Curt Hennig went on to hold the title for 373 days before dropping it to Jerry The King Lawler so he could rejoin WWE. Hennig was found dead in a hotel room in Florida, where he was scheduled to wrestle, on February 10th. Curt Hennig (May 8, 2002 - February 10, 2003) Mr. [86], After being released from WWE,[87] he went on to work for NWA Total Nonstop Action. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. He made his final appearance in WCW in 2000. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Curt Hennig (7175252)? [45], Perfect made his surprise return to WWF at WrestleMania X on March 20, 1994, where he was the special guest referee for the WWF Championship match between Lex Luger and Yokozuna. Try again later. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. 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 January 18, 1986, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He threw bullseye after bullseye in darts. Please reset your password. Coming into the season, Utah was expected to embark on a full-blown Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, in response to what it described as macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities. The company said in a regulatory filing A young girl rides on a mans shoulders as they walk along a street in Beijing on October 7, 2022. Name: Curtis Michael Hennig Preferred Name: Curt Hennig Date Of Birth: Mar 28th 1958 Place of Birth: Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States Nationality: USA Gender: Male Matches: 505 (52 Pay Per View) Date Of Death: Feb 10th 2003 Cause of Death: drug overdose/ heart attack Place of Death: Tampa, Florida, United States Ring Name(s): Curt Hennig, Mr. The interview, Seinfeld Remember the mailman on Seinfeld? Mr. He eliminated Flair, Skinner and Jerry Lawler until he was eliminated by Ted DiBiase, Koko B. Ware and Lawler. Hennig, 44, of Champlin, Minn., died . Perfect (January 20, 2002 - May 7, 2002) Curt Hennig (November 6, 1996 - January 19, 2002) Mr. She Was The Most Powerful Woman In Ohio. [83] He also participated in a dark match at the Insurrextion on May 4, 2002, defeating Goldust. "[7], Curt Hennig was born on March 28, 1958, as the son of professional wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Once again using the Mr. Perfect In WWE, Curt Hennigs Career Winds Down Due To Injuries. [4] In addition to winning multiple titles in WCW during the late 1990s, Hennig challenged for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on pay-per-view (PPV), and led stable and country music group the West Texas Rednecks, who recorded the popular tongue-in-cheek song, "Rap Is Crap". Son of legendary wrestler Larry "The Ax" Hennig. he remained a sought-after figure on the independent wrestling scene and recently had worked for Jerry Jarrett's NWA-TNA . 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. Perfect (July 29, 1988 - November 5, 1996) Curt Hennig (January 30, 1980 - July 28, 1988) Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) Weight. Anderson's plea that Hennig takes "his spot" was the subject of the following week's parody of the Horsemen by the nWo, which led to the WarGames match. In 2000, he began working on the indie circuit. From 1984 to 1988 he made occasional appearances for the company. This browser does not support getting your location. [15] Hennig ended up turning on Page costing them the match. Diet and exercise both play a major role Maureen OConnor, a Republican retired chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, sided with her Democratic colleagues to find that the Ohio Redistricting Commissions maps were unconstitutionally unfair to Democrats. [74] He was reinstated by the powers that be a month later, however, and joined forces with Creative Control, during which the trio defeated Harlem Heat and Midnight at Starrcade. No one did it quite as perfect as Mr. ExxonMobil Unveils Another Massive Oil Development. Missouri was one of the most interesting states during the Civil War when it came to politics, everyday life, as well as historical significance. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the, PWI ranked him No. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. While he would lose some house show matches here and there, Mr. [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. He wrestled for the XWF for the remainder of the year, facing opponents including Buff Bagwell and Vampiro. Try again later. [60] Hennig joined forces with Barry Windham to take on Flair and his son David in a tag team match at Souled Out in 1999, which Hennig's team lost. Weve updated the security on the site. [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. Sound off in the comments section below! He was 82. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7175252/curt-hennig. He would stay there until 1999, disappointed in being relegated to non-wrestling roles within the company. Eventually, he was paired-up in tag team matches with another young upstart, Eddie Gilbert, himself the son of a wrestling legend (Tommy Gilbert). In 1987, he earned the biggest win of his career to date by defeating Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, a title his father never held. [41] On November 16 episode of Prime Time Wrestling, Savage asked Perfect to be his partner. On September 9, 2008, WWE released a two-disc DVD set focused on Hennig titled The Life and Times of Mr. [45][48] Hennig's last televised match in WWF was on November 7 episode of Wrestling Challenge, where he defeated Iron Mike Sharpe. 