Many of us went down the same road that Curt Hennig did with drugs and alcohol. Some of us survived and escaped with our lives and some did not. RIP to "Mr. Perfect" and the others who died in their battle with drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
True that. It could happen to anyone when dealing with the huge amounts of coke. I remember one time I was sure I overdosed and it scared me straight off Coke. Foaming at the mouth and everything. I look back on that night and thank my lucky stars I survived.
coke sucks. the more you do the more you want almost instantly. at least other drugs have a longer period of where its actually enjoyable. plus its so bad for your heart
@chadk890 Curt was definitely hurting when Rick died.....they were best friends since childhood so it's to be expected. But I highly doubt it effected him for the rest of his life. He wasn't a mental midget like Chris Benoit. I mean look at how Benoit broke down sobbing like a friggin child when Eddie died. I get that they were close and can totally respect that but you need to be able to control yourself as well. I mean Benoit just shut everyone out of his life including his wife and son. Hennig was asked about Rick's death like a couple days after the funeral in the middle of cutting a promo and you could clearly see that it bothered him. But he was able to keep his shit together and finish the promo and handled it PERFECTLY. And Rick and Curt had been childhood friends. Like very young and they were close. Their dads Larry and Richard Rood had a friendship before Curt and Rick so they were pretty much lifelong friends. And he was still able to keep his shit together. I think Curt's overdose was just an unfortunate accident. It surprised everyone so didn't sound like he was way outta hand. Unfortunately it can happen to anyone that uses cocaine or any other drug without medical supervision. You don't have to necessarily have a HUGE outta control addiction.
The first wrestler I can remember that was my favorite. I never really went with the overly goodie faces (hogan, warrior), I always liked the guys that had a little bit of a mean streak and could go (hennig, piper, savage). It’s a shame they never really gave his son a chance, he can go too, just lacks that “It” factor, and by that I mean there’s just something that he’s missing, but he was doing good with heyman back in 2012.
@@vcvortex6356 Everyone pronounced it Henning. Even the announcers did it. I just saw a Val Venis interview where he called him Henning. Literally everyone did. I didn't even realize it was spelled Hennig until I became an adult.
@@randomtees When he was in the WCW, yes. Nobody ever said "Henning" in the WWF. It also doesn't matter what anyone called him, his name was still Hennig.
for sure in my top 3 of all time. sad he's not here to see his son and to share his knowledge. he deserved to be world champion more than once. RIP Curt Mr. Perfect Hennig
sadly his best friend died four years earlier and a great wrestler as well Ravishing Rick Rude. He was a great wrestler and performer as well. you can see alot of Curt in his son Curtis Axel
@ The hell are you talking about? Hennig and Hogan wrestled each other several times, including many bouts for the WWF title. They wrestled 1 on 1 at msg, on Saturday night's Main-event, Hogan even picked Curt as his opponent for his XWF match in 2001 (match that lead to his WWF return)....Hogan always had a hard on for Curt and always praised him, mainly because he made Hogan looks like a God in the ring.
Miss Curt Henning so much! Sad how how he left this earth but we will never forgot u! Will forever live in our hearts! Just love watching old wrestling interview s with him
His death really shocked me when I heard about it in '03 or '04. I had no idea he had a drug problem,his name never popped up when they talked about drug users in wrestling.
I remember this show, Channel Surfing with Lisa. She always interviewed wrestlers and had some giveaways. When I was 13 I won a Summerslam beach towel and WWE dog tags. It was on a channel that anyone could easily miss, which was channel 3 on cable....the channel that you had to switch to to play the VCR or video games at the time.
My favorite wrestler. RIP Curt Hennig, Mr Perfect. You were the best heel, great promos, incredible wrestler, took the best falls and had the best selling. As a kid growing up, for me ya couldn't beat Perfect. Rick Rude. Or Ted Dibiase
This is amazing. Curt died before shoot interviews became commonplace. I always wondered about what he’d say if he was still with us and this gives us an idea.
