Mr. Perfect's Tragic True-Life Story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- It's August 26, 1991, and Madison Square Garden is packed to the rafters for SummerSlam. The arena is buzzing with anticipation. As the crowd's roar reaches a fever pitch, a familiar theme song hits the speakers. The opening riff of "Perfect" by Jim Johnston echoes through the arena, and the fans erupt...
Strutting down the aisle with unmistakable swagger is a man who embodies excellence in every step. His bleach-blonde hair is immaculately styled, his singlet a pristine shade of turquoise. As he enters the ring to defend his Intercontinental Championship belt against Bret Hart, there's an air of confidence about him that crosses into arrogance...
But it's not just bravado. It's the assurance of a man who knows he's at the top of his game. Mr. Perfect isn't just a character; it's a state of being that has been honed to, well, perfection. The bell rings, and what ensues is a masterclass in professional wrestling. Perfect's technique is flawless, his timing impeccable. He counters Hart’s attacks with a showcase of technical prowess that leaves the crowd in awe...
Every move is executed with precision, from his trademark Perfect-Plex to his dropkicks that seem to defy gravity. Make no mistake, it’s much more than his in-ring ability that makes his matches so captivating. It's the way he carries himself, the sneers, the pompous tosses of his hair, the way he sells his opponent's moves only to spring back with renewed vigor. He's not just wrestling; he's telling a story with his body, and the audience is mesmerized.
As the match reaches its climax, Perfect hits the Perfect-Plex, his signature move executed with textbook precision. The referee's hand slaps the mat one, and then two. But, at the last moment, Hart abruptly escapes. Notwithstanding a valiant effort, Perfect ultimately loses the title, but the match solidifies his legacy as one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time...
He's the villain the crowd loves to hate, a performer at the peak of his powers, and a key player in the WWF's golden age. Yet despite his meteoric rise to wrestling stardom, Hennig's life was fraught with complexities that belied his polished on-screen persona. The relentless pursuit of perfection in the ring, coupled with the grueling demands of life on the road, exacted a heavy toll. Underlying personal struggles and the physical strain of his profession gradually eroded the foundations of his success, leading to a premature and tragic end at the age of 44, a stark reminder of the often-unseen battles waged behind the curtain of fame.
In this video, we explore Mr. Perfect's (Curt Hennig's) tragic true-life story.
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In my opinion there's no one not even today that could match Mr Perfect in the ring apart from Bret hart ...r.i.p perfect one
Or the Warlord
Not even today? You realize today's wrestling stars are shit right? They are nothing compared to old school wrestlers. They are circus performers who just choreograph entire shit Matches. They dnt call it in ring. They are soft and fragile. Weak and soft.
Well said!
@@tdizzle7812😄
Very true indeed
There'll never be another one like him
It truly is sad how most of these wrestlers are dead. I grew up watching all these legends. Just imagine how better wrestling would be if we had a lot of these greats still around to mentor future wrestlers and even have roles in the shows.
❤Mr perfect one of my favorites,and in my eyes has the smoothest dropped kick Ever!
I concur! I always thought he had a hell of a drop kick.
Absolutely. Koko b Ware had a sick dropkick too
The match against Bret Hart may not have been the main event, but it was one of the best matches I ever saw.
Yeah that and macho vs steamboat
@@misshurricanetoyaisback Oh, that one is second to none!
I agree
@@misshurricanetoyaisbackTugboat right?
@@ErikT595 no ricky steamboat
Mr.Pefect should have won
The WWF world title,it's very sad,he was awesome.
“Immaculate” Mr. Perfect true legend
R.I.P Curt "Mr Perfect" Hennig 🙏🏻🙏🏻🕊🕊
dang, I didn't know he died...what could a man like him die of?! oh he was a cocaine loser...nm, thanks for telling me hes dead. I would have probably thought he was some one worth looking up to the rest of my life. Hes just a loser, rip
His back was knackered during Summer Slam 91
due to him being so good when he was the IC champion he made it bigger than the World title match so kudos to him for that RIP he was so great in the ring
He was my favorite wrestler...
