). [68] Hennig and Windham held the tag titles for a month, before losing to Benoit and Malenko in a lumberjack match, the following month at Uncensored, after Arn Anderson hit Hennig with a tire iron. Perfect takes on Tugboat for the IC Championship (May 4, 1991). No one did it quite as perfect as Mr. Perfect persona turned him into an attraction. Other peers including Hulk Hogan,[99] Ric Flair,[100] Bret Hart,[101] Shawn Michaels,[102] and Kevin Nash have also commended Hennig's in-ring talents. Mr. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He was set to participate as a member of Razor Ramon's team at Survivor Series, but was replaced in the match by Randy Savage. From 1984 to 1988 he made occasional appearances for the company. photo: wwe.com. Perfect gimmick consisting of Curt Hennig being a gifted athlete, especially with vignettes showing off his athletic prowess in a comedic fashion, his career was off to the races. Although Rude was born in St. Peter, both men went to High School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, where they became close friends.. Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 129 items that match the search parameters. However, while cocaine addiction played a part in his passing, Larry Hennig alluded to painkillers and steroids as a factor. Perfect", which would become his ring name in 1989 and the use of his real name would be phased out. Albert vs. Al Snow vs. Billy Gunn vs. Booker T vs. Bradshaw vs. Christian vs. Chuck vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Faarooq vs. Goldust vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kane vs. Kurt Angle vs. Lance Storm vs. Matt Hardy vs. Maven vs. Mr. Achieving John Collins. [29][30][31] After his title win, Perfect enlisted Bobby Heenan as his "perfect" manager[25] and made a successful title defense against Santana on July 28 Saturday Night's Main Event XXVII. [60] Hennig was scheduled to wrestle Goldberg for the United States Heavyweight Championship at June's The Great American Bash pay-per-view, but he failed to compete due to injury, so he asked Konnan to replace him. Perfect, or Curt Hennig as his real name, is widely considered among the all-time best in professional wrestling. Takeoff, Offsets fellow Migos member, was shot dead in Houston, Texas, Investors looking to score big over the next few years need to find several potential 10-bagger stocks. It appeared Helmsley's attack left Perfect injured and unable to compete. 199 is the 46th Prime number Professional Wrestler. Owning an unreliable car is frustrating and expensive. Hennig, had it all. [35][36] The following month, Perfect won a battle royal on April 27 Saturday Night's Main Event by last eliminating Greg Valentine,[37][38] which led to a match between the two for Perfect's title on May 14 episode of Prime Time Wrestling, where Perfect retained the title via disqualification. [14][15] Hennig and Madusa joined The Diamond Exchange, a stable led by Diamond Dallas Page that also included Badd Company and Colonel DeBeers. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Curt Hennig (7175252)? [83] He also participated in a dark match at the Insurrextion on May 4, 2002, defeating Goldust. No longer using the Mr. Perfect died from an accidental overdose of cocaine. PERFECT) 43,034 views Aug 25, 2015 212 Dislike Share Save THE REAPER FILES 216K subscribers This video details the death of professional wrestler Curt. he remained a sought-after figure on the independent wrestling scene and recently had worked for Jerry Jarrett's NWA-TNA . [44] Hennig defeated Flair the next night on Monday Night Raw in a match where the loser would be forced to leave WWF. For more than two decades in various promotions, Curt Hennig put on some of the greatest matches in the long and storied history of professional wrestling. [71] Rednecks were intended to be villains but the southern WCW fans cheered them instead of the Soldiers, resulting in the angle being dropped. Bischoff spoke about how he had a lot of expectations for Hennig coming into WCW as he had been a fan of his work previously. [18] He went undefeated on television for over a year, beating mid-card wrestlers including B. Brian Blair, Ronnie Garvin, Koko B. Ware,[19] The Blue Blazer,[20] The Red Rooster,[21][22] Jimmy Snuka,[23] Tito Santana, and Bret Hart[24] throughout 1989. Perfect, an arrogant heel that could do every single thing in sportswellperfectly. He was an eight time world champion, having won the WWA World Heavyweight Championship once . The Tragic Death of WWE Legend The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. For someone that surprisingly never won the WWE Championship, Mr. [50], Hennig took a year off to recover from a back injury until he returned to the company as a color commentator at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in 1995. He would lose the title in an equally controversial manner to Jerry Lawler in Memphis, Tennessee on May 9, 1988. Brock Lesnar Took Curt Hennig's Tragic Death Hard Way back in the early 2000s, Lesnar was a part of an interview conducted by WWE titled WWE: Confidential. Perfect (January 20, 2002 - May 7, 2002) Curt Hennig (November 6, 1996 - January 19, 2002) Mr. [39][103] This title win makes them the first, and only, father-son duo to hold the championship. [73] He was forced to retire after losing a retirement match against Buff Bagwell at Mayhem. [39] The following week on Superstars, Perfect became a color commentator of the show for the next full year, acting as a suitable villainous foil to Vince McMahon's play-by-play. US officials, Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to reporters in Georgia. He was found in a hotel room in Tampa, Florida by a workout partner concerned that he had not shown up for his match for Jimmy Hart's promotion. The shipment is Trump trounces DeSantis in potential GOP primary matchup, new poll finds Former President Trump holds at 17-point lead over Florida Gov. [15] As a result, Flair left WWF. 