Wahoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Scombridae
Tribe:	Scomberomorini
Genus:	Acanthocybium Gill, 1862
Species:	A. solandri
Binomial name
Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)[1]

Wahoo caught by local fisherman in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

The wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) is a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas. It is best known to sports fishermen, as its speed and high-quality flesh make it a prize game fish. In Hawaii, the wahoo is known as ono. Many Hispanic areas of the Caribbean and Central America refer to this fish as peto.

Description[link]

The body is elongated and covered with small, scarcely visible scales; the back is an iridescent blue, while the sides are silvery, with a pattern of irregular vertical blue bars and have razor sharp teeth.These colors fade rapidly at death. The mouth is large, and both the upper and lower jaws have a somewhat sharper appearance than those of king or Spanish mackerel. Specimens have been recorded at up to 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) in length, and weighing up to 83 kilograms (180 lb).^[2] Growth can be rapid. One specimen tagged at 5 kilograms (11 lb) grew to 15 kg (33 lb) in one year. Wahoo can swim up to 80 km/h (50 mph), (Firestein and Walters, 1969^{[citation needed]}). They are one of the fastest fish in the sea.

The wahoo may be distinguished from the related Atlantic king mackerel and from the Indo-Pacific Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel by a fold of skin which covers the mandible when its mouth is closed. In contrast, the mandible of the king mackerel is always visible as is also the case for the smaller Spanish mackerel and Cero mackerel. The teeth of the wahoo are similar to those of king mackerel, but shorter and more closely set together.

The barracuda is sometimes confused with mackerel and wahoo, but is easy to distinguish from the latter two species. Barracuda have prominent scales, larger, dagger-like teeth, and lack the caudal keels and blade-like tail characteristic of the scombrid (mackerel)

Biology[link]

Wahoo tend to be solitary or occur in loose-knit groups of two or three fish, but where conditions are suitable can be found in schools as large as 100 or more. Their diet is made up of other fish and squid.

Most wahoo taken have a trematode parasite (Hirudinella ventricosa) living in their stomach, which does not appear to harm the fish.^[3][4]

Commercial and sports fisheries[link]

The flesh of the wahoo is white, delicate, and highly regarded by many gourmets; indeed the Hawai'ian name for the fish, Ono, is also the Hawai'ian word for "tasty" or "delicious". This has created some demand for the wahoo as a premium priced commercial food fish. In many areas of its range, such as Hawaii, Bermuda and many parts of the Caribbean, local demand for wahoo is met by artisanal commercial fishermen, who take them primarily by trawling, as well as by recreational sports fishermen who sell their catch.

Although local wahoo populations can be affected by heavy commercial and sports fishing pressure, wahoo as a species are less susceptible to industrial commercial fishing than more tightly schooling and abundant species such as tuna. Wahoo are regularly taken as a by-catch in various commercial fisheries, including longline fisheries for tuna, billfish and dolphinfish (a.k.a. mahi-mahi or dorado) and in tuna purse seine fisheries — especially in sets made around floating objects, which act as a focal point for a great deal of other marine life besides tuna — but the species as a whole is not considered overfished.

In most parts of its range, the wahoo is a highly prized sport fishing catch. It reaches a good size, is often available not too far from land, and is a very good fighter on light to medium tackle. It is known in sports fishing circles for the speed and strength of its first run. The aggressive habits and razor-sharp teeth of the wahoo can be of considerable annoyance when targeting larger gamefish, however, such as tuna or marlin.

References[link]

Curt Hennig
Hennig guest refereeing at WrestleMania X in 1994.
Ring name(s)	Curt Hennig[1] Mr. Perfect[1][2]
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1][2]
Weight	260 lb (120 kg)[1]
Born	(1958-03-28)March 28, 1958[1][3] Robbinsdale, Minnesota[1][3]
Died	February 10, 2003(2003-02-10) (aged 44)[1][3] Tampa, Florida[3]
Billed from	Robbinsdale, Minnesota[1][2]
Trained by	Verne Gagne[1][2] Larry Hennig[1][2] Buddy Rose[1]
Debut	January 30, 1980[1]

Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig^[1] (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003)^[3] was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who performed under his real name for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In the WWF, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his official ring name as use of his real name was phased out; Hennig used the same ring name in his third and final run, however his real name was widely acknowledged. He was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and father to current WWE (formerly the WWF) superstar Michael McGillicutty.

