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), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In the WWF, 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 (formerly the WWF) 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 WWF 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 the WWF 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."
Movie | WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness | Curt Hennig (archive footage) | 2016-04-26 |
Movie | Owen: Hart of Gold | Mr. Perfect | 2015-12-08 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 2012 | (archive footage) | 2012-08-19 |
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | 2011-03-13 | |
Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | Curt Hennig | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | WWE: Edge: A Decade of Decadence | Mr. Perfect | 2008-12-23 |
Movie | WWE: The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Legends Never Die | Mr. Perfect (archive footage) | 2006-06-01 |
Movie | WWE: The Best of the Intercontinental Championship | Mr. Perfect (archive footage) | 2005-01-25 |
Movie | WWE: Bret 'Hitman' Hart - The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be | Mr. Perfect | 2005-11-14 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 2002 | Mr. Perfect | 2002-01-20 |
Movie | WWE No Way Out 2002 | Mr. Perfect | 2002-02-17 |
Movie | WWE Wrestlemania X8 | Mr. Perfect | 2002-03-17 |
Movie | WWE Insurrextion 2002 | Mr. Perfect (Dark Match) | 2002-05-04 |
Movie | Ready to Rumble | Himself | 2000-04-07 |
Movie | WCW Slamboree 2000 | Curt Hennig | 2000-05-07 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-03-14 |
Movie | WCW SuperBrawl IX | Curt Hennig | 1999-02-21 |
Movie | WCW Souled Out 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-01-17 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-06-13 |
Movie | WCW Mayhem 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-11-21 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-07-11 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-09-12 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-12-19 |
Movie | WCW Road Wild 1999 | Curt Hennig | 1999-08-14 |
Movie | WCW Spring Stampede 1998 | Himself | 1998-04-19 |
Movie | WCW Uncensored 1998 | Himself | 1998-03-15 |
Movie | WCW The Great American Bash 1998 | Manager | 1998-06-14 |
Movie | WCW Road Wild 1998 | Curt Hennig | 1998-08-08 |
Movie | WCW Bash at the Beach '98 | Curt Hennig | 1998-07-12 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1998 | Curt Hennig (Appearance) | 1998-12-27 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1998 | Himself | 1998-09-13 |
Movie | WCW Road Wild 1997 | Curt Hennig | 1997-08-09 |
Movie | WCW Fall Brawl 1997 | Curt Hennig | 1997-09-14 |
Movie | WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 | Himself | 1997-07-13 |
Movie | WCW Starrcade 1997 | Himself | 1997-12-28 |
Movie | WCW World War 3 1997 | Himself | 1997-11-23 |
Movie | WCW Halloween Havoc 1997 | Curt Hennig | 1997-10-26 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1996 | Mr. Perfect (Referee) | 1996-06-23 |
Movie | WWE In Your House 11: Buried Alive | Mr. Perfect (Manager) | 1996-10-20 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania X | Mr. Perfect (Referee) | 1994-03-20 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1993 | Mr. Perfect | 1993-01-24 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania IX | Mr. Perfect | 1993-04-04 |
Movie | WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 | Mr. Perfect | 1993-04-11 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1993 | Mr. Perfect | 1993-08-30 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1993 | Mr. Perfect | 1993-06-13 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VIII | Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant) | 1992-04-05 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1992 | Mr. Perfect | 1992-08-29 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1992 | Mr. Perfect | 1992-11-25 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1991 | Mr. Perfect | 1991-01-19 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VII | Mr. Perfect | 1991-03-24 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1991 | Mr. Perfect | 1991-08-26 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Mr. Perfect (Executive Consultant) | 1991-11-27 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1990 | Mr. Perfect | 1990-01-21 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania VI | Mr. Perfect | 1990-04-01 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1990 | Mr. Perfect | 1990-11-22 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1990 | Mr. Perfect | 1990-08-27 |
Movie | WWE WrestleMania V | Mr. Perfect | 1989-04-02 |
Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1989 | Mr. Perfect | 1989-01-15 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1989 | Mr. Perfect | 1989-08-28 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1989 | Mr. Perfect | 1989-11-23 |
Movie | WWE WrestleFest | Mr. Perfect | 1988-07-31 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1988 | Mr. Perfect | 1988-11-24 |
Movie | Bad Guys | Wrestler | 1986-03-14 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 | |
Movie | AWA Super Clash | Curt Henning | 1985-09-25 |
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