I'm 39... And I still feel like a young boy watching those guys in the early 90s. There's no fucking way they were in their early 20's. They all look like grown ass men.
The most legendary Troll too❤️😂❤️
I remember when Curt attacked Rocky Mountain Thunder from behind and it took me ages to find out that Thunder is actually JBL!!!😮
Mr Perfect vs Bret was one of the best matches start to finish. He ws a more well rounded wrestler than alot of the top stars like Hogan
He was us heavyweight champion not the wcw champion
This video was great but it wasn't perfect 😉
you're right....there's a lot of inaccuracies. Curt Hennig never won the WCW heavy weight championship...so its far from perfect even without that being a lame reference...
Everything with Mr Perfect in it was perfection personified.
6:26 Hey! Look at that Mr Perfect is making the Hardcore Championship. Cool! 😎
He has been my favourite since I first saw him when he came to the WWF.
Maybe Bret Hart can match up to him, but he truly is the goat in my opinion
He was an excellent "Saturday morning heel"
That sumerslam 91 match with Brett was the best match I've seen....easily
He's still perfect to me ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️
Great work on these videos!!! Keep em coming.
Perfect and flair are the goats
When you're a kid, all of this shit is just pure magic. You only care about good guys and bad guys. So you misremember how important what you were lucky to witness was. And right now, I just got that feeling. I have gotten to witness a match where Mr Perfect, Macho Man, Razor Ramon, and Ric Flair worked together. If that isn't physically witnessing the different eras melding together. It makes me feel like those weird facts you hear sometime - like when you learn that Abe Lincoln was already 12 years old when Napoleon died.
i hated Mr Perfect as a Kid, as an adult (still a kid inside watching this) i cant help but admire him for who he was as a character and a wrestler and im proud of the fact i came up in that era, some legendary wrestlers the likes of which we will never see again.. What a privilege
Only 1 thing is missing from this video....Kurt spitting the gum out and swatting it. Other than that, it was perfect.
can you not spell his name properly? Curt, not kurt....
@@ravinraven6913 can you not appreciate the art of swatting the gum and the fact that someone notices its importance.....
We're here to swat gum and toss the towel. This is not a spelling bee.
My childhood wwf idol..In Accade Game Wrestle fest I play Mr. Perfect and Warrior .😊 Mr.Perfect , Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels was wrestlers IC T belt was equal in Prestige WWF champion .Rip legend .Greeting from Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Greetings, thanks for stopping by 🙏🏼
Mr. Perfect.... The name says it all👍💯 The perfect athlete. R.I.P. Curt Hennig😇💗
As a kid, he really had me convinced he was "Perfect". 😂😂😂
Curt Hennig never wore the WCW Heavyweight Championship get the facts right
it was already a joke title, if he had gotten it, it would have been even more worthless when WWF bought them out.
The Intercontinental title tournament took place because The Warrior vacated the championship after winning the WWF title. The Warrior had not departed at that time.
How did he manage to have good relationships with his wife and kids when he was on coke, sterioids and painkillers?!
Good question.
Imagine a match today between Curt Hennig in his prime vs Randy Orton.
no offense, its bad to speak ill of the dead, but that be gey af.
thepalatrpro-And imagine Curt vs the other Kurt in their primes! Against Kurt Angle.😊
What a worker.........
Excellent video. Missing the perfect plexes of the giant / big show.
Haha yea man Mr. Perfect had moves !!! So sad he died so young RIP Perfect one !!!!...
I find it amusing that some people thought you could open those doors. They are pressurized and impossible to open at altitude. There's a reason nobody has ever heard of such an accident, you know some drunk would have opened them to get some fresh air or someone doing it on a dare etc.
I think Mr. Perfect should have kept from overselling, hard to believe someone will be spinning around in the air from a slap to the face. And it always happened with him and nobody else.
Boeing says "hold my beer"
Hennig should have been as successful as Bret Hart, he had a glass ceiling because he had been AWA World Champion. Vince didn't want his champion showed up. Only Flair overcame that stigma in the Hogan era, but only after dozens of humiliating defeats by Hogan.
