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.
