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
Self (archive footage)
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleMania V
Self
WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
Mr. Perfect
2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Mr. Perfect
WWE Global Warfare
Mr. Perfect
Battle of the WWE Superstars
Mr. Perfect
WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleFest '90
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
WWE U.K. Fan Favourites
Mr. Perfect
WWE SuperTape vol. 3
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em
Mr. Perfect
WWE SuperTape vol. 4
Mr. Perfect
WWF SuperTape
Mr. Perfect
WWF SuperTape vol. 2
Mr. Perfect
WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
WWE Invasion '92
Mr. Perfect
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Mr. Perfect
WWE Rampage '91
Mr. Perfect
WWE World Tour 1991
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleMania VII
WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life
Mr. Perfect
WWE Royal Rumble 1991
Mr. Perfect
WWE Royal Rumble 1990
Mr. Perfect
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam 1989
Curt Hennig
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleMania VI
Mr. Perfect
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Mr. Perfect
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Mr. Perfect
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Curt Hennig
WCW SuperBrawl IX
Curt Hennig
WCW Souled Out 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Uncensored 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW The Great American Bash 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Road Wild 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Mayhem 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
Curt Hennig
WCW Starrcade 1999
Mr. Perfect
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Curt Hennig
WCW Slamboree 2000
Wrestler
Bad Guys
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
Curt Hennig
AWA Christmas Show 1984
Curt Hennig
AWA Christmas Show 1987
Himself
WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
Curt Hennig
WCW Road Wild 1997
Curt Hennig
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
Curt Hennig
WCW Halloween Havoc 1997
Himself
WCW World War 3 1997
Himself
WCW Starrcade 1997
Himself
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Himself
WCW Uncensored 1998
Curt Hennig
WCW Bash at the Beach '98
Curt Hennig
WCW Road Wild 1998
Himself
WCW Fall Brawl 1998
Mr. Perfect
WWF: WrestleFest '93
Curt Henning
AWA Super Clash
Mr Perfect
Fan Favorites
PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza
Mr. Perfect
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Mr. Perfect
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Curt Hennig
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection
Mr. Perfect
The Best of the WWF: volume 19
Mr. Perfect
The Best of the WWF: volume 20
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Mr. Perfect
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89
Mr. Perfect
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Mr. Perfect (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90
Curt Hennig
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Curt Hennig
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88
Mr. Perfect
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Mr. Perfect
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88
Mr. Perfect
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
Mr. Perfect
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
Himself (archive footage)
Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart
Himself
Ready to Rumble
Self
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
Mr. Perfect (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship
Mr. Perfect
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Mr Perfect
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Curt Hennig
AWA SuperClash II
Superstars of Yesteryear
Rodman Downunder
The Lost Episodes of the XWF
Mr. Perfect
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
Mr. Perfect
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Mr. Perfect
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Mr. Perfect
WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Mr. Perfect
WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence
Mr. Perfect
WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
Mr. Perfect
Owen: Hart of Gold
Himself
It's Good To Be The King: The Jerry Lawler Story
Mr. Perfect
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Curt Hennig
AWA StarCage
The True Story of WrestleMania
Mr. Perfect (archive footage)
Legends Never Die
Curt Hennig (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Curt Hennig
AWA: WrestleRock '86
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleFest
Mr. Perfect
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Mr. Perfect
WWE Survivor Series 1989
Mr. Perfect
WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89
MECW Inaugural Show
Curt Hennig
AWA Battle by the Bay
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Curt Hennig
AWA The Brawl in St. Paul
Mr. Perfect
WWE The Main Event IV
Mr. Perfect
WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII
Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant)
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam 1992
Mr. Perfect
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Mr. Perfect (Referee)
WWE King of the Ring 1996
Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Mr. Perfect
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
Mr. Perfect
WWE March to WrestleMania VIII
Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant)
WWE WrestleMania VIII
Mr. Perfect
WWE WrestleMania IX
Manager
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Curt Hennig (Appearance)
WCW Starrcade 1998
Mr. Perfect
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Mr. Perfect
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Mr. Perfect (Manager)
WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
Mr. Perfect (Referee)
WWE WrestleMania X
Himself
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV
"Cool" Curt Hennig
AWA Christmas Night 1987
Mr. Perfect
WWF Summer Flashback!
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Curt Hennig (Lumberjack)
WCW Uncensored 2000
Mr. Perfect
SWS WrestleFest
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
137
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-03-28
Place of Birth
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Also Known As
Mr. Perfect