The Tragedy of Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig

[@oneall23]

Hearing how he had all these back problems yet in WCW in did a perfect plex on the giant. Truly one of the underrated greats of wrestling. I put respect on his name. Mr. Perfect

[@jonathanturbide2232]

To say he's underrated is absolutely ridiculous, he's by far one of the most highly praised and highly rated wrestler of his era by both fans and other wrestlers alike, he's not underrated at all.

[@oneall23]

@jonathanturbide2232 dude chill your being way too serious if you read my post you would see I have nothing but respect for him. I only said underrated because he is not widely appreciated like other wrestlers such as stone cold, the rock, triple h, the undertaker etc. I meant no disrespect when I said that so don't take it that way

[@DanTrustsTheFathersPlan]

He did one too him too in the opening dark match at Wrestlemania 18 when Show was even bigger.

[@christopherfoley8322]

@@oneall23 I could understand him if he got upset if you said Overrated, but not Underrated. Compared to The Rock, Stone Cold, etc he is underrated

[@chrischar9428]

​@@jonathanturbide2232thank you

[@blornblad4381]

Kurt’s genuine reaction of laughter after Ric Flair’s “With a tear in my eye..” speech has always stuck with me. Such a great moment. Always loved Kurt. RIP❤

[@iamcasihart]

Same here! I think of it often. That impish twinkle in his eyes and the genuine laughter- such a perfect, special, unforgettable moment. ♥️

[@DukeRhodes]

*Curt* is with a *C*

[@carloslozada470]

Too much coke. ​@@iamcasihart

[@mjdf122]

Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig and Ravishing Rick Rude two of the greats

[@alanguages]

Both honestly could and should have been world champ. Curt fit best in the New Generation Era. Just unfortunate he was injured and of course the insurance thing. Edit: When Rude and Mr. Perfect talked, they almost sounded alike with their accent.

[@SwanRonsonDonnyJepp]

Absolutely 💯💪🙏💪

[@myaccount__7269]

@@alanguagesjust sucks too that medicine back then was pretty limited . If his injury happened this time he could have had the surgery he needed. But he also should have never got back in the ring after his first retirement. All those bumps absolutely killed his back and his body and made him dependent on drugs just to deal with the intense pain. Sad story

[@alanguages]

@@myaccount__7269 100% exactly. It would have been great if Mr. Perfect main evented maybe WrestleMania XI against HBK.

[@lesant7659]

Agree. Both gentlemen were good friends.

[@undertakerfanz628]

This video is not only good it is absolutely perfect

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Chill

[@undertakerfanz628]

@EnjoySackLunch brush your teeth

[@UTUBEJOHNNY74]

Hulk Hogan ,……. You can’t do that !!!

[@undertakerfanz628]

@@EnjoySackLunch mind your business

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@@undertakerfanz628 on a public forum? lol ok bud

[@darkviolet]

He will always be the goat to me.

[@iamdevilboy5976]

Curt was unbelievable, no question about it, his work with Bret Hart was amazing, their chemistry in the ring was outstanding, great in ring psychology and things would flow so naturally between them, great match at SummerSlam and King Of The Ring is one of my favorites.

[@urbanbeliever8528]

Those matches were technical masterpieces. They were true mat technicians. You don't see matches like that anymore. Technicians are a very rare breed these days. Most guys in sports entertainment these days are brawlers. Probably one of the very few remaining technicians left in WWE today is Chad Gabel.

[@MIKEJ788]

​​@@urbanbeliever8528 Yes Bret Hart & Mr. Perfect were Perfect/Excellent Tag Team should've been champs

[@Teddy42O]

Curt Henning's Rick Rude shoot promo just after Rude's passing in an underrated great shoot promo.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Yeah it is. Nobody could have done that better than Henning did.

[@adrenaliner91]

Hennig*

[@korbandallas8931]

He was one of my favorite wrestlers. Fun to watch.

