Curt Hennig
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
163
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-03-28
Day of death
2003-02-10 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
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.
Known For
Raw
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night's Main Event
Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Dark Side of the Ring
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Bad Guys
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
WWE Old School
WWE Old School
WCW Road Wild 1999
WCW Monday Nitro
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
AWA StarCage
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
WWE SummerSlam 1989
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
WWE WrestleMania VI
Ready to Rumble
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
WWE WrestleMania X
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
WWE UK Rampage '93
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Owen: Hart of Gold
WWE Wrestlemania X8
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWE WrestleMania V
Rodman Downunder
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
WCW Starrcade 1998
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
The Ultimate Warrior
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
AWA Battle by the Bay
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
AWA Christmas Show 1984
WCW Starrcade 1999
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
AWA: WrestleRock '86
AWA Arena Shows
WWE WrestleFest '93
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE Greatest Hits
WWE Funniest Moments
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
MECW Inaugural Show
AWA Christmas Night 1987
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
AWA Super Clash
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
WCW Road Wild 1998
WCW Thunder
WWE SuperTape: Volume 4
Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE SuperTape: Volume 2
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
WWE Global Warfare
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
AWA Christmas Show 1987
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
WWE The Main Event IV
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
AWA Superstars
Superstars of Yesteryear
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
WWE WrestleMania IX
Legends Never Die
WWE WrestleMania VII
AWA Championship Wrestling
AWA All-Star Wrestling
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Survival Of The Hitman
WCW Uncensored 1999
WCW Souled Out 1999
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
WWE Sunny
WWE SummerSlam 1991
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Wrestling's Greatest Champions
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
WCW World War 3 1997
WCW SuperBrawl IX
WWE WrestleFest
WCW Uncensored 1998
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
WCW Starrcade 1997
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE WrestleFest '90
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE SummerSlam 1993
WWE SummerSlam 1990
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWF Summer Flashback!
WCW Uncensored 2000
WCW Slamboree 2000
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WCW Road Wild 1997
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
WWE Invasion '92
The True Story of WrestleMania
WWE SuperTape: Volume 3
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
WWE Bashed in the USA
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
WCW Mayhem 1999
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
WWE Rampage '91
WWE World Tour 1991
WWE SummerSlam Fever
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
AWA SuperClash II
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
SWS WrestleFest
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Fan Favorites
