Discover the man behind the nickname with this portrait of Curt Hennig ... family -- including his father, retired AWA superstar Larry "The Axe" Hennig -- that reveal the man as he was in and ...

His father, Larry “The Axe” Hennig, was a popular professional wrestler himself in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for his association with the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Curt Hennig’s fame ...

From his time as AWA Champion to the heights of the Mr. Perfect run in WWE, to a memorable tenure with WCW at the height of the Monday Night War, Curt Hennig had a distinguished career in pro ...

He stuck with the AWA to near the end in 1987. "He had a famous match that year with Curt Hennig, who was 25 years younger than him,'' Schire said. "It reached the one-hour time limit and it was ...

This list will examine the best Curt Hennig matches according to Dave Meltzer's 5-star ratings. Hennig won the AWA World title from Bockwinkel with the help of Larry Zbyszko's infamous "roll of dimes.

Curt Hennig is one of the greatest wrestlers to never win a world title in WCW and WWE. Few wrestlers in his era "looked the part" like Hennig who could hold his own in the ring with anyone. He's ...

AWA Super Clash II: San Francisco, California: – Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Title (Larry Zbyszko handed Hennig a roll of quarters to knock Bockwinkel out. The ...

Things started to improve for Hall as he was eventually teamed with Curt Hennig and they won the AWA World Tag Team Championship in 1986 from Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal (better known as Steven or ...

While with the WWF, the younger Hennig’s character – “Mr. Perfect” – was one of the group’s top stars. The Hennigs are just one of two fathers and sons to win the AWA belts.

Part of the very famous class of 1976, Curt Hennig found himself in Robbinsdale due to the fact that his father, Larry “The Axe” Hennig was also a Robbinsdale alum and wrestled in the AWA for years.