STW 21: Mr. Perfect
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- On this episode: It's an absolutely PERFECT Christmas edition as Bruce and Conrad look back at one of the greatest... if not most perfect wrestlers in the history of the WWF: Mr. Perfect.
NOTE: Stay tuned to the end to hear the rare, original WWF theme for Mr. Perfect along with some other easter eggs!
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"Mr. Fuji best rib. No rib" lmaooooo
That's why he was the best. :)
9:00 - Episode start
Thank you sir!
You is what we need every full episode🤙🏾
Gods work
Appreciate you
Ty
Just the fact that Jinder Mahal has been WWE Champion and Mr. Perfect never was makes my stomach turn!
Man, when you put it like that...it really compounds the injustice of it all.
Yeah but it was for the secondary show. Everybody knew brock lesnar was the real champ. Ment about as much as the i.c belt back in the day
Timothy Boese
Completely different business back then though. There was no “brand division” where each brand had its own champs, nor were there as many ridiculous title changes.
Titles mean less and less as the years go by in WWE since it’s been devalued so much over the years.
WWE now sucks and the title means nothing...their secondary title looks like a giant candy stick...when they hand the title to jobbers and wonder why they can't draw it's because they have lost it all....oh and don't get me wrong Jinder could of been a good champion if he was properly booked right, but he wasn't.
Because WWE doesn't have a megastar like Hulk Hogan right now.
Mr. Perfect is one of the greats
Legit lol'd when Conrad muttered "God dammit" under his breath when be thought Bruce was gonna sing "With My Baby Tonight" again.
Mr. Perfect will be remembered as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, and arguably the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
Curt was probably one the all time greatest workers... To hear he passed at 44 hit me so hard. I just turned 44 yesterday.
I remember when Mr. Perfect threw the football 90 yards and caught it. I went out side and tried and after the first try, I determined that it was impossible.
I was about 9.
I was 11 in 88 and was like wow, but more so in the great editing idea. The unbreakable perfect plex was my favorite finishing move.
Rex Sexson “Now you’re gonna SEE--a Perfect Plex!”
I remember throwing the football and trying to catch it about 50 times. I even replayed the video in slowmo to try and get secrets on it but never could do it. My Paw Paw laughed at me so much and talked so much shit cause he knew it was fake but I didn't believe it. The joys of being 10 and no internet.
Only Mr. Perfect was able to do it
Dielep This is true.
Had Hennig came in 5-10 years later on he would have been a multiple time WWF champion
Mr Perfect one of the all time greatest definitely in my top 5 Wrestlers
No way. Top 6 .
Mr Perfect didn't ever get a heavyweight push but he put on great matches... if he did people would view him differently
My top 5 HBK, Kurt, Angle, Mr Perfect, Bret Hart, Macho Man
My top 5 are hbk, macho Mann, Mr perfect, Sting, and idk about #5 I want to say razor but I'd have to say undertaker just for longevity
@@peteoneprestigious6st I lost all respect for HBK ,after he got his ass kicked in a bar by a drunk. Bill watts would have fired him for that.
I was a little kid at 12 years old when Mr. perfect debuted on WWF. It was a great time growing up as a wrestling fan. I love listening to how certain things happened behind the scenes. Excellent podcast!
I loved Mr Perfect. The perfect plex was awesome. I remember watching him as a young kid. He was great, I will always remember him.
He had the perfect gimmick, physique and charisma. One of a kind and legend to me forever. RIP THE PERFECT ONE
Absolutely PERFECT
I discovered your podcast about 5 months ago. And I have been catching up with all the past episodes. This is probably the best wrestling podcast I've ever heard! Thank you guys so much looking forward to future episodes.
I still do the gum slap
Chris gibbs me too. So fun. You'd be surprised how far you can slap gum
Chris gibbs ditto brother.
If you're going to spit out you're gum, you might as well lol
Same here.
I use to do it as a kid.. lol..
I met Larry the ax Henning and Curt a couple times, always very nice and would take time to talk. So sad we lost curt so young
Curt HENNIG made the intercontinental belt legit
You right 💯
I agree I think he was the one man in that time period who definitely should have gotten a wwe title reign
Uhhh, Tito??
@@FranzFerdinand76 Tito's another one back in those early days of WWf that maybe should have gotten a WWf
title reign as well
That’s the best comment on here! He was the most legit wrestler in the business still to this day! In ring, promos, work ethic and character were so fkn awesome!
One of the best vignettes and music and all around characters. Never got the WWF heavyweight championship
Oh, I just remembered, Mr Perfect lost a match in around 93, and my friends and I started calling him Mr. Pretty Good! My younger friend came up with the name.
cool story, bro.
Dumb kids
@@nathandehoyos8796 We thought it was creative.
Wow listen to Bruce here compared to now. Night and day.