Hennig is recognized by WWE as a one-time world champion,^[2] having held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship for 373 days. He won three additional world championships: the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship once, and the i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship twice. A two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, Hennig has been named by WWE as one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time,^[4] and was the longest-reigning champion of the 1990s.^[5] He suffered from recurring back problems during his WWF career, but found success in managerial and color commentary roles when inactive from in-ring competition. In addition to winning multiple championships in WCW during the late 1990s, he served as the enforcer of the Four Horsemen, a member of the New World Order, and leader of stable and country music group, West Texas Rednecks, who recorded the tongue-in-cheek song, "Rap is Crap", later described by WWE as a "stunningly popular and infectious earworm."^[6] Hennig returned to the WWF for a brief period in 2002, being one of the last three men remaining at that year's Royal Rumble. He later wrestled for TNA, prior to his death on February 10, 2003. Although he never won a world title in the WWF, WCW or TNA, he challenged for them in televised matches.

Hennig was described by WWE as a "flawless technician" who "brought the Intercontinental Title a new level of credibility during his two reigns and set a higher standard for technical wrestling in WWE";^[2] WCW hailed him as "one of the best all-round competitors this business has ever produced."^[7] He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 by former Major League Baseball third baseman, and longtime friend, Wade Boggs.^[2] A number of Hennig's peers consider him to be one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time.^[8]

Professional wrestling career[link]

American Wrestling Association (1980–1982)[link]

DDP, Curt Hennig and Diamond Doll Tonya in 1988

Known as "Cool" Curt Hennig, he began his career on January 30, 1980 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the promotion which had made his father, Larry "The Axe" Hennig^[9] a star. Hennig left AWA in 1982 and joined World Wrestling Federation (WWF).

World Wrestling Federation (1982–1984)[link]

Curt Hennig started his WWF career in 1982. He established himself as a promising young performer against the likes of 'Playboy' Buddy Rose. Eventually, he was paired-up in tag team matches with another young upstart, Eddie Gilbert, himself the son of a wrestling legend (Tommy Gilbert).

Return to AWA (1984–1988)[link]

Hennig returned to AWA in 1984. He would eventually become one of the promotion's top stars in his own right, winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship with Scott Hall by defeating "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin and "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal on January 18, 1986 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.^[10]

Later, he resumed his solo career in the AWA, culminating in defeating the legendary Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship at SuperClash on May 2, 1987 with the help of Larry Zbzyszko, and turning villain in doing so.^{[11] [12]} Hennig, along with his father Larry "The Axe", would engage in a long feud with Greg Gagne and his father, Verne Gagne. He began being associated with Madusa Miceli, the AWA World Women's Champion since December 27, 1987.^[13] Hennig and Madusa joined the Diamond Exchange, a stable led by Diamond Dallas Page that also included Badd Company and Colonel DeBeers.^[14]

Hennig would hold the AWA World Heavyweight Title for about 53 weeks, before losing it to Jerry Lawler on May 9, 1988.^[12] As many other promising-yet-underexposed AWA stars had before him (including Hulk Hogan, Rick Martel, and Bobby Heenan), he left the AWA for the WWF.

Return to WWF (1988–1996)[link]

Mr. Perfect & Undefeated Streak (1988–1990)[link]

Hennig returned to the WWF in the fall of 1988 as "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, an arrogant braggart villain who claimed to be able to accomplish difficult tasks "perfectly." In the weeks before his debut, Hennig shot several promos to get his persona of being superior in athletics or anything else he did. These clips showed him hitting half-court, three-point, and no-look basketball shots, bowling a score of 300, running the table in billiards, throwing then catching his own Hail Mary football pass, sinking a long golf putt, hitting home runs and making bulls-eyes in darts. Stars of various major league sports, including Wade Boggs, Steve Jordan, and Mike Modano, co-starred with Hennig in these vignettes.

