I didn't know Curt Hennig, the husband, the father, the man at all but I felt as if I knew Mr. Perfect personally. Although he was never a world champion, in my mind he was one of the best performers pro wrestling has ever seen. He could work a technical match, a brawl, cut amazing promos and project his character onto the audience better than just about anyone else. Throughout his career he proved to be extremely unselfish - when he was asked to put over an opponent in a match or an angle he did so and then more. He clearly went out of his way to do what was right for the company. He knew what pro wrestling was about and what was the best for the business. His sometime over-selling in the ring was a joy to watch. He would take a clothesline in the middle of the ring and somehow end up on the floor on the outside. Whilst that may be deemed unrealistic by todays standards, it was part of the WWF style back then and Mr. Perfect pulled out all the stops to make his opponent look good. His work with Bobby Heenan and Ric Flair is a personal favourite of mine. In 1992 Mr. Perfect helped get Ric Flair over as a heel with the partizan WWF audience. His turn on Bobby Heenan was a classic moment. Mr. Perfect accomplished many thrings throughout his long career and life; that was just my personal favorite.
It's true when they say that you don't know what you've got until it's gone.
I'm going to watch the end of Royal Rumble 1989 now. I can't remember who wins it but I don't think it was Mr. Perfect. It won't stop me rooting for him though.
- "hey that's Mr Perfect I remember him he was good."
He wasn't good. He was Perfect.