Thank you for uploading this! I remember watching this show back when I used to live in Des Plaines. (If I'm not mistaken, this show aired on channel 3 after Comcast took over AT&T Broadband)
WWE on many occasions have mistreated their talent, and Mr Perfect is no exception, deserved a longer stint in his return. One of the best in ring performers and could have offered a lot
This interview is great too…he’s very candid, very honest about what was going on at the time (him being suspended after the Planeride from Hell) admits his mistake.
I love this. Perfect brought Brock into the business. Found him at the Minnesota wresting training school. Brock and Curt were very close, people seem to think that the "plane ride from hell" was a actual serious fight. You can read a very emotional chapter in Brocks Lesnars new book Deathclutch saying how he thinks of Curt every day and that he misses him so much. If you are a fan go check it out. It's quite good.
was this after he was fired? I hated when he went back to wwe I liked it for the rumble comeback but after that and they just jobbed him out I stopped watching it pissed me off so much.
+Jason Voorhees I think Vince was getting revenge for Curt leaving the company in 1996. Also we have to remember that Hennig had a lot of issues with drugs, it's a miracle that WWE gave him another chance, he was really in a bad place back then.
This was after, such a shame because Curt probably told the host that he was still employed by WWE so he wouldn't come off as unemployed. He seems very down.
Curt Hennig seems like the coolest guy you would ever meet, no wonder all the wrestlers loved Curt, never heard not one bad thing about Curt Hennig, especially Bret Hart said working with Curt was like enjoying your day off, you knew you were in good hands. RIP Mr Perfect Curt Hennig gone, but not forgotten.
They never gave the answer, but Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on 11/26/89, then Hulk Hogan pinned Perfect in three straight house shows in December 1989, then Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. Ultimate Warrior pinned him again on 3/19/90 in a match that was shown on regional TV. Then Brutus Beefcake pinned Perfect at Wrestlemania VI which gets credit for ending the streak, even though it was actually the 7th total pinfall loss that Perfect sustained.
The first official televised loss was to the Ultimate Warrior. However, that did not air until after his Wrestlemania 6 loss to Brutus Beefcake. I wonder what answer this program gave.
Came here from Marky D's channel, this is weird this was after he was fired from WWF/E following the plane ride from hell & this was right before his short run with IMPACT Wrestling. Rare but interesting find.
I remember when Curt Henning had that match with Steve Austin everyone was thinking he was past his prime, and wow he could still go in the ring. This man deserves our respect and love Curt Henning could have done so much more had he lived.
Nah he just seems like he isnt a good interviewer. “Mr Perfect” is a persona so its easy to answer questions in a kind of laissez faire manner ,plus she was a bit pushy about him continuing wrestling,he seems over it.
I haven't seen this till now but I wish he had taken early retirement and spent his time hunting and fishing so he would still b here!!! And yes he is one of the guys that made the wrestling industry awsome back in the day! I never met him but as unselfish as he was he had to b a outstanding man and being unselfish is not that common in wrestling!!! He made terrible wrestlers look great and even let them get the glory!!! He was the man, perfect ya might say!! Awsome!!!
It amazes me when he said he was suspended and let go???? How on earth would cause them to release a man so gifted at wrestling and amazing appeal to all ages??? My own thoughts turn immediately to ‘drug issues’ and the WWF must have caught him or been informed by a 3rd party that he was a serious addict who needed rehab.
He got into a brawl with Brock Lesnar on the infamous Plane Ride From Hell and was fired as a result. It's well documented. His release had nothing to do with drugs.
@@jpalvarez4972 Nope, the loss to Warrior on 3/19/90 aired regionally on the Madison Square Garden network. Perfect was also pinned five times prior as well at house shows, by Warrior, Hogan, and Dusty, in that order.
What he said about wwe echoes Bret Hart and other wrestlers sentiments At that time a lot of purer wrestlers were kind of left behind during the Monday night wars Also TEXAS TORNADO GIVE ME THE PICTURE
Great interview, but it's so sad to think of all the great matches, interviews and promo's we never got to see happen. It would have been so great to see a father son match with Curtis Axel. I reckon if Curt Hennig was still alive he would have never let Vince give his son the terrible Michael Mcgillicutty name.. also he was so right about Brock and Randy. I think Curt wo I uld have helped train Brock during his UFC run, (Curt helped train Don Frye after all)
What a legend damn shame he had Soo many demons left behind a beautiful wife and family and this lady interviewing him seemed knowledgable about the industry
I still wish Curt was alive today. He'd do so well as a personality. But you can tell watching this he was deteriorating, pretty stiff...and he died less than a year from this interview.