Hennig went undefeated for over a year, beating mid-card wrestlers including The Blue Blazer, The Red Rooster and Jimmy Snuka. During 1989, use of Hennig's real name was phased out, save for occasional references to his family history, and he was billed exclusively as "Mr. Perfect". Although undefeated on television, Perfect fought Bret "Hit Man" Hart to a draw at several house shows. Later in 1989, Perfect began appearing with Lanny Poffo, who had turned heel earlier in the year and began competing as "The Genius," an arrogant scholar. That fall, Perfect began feuding with Hulk Hogan over the WWF Championship. In the first nationally televised contest of a rivalry that would span Hennigs's WWF and WCW careers, Perfect defeated Bret Hart on the November 6, 1989 edition of Prime Time Wrestling, when he pulled Hart's tights during a roll-up, building momentum for an eventual meeting with Hogan.^[15] Their feud heated up when, after The Genius defeated Hogan by countout, Poffo and Perfect stole Hogan's title belt and destroyed it backstage. Although Hogan later pinned Hennig at several house shows, these were not taped and no reference was made to them on television. Perfect and Hogan were the last two men left in the 1990 Royal Rumble, with Hogan getting the victory. Perfect's first one-on-one loss on television was to Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake at WrestleMania VI at the Toronto Skydome, though a week earlier he was pinned by The Ultimate Warrior in a taped show at Madison Square Garden.

Intercontinental Champion (1990–1991)[link]

Enlisting Bobby Heenan as his new manager, Perfect went on to win the vacant Intercontinental Title in the final round of a tournament in April 1990 by defeating two-time Intercontinental Champion Tito Santana.^[16][17] He lost the belt to The Texas Tornado four months later at SummerSlam,^[17][18] but regained the title on November 19, 1990, thanks to interference from Ted DiBiase. This title win aired on the December 15, 1990 edition of WWF Superstars of Wrestling. Perfect faced the Big Boss Man at WrestleMania VII, where a disqualification loss meant that he retained his title.^[19] The following month he was the winner of a 20-man Battle Royal on Saturday Night's Main Event.^[20] Perfect held the Intercontinental Title until August 1991, when a broken tailbone and buldged discs forced him to drop the belt to Bret Hart at SummerSlam;^[9][21] In the month of May prior to this match, Heenan retired from managing, which led to "Coach" John Tolos becoming Mr. Perfect's new manager. This was short-lived, as Perfect had actually retired from the ring a couple months before SummerSlam, but he just returned for one match to drop the title to Hart.

Color Commentator (1991–1992)[link]

After losing the Intercontinental Championship, Perfect spent the next year-plus, trying to recuperate from his injuries. While recovering, he acted as Ric Flair's "executive consultant" during Flair's two WWF Championship reigns. He also worked as a color commentator on WWF Superstars of Wrestling following Survivor Series 1991 until the Superstars before the next Survivor Series, acting as a suitable heel foil to Vince McMahon's play-by-play.

Return as a wrestler (1992–1993)[link]

Perfect began a return to wrestling and a fan favorite turn when he had a falling-out with Ric Flair and Bobby Heenan (Flair's financial adviser) on the last Prime Time Wrestling before Survivor Series 1992 after Randy Savage asked Perfect to be his partner against Flair and Razor Ramon at the 1992 Survivor Series. After initially laughing off Savage's decision, Perfect was swayed by Savage's cajoling and by Heenan's comments that Perfect was not capable of wrestling on that level anymore and demanded that Perfect follow orders and do as he was told. Immediately afterward, Perfect turned towards the camera to accept Savage's proposal, much to the horror of Heenan, who then slapped Perfect across his face. An infuriated Perfect responded by grabbing Heenan by his tie and pouring a full pitcher of water over Heenan's head. Perfect then stated that he was "back" as Savage's partner at the Survivor Series, much to the delight of the Prime Time Wrestling cast of Hillbilly Jim, Jim Duggan, and Vince McMahon. Perfect returned to the ring at the Survivor Series and, despite some initial mistrust between them, he and Savage won the match by disqualification. Perfect later eliminated Flair from the 1993 Royal Rumble^[22] and defeated Flair the next night on Monday Night Raw in a "Loser Leaves the WWF Match". In reality, Flair gave his notice that he was going back to WCW shortly after Survivor Series and promised to put over Perfect before he left.^[23]

He then went on to feud with Lex Luger, whom Heenan introduced into the WWF at the Royal Rumble. Luger won their match at WrestleMania IX^[24] though both of Perfect's feet were clearly between the ropes. Afterwards, Perfect chased Luger backstage where he was jumped from behind by Luger's onscreen ally Shawn Michaels. This feud with Michaels led to an Intercontinental Title match at Summerslam 1993, which Perfect lost by countout due to interference from Michael's new bodyguard Diesel.^[25] As stated in WWF Magazine, Hennig was responsible for coining Michaels' moniker, "The Heartbreak Kid".

