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Pro wrestler Curt Hennig of Champlin, Minn., found dead in Florida hotel
Minneapolis Red Star ^ | February 11, 2003 | Associated Press

Posted on 02/10/2003 6:23:14 PM PST by GreatOne

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:38:27 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

BRANDON, Fla. -- Professional wrestler Curt ``Mr. Perfect'' Hennig was found dead in a hotel room Monday. Officials said foul play wasn't suspected.

Hennig, 44, of Champlin, Minn., was scheduled to appear Monday night at the Florida State Fair in Tampa.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Free Republic; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 2003obituary; awa; axe; henning; mrperfect; obituary; wrestling; wwf
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To: AppyPappy
Another one who died recently was Gentleman Chris Adams. I used to watch him on the UHF channels, some lousy promotion, but he was a classic heel.
101 posted on 02/11/2003 12:04:12 PM PST by Benrand
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To: GOPyouth
The Mulkey's. I loved it when Beatiful Bobby would take a Mulkey to the announcer's podium and beat him up a bit over there, it was always hilarious.

I remember Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious were a tag team and they once had to ham and eggers beat so damn badly, they got them on stretchers and Vader and Vicious came over and powerbombed them on the damn stretchers. Damn, that was ridculous.

102 posted on 02/11/2003 12:12:53 PM PST by Benrand
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To: Dr.Deth
HHH looks cro-magnon.
103 posted on 02/11/2003 12:17:03 PM PST by Benrand
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To: Fury
The story of the Von Erich family has to be the most tragic in all professional wrestling (not to mention bizarre)
104 posted on 02/11/2003 3:05:51 PM PST by t4texas
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To: WolfsView
Ultimo Dragon has phenomenal mat wrestling skills. So does Perry Saturn. Perry Saturn is one of the best all-around wrestlers.
105 posted on 02/11/2003 6:08:34 PM PST by Unwavering Conservative
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To: Unwavering Conservative
I have followed thousands of threads on FR, but this one is the most unbelievable in terms of the subject and the depth of knowledge demonstrated by the posters. If there is such a thing as mainstream culture, this has to be one of the most obscure backwaters. I have read the sports pages for 40 years and only recognize about 10 percent of the names.
106 posted on 02/11/2003 10:19:44 PM PST by Sicvee
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To: Benrand
Remember when they brought in "The Gladiators", a Road Warriors knock-off, and the Mulkeys kept beating them through flukes and luck? Then those albinos Cletuses would get their post-match beatdown anyway? Hard laughs.

What made the Road Warriors great was never their wrestling - it sucked (Hawk was ok). It was hearing "Iron Man", watching a 40-second squash, and then enjoying a hilarious 5 minute interview with Tony Skee-a-vone. I think Ellering must have been writing their material, it seems like the Warriors lost their edge after separating. Still, you knew you were in for a treat when Hawk would step up and say, "Tony Schiavone, ya know what we hate besides everything?"

"The Four Horsemen say they are the cream of the crop. Well, maybe... but even on top of that cream, there's a thin film of scum... and that's us - The Legion Of Doom!"

"There's two kinds of people in the world: weasels, and weasel-slappers."

Every now and then it looked like Hawk was just gonna bust out laughing while reading this stuff, and I'd wonder how many takes it took to get this far... damn I'd love to get a tape of just those NWA interviews. Damn.

107 posted on 02/12/2003 4:28:16 AM PST by Dr.Deth
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To: GreatOne
No, his father, Larry "The Axe" Henning, was the one wrestling for 30+ years.

Not the way it's written in the article, at least.

108 posted on 02/12/2003 4:51:30 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: sushiman
In the Spring of 1965, our family passed HAYSTACK Calhoun while he was driving his International wagon on a highway in South Carolina. It was a leaning to the drivers side. We would watch him every Friday night on WOR Chan. 9 out of NYC. Haystack and Killer were the best ! Black and white TV. Those were the days.
109 posted on 02/12/2003 5:28:48 AM PST by Broker
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To: Broker
Yea , those were the days ...In 1965 I was 12 and lived in Willimantic , CT . Can't remember which channel carried wrestling , but I figure it must have been one out of Boston . Great fun ...
110 posted on 02/12/2003 5:45:33 AM PST by sushiman
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To: Dr.Deth
Hell, I bet you'd find what you're looking for on the net, I found some choice vintage Flair and Horsemen stuff.

I might have to look for some of the old Road Warrior footage. I think that there are replays on turner South.

111 posted on 02/12/2003 9:20:06 AM PST by Benrand
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To: Dr.Deth
Then those albinos Cletuses would get their post-match beatdown anyway? Hard laughs.

The Mulkey brothers! Haven't thought of them in ages. I remember one of them wrasslin' Ronnie Garvin and Jumping over him. Whereupon he looked into the camera/crowd, pointed his left index finger to his head as if to say "smart, huh?" and laughed. When he turned around, Garvin nailed him with one of his "hands of stone". Hillarious! I used to feel really sorry for those guys and the beatings they used to take.
112 posted on 02/12/2003 10:40:18 AM PST by wasp69 (The time has come.......)
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To: NewRomeTacitus
Curt went less than ten years since his running buddy Rick Rude checked out under still-cloudy circumstances Rick Rude died of testicle cancer
113 posted on 02/12/2003 11:13:18 PM PST by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: All
*** Curt Hennig's Cause Of Death Revealed ***

According to the Tampa Coroner's office and the Tampa Medical Examiner's office, Curt Hennig died due to "acute cocaine intoxication."

Credit: 1wrestling.com (via 411mania.com)

114 posted on 03/25/2003 11:21:25 PM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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To: 11th Earl of Mar; AFCdt; alisasny; ambrose; AnAmericanMother; AppyPappy; ArneFufkin; ...
FYI to those who responded on the Hennig threads, see #114 for cause of death.
115 posted on 03/26/2003 12:20:59 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture
What a selfish waste, leaving a wife and four (?) kids.

116 posted on 03/26/2003 12:27:00 AM PST by ArneFufkin
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To: GreatOne
"He's dead, Jim."
117 posted on 03/26/2003 12:48:18 AM PST by sonofatpatcher2 (Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Nonsense. Cocaine is a safe a mother's milk. The Libertarians have told us so.
118 posted on 03/26/2003 4:25:03 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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BTW, in othe wrestling news of note not related to the Hennig tragedy...

Source: 411mania.com (3/17/03)

Also see Ludvig Borga - evil Finnish environmentalist on Wrestlecrap while the link still works.

119 posted on 03/26/2003 9:29:19 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture
It's really amazing how, people I looked up to as a child and thought were larger than life are so flawed.
120 posted on 03/26/2003 5:19:50 PM PST by Commander8
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