Lol...his streak was ended by Brutus Beefcake of all people. I think at Wrestlemania VI or VII. It's the same match where the Barber cuts the Genius (Lanny Poffo's) hair after Perfect bolts out of the ring for the dressing room after the match. Supposedly, Poffo had no idea that Brutus was going to do that and was very upset after the fact. Brutus says that Pat Patterson told him to do it before hand, but Patterson denies this. I highly doubt they would have had someone cut Poffo's hair without him knowing about it first. In all likelihood, Brutus was probably higher than a kite during the match and was spaced out and did it and then blamed Patterson afterwards to keep Poffo's brother Macho Man from kicking his ass.
@@davidgi3 Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on 11/26/89 at a house show, and this was the first true loss. Hogan then pinned Perfect three straight days in December 1989, again in house shows. Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. Warrior pinned Perfect on 3/19/90 which is the match mentioned above.
Orton & Brock left ovw in the fall of 01 & they started traveling with Mr Perfect doing dark matches & live events months before there official tv debut. Orton wrestled Mr Perfect 4 times & Batista wrestled him once but none of these matches were ever taped.
What a shame XWF didn't pick up. Also that WCW got bought out and ended. I had no idea how calm and collected Hennig was. I've only seen him high energy for promos and in character. I thought thats how he always was. I think Curt passed on an ass whooping on that airplane to Brock. That's why he was released.
No it was Warrior, at a Madison Square garden card right before Wrestlemania 6. At WM they pretended like Brutus ended the streak, but in reality Warrior did.
@@kevinpalmer9756 No. Ultimate Warrior pinned Mr. Perfect on 11/26/89. Hogan pinned Perfect three straight times In December 1989. Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. None of those were televised, but they happened. Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on regional TV on 3/19/90.
The wrestling industry would be a different and better place today if Curt were still with us, love this guy.
Id argue more if Chris Benoit didnt kill his family if im gonna be frank
Facts
Was thinking the same thing. If he was still with us today you have to think he’d be doing commentary and working behind the scenes
FACTS!!!!!
Many of us went down the same road that Curt Hennig did with drugs and alcohol. Some of us survived and escaped with our lives and some did not. RIP to "Mr. Perfect" and the others who died in their battle with drug addiction and/or alcoholism.
True that. It could happen to anyone when dealing with the huge amounts of coke. I remember one time I was sure I overdosed and it scared me straight off Coke. Foaming at the mouth and everything. I look back on that night and thank my lucky stars I survived.
Very true.. god bless from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪
coke sucks. the more you do the more you want almost instantly. at least other drugs have a longer period of where its actually enjoyable. plus its so bad for your heart
Great comment I don't need to say anything curt was right about Brock n Orton
What a great, rare find! Curt Hennig was what he said he was: absolutely PERFECT!
Positively
He is sorely missed.
I dont think Curt was ever the same when Rick Rude passed away in 1999. They grew up together.
@chadk890 Curt was definitely hurting when Rick died.....they were best friends since childhood so it's to be expected. But I highly doubt it effected him for the rest of his life. He wasn't a mental midget like Chris Benoit. I mean look at how Benoit broke down sobbing like a friggin child when Eddie died. I get that they were close and can totally respect that but you need to be able to control yourself as well. I mean Benoit just shut everyone out of his life including his wife and son. Hennig was asked about Rick's death like a couple days after the funeral in the middle of cutting a promo and you could clearly see that it bothered him. But he was able to keep his shit together and finish the promo and handled it PERFECTLY. And Rick and Curt had been childhood friends. Like very young and they were close. Their dads Larry and Richard Rood had a friendship before Curt and Rick so they were pretty much lifelong friends. And he was still able to keep his shit together. I think Curt's overdose was just an unfortunate accident. It surprised everyone so didn't sound like he was way outta hand. Unfortunately it can happen to anyone that uses cocaine or any other drug without medical supervision. You don't have to necessarily have a HUGE outta control addiction.
