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person_profile-Curt Hennig

Curt Hennig Died at age: 44

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Curt Hennig

Date of Birth:

Mar 28, 1958

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 10, 2003

Biography of

Curt Hennig

    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.

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Curt Hennig

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Filmography of

Curt Hennig

Found 110 Movies in total

Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart

Himself (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

... 2017

... 2016

Owen: Hart of Gold

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 2015

... 2015

... 2011

... 2010

... 2009

... 2009

... 2008

... 2008

... 2008

... 2008

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

... 2005

... 2005

WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship

Mr. Perfect (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2005

WWE Wrestlemania X8

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 2002

WWE No Way Out 2002

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 2002

WCW Slamboree 2000

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 2000

Ready to Rumble

Himself ( Actor )

... 2000

WCW Uncensored 2000

Curt Hennig (Lumberjack) ( Actor )

... 2000

WCW Starrcade 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Mayhem 1999

Himself ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Fall Brawl 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Road Wild 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

WCW Uncensored 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

WCW SuperBrawl IX

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Souled Out 1999

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1999

WCW Starrcade 1998

Curt Hennig (Appearance) ( Actor )

... 1998

Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1998

Himself ( Actor )

... 1998

WCW Road Wild 1998

Himself ( Actor )

... 1998

WCW Bash at the Beach '98

Himself ( Actor )

... 1998

... 1998

WCW Spring Stampede 1998

Himself ( Actor )

... 1998

WCW Uncensored 1998

Himself ( Actor )

... 1998

WCW Starrcade 1997

Himself ( Actor )

... 1997

WCW World War 3 1997

Himself ( Actor )

... 1997

WCW Halloween Havoc 1997

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1997

WCW Fall Brawl 1997

Himself ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

WCW Road Wild 1997

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1997

WWF Summer Flashback!

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1996

WWE King of the Ring 1996

Referee ( Actor )

... 1996

WWE WrestleMania X

Mr. Perfect (Referee) ( Actor )

... 1994

WWE Grudges, Gripes & Grunts

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Global Warfare

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE U.K. Fan Favourites

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1993

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant) ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWF Smack 'Em, Whack 'Em

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWF: WrestleFest '93

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Wrestling Grudge Matches

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE Wrestling's Hottest Matches

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE SummerSlam 1992

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1992

3rd Annual Battle of the WWE Superstars

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE WrestleMania VIII

Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant) ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE Invasion '92

Mr. Perfect (Manager) ( Actor )

... 1992

WWE Survivor Series 1991

Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant) ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Rampage '91

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE SummerSlam 1991

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE World Tour 1991

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 4

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

SWS WrestleFest

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

... 1991

WWE SuperTape vol. 3

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Royal Rumble 1991

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1991

WWE Survivor Series 1990

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

Battle of the WWE Superstars

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWF SuperTape vol. 2

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE WrestleFest '90

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

... 1990

WWE WrestleMania VI

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWF SuperTape

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE Royal Rumble 1990

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1990

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

... 1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 20

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

The Best of the WWF: volume 19

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE WrestleMania V

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE Royal Rumble 1989

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1989

WWE Survivor Series 1988

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1988

WWE WrestleFest

Mr. Perfect ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1987

AWA SuperClash II

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1987

AWA The Brawl in St. Paul

Himself ( Actor )

... 1986

AWA: WrestleRock '86

Curt Hennig ( Actor )

... 1986

Bad Guys

Wrestler ( Actor )

... 1986

AWA Super Clash

Curt Henning ( Actor )

... 1985