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. Perfect survived the match with Bravo. Stars of various major league sports, including Wade Boggs (MLB), Steve Jordan (NFL), and Mike Modano (NHL), co-starred with Hennig in these vignettes. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Perfect dealt with more injury issues and spent time both in the ring and on commentary. Then the nWo comes to the ring to beat on Giant. Curt Hennig Mr. Drops his bat and fights the entire nWo to one of the loudest pops you'll ever hear. After initially laughing off Savage's offer, Perfect was swayed by Savage's cajoling and by Bobby Heenan's degrading comments and commanding Perfect to follow orders, which would lead to Perfect turning into a fan favorite for the first time in WWF by dumping water on Heenan and accepting Savage's offer to return to the ring and become his partner at Survivor Series, much to the delight of the Prime Time Wrestling cast of Hillbilly Jim, Jim Duggan, and Vince McMahon. On February 10, 2003, Curt Hennig passed away in Brandon, Florida, United States. This was shortly after the death. Curt Hennig was born on March 28, 1958, as the son of professional wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig.Hennig was childhood friends with fellow wrestler Rick Rude as well as Paul Shulte of Manchester, VT who was also known as "Mr. Perfect". Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Perfect dropped the IC title to Kerry Von Erich at SummerSlam later that year but regained it a few months later and held it for 280 days leading into his match with Bret The Hitman Hart at the 1991 edition of SummerSlam. Year should not be greater than current year. Curt Hennig: To show more matches, change the "Results per Page" value above. He only holds one rope to do it. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. On February 10, 2003, ahead of a scheduled match at the Florida State Fair, Curt Hennig was found dead in his hotel room in Tampa as a result of acute cocaine intoxication. Unfortunately for Hennig, he missed out on numerous years in his prime due to injury and retired on a couple of occasions, which rarely means anything in the pro wrestling industry. Hennig was childhood friends with fellow wrestler Rick Rude as well as Paul Shulte of Manchester, VT who was also known as "Mr. [25] Later in the same night, Perfect participated in the Royal Rumble match as the No. [67][69] Hennig competed against Hollywood Hogan in a losing effort the main event of the March 18 episode of Thunder after Horace saved Hogan from a Hennig-Plex. WWE credited Hennig for raising the standard of technical wrestling in that company,[2] while professional wrestling journalists Bob Ryder and Dave Scherer, in a 2000 publication, recognized him as "one of the best all-round competitors this business has ever produced". 10 car full-time for the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Zuppes tautog is the biggest ever landed by a female angler. On television, he wrestled a few preliminary opponents, but to avoid stressing his back with the Perfectplex, adopted the gimmick of throwing his opposition out of the ring in disgust and defeating them by countout. [citation needed]. Appeared on the pre-show card of Wrestlemania XVIII (2002) in March 2002, at the Toronto Skydome, Canada. Its a dream of every investor to make millions from the market. [34] He unsuccessfully challenged Texas Tornado in a rematch for the Intercontinental Championship on November 24 MSG Network special, before regaining the title by defeating Texas Tornado on December 15 episode of Superstars, with help from Ted DiBiase. GREAT NEWS! Brock Lesnar Took Curt Hennig's Tragic Death Hard Way back in the early 2000s, Lesnar was a part of an interview conducted by WWE titled WWE: Confidential. [12][13] Hennig, along with his father Larry "The Axe", would engage in a long feud with Greg Gagne and his father, Verne Gagne. The Rednecks made their final pay-per-view appearance at Road Wild on August 14, where Hennig, Barry and Duncum lost to The Revolution in a six-man tag team match. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. Hennig replied to Anderson's invitation by saying "It would be a privilege." [54] At Fall Brawl, Hennig was allegedly jumped backstage by the nWo before the WarGames match and came to ringside mid-match with his arm in a sling. However, plans were scrapped off after Hennig's back problems flared up again. . Eric Bischoff recently spent some time on his 83 Weeks Podcast talking about Hennig's time in the company. By Andrew Roberts - June 20, 2021 10:12 pm EDT. He could bowl. Shortly after wrestling his final match against David Flair on January 2003, Curt Hennig was found dead by a housekeeper in a Florida hotel room on February 10, 2003, at approximately 1:30 pm. From when he re-signed with WWE in 1988 to his in-ring career in the company winding down during the mid-1990s, Curt Hennig accomplished a lot in that short period of time. He eliminated Flair, Skinner and Jerry Lawler until he was eliminated by Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware and Lawler. They attended Robbinsdale High School in his hometown of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, alongside Tom Zenk, Brady Boone, Nikita Koloff, John Nord, Road Warrior Hawk . This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. This is Part 1. Considering that Curt Hennig dealt with serious injuries that kept him out of wrestling, like the back injury of 1991, his painkiller addiction may have amplified after suffering such injuries. Curt Hennig at the LA Sports Arena (August 13, 1988). [39] The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office declared acute cocaine intoxication to be the cause of his death. There is a problem with your email/password. Promotion for the video included Charlie Haas spoofing Hennig's memorable sports vignettes at a Dave & Buster's on Raw. [54] In 1998, Hennig and Rude were put into a rivalry with Bret Hart and his relatives British Bulldog and Jim Neidhart, during which both teams competed against each other in several matches throughout the first half of 1998. The seven clubs include the defending champions . James, he also had a title match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Disciples of the New Church but failed to win the titles. This is a carousel with slides. 27, 1991", "WWE SNME Wrestling Results - Taped April 15, 1991 - Omaha, NE", "Thirteen years after his death, Curt Hennig remains 'Perfect', "Yokozuna (spot No. 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. Curt Hennig (May 8, 2002 - February 10, 2003) Mr. Hennig was not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene. [67], Hennig formed a tag team with Barry Windham and continued the rivalry with The Four Horsemen. Konnan lost the match, and afterward both Hennig and Rude attacked him, removing themselves from the Wolfpac and joining nWo Hollywood. [32] Hennig was scheduled to defend the title against Brutus Beefcake at SummerSlam, stemming from his loss to Beefcake at WrestleMania but Beefcake suffered an injury and The Texas Tornado substituted for Beefcake and challenged Hennig to a title match for SummerSlam on August 11 episode of Superstars, which Perfect accepted on the following week's Superstars. But There Was One Big Problem She Couldnt Fix. [28] Following his loss to Hogan, Perfect quietly ended his association with The Genius. No BS. Perfect remained undefeated on WWE television for close to a year and a half, even getting a countout win over Hulk Hogan on an episode of Saturday Nights Main Event. Made his pro debut in 1979 and wrestled for the AWA during the 1980's. On January 18, 1986, he won the AWA tag team titles with Scott Hall from Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal. He began being associated with Madusa Miceli, the AWA World Women's Champion since December 27, 1987. However, he was kicked out of the group after speaking against the leaders on January 25 episode of Nitro. Perfect's theme song. [75], He remained on the WCW television, continuing to make sporadic appearances with the company. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Curt Hennig I found on Findagrave.com. photo: wwe.com, In the weeks following Mr. Perfects death, many of his friends like Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart and Ric Flair spoke to the press about Curt, saying what a good person he was. We have set your language to Curt Hennig made his return to WWE in 1988 and was given the amazing gimmick of Mr. Get the occasional email with the latest wrestling tributes and memorials, Search by ring name, real name, cause of death, organization, time period (2000s, etc) or specific year, WWE Hall of Famer Ravishing Rick Rude was an amazing individual in and out of the ring. Ron DeSantis (R) in a hypothetical GOP primary matchup, Pat McAfee and Aaron Rodgers After Joey Bosa obliterated NFL referees, it didnt take Aaron Rodgers long to figure out the problem with league officials. Among other incidents of drunkenness, the tussle took place on the infamous "Plane Ride from Hell". Here he takes on the late S.D. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. While he would lose some house show matches here and there, Mr. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [2] On July 4, 2007, Hennig was posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. Finding that he was incapable of performing those feats, Haas decided "there was only one Mr. Dead at 44 Curt Hennig, known to wrestling fans as Mr. 28, 1990", "Saturday Night's Main Event results - Apr. [76][77] Hennig lost to Stasiak at Slamboree. [45] He then went on to feud with the debuting Lex Luger, who berated Perfect during his promos. Perfect (Non-Playable Manager) and as Curt Hennig in his nWo Attire (DLC)), WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18 and WWE 2K19. 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