[@alvin4551]

Perfect timing for a perfect subject 😊

[@bploan8464]

Still can't believe there's not a good book/film about him.... Probably my favourite wrestler of all time

[@paulcastle4748]

Only thing ull find is the WWE produced DVD the life and times of Mr perfect

[@bploan8464]

@@paulcastle4748 absolutely but with all his pranks and how popular he was with everyone theres such a good book there, such a shame was never written and its probably getting too late now

[@davidkoziar1811]

@@paulcastle4748I was so excited to buy that DVD. He’s probably my favourite wrestler.

[@karisduncan2490]

I met him at the diamondback salloon in Belleville mi, I didn't know who he was he was just a pretty big fellow standing next to me so I introduced myself, we hit it off, and he was awesome to hang with. Very genuine, very kind, and was having a good time.

[@DanTrustsTheFathersPlan]

He was also a big man, at 260lbs basically in his prime he was spinning, flipping around and selling moves better than Dolph ever could. Outstanding video man!

[@chrischar9428]

Prolly not legit 260

[@NiemandUndAuchKeiner]

he was my hero when I was a kid 😢

[@bploan8464]

its funny , i hated him as a kid just how he wanted me to, but as an adult just watch in awe how he got everyone over, the chemistry with him and the Brain, his commentary ...dude was literally perfect

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Legend gone before his time

[@jamesmuller1481]

He was still good in the early 2000's. He beat Brock Lesnar clean.

[@iamcasihart]

Thank you for this. Curt is in my top 10 for every possible reason. He was so damn talented, charismatic, funny as hell, and cool. He is terribly missed. ♥️

[@Mjones22276]

I wanna

[@Mjones22276]

Do u

[@DeathMetalDerf]

I grew up both booing and cheering for this guy. Nobody at the time could portray that smarmy, pompous, "yeah, I actually AM that much better than you," Mr. Perfect gimmick as well as he did. My brother and I would get so mad every time his entrance music would come on. RIP to a real one.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Curt was a real G

[@larryhammer5183]

The fact Curt was never the WWF World Champion or even WCW is a crime! At least he was the AWA World Champion ! I miss the AWA it was my regional weekly TV I could get without cable!

[@MNATrevor]

Fun fact saw him win the WWF Championship at a house show in the early 90s which is unrecognized by the WWF/E. This was during his program with the Genius vs Hogan.

[@ikerichardson8510]

Always thought Shawn Michaels got the push that was initially for Mr perfect!!! I think he's back issues is what changed the plans. by the time he got to WCW he wasn't the same put probably would have gotten the title run if it wasn't for the whole NWO thing nobody was going to get over that custom made for hulk Hogan only!!!

[@michaelmyers7425]

Always felt Perfect was the most complete wrestler....... EVER. He had it all but it was his rhythm in the ring and how he wrestled, it was always like these bursts of power and speed when he sold ever move and it just really exaggerated all of his moves he would put on opponents. I felt like Raven in the mid 2000's was very underrated.

[@skrounst]

I was born in 89 and some of my earliest wrestling memories are of Mr Perfect. I remember practicing the towel flick, and hitting pillows with the perfect plex (as well as the Warrior Splash, and Hulk's leg drop). Good times. Rip Curt Hennig, and Jim Hellwig.

[@Tsunami_Symon]

What's sad what Mr. Perfect was supposed to win the 1990 Royal Rumble, but Hulk Hogan took his place because he said Mr. Perfect wasn't worthy enough. It's a shame he would've been a *Perfect* WWF champion. Pun intended

[@greyjedi6430]

Bro am still pissed about that

[@karlschlenzig6884]

​​​@@greyjedi6430Me 2😂 Everytime it's mentioned I think about what asshole Hogan is.

[@MNATrevor]

Fun fact saw him win the WWF Championship at a house show in the early 90s which is unrecognized by the WWF/E. This was during his program with the Genius vs Hogan.

[@bploan8464]

man look Hogan kinda derseved to be that narcissistic in the early 90s but how could he not see Perfect deserved it and he can even take it back off him in 6 months, ffs just not right ...but Perfect gave the Intercontinental Belt prestige

[@yusufg.1281]

I feel nostalgic joy by remembering Mr. Perfect. Outside of the WWF though I don't remember much.