Perfect also competed in the 1993 King of the Ring tournament, losing in the semi-finals to eventual winner Bret Hart. He was then set to participate in the opening bout at 1993's Survivor Series, but due to the re-emergence of his back injuries, was replaced by "Macho Man" Randy Savage and apparently had left the company.

Retirement & Departure (1994; 1995–1996)[link]

At WrestleMania X, Perfect was the special guest referee for the title match between Lex Luger and Yokozuna.^[26] Perfect disqualified Luger after Luger struck Yokozuna's manager Jim Cornette and Perfect tended to him, instead of counting the pin, which led Luger to strike Perfect as well in retaliation. Perfect was set to start another feud with Luger (this time with Perfect as the heel) following WrestleMania, but plans were changed when Hennig's back problems flared up again. He left the WWF in the spring of 1994.

Hennig took a year off to recover from a back injury but before he returned to wrestling he took out a very big insurance policy with the company Lloyds of London. By December 1996 Hennig either wanted to return to in-ring action or the insurance company stopped paying him because his health was back to normal. He returned in 1995 as a color commentator at the Survivor Series. The following weekend, Jerry Lawler announced Perfect as his replacement on WWF Superstars, his second stint as a color commentator on the show with McMahon, this time with Jim Ross added as the analyst. Later in 1996, McMahon left and Ross switched to the play-by-play role. Perfect also did color commentary with McMahon at the 1996 Royal Rumble and the 1996 SummerSlam with McMahon and Ross, and also at In Your House 10: Mind Games with Ross and McMahon, and in the video game WWF In Your House with McMahon. Mr. Perfect was once again called upon to serve as special referee for the WWF Championship match at 1996 King of the Ring between Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog.

Perfect was initially going to make his wrestling comeback on Monday Night Raw in October 1996 against Hunter Hearst Helmsley but was attacked by Helmsley backstage just moments before their match. It appeared Helmsley's attack left Perfect injured and unable to compete. This all turned out to be a ruse for the purpose of suckering "Wildman" Marc Mero into defending his Intercontinental Championship against Helmsley. With help from Perfect, Helmsley won the Intercontinental Title from Mero, and Perfect was once again a heel. Perfect began to serve as a mentor to Helmsley and "hand picked" beautiful models to accompany Helmsley to the ring. Perfect disappeared from the WWF once again shortly before the 1996 Survivor Series.

World Championship Wrestling (1997–2000)[link]

Four Horsemen & New World Order (1997–1998)[link]

Hennig signed with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1997. Since he could no longer be billed as Mr. Perfect, as that moniker was trademarked by the WWF, he returned to wrestling under his real name for the first time since the late 1980s. Both the Four Horsemen and the New World Order (nWo) showed interest in recruiting him. Hennig made his official WCW debut at Bash at the Beach '97 as Diamond Dallas Page's mystery tag-team partner. Hennig ended up turning on Page costing them the match. After feuding with Page for a month he joined the Four Horsemen, taking the spot of the retiring Arn Anderson. Anderson's implorement that Hennig take "his spot" was the subject of the following week's parody of the Horsemen by the nWo, which lead to the WarGames match. At Fall Brawl, Hennig was allegedly jumped backstage by the nWo and came to ringside mid-match with his arm in a sling. The whole thing turned out to be a setup as Hennig betrayed the Horsemen and joined the nWo, handcuffing the other Horsemen to the cage and then slamming the steel cage door into Ric Flair's head, afterward claiming he had "destroyed the Horseman" and as a further slap to Flair, claimed to be "the wrestler that made Minnesota famous". Two months after he joined the nWo, his childhood friend, Rick Rude, was also brought in. Hennig won the United States Title from Steve McMichael in September 1997 and defended it by defeating many superstars like Ric Flair, Lex Luger, The Giant, Chris Benoit, Jeff Jarrett, and Diamond Dallas Page before losing it to Page in December of that year at Starrcade.^[27]

He struggled with a knee injury for much of 1998. When the nWo broke into two different factions, the Wolfpac (red and black) and nWo Hollywood (black and white), both Hennig and Rude joined the Wolfpac. The two did not really fit in with the fan favorite Wolfpac faction, especially when Rick Rude would still get on the microphone and tell the fans to shut up. Hennig was not able to compete against Goldberg at the Great American Bash that June, so he asked Konnan to replace him. Konnan lost the match, and afterward both Hennig and Rude attacked him, removing themselves from the Wolfpac and joining nWo Hollywood. Despite his injury he faced WCW World Champion Goldberg in a losing effort at Bash at the Beach. That September, Hennig was taken off WCW TV due to his injury. He returned at Starrcade to aid Eric Bischoff in defeating Ric Flair.

