape vol. 4
WWF SuperTape
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
WWE Invasion '92
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WWE Rampage '91
WWE World Tour 1991
WWE WrestleMania VII
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE SummerSlam 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WCW Souled Out 1999
WCW SuperBrawl IX
WCW Uncensored 1999
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WCW Road Wild 1999
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
WCW Mayhem 1999
WCW Starrcade 1999
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WCW Slamboree 2000
Bad Guys
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
AWA Christmas Show 1984
AWA Christmas Show 1987
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
WCW Road Wild 1997
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
WCW World War 3 1997
WCW Starrcade 1997
WCW Uncensored 1998
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
WWF: WrestleFest '93
AWA Super Clash
Fan Favorites
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart
Ready to Rumble
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
AWA SuperClash II
Superstars of Yesteryear
Rodman Downunder
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Owen: Hart of Gold
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
AWA StarCage
The True Story of WrestleMania
Legends Never Die
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
AWA: WrestleRock '86
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
WWE WrestleFest
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
WWE Survivor Series 1989
MECW Inaugural Show
AWA Battle by the Bay
WWE SummerSlam Fever
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
WWE The Main Event IV
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
WWE SummerSlam 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE King of the Ring 1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
WWE WrestleMania VIII
WWE WrestleMania IX
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WCW Starrcade 1998
WWE SummerSlam 1993
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
WWE WrestleMania X
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
AWA Christmas Night 1987
WWF Summer Flashback!
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
WCW Uncensored 2000
SWS WrestleFest