Weight: 232 lbs.

Finishing Maneuver(s): PerfectPlex

As second generation wrestlers go, Curt Hennig was destined for greatness. He grew up idolizing his father the great Larry "the Axe" Hennig and had as his best friend since high school, "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Curt's father Larry was one of the top competitors in the AWA, teaming with Harley Race to win three AWA World Tag Team championships. In 1978, Larry turned his attention to working with Verne Gagne to train their respective sons, Curt and Greg Gagne.

Curt debuted in 1979 and achieved early success by teaming with a young Scott Hall and defeating Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal for the AWA World Tag Team belts. Curt became AWA World Champion, though controversy surrounded the outcome of the match as it appeared that Hennig was handed a roll of quarters and used it to knock the champion out cold. Ignoring the controversy, Curt defended the title for more than a year. Finally, Hennig traveled to Memphis, Tennessee where the hometown hero, Jerry Lawler, turned the tables on the champion and defeated Hennig for the belt.

Without a title belt, Hennig decided that a change of scenery would be beneficial and he moved to the Northeast and in the fall of 1988 entered the World Wrestling Federation under the guise of "Mr. Perfect." The WWF set the stage for his debut by creating video clips of him excelling in numerous sports as the "complete athlete." In 1989, Perfect, angry that he was not given a shot at the title shot against the promotion's champion (Hulk Hogan), destroyed the championship belt and began a feud that lasted for much of the fall. After obtaining the services of Bobby Heenan as his manager, Perfect entered a tournament for the vacant Intercontinental title belt. Perfect defeated Tito Santana in the finals to become the Intercontinental champion. After losing the belt, Perfect recaptured it in a rematch. His title reign lasted for almost nine months before he was defeated by Bret "the Hitman" Hart at SummerSlam. During the match, Perfect re-injured a lingering back injury and was forced to take some time off to heal.

In late 1991 he returned as an advisor to Ric Flair. As Flair's "Executive Consultant," Perfect helped the "Nature Boy" to win the WWF Heavyweight championship. Their partnership seemed solid until "Macho Man" Randy Savage asked Perfect to serve as his partner against Flair and Razor Ramon. By accepting the invitation, he thereby severed all ties with Flair. In January 1993, Perfect defeated Flair in a "loser leaves the WWF match." While this seemed to set the stage for a big push for Perfect, his back injury flared up again and he was forced to take more time off.

Perfect returned in 1995 as a color commentator at the Survivor Series. In 1996, Perfect served as Hunter Hearst Helmsley's manager, but left the WWF and entered World Championship Wrestling a year later.

Title Summary:

Pacific Coast Title
AWA Tag Title w/Scott Hall}
AWA World Heavyweight Title
WWF Intercontinental Title (2)
WCW Tag Team Title w/Barry Windham
WCW US Heavyweight Title