West Texas Rednecks & Departure (1999–2000)[link]

In early 1999, he began tagging with Barry Windham. Hennig and Windham lost to Ric Flair and Flair's son David at Souled Out due to interference by Arn Anderson. After the match, the rest of the nWo came out and humiliated Flair by handcuffing him to the ring, and forced him to watch his son David take a beating from Hollywood Hogan. Shortly afterward, Hennig was attacked by the nWo and thrown out of the group for no apparent reason other than Scott Hall stating "it's time to trim the fat". Hennig went on to win the World Tag Team Title with Barry Windham. Three months later, he became the leader of the West Texas Rednecks with Barry, Barry's brother, Kendall, and Bobby Duncum, Jr.. They were supposed to be heels to feud with rapper Master P's No Limit Soldiers, but the southern WCW fans cheered them and the angle was soon dropped. The Rednecks recorded an infamous country song titled "Rap is Crap."^[2]

After the Rednecks disbanded, Hennig lost a retirement match against Buff Bagwell on November 21, 1999 at WCW Mayhem at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. He returned a few months later, however, and entered a feud with Shawn Stasiak. Stasiak, who had just joined WCW from the WWF, referred to himself as "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak, which was a ripoff of Hennig's old "Mr. Perfect" gimmick and even used Hennig's old WWF theme music. After Stasiak won the feud, Hennig briefly began coaching Stasiak. Hennig left WCW after his contract expired in the summer of 2000.

X Wrestling Federation (2001–2002)[link]

Hennig was a franchise star for the short lived X Wrestling Federation where he had a brief run. The promotion quickly went under due to the WWF buying out many of its major talent, including Hennig himself. Hennig wrestled a well-known match with Hulk Hogan in XWF, where Hogan defeated him.

Return to WWF (2002)[link]

During the build up for January's Royal Rumble, it was announced that Hennig would be returning as one of the 30 combatants. Hennig, again billed as "Mr. Perfect" (although his real name was widely acknowledged), entered the Royal Rumble at #25, and was one of the final three competitors before being eliminated by Triple H. Perfect made a strong showing at the Rumble, hitting the Perfect-Plex on Kurt Angle and holding his own with the WWF's best at the time. His performance, along with the positive reaction of the Atlanta crowd, earned Hennig a full time contract with the WWF. Perfect appeared the next night on Raw in a match with The Big Valbowski. He then had short feuds with Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rob Van Dam before forming a tag team with Shawn Stasiak at house shows throughout March and April as well as a tag team on television with The Big Boss Man. Perfect was drafted to Raw during the first ever WWF Draft. However, Hennig was released from the company on May 5, 2002 due to a physical confrontation with Brock Lesnar. Among other incidents of drunkenness, the tussle took place on the infamous "plane ride from hell."^[28]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2003)[link]

After being released from WWE,^[29] he went on to work for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. In TNA, he was involved in a feud with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.

Death and legacy[link]

On February 10, 2003, Hennig was found dead in a Florida hotel room. He was 44 years old. The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's Office declared acute cocaine intoxication to be the cause of his death.^[30] His father said that steroids and painkillers also contributed to his death.^[31] Hennig was survived by his parents, Larry and Irene, two brothers, Randy and Jesse, and two sisters, Sandra and Susan, wife Leonice and four children, Joe, Amy, Kaite, and Hank.^[32] Two of his children, Joe and Amy, are professional wrestlers.^[33][34]

WWE aired a video tribute as well as words from friends and former co-workers Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross on Raw following the news of Hennig's death.^[35] TNA paid tribute to Hennig by displaying his wrestling singlet and a framed photo as he was employed by TNA at the time of his death. A tribute song about Hennig, "My Perfect Friend", was featured on the 2003 "Macho Man" Randy Savage album Be a Man.^[8] Other peers including Hulk Hogan,^[36] Ric Flair,^[37] Bret Hart^[38] and Shawn Michaels^[39] have also commended Hennig's in-ring talents.