[@pauladams1915]

Absolutely heartbreaking what happened to him. His matches with Brett were some of his best

[@christopherfoley8322]

I think a match that doesnt get enough credit is Mr. Perfect vs Owen Harts "The Blue Blazer". two great technical wrestlers and show men that gave their Hearts(and Hart) to the business

[@KINGMONKEY1989]

One of my all time favourite ever superstars. His matches with Bret Hart made me become a fan of his. His selling was second to nun back then and him and Bobby Henan were always great together. He wasnt just good in his promos his ability in the ring was in one word Perfect. Will always remember him turning face to partner up with Macho Man Randy Savage against Razor Ramon and Ric Flair was so entertaining.

[@MNATrevor]

He is my all time favourite wrestler. Used to love him as a kid. Fun fact saw him win the WWF Championship at a house show in the early 90s which is unrecognized by the WWF/E. This was during his program with the Genius vs Hogan.

[@scribe570]

Hypothetically, one might be able to protect one's back in professional wrestling by avoiding putting it under pressure. Unfortunately, his famed finishing hold, the Hennig or Perfect Plex, required him to do some hoisting of the opponent over his head and then bridge his back up from the canvas. Just seeing him doing it while the narrator was discussing his back problems made me wince.

[@aldouscoroza]

Talk about Perfect Timing with a Story about Curt Hennig. One of the Best along side Scott Hall and Many more to not win a World Title in WWE. Rest Easy Curt, and note, after his Son Joe won the Intercontinental Title, it was on Father's Day and a Perfect (Pun Intended) Father and Son Moment

[@pedroh.6886]

"you'll be very good at literally everything you do, so I'm going to give you a serious back problem to balance things out"

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

...signed God

[@19blaktop]

Chills..

[@sspaay]

I never met Kurt, so I can't say what kind of a guy he was. But watch his matches. He was so smooth and fluid in the ring. Any style, any opponent. One of the greats.

[@NateTheGnat]

He was my...PERFECT Friend.

[@deanhogbin7798]

such a sad ending to a true character of wrestling rip mr perfect

[@Xzar_Xzar]

Just threw a shirt behind my back and caught it like Mr Perfect earlier today. Must’ve been fate to watch this video.

[@forceghostburtreynolds7597]

Glitch in the matrix

[@HarmonySword]

Perfect timing since Bret Hart said in a recent interview that Mr. Perfect was a better wrestler than him.

[@iamcasihart]

Curt Hennig was just my age when he died. That’s so young. 💔

[@michaelcasey5453]

Mr. Perfect was the Chuck Norris of wrestling!

[@Farmerb1985]

Mr. Perfect vs Dolph Ziggler in his prime will be a magnificent and epic match,they both represent perfection.

[@MarkHermann-u5p]

Awesome talent

[@696969640]

his timing in the ring was amazing

[@mattsmiley8156]

Thanks for this. Lotta memories. Was a heel you couldn't hate, because he was just too good in the ring.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

He never won the world title. But WWE gave Roman Reigns the world title for 3 years. Crazy how most people try to put Roman on top because of that

[@My19812011]

Completely different times, back in Curt Hennig’s days the star power was off the chart and Hogan was always around during Hennig’s main run in the company

[@hollywoodhh5646]

​@My19812011 agreed there were so many superstars back in the day, Roman reigns would of been a midstream player in those days.

[@JohnnyLaps]

The best ever

[@onemic187]

Mr Perfect was a favorite of both my older brother and I growing up, 6 years apart. I wasnt the fan was first but remember my brother showing me the vinyette of the football throw and catch that i would try 1000s of times 😂

[@xaxman]

Everybody has that one heel that you love anyway. That was Perfect for me.

[@boricuacarenthusiast2553]

My favorite wrestler...he was always Perfect 💯

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Mr. Perfect facial expressions were always funny during those backstage Vince Russo segments in WCW 😅

[@Mr.Memphis10]

Remarkable content! I still can't believe he's gone. Rest in Paradise Mr. Absolutely Perfect 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@mcwhorter141mcwhorter8]

He was so good and he is so missed.

[@American_Heathen]

With Podcasts and dark side of the Ring shows brings back the memories that I had of 80s and 90s wrestling. Mr. perfect is always been one of those wrestlers. I always love to watch as well as Ric Flair.

