Ringside Review: ‘Mr. Perfect’ found dead in motel
Curt Hennig passed away Monday, Feb. 10.
“Mr. Perfect,” who was 42, was found in his motel room, still in bed.
Curt was a second-generation wrestler. His dad was Larry “The Axe” Hennig. He was trained by Larry and the great Harley Race. His best friend since high school was “Ravishing” Rick Rude. The two made their wrestling start against each other, and over a period of about two months they had 10 wins each. Rude was 15 years old, and Hennig was 14.
Larry Zbyscko and Curt teamed to win the AWA tag team championship in 1987. That same year, Hennig won the AWA World Championship over Nick Bockwinkel and lost it to Jerry Lawler in Memphis.
He became “Mr. Perfect” in 1988, when he entered the WWF. Video clips were shown of him excelling in many different sports.
Even though he never made it to superstar status, he helped a lot of young wrestlers and was very important backstage.
We will miss “Mr. Perfect,” and his ever-present chewing gum. Rest in peace.
• Some times the best action on Monday Night “Raw” happens at a time we at home can’t see. In a dark match (no TV), Sean O’Haire defeated Mike Garcia in a match the crowd loved.
Lita came out to a huge pop, and Spike Dudley beat Christopher Nowinski in a very short match. Victoria defeated Jacqueline, who blew a bunch of spots and made the match very bad.
• If you wondered (as I did) what the fans were looking at during the Jericho/Hardy match, it was two girls in the crowd making out. The “HLA” distraction was what Jericho was taunting the crowd for.
The best action was after the TV show went off.
After Vince left, Austin’s music hit. Everyone thought it was for a “No Way Out” promo, but suddenly “Stone Cold” came out in his black “What?” T-shirt and blue denim shorts.
Morley came down to save Eric Bischoff from Austin, and ended up getting beaten and stunned.
Jericho came out, wanting to drink a beer with “Stone Cold.” He got his beer, then quickly got a “Stone Cold Stunner.”
Austin then shared a beer with J.R., and left the arena.
• IWF Pro Wrestling invades Jake’s Auction Barn on Hwy 56 tonight, with the 7-foot Gravestone taking on Vicious Vandy Fultz highlighting the card of action.
Other matches will see Snowman vs. Desperado, Tha Thug taking on Otis T. Bass, and Dreamweaver vs. Talon as well as several other stars.
Tickets are $7, and kids under six are admitted free.
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