One of the few that didn’t need a championship belt. The belts needed Mr.Perfect.
At 9 years old when I became a fan, I hated Hulk Hogan, found the Ultimate Warrior boring and always said that Jake Roberts would be a better "bad guy". I was an immediate fan of the heels and Mr. Perfect was the one of best. He was one reason I favored the so-called midcard over the main event scene of the early 90's.
"Raise so much hell in heaven then gonna have to change the name"
Badass, rip to the perfect one
“And now you’re gonna see a PerfectPlex!”
Mr Perfect was a good wrestler ,he had a ton of personality. I liked the fact that he could be a baby face or a heel. Perfect was champion for a while . The Era I really liked was when Perfect and rude was running a muck . Just a great guy
the perflect plex was my favourite ever move.
i know and the fact that he could even do it on The Giant (Big Show) and still be so smooth with it made it the perfect finisher.
@@cryptozoomauler5505 yeah man. I don't mean to sound pretentious but an athlete like Curt Hennig actually made wrestling moves look artistically.. well.. beautiful. Just like a pernel whitaker made boxing moves look SO smooth. It really is something seeing TOP TOP guys in there field at their peak doing these feats that may look fairly simple to do, when bloody hell no.. no they're not. I didn't know he did that move on the Big show?? Wow.. Also Curt brain wise, when it came to the mentality side of wrestling, was in the top leagues of jake the snake, Rick rude and pat Patterson. No wasted movement. Taking your time and making everything have a purpose. The total opposite of the cluster F**K that was WCW..
Ryan G When I was a kid, my friends and I started a wrestling club, and it was only the 4 of us.
I couldn’t decide if my wrestling move would be the Perfect Plex or the figure 4 (because I used to like Ric Flair a lot; now I hate him.)
I chose the figure 4, but before slapping it on, I’d say, “Now you’re gonna see...a figure 4!”
@@HereIsWisdom1318 i liked dino bravo's side slam too. the razors edge is up ther with the perfect plex, but even tho i dont watch wrestling n e more n it isnt as good, moves HAVE evolved. I've seen some recent finnishes that just look unbelievable man.
Ryan G When Shawn Michaels first turned on Marty, he used to do this belly to back suplex that he used as his finisher. It was a normal, everyday move, but he made it look cool.
I first used that as my move, but stopped doing it because my friends knee went too far and hit himself in the mouth. But again, the move was pretty cool. I called it “the move!”.
1 of the greatest to ever lace them up, he was simply a perfect wrestler. Nobody today compares
He’s my favorite wrestler of all time. His work ethic and his moves were Perfect as he was! RIP Mr Perfect !
Rip Mr perfect
@@joshuaboshard3218 I love talking wrestling but besides on RUclips I don’t have that many people to discuss it with so I’ve really got into these podcasts and the comments it’s great. Even more excited to see how many people other than me are such huge fans of Perfect! His promos were Fkn hysterical and so liking to the character his 90 yard touchdown pass to himself is arguably one of the best!
Imagine mr perfect vs kurt angle in their prime..
Triple threat match.
Angle vs Hart vs Hennig
I WAS at WMart in Robinson Twsp(outside Pitt) and was in line with Kurt and got to talk to him for a few..He bashed McMahon and signed me Autograph! He was buying 4 tubs of protein lol..This was Feb 2013
wouldn't pay a dime to watch it
Danny Mack The Outlaw perfect!
@@rscottrogers22 Now we're talking
Most legit thing hulk hogan ever said was if you were in the locker room and curt showed up you knew you had to step up your A game. His IC match with Brett Hart was one of the greatest matches in history. One of the greatest. Vince should've given him a wwf title run
He’s the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time
no
@@weworldwide1348 Yes
Facts
Yep
Great champion, but I'd personally rate Savage of Bret over Perfect
I still spit and slap my gum out to this day.
Same here
Love the pause... Bruce Prichard
Mr. Perfect never winning the Heavyweight title is the biggest snub in the history of wrestling.
I remember the day before he passed away I kept trying to find out his name (this is before the internet was super popular and I didn’t have a computer) I called all my friends and kept describing him and no one could remember, then the next day on raw i saw his picture and I was like omg that’s him...and he was gone.
I’ll never forget his name again ❤️
Starts at 3:08
Nonsense, it starts at 9:00.
This be a troll
Vince bought out Perfect's Lloyds of London settlement. I'd never heard that before.
Absolutely Perfect.
I vividly remember Mr. Perfect smashing the championship belt.
When Curt got the classic Jim Johnson Theme maybe mid way through 89 it just cemented the gimmick. Not to be cliche here but it was THE PERFECT theme music for Hennig.
Mr Perfect was the 1st heel I out right cheer his commercials were so good I couldn't find myself to boo him in fact when bret won the ic belt i was crushed same with Kurt Angle I found it werid that he was getting booed when he 1st started.
