History Wrestling / CurtHennig

* RickyMorton: He served this role in the AWA, taking a beating in the ring inky for ScottHall to save him at the last minute. Years later, Hall mentioned that Curt was so good at this role that fans would advise him to split from Curt as he was "holding you down".

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In WCW, Hennig betrayed Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, The Four Horsemen ''and'' the [=nWo=] Wolfpac.

* HotDad

* WrestlingFamily: Curt was the son of Larry "The Axe" Hennig and now his own son Joe wrestles in WWE as Curtis Axel (formerly Michael [=McGillicutty=] of Wrestling/TheNexus). His daughter, Amy, is also a wrestler.

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Went undefeated for his whole first year in WWF, to play up his "Perfect" gimmick. The streak ended rather anticlimactically with mid-carder Brutus Beefcake beating him at Wrestlemania VI.

'''Curt Hennig''' was a wrestler in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the early '90's. During this time he performed under the Mr. Perfect gimmick and was, and still is, considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in [=WWE=] history. Among his in-ring achivements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-h.html AWA World Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] w[=/=]Wrestling/ScottHall, a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html WCW United States Heavyweight Champion]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-t.html WCW World Tag Team Champion]] w[=/=]Barry Windham. Briefly competed in Wrestling/{{TNA}} when it was still a division of the NWA. He passed away in 2003 from acute cocaine intoxication. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: His career was littered with incidents of drug use and drunkenness (it's no coincidence that he used to tag-team with Wrestling/ScottHall), so it's no surprise that his drunken brawl with Wrestling/BrockLesnar on a plane ended his second WWE stint.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Often called "the best wrestler never to be WWE Champion", Hennig's career was plagued by constant injuries which kept him from being used by WWE to his full potential.
** There was a period of about a month at the end of 1989 where the plan was for Hennig to go over Wrestling/HulkHogan at ''[=WrestleMania=] VI'' to get the WWF title. Popular rumor is that Hogan himself nixed the idea.
** Before his death, the idea was floated about him possibly taking the NWA world heavyweight championship from Wrestling/JeffJarrett.
** Curt barely dodged a bullet - Terry Taylor was also considered for the "Mr. Perfect" gimmick. When Hennig was chosen for that gimmick, Taylor was given the "Red Rooster" gimmick, which permanently destroyed his career.

** In WCW he was a member of both The Four Horsemen and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder.

** There was a period of about a month at the end of 1989 where the plan was for Hennig to go over Wrestling/HulkHogan at WrestleMania VI to get the WWF title. Popular rumor is that Hogan himself nixed the idea.

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** He and Wrestling/BretHart had some classic matches that set the pace for future technical wrestlers in WWE.** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/RicFlair in WCW.

** He and Wrestling/BretHart had some classic matches that set the pace for future technical wrestlers in WWE.
** Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage and Wrestling/RicFlair in WCW.

* PowerStable: In WCW he was a member of both Wrestling/TheFourHorsemen and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder.

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'''Curt Hennig''' was a wrestler in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the early '90's. During this time he performed under the Mr. Perfect gimmick and was, and still is, considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in [=WWE=] history. He held the AWA World Championship, the Intercontinental Championship twice and has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Briefly competed in {{TNA}} when it was still a division of the NWA. He passed away in 2003 from acute cocaine intoxication.

You can learn more about his career at TheOtherWiki.

* ArchEnemy: He and BretHart had some classic matches that set the pace for future technical wrestlers in WWE.

* JerkJock: May have been the first notable one in professional wrestling. His success probably led to KurtAngle and Jack Swagger's gimmicks.

** To be more specific, he was well-known for twirling in mid-air while taking powerful strikes (such as a clothesline). He also had his own variation of the "[[RicFlair Flair Flip]]" that he would work into most matches, especially before his back injury.
* TricksterArchetype: In RealLife, Curt loved to prank people not unlike OwenHart. Once he went to a party and crapped in the hosts' baby's potty and managed to convince them their kid took an adult-sized shit.