10/01/2023. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. With the Mr. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. 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[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. Hennig made his televised in-ring return on September 11 episode of All-American Wrestling, defeating enhancement talent Ron Rovishod. Perfect takes on Tugboat for the IC Championship (May 4, 1991). [60][63] The following month, Goldberg won the World Heavyweight Championship and Hennig, despite his injury, faced Goldberg for the title in a losing effort at Bash at the Beach. Verify and try again. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. At the time of his death, he was 22 years old. He then had short feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rob Van Dam before forming a tag team with Shawn Stasiak at house shows throughout March and April as well as a tag team on television with Big Boss Man. Hennig . This is a carousel with slides. 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. 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. Hennig was mentioned on Raw 1000 by his old friend Bret Hart, who acted as the guest ring announcer for the night's Intercontinental title match. A tribute song about Hennig, "My Perfect Friend", was featured on the 2003 "Macho Man" Randy Savage album Be a Man.[98]. Perfect', "Lyrics to "Perfect Friend" by: 'Macho Man' Randy Savage", "2007 WWE Hall of Fame Inductees: Mr. [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. Perfect" (although his real name was widely acknowledged), entered the Royal Rumble at No. The Tragic Death Of WWE Legend Mr. 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. [39] He then went on to win the Intercontinental Championship in 2013 at Payback on Father's day, and he dedicated his victory to his father. [75], He remained on the WCW television, continuing to make sporadic appearances with the company. Dunn's Porsche went off the road at 2:30 a.m. in 2011. He is described as a 5-foot-6, 167-pound white man with brown eyes and brown hair. Dead at 44 - Curt Hennig, known to wrestling fans as "Mr. Perfect" died from an accidental overdose of cocaine. [54] His first match in the company took place at July's Bash at the Beach pay-per-view where he became Diamond Dallas Page's mystery tag team partner against nWo members Randy Savage and Scott Hall. 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. [29] Hennig was booked to win the tournament for the vacant title by defeating Jimmy Snuka in the quarter-finals on May 5 episode of Superstars and two-time Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Tito Santana in the finals on May 19 episode of Superstars. In the ring, Hennig really was perfect, at least on television. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. 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. Australias defense ministry on Wednesday said it expects to see its first delivery of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters made by Lockheed Martins (NYSE:LMT) Sikorsky unit this year. He returned to television on November 23 episode of Superstars where he became Ric Flair's "executive consultant". 1981 PWI Wrestling Rookie of the Year, 2nd runner-up. Curtis Michael Hennig (March 28, 1958 February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler. Perfect. photo: Stew Thornley. Failed to delete memorial. To use this feature, use a newer browser. He could play golf. Perfect Curt Hennig. [54] Hennig held the title for the next three months, during which he successfully defended the title against Flair in a standard wrestling match at Halloween Havoc[57] and a no disqualification match at World War 3,[58] before dropping the title to Diamond Dallas Page at Starrcade. [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. [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. [45] At King of the Ring, Perfect defeated Mr. Hughes in the quarter-finals but lost to eventual winner Bret Hart in the semi-finals. Hennig made his pay-per-view debut at Survivor Series 1988 and competed in a five-on-five elimination tag team match as a member of co-captain Andr 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. On February 10, 2003, Curt Hennig passed away in Brandon, Florida, United States. Perfect survived the match with Bravo. 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. [51] The following weekend, Jerry Lawler announced Perfect as his replacement on Superstars,[15] his second stint as a color commentator on the show with Vince McMahon, this time with Jim Ross added as the analyst. Prime Time Wrestling, defeating enhancement talent Ron Rovishod 2nd runner-up ] on November 16 episode of All-American Wrestling defeating. 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