I dont think Curt was ever the same when Rick Rude passed away in 1999. They grew up together.

@ppiorkowski1502

4 ай бұрын

@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 wrestling industry would be a different and better place today if Curt were still with us, love this guy.

@RainbowRoadCrashTest

6 ай бұрын

Id argue more if Chris Benoit didnt kill his family if im gonna be frank

@PaulSmith-vo3ge

3 ай бұрын

Facts

He is sorely missed.

What a great, rare find! Curt Hennig was what he said he was: absolutely PERFECT!

@paystyles5429

3 жыл бұрын

Positively

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.

@bobjones3074

8 жыл бұрын

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.

@kid--presentable

Жыл бұрын

Very true.. god bless from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

@warshipsatin8764

Жыл бұрын

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

@630unc

9 ай бұрын

Great comment I don't need to say anything curt was right about Brock n Orton

I've never heard him talk in this tone before.

damn I miss him

@sarnobat2000

6 жыл бұрын

I miss the 1992 version of him on the Prime Time Wrestling roundtable, when I first started watching.

He didn't age from his debut until his death.

@SovereignStatesman

4 жыл бұрын

40's really not that old.

@madamefeast4824

4 жыл бұрын

No he didn't but he was only 44 when he passed

@SovereignStatesman

4 жыл бұрын

@@madamefeast4824 Guys on steroids typically look youthful, but they are burning their candle at both ends.

@SovereignStatesman

4 жыл бұрын

zack: kinda like the opposite of Hulk Hogan LOL

Best ever in my opinion.

@tommyjennings500

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kevinkelly1529

5 жыл бұрын

She talks too 'f'-ing much.

@vcvortex6356

4 жыл бұрын

Besides the fact she says his last name wrong. It is Hennig, not Henning...

@randomtees

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@vcvortex6356

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@craigwilson3532

2 жыл бұрын

She seems a little sweet on him, got the fangirl thing going on

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.

@scottishdanny2432

11 күн бұрын

Agreed. He'd be absolutely raking in the cash in the podcast game right now. Same with Heenan

This was a year before he passed away rip mr perfect curt hennig

@MIKEJ788

3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Mr. Perfect! Also Condolences to his recent Late Father Larry AX Henning! Perfect Family! God Bless

@jaw-knee-5

2 жыл бұрын

Not even a full year. He passed 8 months after this. 🙁

lisa is a great reporter ....and curt as always is perfect

Curtis Michael Hennig(March 28,1958-February 10,2003)was the quintessential sports entertainer!

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

@lakeishawaller5151

6 жыл бұрын

Shawn West i agree

@wagsoman

6 жыл бұрын

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

@wagsoman

6 жыл бұрын

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

@johnwilburn

5 жыл бұрын

Big nose, eyes too close together, and those arms weren't any 22.

@jonathanturbide2232

5 жыл бұрын

@John Volken 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.

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.

wow what a unique interview. I had no idea this existed.

5:15 Buff is not really the stuff we all knew that - Curt shoots on buff bagwell

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

great clip!

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

i still miss him so lot

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.

7:38 Wow that was great moment between curt hennig and the road warrior

i met her before.... her father was the principle at my school and she came for a school assembly

R.I.P CURT HENNIG !!!

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.

@Slaytanica666

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, his treatment of the fans and his coworkers was…absolutely PERFECT!

What a great interview thanks for sharing this and for all that you do Perfection personified

Damn good talent

He was as his name says he was "PERFECT" was the best technical wrestler in WWF

One of the best to ever do it, i liked curt and was so upset all those yrs ago😢

Can't believe he's dead

Mr perfect knew that randy orton and brock lesnar was going to be superstars

one of my favorite wrestlers of all time. was a sad day when curt hennig passed away. His persona Mr Perfect was the best.

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.

@Gingervitis75

8 ай бұрын

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.

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.

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.

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

@chadk890

2 жыл бұрын

And WCW didn't mistreat their talent?

Thank you for posting this.

Thank you for uploading this!! :)

Thanks for sharing this rare interview. Great stuff!

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)

A great interview, she is fantastic

curt was great , athlete, and actor, wish there was more like him today.

U are truly missed Mr. Absolutely Perfect...

Hawk was trying to kiss Curt 7:47 so sad they died in the same year rip to both

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.

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.

@stedarkside1529

2 жыл бұрын

The defeat to Beefcake counts though as it was TELEVISED!

@Dizzy1980

2 жыл бұрын

@@stedarkside1529 They all count as far as I'm concerned. I'm a thorough kind of guy.

@victordee2287

7 ай бұрын

…you really know your stuff. I’m impressed, and I don’t impress easily. Very nice!

She is so beautiful 😍 🤩

Love u forever Curt.

A true All Time Great!

Love him and miss him My hero with hogan in the 90s😢

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.

@jonathanturbide2232

8 жыл бұрын

+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.

@true0utlaw72

8 жыл бұрын

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.

@TheeCoachg

6 жыл бұрын

Yes me too! I was juiced at the rumble then was just like why are they doing him like this man smh

he could have been a 'perfect' manager in wwe......

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.

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.

