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Explore Curt Hennig net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Professional wrestler dubbed “Mr. Perfect” who passed away from a fatal overdose of cocaine in 2003. In this article, we will discover how old is Curt Hennig? Who is Curt Hennig dating now & how much money does Curt Hennig have?

Curt Hennig Biography

Curt Hennig is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on March 28, 1958 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States. He was a teammate together with He partnered up with Chris Benoit during his time in the WCW. during his stint in the WCW.

Known as “Cool” Curt Hennig, he began his career on January 30, 1980 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the promotion which had made his father, Larry “The Axe” Hennig a star. Hennig left AWA in 1982 and joined World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

Hennig started his WWF career in 1981. His first victory was against Johnny Rodz. He established himself as a promising young performer against the likes of ‘Playboy’ Buddy Rose, Greg Valentine and Killer Khan. Eventually, he was paired-up in tag team matches with another young upstart, Eddie Gilbert, himself the son of a wrestling legend (Tommy Gilbert).

There were four of his siblings including two siblings and two brothers. He had four children alongside his partner Leonice.

He was admitted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, manager, and color commentator who performed under the name Curt Hennig for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now Impact Wrestling). In the WWF, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company that became his official ring name. Hennig is the son of wrestler Larry “The Axe” Hennig, and father of former WWE wrestler Curtis Axel.

Curt Hennig Net Worth

Curt is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Curt Hennig's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was the first wrestler to join the American Wrestling Association under the name “Cool” Curt Hennig.

Later, he resumed his solo career in the AWA, culminating in defeating the legendary Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at SuperClash on May 2, 1987 with the help of Larry Zbzyszko, and turning villain in doing so. Hennig, along with his father Larry “The Axe”, would engage in a long feud with Greg Gagne and his father, Verne Gagne. He began being associated with Madusa Miceli, the AWA World Women’s Champion since December 27, 1987. Hennig and Madusa joined The Diamond Exchange, a stable led by Diamond Dallas Page that also included Badd Company and Colonel DeBeers.

Hennig returned to the WWF in the mid-1988 at WrestleFest, where he pinned Terry Taylor. Hennig made his televised in-ring return on the September 11 episode of All-American Wrestling, defeating enhancement talent Ron Rovishod. On the October 1 episode of Superstars, vignettes began airing on WWF television, during which he was repackaged with a new character of an arrogant braggart villain who claimed to be able to accomplish difficult tasks “perfectly”, thus earning the nickname of “Mr. Perfect”, which would become his ring name in 1989 and the use of his real name would be phased out. He presented himself as being superior in athletics or anything else he did. These clips showed him hitting half-court, three-point, and no-look basketball shots, bowling a score of 300, running the table in billiards, throwing then catching his own Hail Mary football pass, sinking a long golf putt, hitting home runs and making bulls-eyes in darts. Stars of various major league sports, including Wade Boggs (MLB), Steve Jordan (NFL), and Mike Modano (NHL), co-starred with Hennig in these vignettes. Hennig performed for the first time as Mr. Perfect on the October 4 episode of Prime Time Wrestling, where he defeated Jim Brunzell.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Hennig returned to AWA in 1983. He would eventually become one of the promotion’s top stars in his own right, winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship with Scott Hall by defeating “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin and “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal on 18th January 1986, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Who is Curt Hennig Dating?

According to our records, Curt Hennig married to Leonice Leonard . As of January 13, 2024, Curt Hennig’s is not dating anyone.

Hennig would hold the AWA World Heavyweight Title for about 53 weeks, before losing it to Jerry Lawler on May 9, 1988. Like many other AWA stars of the time (including Hulk Hogan, Rick Martel, and The Rockers), Hennig left the AWA for the WWF with the promise of more money and broadened exposure. He also worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Curt Hennig height 6 ft 3 in Curt weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

In 1982, Hennig teamed up with his father, Larry, and won the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship defeating Rip Oliver and Matt Borne on April 27. He later won the titles with Buddy Rose and Scott McGhee in 1983.

Perfect made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series, where he competed in a five-on-five elimination tag team match as a member of co-captain André the Giant’s team, along with Rick Rude, Dino Bravo(also co-captain) and Harley Race against co-captain Jim Duggan’s team of Jake Roberts(also co-captain), Ken Patera, Tito Santana and Scott Casey. Perfect survived the match with Bravo. He went undefeated on television for over a year, beating mid-card wrestlers including Koko B. Ware, The Blue Blazer, The Red Rooster, Jimmy Snuka, Tito Santana and Bret Hart. throughout 1989.

Facts & Trivia

Curt Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Curt Hennig celebrates birthday on March 28 of every year.

On the October 7 episode of Superstars, Perfect began appearing with The Genius, an arrogant, poetry-reciting scholar on The Brother Love Show and began a rivalry with Hulk Hogan over the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. Their rivalry heated up when Genius defeated Hogan by countout, with Hennig’s assistance on the November 25 Saturday Night’s Main Event XXIV and the duo stole Hogan’s title belt and destroyed it backstage. Perfect and Hogan wrestled on the live events, where he lost to Hogan but they did not compete on television until January 15, 1990 when Hennig received his first opportunity for the WWF Championship against Hogan on the live televised broadcast on the MSG Network and this was his first televised match against Hogan, which he won by disqualification.

What happened to Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig?

Death. On February 10, 2003, Hennig was found dead in a Brandon, Florida hotel room, at the age of 44, six weeks away from his 45th birthday. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office declared acute cocaine intoxication to be the cause of his death.

Was Curt Hennig a nice guy?

Curt Hennig was a good friend to the people that knew him. He was a good family man as he was known for bragging about his wife and kids to the boys in the back. To say that Hennig was a hard worker would be an understatement. He has more often times than not put others before his own needs.

Is Curt Hennig dead?

Deceased (1958–2003)

When did Curt Hennig become Mr. Perfect?

Perfect’ was one of the great gimmicks in WWE history. Curt Hennig made his return to WWE in 1988 and was given the amazing gimmick of “Mr. Perfect,” an arrogant heel that could do every single thing in sports…well…

Where is Curtis Axel now?

According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the third-generation wrestler is officially back in the WWE fold, now working as a producer.

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