He didn't age from his debut until his death.
40's really not that old.
No he didn't but he was only 44 when he passed
@@madamefeast4824 Guys on steroids typically look youthful, but they are burning their candle at both ends.
zack: kinda like the opposite of Hulk Hogan LOL
Best ever in my opinion.
The first wrestler I can remember that was my favorite. I never really went with the overly goodie faces (hogan, warrior), I always liked the guys that had a little bit of a mean streak and could go (hennig, piper, savage). It’s a shame they never really gave his son a chance, he can go too, just lacks that “It” factor, and by that I mean there’s just something that he’s missing, but he was doing good with heyman back in 2012.
Perfect was my idol as a child. Loved him so much. His passing hurt, and I'll always remember him and appreciate his existing in my life.
This woman knows her wrestling / Nice interview too, thanks.
She talks too 'f'-ing much.
Besides the fact she says his last name wrong. It is Hennig, not Henning...
@@vcvortex6356 Everyone pronounced it Henning. Even the announcers did it. I just saw a Val Venis interview where he called him Henning. Literally everyone did. I didn't even realize it was spelled Hennig until I became an adult.
@@randomtees When he was in the WCW, yes. Nobody ever said "Henning" in the WWF. It also doesn't matter what anyone called him, his name was still Hennig.
She seems a little sweet on him, got the fangirl thing going on
he was 6'3 250 the perfect eyes the perfect nose the perfect hair chest like a grissly 22 inch arms Curt was the man
Shawn West i agree
for sure in my top 3 of all time. sad he's not here to see his son and to share his knowledge. he deserved to be world champion more than once. RIP Curt Mr. Perfect Hennig
sadly his best friend died four years earlier and a great wrestler as well Ravishing Rick Rude. He was a great wrestler and performer as well. you can see alot of Curt in his son Curtis Axel
Big nose, eyes too close together, and those arms weren't any 22.
@ The hell are you talking about? Hennig and Hogan wrestled each other several times, including many bouts for the WWF title. They wrestled 1 on 1 at msg, on Saturday night's Main-event, Hogan even picked Curt as his opponent for his XWF match in 2001 (match that lead to his WWF return)....Hogan always had a hard on for Curt and always praised him, mainly because he made Hogan looks like a God in the ring.
This was a year before he passed away rip mr perfect curt hennig
R.I.P. Mr. Perfect! Also Condolences to his recent Late Father Larry AX Henning! Perfect Family! God Bless
Not even a full year. He passed 8 months after this. 🙁
I've never heard him talk in this tone before.
Curtis Michael Hennig(March 28,1958-February 10,2003)was the quintessential sports entertainer!
lisa is a great reporter ....and curt as always is perfect
Miss Curt Henning so much! Sad how how he left this earth but we will never forgot u! Will forever live in our hearts! Just love watching old wrestling interview s with him
His death really shocked me when I heard about it in '03 or '04. I had no idea he had a drug problem,his name never popped up when they talked about drug users in wrestling.
One of the best to ever do it, i liked curt and was so upset all those yrs ago😢
5:15 Buff is not really the stuff we all knew that - Curt shoots on buff bagwell
7:38 Wow that was great moment between curt hennig and the road warrior
What a great interview thanks for sharing this and for all that you do
Perfection personified
I remember this show, Channel Surfing with Lisa. She always interviewed wrestlers and had some giveaways. When I was 13 I won a Summerslam beach towel and WWE dog tags. It was on a channel that anyone could easily miss, which was channel 3 on cable....the channel that you had to switch to to play the VCR or video games at the time.
wow what a unique interview. I had no idea this existed.
i met her before.... her father was the principle at my school and she came for a school assembly
great clip!
Can't believe he's dead
I met him twice back in the day. Was one of the nicer ones compared to some other wrestlers or celebrities I've come across over the years.