** There was a period of about a month at the end of 1989 where the plan was for Hennig to go over HulkHogan at WrestleMania VI to get the WWF title. Popular rumor is that Hogan himself nixed the idea.
** Before his death, the idea was floated about him possibly taking the NWA world heavyweight championship from JeffJarrett.
* WrestlingFamily: Curt was the son of Larry "The Axe" Hennig and now his own son wrestles in WWE as Curtis Axel (formerly Michael [=McGillicutty=]).

'''Wrestling/CurtHennig''' was a wrestler in the Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the early '90's. During this time he performed under the Mr. Perfect gimmick and was, and still is, considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in Wrestling/{{WWE}} history. He held the AWA World Championship, the Intercontinental Championship twice and has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Briefly competed in {{TNA}} when it was still a division of the NWA. He passed away in 2003 from acute cocaine intoxication.

!!'''Tropes Associated with Mr. Perfect include:'''

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: In WCW, Hennig betrayed DiamondDallasPage, The Four Horsemen ''and'' the [=nWo=] Wolfpac.

** He had lost to HulkHogan at some house shows a few months earlier, but none of those were televised.

** While recovering from a vicious back injury in '91 and '92, Hennig served as a commentator and as RicFlair's "executive consultant."

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: His career was littered with incidents of drug use and drunkenness (it's no coincidence that he used to tag-team with ScottHall), so it's no surprise that his drunken brawl with BrockLesnar on a plane ended his second WWE stint.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: His classic [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] theme was a knock-off of ''Theme from Exodus''.
** He used ''Theme from Exodus'' for a period after his debut before it was changed.

* [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong The Dale Oliver Version]]: His TNA theme [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir6-W89IsAI "Champion"]] was a combination of We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions.
* LightningBruiser: Agility? He could hit missile dropkicks and jump over opponents. Strength? Once Perfect-Plexed TheBigShow. Endurance? Could wrestle for long periods of time and put on great matches even with real injuries. (He wrestled through his Summerslam classic against BretHart with a back problem)

* TheNicknamer: Coined ShawnMichaels' famous moniker, "The Heartbreak Kid."
** Interestingly enough, he was also the first to refer to Hunter Hearst-Helmsley as TripleH.
* PowerStable: In WCW he was a member of both TheFourHorsemen and NewWorldOrder.

* WrestlingFamily: Curt was the son of Larry "The Axe" Hennig and now his own son wrestles in WWE as Michael [=McGillicutty=].

* HairOfGold

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'''Wrestling/CurtHennig''' was a wrestler in the {{WWE}} in the early '90's. During this time he performed under the Mr. Perfect gimmick and was, and still is, considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in {{WWE}} history. He held the AWA World Championship, the Intercontinental Championship twice and has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Briefly competed in {{TNA}} when it was still a division of the NWA. He passed away in 2003 from acute cocaine intoxication.

* PowerStable: In WCW he was a member of both TheFourHorsemen and NewWorldOrder.

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: His career was littered with incidents of drug use and drunkenness (it's no coincidence that he used to tag-team with ScottHall), so it's no surprise that his drunken brawl with BrockLesnar on a plane ended his second WWE stint.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: His classic [[{{WWE}} WWF]] theme was a knock-off of ''Theme from Exodus''.

* TheatricsOfPain: He had the ability to make his opponents look much better than they were. This was probably why he was used more to put lesser talents over rather than being a Main Eventer.

** Before his death, the idea was floated about him possibly taking the NWA world heavyweight championship from JeffJarrett.

'''Curt Hennig''' was a wrestler in the {{WWE}} in the early '90's. During this time he performed under the Mr. Perfect gimmick and was, and still is, considered to be one of the best technical wrestlers in {{WWE}} history. He held the AWA World Championship, the Intercontinental Championship twice and has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Briefly competed in {{TNA}} when it was still a division of the NWA. He passed away in 2003 from acute cocaine intoxication.

* FinishingMove: The Perfect-Plex was almost impossible to kick out of, but these days it seems more like a NameOfPower move.