[@waynecollins1009]

MR. PERFECT CURT HENNIG and British bulldog dynamite kid is my personal all time favourite wrestlers absolutely love these characters

[@hyperpuppy2]

The Bret Hart Mr Perfect match was really one of the best ever.

[@pinotnoir6974]

With the exception of Bret Hart and (maybe) Ricky Steamboat, there are very few wrestlers who could stand next to Curt. Curt had it all. PERFECT heel. PERFECT baby face. PERFECT promos. PERFECT wrestler (both scientific and otherwise. PERFECT seller. PERFECT kayfabe. Curt’s (bestest 🤭) matches ever were with Bret Hart. Anything with Curt and Bret is rasslin’ gold classic. As Bret said, “Working with Curt was a night off.” It’s truly a shame that Curt never received a chance to wear the world belt. His absence is greatly felt. RIPP (Rest in Perfect Peace).

[@deancreole5970]

My favourite Wrestler. Great video!

[@Goldnfoxx]

Liked Hennig on commentary, and loved Hennig as a babyface, but MAN, I wish they'd booked him better during that period. People don't look that fondly on anything other than the turn itself (which was one of the best heel-faceturns ever, imo), but just like with Warrior's WWF Championship run, I think that mostly had to do with the opponents with whom he was booked. The thing with Luger should've been better than it turned out to be, and his feud with Shawn (especially at SummerSlam) SHOULD have been one of hte best matches ever recorded...and those are really the only opponents of note during his face run AT ALL. Still love that face turn, though. Having him backing up Flair was so extra (since Heenan was his actual manager), and went on for so long, it gave every appearance of an eventual face turn having been the plan all along, even though I'm sure what they were going for was for Hennig to be Flair's WWF stand-in for Arn Anderson. Still wish we'd gotten Flair/Hall against the Mega Maniacs that night, though.

[@NoNameNo.5]

He really was …..simply PERFECT!

[@NuckyThompsonGGR]

I always thought that Perfect took the belt from Tornado 🤔 getting old I suppose. I do think that Perfect absolutely humiliating Red Rooster deserved an honourable mention. That was hilarious.

[@bobdelacyjr6582]

Curt Hennig was a perfect wrestler. Loved watching him. Sad he left too soon. He's missed.

[@constablekennedy7705]

Curt Hennig should have at least been a token WWF/E Champion 1 Time

[@WorldCupWillie]

When exactly should they have done that?

[@DukeRhodes]

He was intercontinental champion, and that championship had a lot more weight to it than today's intercontinental title, hell it had more prestige and value than all of the titles in WWE today, including the WWE heavyweight or universal titles.

[@georgebarbosa9893]

The IC belt that Henning held I loved more than the Winged eagle!​@@DukeRhodes

[@MNATrevor]

Fun fact saw him win the WWF Championship at a house show in the early 90s which is unrecognized by the WWF/E. This was during his program with the Genius vs Hogan.

[@DukeRhodes]

@@georgebarbosa9893 Yes, I personally loved the look of that IC belt, one of my personal favorites, along with the BIG GOLD belt and WWF Andre the Giant custom belt before there iconic WrestleMania III bout.

[@petercondos1018]

When Curt Henning Joined The Four Horsemen and IF he would've stayed a Horsemen .... Damn .

[@Leon-y2g]

The intercontinental belt has always looked the best around mr perfect.

[@chriscarr6226]

Your voice Sir, is, simply delightful.

[@mattcrisp2750]

Mr Perfect and the Hitman are two of my favourite wrestlers. That match in 91 is a classic, proper wrestling, technically brilliant

[@SedatKulafofski-eh5pc]

He was a great heel. His promos were solid too

[@AnthonyChobotdoespopcult-jz7jr]

It was sad he was awesome

[@greyjedi6430]

Used to have his theme song as my ring tone . Don't know how to do that on this phone

[@GoJoe-dy1rp]

I wished they did Kurt Angle vs Curt Hennig (Mr Perfect) at Wrestlemania 18.

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

Why?