Yeah, his treatment of the fans and his coworkers was…absolutely PERFECT!
My favorite wrestler. RIP Curt Hennig, Mr Perfect. You were the best heel, great promos, incredible wrestler, took the best falls and had the best selling. As a kid growing up, for me ya couldn't beat Perfect. Rick Rude. Or Ted Dibiase
R.I.P CURT HENNIG !!!
This is amazing. Curt died before shoot interviews became commonplace. I always wondered about what he’d say if he was still with us and this gives us an idea.
Agreed. He'd be absolutely raking in the cash in the podcast game right now. Same with Heenan
Gosh imagine if he wrote a book or was backstage training WWE talent. Or if he stayed on TNA.
damn I miss him
Thanks for sharing this rare interview. Great stuff!
i still miss him so lot
Thank you for uploading this!! :)
He was as his name says he was "PERFECT" was the best technical wrestler in WWF
Thank you for uploading this! I remember watching this show back when I used to live in Des Plaines. (If I'm not mistaken, this show aired on channel 3 after Comcast took over AT&T Broadband)
WWE on many occasions have mistreated their talent, and Mr Perfect is no exception, deserved a longer stint in his return. One of the best in ring performers and could have offered a lot
And WCW didn't mistreat their talent?
This interview is great too…he’s very candid, very honest about what was going on at the time (him being suspended after the Planeride from Hell) admits his mistake.
Hawk was trying to kiss Curt 7:47 so sad they died in the same year rip to both
Mr perfect knew that randy orton and brock lesnar was going to be superstars
I love this. Perfect brought Brock into the business. Found him at the Minnesota wresting training school. Brock and Curt were very close, people seem to think that the "plane ride from hell" was a actual serious fight. You can read a very emotional chapter in Brocks Lesnars new book Deathclutch saying how he thinks of Curt every day and that he misses him so much. If you are a fan go check it out. It's quite good.
There’s a tribute video to Curt and Brock pretty much starts crying when he talks about Hennig. I think Scott hall gets a little teared up too.
U are truly missed Mr. Absolutely Perfect...
was this after he was fired? I hated when he went back to wwe I liked it for the rumble comeback but after that and they just jobbed him out I stopped watching it pissed me off so much.
+Jason Voorhees I think Vince was getting revenge for Curt leaving the company in 1996. Also we have to remember that Hennig had a lot of issues with drugs, it's a miracle that WWE gave him another chance, he was really in a bad place back then.
This was after, such a shame because Curt probably told the host that he was still employed by WWE so he wouldn't come off as unemployed. He seems very down.
Yes me too! I was juiced at the rumble then was just like why are they doing him like this man smh
one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. was a sad day when curt hennig passed away. His persona Mr Perfect was the best.
This was the prime time of wwf mr perfect was awesome
Thank you for posting this.
Curt Hennig seems like the coolest guy you would ever meet, no wonder all the wrestlers loved Curt, never heard not one bad thing about Curt Hennig, especially Bret Hart said working with Curt was like enjoying your day off, you knew you were in good hands. RIP Mr Perfect Curt Hennig gone, but not forgotten.
curt was great , athlete, and actor, wish there was more like him today.
A great interview, she is fantastic
They never gave the answer, but Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on 11/26/89, then Hulk Hogan pinned Perfect in three straight house shows in December 1989, then Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. Ultimate Warrior pinned him again on 3/19/90 in a match that was shown on regional TV. Then Brutus Beefcake pinned Perfect at Wrestlemania VI which gets credit for ending the streak, even though it was actually the 7th total pinfall loss that Perfect sustained.
The defeat to Beefcake counts though as it was TELEVISED!
@@stedarkside1529 They all count as far as I'm concerned. I'm a thorough kind of guy.
…you really know your stuff. I’m impressed, and I don’t impress easily. Very nice!
Thank you! Was waiting for this.
Love u forever Curt.
That chick was big time flirting with Mr. Perfect 😂😂
The first official televised loss was to the Ultimate Warrior. However, that did not air until after his Wrestlemania 6 loss to Brutus Beefcake. I wonder what answer this program gave.