Absolutely Perfect… except you left out how every time he’d finish a promo he’d spit out his gum and smack mid-air to show his perfect hand eye coordination. Only missed once that I can remember.
On the night of No Way Out 2003, Johnathan Coachman announced his death.
Mr. Perfect =G.O.A.T
Fun fact at 6:25 MR P smashing the belt, that belt became the hard core championship belt!
Very good documentary on one of my favorites to ever wrestle. One note: he was never WCW Workd Champion. Only US Champ. Shame though. I always wanted him to be WWF and WCW champ.
Good callout, thanks.
😆 7:00 he uses his hands to back himself up to the turnbuckle . . How did i like this oh i was 7
It was in AWA.
I thought he won the ic title cause Warrior had to forfeit the IC title cause he won the world title from Hogan at WM6?
Exactly!
but you don't have to forfeit titles because you already have another one because that's not how championships or titles work...because because..I mean cause, cause...unless you're a cruiser weight and go to heavy weight. No longer being in the weight class is the only reason why
I got to touch him walkjng by at an event in syracuse ny and could of got his gum but i hesitated 1 second and thankfully someone else snatched it up i remember my hand sliding right of his arm
They could dig up Curt’s corpse and he would still have a better match than Hogan, Warrior, or Brutus ever had.
He's not buried
That does not happen much a second-generation wrestler who was better than the first
How many stars from wwf/wwe have died fat to early? Almost seems like a pattern...make vm mad and its over
C'mon gotta put some respect on somebody's name in here, and IMHO that begins and ends with needing to refer to a highly seasoned big name in the wrestling game?!!!!! JIMMY "SUPA FLY" SNUKA for real for real
Is it me, or do these people think wrestling is real? 😅
10:39 he didn't capture the heavyweight championship. He became the U.S. champion.
Thing is how do you work your way up the ladder when wrestling is clearly scripted and fake 🤷🏻♂️
Who played "the coach"?
John Tolos
@@Wrestling_Lore thanks, I just don't remember him.
When did his last name change? I swear it's Henning
It is Henning
@@user-vo5kv9qi6k I've seen how they spelled it hennig
I swear, you been a crap fan the whole time...Its Curt Hennig. It's ALWAYS been Curt Hennig. But I hated the guy so I never really cared that most his fake fans have been calling him the wrong name for deckades. It's made it even funnier, person they idolize, glorify and adore...and they don't even know how to pronounce his name, it's only showed it on Nitro how many times and you still get it wrong
when you're so good, the only fans you have are the type that don't even know you're name, wow.
@@user-vo5kv9qi6k you guys are some fake fans, don't even know you spelling his name wrong for years hahahahaha you guys are dumb af
@@ravinraven6913 you sound so smart arguing over a misspelled last name. His name is spelled Henning. I could give two shits and a fuck less about your feelings about the subject. And that's the truth. If you felt like you needed to comment , just know that you could just have easily STFU and kept scrolling.
Right some Information is well off buddy. Just to say
Personally, he wasn't my type of wrestler. The gimmick was lame imo. And then when he went to WCW it took me years to find out that his name was Curt Hennig and not Curt Henning. I had no interest watching him in WWF and to me he had no place in wcw. Too many "big names" and not enough actually happening outside...a ratio of what almost 60% ended in DQ? so lame, the only matches they really let happen were the cruiser weights, because there was no story there.
howd he die? oh...acute cocaine addiction...right, he wasn't a role model at all. With all respects to some one who has passed..f him, he got everything he deserved and more. You always Reap what you sow
How many professional wrestlers were good role models? They were human. Many of them had serious problems. Curt Hennig was extremely skilled and entertaining. You probably didn't get into wrestling until the late 90s. I saw Curt back in 1981 when he was a young jobber in the WWF. He was an amazing athlete. He also loved his family and was a good father to his kids. Sure, he had a terrible drug addiction and unfortunately it ended his life.
Let me guess....drugs.