Curt Hennig

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

Movies

145

Born: March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003
From: 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.

Works

145 films

Ready to Rumble

20005.2

WWE WrestleMania X

19948.0

WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time

20108.3

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

20026.7

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1

1990

Rodman Downunder

2006

WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary

20078.0

Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows

19987.5

WWE Wrestlemania X8

20028.2

WWE WrestleMania VIII

19928.1

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

20067.9

WWE Survivor Series 1991

19917.4

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

1993

WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

1993

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

1993

The True Story of WrestleMania

20118.2

WWE WrestleMania VII

19917.3

WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence

20086.9

WCW Starrcade 1999

199910.0

Bret Hart: The Dungeon Collection

201310.0

WCW Starrcade 1998

19989.0

AWA WrestleRock 1986

198610.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

19895.8

WWE Survivor Series 1988

19888.2

The Lost Episodes of the XWF

20056.5

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

1993

The Ultimate Warrior

1992

WWE SuperTape: Volume 4

1991

Bad Guys

19868.0

WWE Greatest Hits

1991

WWE Funniest Moments

1991

WWE WrestleMania IX

19936.1

WWE King of the Ring 1996

19968.3

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

19936.5

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

20139.2

WWE Survivor Series 1990

19907.7

WWE King of the Ring 1993

19937.8

WWF Summer Flashback!

199710.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1998

19988.5

WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

19966.9

WCW SuperBrawl IX

1999

WWE SummerSlam 1991

19917.7

WWE Survivor Series 1989

19897.8

WWE SummerSlam 1989

19896.7

WCW Road Wild 1998

19987.7

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

19917.1

Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

20168.8

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

1986

WWE SummerSlam 1992

19928.1

WCW The Great American Bash 1998

19988.0

WWE SummerSlam 1990

19906.9

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

19928.0

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

199810.0

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

19979.0

WWE Rampage '91

1991

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

20097.5

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1991

1991

WWE Bashed in the USA

1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992

19928.4

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '90

19904.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

20078.6

WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship

20087.3

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2001

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

19906.1

Survival Of The Hitman

20107.0

WWE SuperTape: Volume 2

1990

WWE WrestleFest

19885.0

WCW Road Wild 1999

19996.5

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '89

1989

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

199910.0

WCW Road Wild 1997

19975.7

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

20096.9

WWE SummerSlam 1993

19936.4

AWA Christmas Show 1987

1987

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

20158.8

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

1993

WCW Uncensored 2000

2000

WCW World War 3 1997

19977.5

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

20169.2

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

201410.0

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXV

19975.5

WWE World Tour 1991

1991

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

20057.7

WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA

20068.6

WCW/nWo Superstar Series - nWo 4 Life

1999

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

1997

WCW The Great American Bash 1999

1999

WWE Survivor Series Showdown '89

19895.9

WWE March to WrestleMania VIII

1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199210.0

WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit

1990

Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living

2017

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

200510.0

WCW Uncensored 1999

19998.0

WWE Sunny

19978.0

WWE Invasion '92

1992

WWE SuperTape: Volume 3

199110.0

AWA Christmas Show 1984

1984

Owen: Hart of Gold

20157.2

Wrestling's Greatest Champions

1991

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

19977.5

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

19989.0

WCW Souled Out 1999

19997.0

Legends Never Die

2006

WWE WrestleFest '93

1993

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

1994

WCW Mayhem 1999

19999.0

WWE WrestleMania V

19897.3

AWA Super Clash

19857.9

Shawn Michaels: Hits from the Heartbreak Kid

1995

WWE The Main Event IV

1990

WCW Starrcade 1997

19975.0

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

1993

SWS WrestleFest

1991

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

20166.0

WCW Uncensored 1998

199810.0

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

1989

AWA Battle by the Bay

1986

WCW Slamboree 2000

200010.0

PNW 60th Anniversary Wrestling Extravaganza

1985

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

19991.0

WWE Superstars & Stripes Forever: The March to WrestleMania VII

1991

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

20086.8

WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

Fan Favorites

1989

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

201810.0

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

19939.0

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1992

1992

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: September '88

1988

Battle of the WWE Superstars

1990

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: October '88

1988

WWE Global Warfare

1993

AWA SuperClash II

198710.0

WWE UK Rampage '93

1993

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

1988

AWA Christmas Night 1987

1987

Superstars of Yesteryear

2003

2nd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

199110.0

WWE WrestleFest '90

1990

MECW Inaugural Show

2001

AWA StarCage

19858.5