@tommydewayneisaacs2739

5 жыл бұрын

Had to be Warrior

@hezamachine

4 жыл бұрын

Unless they are talking about Curt's run in 1981-83.

@flamboiyenttalk7039

3 жыл бұрын

It was ultimate warrior

Professional wrestling misses this man

Wow. Right near the end.

Some fortune-telling skills right there from the late great Curt Hennig. RIP sir!

OVW! MAKES WRESTLING LEGEND'S. R.I.P. MR. PERFECT! ✝️

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.

@DevoJetBoy8680

Жыл бұрын

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.

1:14 Curt catching that drain

RIP..curt...greatest wrestler of all time

We never got a Mr.Perfect Country Album T_T

oh man, this is depressing :(

@Jkrazy83

5 жыл бұрын

eh, life is depressing

holy moly, Alan Jackson and John Anderson, just the good ole boys …..

That chick was big time flirting with Mr. Perfect 😂😂

Man he knew work Randy

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)

Perfect, Piper, Rude & Venis absolutely killed me when I was growing up watchin' this WWF shit back in the day😂

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.

Ultimate Warrior ended his wining streak

@jpalvarez4972

4 жыл бұрын

Warrior was first to beat Hennig live, although I believe the loss to Beefcake aired first and is considered Hennig's first canon loss.

@Dizzy1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

Hennig doesn't seem all there in this interview, sadly.

@JayTheAdviceGuy

8 жыл бұрын

+NoMoreHideTheBall He does seem a little "off" doesn't he?

@jimpimmers5387

8 жыл бұрын

He died of a coke overdose so does it really shock you?

@TheeCoachg

6 жыл бұрын

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.

@1otonhammer38

6 жыл бұрын

Idk. I'm a recovered addict. There's a lot of flight of thought. Sniffing. Labored breathing. Nervous energy. He looks great, though. RIP.

@kevinkelly1529

5 жыл бұрын

He doesn't get a chance to talk with that daft twat rattling on endlessly.

Not for nothing but this lady knew a lot about wrestling

Why didn't wwe suspend Brock too? Could it be because Mr Perfect gave him the perfect plex on the airplane?

Turn on the auto tracking!

Was this his last interview?

please don't chop me....."Buff bruises easily, he's like a banana" LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

Keep riding the way,, omfg that's so un cool, thats geekish

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

@publichousebrandmusic2762

9 жыл бұрын

Dunno about demons, he just liked good times a little bit too much. Sad loss.

@bobjones3074

8 жыл бұрын

+Public House Brand Music Exactly. Not everyone has demons.

@Nixkrude79

5 жыл бұрын

Public House Brand Music he had demons since his best friend died years before him

@chadk890

Жыл бұрын

@@Nixkrude79 Exactly

Ben Rothlisburger looks like Curt Hening.

Great guy , You just had to have a sense of humor.

Coolest man you never met, just watch out for defrosting turds in your belongings.

:D II NEVER TAKE A BAD PICTURE :D

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.

@WrestlingPtw

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Morris Ultimate Wartrior

@jpalvarez4972

4 жыл бұрын

@@WrestlingPtw Warrior was first to beat Hennig live, although I think that match might have aired after the Beefcake one.

@davidgi3

3 жыл бұрын

@@jpalvarez4972 No...it was Hulk Hogan at a house show or Superstars TV taping main event

@Dizzy1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Curt looks like he just did a cycle. Bloated big time.

Curt Henning AKA MR Perfect VS BRET HART at SummerSlam 91 Bret VS MR Perfect was the best match of the night that match should have been SummerSlam 91 mainevent

@jonathanturbide2232

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely MOTN and one of the best matches of the 90's, but there's no way it should have went last when Hogan was on the card. Plus, Curt had a really bad back injury and there was a chance that the match could have been cut very short because of it, so I get your point but it wouldn't have been a smart move to put them last.

It's weird to hear Mr. Perfect talking about Randy Orton.

Hennig was a cool heel. Hennig was perfect for the Mr. perfect gimmick.

She joined him for a perfect dinner after

It was Brutus the Barber Beefcake

was it hulk?

The answer is Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake at Wrestlemania VI

@Dizzy1980

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@kevinpalmer9756

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dizzy1980 Yeah, that's if one counts Hennig's appearances as a jobber in the early 80s.

@Dizzy1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@kevinpalmer9756

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dizzy1980 You mean house shows and MSG stuff. Yeah, those are never made canon unless it's required for a sudden storyline change.

@Dizzy1980

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinpalmer9756 Right, which is why I initially said Brutus was the accepted answer, even if it isn't technically correct.

The sexual energy between them throughout is palpable

It shame me perfect got fired in 02 imagine just before arrival Cena batista and Orton

@mikebadaoa2019

3 жыл бұрын

And rey

@attitudetv92

3 жыл бұрын

Mr. Perfect vs John Cena or Batista Damn Dream Match !!!

@mikebadaoa2019

3 жыл бұрын

@@attitudetv92 mr perfect vs angle or orotn vs Foley

@mikebadaoa2019

3 жыл бұрын

Mr perfect vs Dolph ziggler

@MunguAkubariki

2 жыл бұрын

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.