Hennig's widow, Leonice, signed a WWE Legends contract on her husband's behalf.^{[citation needed]} Wade Boggs, who appeared in a vignette with Hennig and was a friend of his, inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2007. His wife, his four children, and his parents accepted the award on his behalf.^[2] On July 4, 2007, Hennig was posthumously inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. His father, who was inducted the prior year, represented him at the event.

On September 9, 2008, WWE released a two disc DVD set focused on Hennig titled The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect. Promotion for the video included Charlie Haas spoofing Hennig's memorable sports vignettes at a Dave & Buster's on Raw. Finding that he was incapable of performing those feats, Haas decided "there was only one Mr. Perfect." The week after the DVD's release, its first week possible, it went to number one on the Billboard Recreational Sports DVD sales list.^[8] On the WWE DVD "Top 50 Greatest Superstars" Hennig was listed number 15, above the likes of John Cena, Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan.

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Perfect-Plex^[1][2] (WWF) / Hennig-Plex^[1] (WCW) (Bridging cradle suplex)^[40]

• Signature moves
  • Atomic drop, sometimes inverted^[41]
  • Backhand chop^[1]
  • Bridging belly to back suplex^[42]
  • Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope^[1][43]
  • Figure four leglock^[44]
  • Forearm smash^[45]
  • Hip toss^[46]
  • Indian deathlock^[47]
  • Kneebar followed by a knee breaker^[1] (leaps up and drives the knee of his inside leg into the back of his opponent's knee)
  • Knee drop^[1]
  • Seated senton to force an opponent to the mat^[41] or to an opponent's leg draped over the first rope^[44][48]
  • Sleeper hold^[48]
  • Snapmare,^[1][41] often followed by a rolling neck snap^[1][41][44]
  • Spear^[1]
  • Spinning toe hold^[44]
  • Standing headscissors into a swinging knee strike^[41]
  • Swinging knee lift^[1][41]

• Managers
  • Madusa Miceli^[49]
  • Diamond Dallas Page^[14]
  • The Genius
  • Bobby Heenan
  • Coach (John Tolos)
  • Rick Rude
  • Vincent / Curly Bill / Shane

• Nicknames
  • "The Perfect One"^[50]
  • "Cool" Curt Hennig^[50]

• Entrance themes
  • "Theme of Exodus" by Ernest Gold (used only briefly; 1989)
  • "Perfection" (also known as "The Perfect Twist") by Jim Johnston (WWF; 1989–1993, 1994, 1995–1996, 2002)
  • "Rock Energy (a)" from the Chappell Recorded Music Library (WCW; 1997)
  • "Rockhouse" by Frank shelly (WCW; used while a part of the New World Order; 1997–1998, 1998–1999)
  • "Wolfpac Theme" (WCW; used while a part of the nWo Wolfpac; 1998)
  • "Road to Glory (b)" from the Chappell Recorded Music Library (WCW; 1999)
  • "Rap is Crap" by the West Texas Rednecks (WCW; 1999)
  • "Good Ol' Boys" by the West Texas Rednecks (WCW; 1999)
  • "Champion" by Dale Oliver (TNA; 2002–03)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][12]
  • AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) ^[10] – with Scott Hall^[1]

• Future of Wrestling
  • FOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][51]

• i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling
  • i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[1][52]

• Main Event Championship Wrestling
  • MECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][53]

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][54]
  • NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 times)^[55] – with Larry Hennig (1), Buddy Rose (1) and Pat McGhee (1)^[1]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1987)^[56]
  • PWI ranked him #9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1993^[57]
  • PWI ranked him #55 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003^[58]
  • PWI ranked him #98 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Scott Hall in 2003^[59]

• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[1][60]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) ^[61] – with Barry Windham^[1]

• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[62]

• World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)^[1][17]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)^[1][2]

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Most Improved (1983)

References[link]

External links[link]

	Biography portal
	Professional wrestling portal

• WWE Hall of Fame profile
• Curt Hennig at the Online World of Wrestling
• tribute the Hall of Fame Curt Hennig - Absolutely Perfect
• "Mr.Perfect"Perfect Entertainer
• The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum's induction of Curt Hennig
• The 10 Greatest Modern Wrestlers: #8, Curt Hennig
• SLAM! Sports mourning the death of Hennig
• Petite Power Lifter
• "Curt Hennig". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7175252. Retrieved August 28, 2010.