[@dancarthen3634]

One of absolute FAVORITES. The perfectplex was my go to move when wrasslin with my cousin lol

[@Leon-y2g]

Good video actually. You represented Mr Perfect very well. Family be proud. Loved Mr perfect as a kid. Remember first seeing him on cable in the uk on superstars of wrestling on a Saturday late morning…..got me hooked on wwf

[@ThadBrown-sc8nk]

Started very young in portland with billy jack and rip oliver, he was something very special.

[@melanineyedoc]

Maybe the best/greatest wrestler to never be WWE champion. Roddy Piper and Scott Hall are arguable, but Mr. Perfect was, well....... Perfect.

[@kerrymandanny8135]

People always said nobody is perfect... kurt Henning was.

[@chrischar9428]

Who's kurt henning

[@anthonychobot5392]

He was awesome

[@starrsmith3810]

Easily top 5 in my book

[@rickneal4967]

It seems like a lot of wrestlers die in Tampa Florida. Maybe they should stay away from there....

[@stuarthynes6136]

Those were the days.

[@Danny-sd5vm]

Mr. Perfect vs Bret Hart will always be one of my favorite matches ever.

[@curthennig9448]

The inaccuracy of this video is astounding!

[@SmoothJK]

Why do people leave comments like these and don't provide specifics?

[@curthennig9448]

@@SmoothJK Here's one: Curt wasn't offered any college scholarships for football or basketball coming out of high school.

[@curthennig9448]

@@SmoothJK This video doesn't even mention Curt having two stints wrestling out in Portland where he really learned his craft in the early going.

[@arrownoir]

A perfect tragedy.

[@timmy841212]

I was crushed when he died. 😢

[@blvd6969]

I miss him

[@Josh-pq4qj]

All the greats are gone.. shits sad

[@thorstenmuhl]

Hennig was a legend. Respected backstage - yes, but he had also a reputation for ribs that hurt some of his peers. Nevertheless, great wrestler.

[@scotty8576]

WWF should have put the title on him in late 80s - early 90s. Sooo underrated.

[@Gazowen-qz5xy]

He should of had a run with the world championship

[@whatspopular3268]

One of my fave heel

[@justincredibles7934]

Absolutely hated Perfect and Rick Rude as a kid. Imo both are soooooo underrated.

[@mringram]

Great video

[@babayaga1988]

you forgot to mention his time in tna and that time he competed in an axe handel on a pole match

[@Morbos1000]

When it comes to Vince I will always believe the worst version of a story unless proven otherwise. So if there is no clear evidence either way if Vince interfered with Curt's Lloyd's of London payout, then I 100% believe Vince was responsible.

[@myaccount__7269]

I doubt it. What happened was because he unretired for that 1 match the insurance company used that reason to not pay him since he broke the terms of the deal

[@jasonrivera8902]

Mr perfect man what a helluva character and even better wrestler

[@philleotardo8760]

Curt Henning always reminded me of the 80’s Michael Douglas.

[@josefw1487]

If this video is true then Vince treated Kurt like Fritz treated his kids. Injuries mess people up especially in this business

[@christopherfoley8322]

Is it me or does a young Scott Hall look like a young Kevin Nash because of the stache? You can see the Scott Hall features, that that facial hair makes him look like he could go trick or treating as Kevin Nash

[@MIKEJ788]

IN THE PERFECT MEMORY OF MR. PERFECT! RIP Curt Henning!

[@simonmarshall19]

Him and Rick Rude need to be on Dark Side Of The Ring

[@KizzMyAbs]

1:39 holy what a difference steroids made for Kurt

[@Black-Circle]

legend

[@RobertoRodriguez-zs1mk]

I had no idea. How sad 😢 God have mercy on your soul 🙏 and rest in heaven ❤️

[@Damien-q8t]

Just goes to show that the on screen / in ring "bad guy" is anything but in real life

[@mikeabel7577]

I don't know about the basketball scholarship offers. Wrestling and basketball are both winter high school sports in the States. You can't be on the wrestling team and the basketball team. From what I've heard, and seen, Curt was a solid high school wrestler. Not sure how he would have been able to play basketball. It just doesn't add up.