Curt Hennig

Actor

Born March 28, 1958 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA

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.

Filmography

Biography: WWE Legends

Curt Hennig (archive footage)

Dark Side of the Ring

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

Self

Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

Mr. Perfect

Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

Curt Hennig (archive footage)

Owen: Hart of Gold

Mr. Perfect

It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story

Himself

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

Mr. Perfect

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

Mr. Perfect

The True Story of WrestleMania

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

Curt Hennig

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

Mr. Perfect

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

Mr. Perfect

WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence

Mr. Perfect

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

Mr. Perfect

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

Mr. Perfect

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

Mr. Perfect

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Mr. Perfect

Rodman Downunder

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

Self

WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be

Mr. Perfect

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

Mr. Perfect (archive footage)

Superstars of Yesteryear

WWE Wrestlemania X8

Mr. Perfect

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

Mr. Perfect

WCW Slamboree 2000

Curt Hennig

Ready to Rumble

Curt Hennig

WCW Uncensored 2000

Curt Hennig (Lumberjack)

WCW Starrcade 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Mayhem 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Road Wild 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Uncensored 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life

Curt Hennig

WCW SuperBrawl IX

Curt Hennig

WCW Souled Out 1999

Curt Hennig

WCW Starrcade 1998

Curt Hennig (Appearance)

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

Self (archive footage)

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

Himself

WCW Road Wild 1998

Curt Hennig

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

Curt Hennig

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

Manager

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

Himself

WCW Uncensored 1998

Himself

WCW Thunder

Curt Hennig

WCW Starrcade 1997

Himself

WCW World War 3 1997

Himself

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

Curt Hennig

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

Curt Hennig

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

Himself

WCW Road Wild 1997

Curt Hennig

WWF Summer Flashback!

Mr. Perfect

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

Himself

WWE Sunny

Mr. Perfect

WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE King of the Ring 1996

Mr. Perfect (Referee)

WCW Monday Nitro

Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid

Mr. Perfect

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleMania X

Mr. Perfect (Referee)

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

Mr. Perfect

WWE SummerSlam 1993

Mr. Perfect

WWE Global Warfare

Mr. Perfect

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

Mr. Perfect

WWE Bashed in the USA

Mr. Perfect (Host)

WWE King of the Ring 1993

Mr. Perfect

WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

Mr. Perfect

WWE UK Rampage '93

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleMania IX

Mr. Perfect

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleFest '93

Mr. Perfect

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Mr. Perfect

Raw

Mr. Perfect

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Mr. Perfect

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

Mr. Perfect

The Ultimate Warrior

Mr. Perfect

WWE SummerSlam 1992

Mr. Perfect (Ringside)

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE WrestleMania VIII

Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant)

WWE Invasion '92

Mr. Perfect (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series 1991

Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant)

WWE Rampage '91

Mr. Perfect

WWE SummerSlam 1991

Mr. Perfect

WWE World Tour 1991

Mr. Perfect

Wrestling's Greatest Champions

Mr. Perfect

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Mr. Perfect

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

Mr. Perfect

WWE Greatest Hits

Mr. Perfect

SWS WrestleFest

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleMania VII

Mr. Perfect

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

Mr. Perfect

WWE Funniest Moments

Mr. Perfect

WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

Mr. Perfect

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

Mr. Perfect

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Mr. Perfect

WWE SummerSlam 1990

Mr. Perfect

Battle of the WWE Superstars

Mr. Perfect

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleFest '90

Mr. Perfect

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

Mr Perfect

WWE WrestleMania VI

Mr. Perfect

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

Mr. Perfect

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

Mr. Perfect

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Mr. Perfect

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Mr. Perfect

Fan Favorites

Mr Perfect

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

Mr. Perfect

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleMania V

Mr. Perfect

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

Mr. Perfect

WWE Survivor Series 1988

Mr. Perfect

WWE WrestleFest

Mr. Perfect

Clash of the Champions

Curt Hennig

AWA Superstars

Curt Hennig

AWA Christmas Night 1987

"Cool" Curt Hennig

AWA SuperClash II

Curt Hennig

AWA All-Star Wrestling

Curt Hennig

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

Curt Hennig

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Mr. Perfect

WWF Superstars

Mr. Perfect

AWA WrestleRock 1986

Curt Hennig

Bad Guys

Wrestler

AWA Championship Wrestling

Curt Hennig

AWA Super Clash

Curt Henning

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

Mr. Perfect

WWE Pay Per View

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

AWA Arena Shows

Curt Hennig

WWF All-Star Wrestling

Curt Hennig

WWE Old School

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