Had to be Warrior
Unless they are talking about Curt's run in 1981-83.
It was ultimate warrior
Came here from Marky D's channel, this is weird this was after he was fired from WWF/E following the plane ride from hell & this was right before his short run with IMPACT Wrestling. Rare but interesting find.
I remember when Curt Henning had that match with Steve Austin everyone was thinking he was past his prime, and wow he could still go in the ring. This man deserves our respect and love Curt Henning could have done so much more had he lived.
Hennig doesn't seem all there in this interview, sadly.
+NoMoreHideTheBall He does seem a little "off" doesn't he?
He died of a coke overdose so does it really shock you?
Nah he just seems like he isnt a good interviewer. “Mr Perfect” is a persona so its easy to answer questions in a kind of laissez faire manner ,plus she was a bit pushy about him continuing wrestling,he seems over it.
Idk. I'm a recovered addict. There's a lot of flight of thought. Sniffing. Labored breathing. Nervous energy. He looks great, though. RIP.
He doesn't get a chance to talk with that daft twat rattling on endlessly.
She is so beautiful 😍 🤩
I haven't seen this till now but I wish he had taken early retirement and spent his time hunting and fishing so he would still b here!!! And yes he is one of the guys that made the wrestling industry awsome back in the day! I never met him but as unselfish as he was he had to b a outstanding man and being unselfish is not that common in wrestling!!! He made terrible wrestlers look great and even let them get the glory!!! He was the man, perfect ya might say!! Awsome!!!
I met him, he was a really nice guy.
1:14 Curt catching that drain
he could have been a 'perfect' manager in wwe......
He was one of my faves along with Rowdy Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels and the Rock
We never got a Mr.Perfect Country Album T_T
Turn on the auto tracking!
Love him and miss him
My hero with hogan in the 90s😢
It amazes me when he said he was suspended and let go???? How on earth would cause them to release a man so gifted at wrestling and amazing appeal to all ages??? My own thoughts turn immediately to ‘drug issues’ and the WWF must have caught him or been informed by a 3rd party that he was a serious addict who needed rehab.
He got into a brawl with Brock Lesnar on the infamous Plane Ride From Hell and was fired as a result. It's well documented. His release had nothing to do with drugs.
please don't chop me....."Buff bruises easily, he's like a banana" LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh man, this is depressing :(
eh, life is depressing
Was this his last interview?
A true All Time Great!
RIP..curt...greatest wrestler of all time
OVW! MAKES WRESTLING LEGEND'S. R.I.P. MR. PERFECT! ✝️
Professional wrestling misses this man
Ultimate Warrior ended his wining streak
Warrior was first to beat Hennig live, although I believe the loss to Beefcake aired first and is considered Hennig's first canon loss.
@@jpalvarez4972 Nope, the loss to Warrior on 3/19/90 aired regionally on the Madison Square Garden network. Perfect was also pinned five times prior as well at house shows, by Warrior, Hogan, and Dusty, in that order.
Her knowledge of wrestling is pretty hot
Some fortune-telling skills right there from the late great Curt Hennig. RIP sir!
holy moly, Alan Jackson and John Anderson, just the good ole boys …..
Wow. Right near the end.
What he said about wwe echoes Bret Hart and other wrestlers sentiments
At that time a lot of purer wrestlers were kind of left behind during the Monday night wars
Also TEXAS TORNADO GIVE ME THE PICTURE
Not for nothing but this lady knew a lot about wrestling
She was flirting hard and Curt was all about it playing cool. Her look 4:10 when he says he’ll be back on the show.
Perfect, Piper, Rude & Venis absolutely killed me when I was growing up watchin' this WWF shit back in the day😂
Coolest man you never met, just watch out for defrosting turds in your belongings.
Great interview, but it's so sad to think of all the great matches, interviews and promo's we never got to see happen. It would have been so great to see a father son match with Curtis Axel. I reckon if Curt Hennig was still alive he would have never let Vince give his son the terrible Michael Mcgillicutty name.. also he was so right about Brock and Randy.
