
Curt Hennig
Born: 1958-03-28
Place of Birth: Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
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

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

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

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

Battle of the WWE Superstars

WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

WWE Greatest Hits

WWE UK Rampage '93

WWE WrestleMania VI

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

Ready to Rumble

Rodman Downunder

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

WCW Starrcade 1999

AWA WrestleRock 1986

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

WWE WrestleMania VIII

WWE WrestleMania V

WWE Wrestlemania X8

WWE Funniest Moments

Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

WCW Starrcade 1998

WWE WrestleMania X

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Invasion of the Bodyslammers

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life

WWE Sunny

Owen: Hart of Gold

WWE Survivor Series 1988

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

WWF Summer Flashback!

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

WWE King of the Ring 1996

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Superstars of Yesteryear

WCW Slamboree 2000

WWE Survivor Series 1989

WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

WWE WrestleMania VII

WWE WrestleFest

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

WWE Bashed in the USA

Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

The True Story of WrestleMania

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE WrestleFest '93

WWE WrestleFest '90

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

WCW Starrcade 1997

Bad Guys

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

WWE SummerSlam 1992

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

WWE SummerSlam 1993

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997

WWE Global Warfare

WWE Survivor Series 1991

AWA Super Clash

WCW Road Wild 1998

WCW Uncensored 2000

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

AWA SuperClash II

WCW Road Wild 1999

WCW Souled Out 1999

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

AWA Christmas Night 1987

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

WCW Uncensored 1999

WWE SummerSlam 1991

WWE SummerSlam 1989

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

WWE World Tour 1991

WWE SummerSlam 1990

WCW Mayhem 1999

WCW Uncensored 1998

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

WWE Invasion '92

WCW SuperBrawl IX

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

The Ultimate Warrior

WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

WCW Road Wild 1997

WCW World War 3 1997

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

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

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

SWS WrestleFest

Fan Favorites

WWE Rampage '91

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Wrestling's Greatest Champions
