Curt Hennig

Quick Facts

Full Name	Curt Hennig
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Mar 28, 1958(1958-03-28)
Age	66
Date Of Death	2003-02-10
Birthplace	Robbinsdale
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Pisces

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. Professional wrestler dubbed “Mr. Perfect” who passed away from a fatal overdose of cocaine in 2003.

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.

Curt Hennig Net Worth

Curt Hennig 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: December 11, 2023)

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

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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

Who is Curt Hennig Dating?

According to our records, Curt Hennig married to Leonice Leonard. As of December 1, 2023, Curt Hennig’s is not dating anyone.

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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.

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.