I think Curt wo I uld have helped train Brock during his UFC run, (Curt helped train Don Frye after all)
:D II NEVER TAKE A BAD PICTURE :D
Keep riding the way,, omfg that's so un cool, thats geekish
Miss him tremendously. Wish he could have stayed with WWE and worked things out at that point.
Man he knew work Randy
Ben Rothlisburger looks like Curt Hening.
Curt looks like he just did a cycle. Bloated big time.
What a legend damn shame he had Soo many demons left behind a beautiful wife and family and this lady interviewing him seemed knowledgable about the industry
Dunno about demons, he just liked good times a little bit too much. Sad loss.
+Public House Brand Music Exactly. Not everyone has demons.
Public House Brand Music he had demons since his best friend died years before him
@@Nixkrude79 Exactly
I still wish Curt was alive today. He'd do so well as a personality. But you can tell watching this he was deteriorating, pretty stiff...and he died less than a year from this interview.
Was this interview ather wwe
Yes
Lol...his streak was ended by Brutus Beefcake of all people. I think at Wrestlemania VI or VII. It's the same match where the Barber cuts the Genius (Lanny Poffo's) hair after Perfect bolts out of the ring for the dressing room after the match. Supposedly, Poffo had no idea that Brutus was going to do that and was very upset after the fact. Brutus says that Pat Patterson told him to do it before hand, but Patterson denies this. I highly doubt they would have had someone cut Poffo's hair without him knowing about it first. In all likelihood, Brutus was probably higher than a kite during the match and was spaced out and did it and then blamed Patterson afterwards to keep Poffo's brother Macho Man from kicking his ass.
+Jon Morris Ultimate Wartrior
@@WrestlingPtw Warrior was first to beat Hennig live, although I think that match might have aired after the Beefcake one.
@@jpalvarez4972 No...it was Hulk Hogan at a house show or Superstars TV taping main event
@@davidgi3 Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on 11/26/89 at a house show, and this was the first true loss. Hogan then pinned Perfect three straight days in December 1989, again in house shows. Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. Warrior pinned Perfect on 3/19/90 which is the match mentioned above.
It's weird to hear Mr. Perfect talking about Randy Orton.
Great guy , You just had to have a sense of humor.
It shame me perfect got fired in 02 imagine just before arrival Cena batista and Orton
And rey
Mr. Perfect vs John Cena or Batista Damn Dream Match !!!
@@attitudetv92 mr perfect vs angle or orotn vs Foley
Mr perfect vs Dolph ziggler
Orton & Brock left ovw in the fall of 01 & they started traveling with Mr Perfect doing dark matches & live events months before there official tv debut. Orton wrestled Mr Perfect 4 times & Batista wrestled him once but none of these matches were ever taped.
What a shame XWF didn't pick up. Also that WCW got bought out and ended.
I had no idea how calm and collected Hennig was. I've only seen him high energy for promos and in character. I thought thats how he always was.
I think Curt passed on an ass whooping on that airplane to Brock. That's why he was released.
Hennig was a cool heel.
Hennig was perfect for the Mr. perfect gimmick.
was it hulk?
No it was Warrior, at a Madison Square garden card right before Wrestlemania 6. At WM they pretended like Brutus ended the streak, but in reality Warrior did.
The answer is Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake at Wrestlemania VI
That's the widely accepted answer. But not the actual answer. Beefcake was actually Perfect's 7th pinfall loss in the WWF, and 2nd TV loss.
@@Dizzy1980 Yeah, that's if one counts Hennig's appearances as a jobber in the early 80s.
@@kevinpalmer9756 No. Ultimate Warrior pinned Mr. Perfect on 11/26/89. Hogan pinned Perfect three straight times In December 1989. Dusty Rhodes pinned Perfect on 2/23/90. None of those were televised, but they happened. Ultimate Warrior pinned Perfect on regional TV on 3/19/90.
@@Dizzy1980 You mean house shows and MSG stuff. Yeah, those are never made canon unless it's required for a sudden storyline change.
@@kevinpalmer9756 Right, which is why I initially said Brutus was the accepted answer, even if it isn't technically correct.