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    Curt Hennig

    1958-03-28 (66 years old) 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.

    Movies

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    Biography: Bret "Hitman" Hart
    80 %|Jun 6, 2021
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    Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
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    Owen: Hart of Gold
    72 %|Dec 8, 2015
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    WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
    92 %|Aug 13, 2013
    Action, Drama
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    The True Story of WrestleMania
    83 %|Mar 13, 2011
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    WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
    83 %|Dec 7, 2010
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    WWE: The History Of The Intercontinental Championship
    73 %|Nov 25, 2008
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    The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
    68 %|Sep 9, 2008
    Action, Drama
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    WWE Hall of Fame 2007
    92 %|Mar 31, 2007
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    WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
    74 %|Oct 17, 2006
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    Rodman Downunder
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    Legends Never Die
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    WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
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    WWE Wrestlemania X8
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    WWE Royal Rumble 2002
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    WCW Slamboree 2000
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    Ready to Rumble
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    WCW Starrcade 1999
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    WCW Fall Brawl 1999
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    WCW Road Wild 1999
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    WCW Bash at the Beach 1999
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    Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows
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    WCW Fall Brawl 1998
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    WCW Road Wild 1998
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    WCW Bash at the Beach '98
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    WCW Starrcade 1997
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    WCW World War 3 1997
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    WCW Road Wild 1997
    60 %|Aug 9, 1997
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    WWF Summer Flashback!
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    WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
    90 %|Jul 13, 1997
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    WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive
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    WWE King of the Ring 1996
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    WWE WrestleMania X
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    WWE SummerSlam 1993
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    WWE King of the Ring 1993
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    WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
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    81 %|Aug 29, 1992
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    WWE WrestleMania VIII
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    WWE Survivor Series 1991
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    WWE The Main Event IV
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    82 %|Nov 22, 1990
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    63 %|Aug 27, 1990
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    WWF SuperTape vol. 2
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    WWE Royal Rumble 1990
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    WWE Survivor Series 1989
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    WWE SummerSlam 1989
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    Fan Favorites
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    55 %|Jan 15, 1989
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    AWA Christmas Show 1987
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    Biography: WWE Legends
    72 %|Apr 18, 2021
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    Dark Side of the Ring
    84 %|Apr 10, 2019
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    WCW Thunder
    77 %|Jan 8, 1998
    Action & Adventure
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    WCW Monday Nitro
    84 %|Sep 4, 1995
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    WWE Raw
    67 %|Jan 11, 1993
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    WWF Wrestling Challenge
    68 %|Sep 7, 1986
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    Saturday Night's Main Event
    79 %|May 11, 1985
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    0 %|Mar 31, 1985
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