Why the fuck does no one use punctuation?
That Hennig never had a World Title run is the single biggest tragedy in pro wrestling!
yes he did
Nice Link when?
held the AWA World title for a year 87-88. Legit World title too that was on ESPN
Nice Link damn it!
Nice Link Don't you think he should have been given the WWF Title a couple of times late '92/93?
"Mister Fuji! Nobody's got any guts! Huss! Huss!"
I loved when mr perfect would mock the rooster and bob his head.
Hennig!! Hennig!! it drives me insane when they call him Henning!!!!
It's just an accent thing. They know his name.
@@spongebobsquarepants3990 No one cares
The problem is solved if you just call him MR. PERFECT.
@@jamesvigg2680 accent has nothing to do with adding a letter to a name and pronouncing it.
His "GIVEN" name is HENNIG.... HIS KAYFABE NAME IS HENING....
This was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
Imagine if curt was still alive he be at wwe coaching they need ex wrestlers to show em how to take bumps and sell like henning r.i.p Big Man u are now immortal 💯🔱🌍❤👍👌💪
didn't he have chronic back problems, which even forced him to retire temporarily? Probably not the best guy who should teach people how to bump. I'm just saying, jabroni.
Punctuation? No?
Man he deserved the wwf title
The fact that David Arquette was world champion and not Henning blows my mind! R.I.P. Kurt!
Bret vs perfect at summerslam 91 was the greatest
I'm not entirely sure if Conrad is aware that it's Hennig, not Henning.
There's a whole group of people that mispronounce his name it's really weird.
Mr. Perfect 🥇
I remember that shit showing how perfect he was with the basketball shot and when he wrote the song rap is crap. 🤣 good times he left us waaay too early
Love this show. I listen during most of my work day and some of my down time at night.
Great, great job!!
With all due respect Conrad, it's not Curt Henning.. it's Hennig!
I'm sure your diction is 100% spot-on with no regional dialect whatsoever. :)
If Conrad was a Boston kid there would be complaints about the way he says "Curt."
Almost any time I've ever heard his name pronounced they always say "Henning" even though it's spelled"Henning". Some crackpot conspiracy theorists have a whole Mandela effect based around it lol
those "crackpot conspiracy ppl" are usually right and spot on when it comes to MOST things..Mandella Effect and flat earth are about the only long shots but the rest from Other dimensional Beings, 911,jfk etc are coverups and lies!
@@jamesvigg2680 u dumb? adding an extra letter to a name and pronouncing it that way has nothing to do with dialect or accent, jabroni.
D- Mo They are usually right? Its called a conspiracy theory cause its based on feelings and throwing shit against the wall. No evidence, No science, No facts. 40 years ago these people were just “crazy”. The internet gave them the platform to look the same as “non crazy” people.
I met him when he defended the AWA TITLE IN PASADENA TX. ACTUALLY HAD 2 BEERS WITH HIM IN GILLEYS
One hell of a show! R.I.P Perfect
Ironically I was a 14 year old African American from California who can't stand country music somewhat liked rap but loved the rap is crap is world tour.
@@jamesvigg2680 thats how good he was he could do any character
This was great takes me back memory lane. I will always remember the Perfect passer that can throw a long bomb to himself R.I.P Mr Perfect
78khtwt
Mr. Perfect represents Minnesota well 😢. RIP 🙏 king 🤴.
Sold the pieces to "Leather by Dan" best Segway in history 👏 by far Conrad is so under rated
He is an example for many people
"HOCKEY WITH MIKE MODEENO???!!!" HOLY SHIT, CONNIE...ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDING ME? 😳
why he wasnt a starting nfl QB and receiver at the same time he threw a deep ball and caught his own perfect passes.
1:14:25-YES! That’s what’s memorable!!! Mr. Perfect taking a hammer to the World Wrestling Federation belt!
As a kid, I thought, “where are they going to get a new belt!!!!”
I saw Curt Hennig on the European Rampage Again tour back in 1993. Very weak card but it was worth it to see Mr Prefect. One of the best IC Champions of all time.
John Connor cool. He wrestled one of the Headshrinkers when I saw him. They must have been light on talent that night because both Headshrinkers wrestled singles matches.
Curt could wrestle a broom and it be a 5 star match he was that damn good
This episode is like the WWE DVD about Mr. Perfect - looks rushed and unfinished! As Mr. Perfect is most known for his Intercontinental Champion run, you guys went very quick through this years. Mr. Perfect was on of the greatest! All-time fave...unfortunatly his career looks unfinished! Never understood, why he was not WWF Champion!
I hate to see it but the more I listen to you guys the more I get addicted
One of the best ever
Simple....perfect!!!!
Mr. Perfect was my favorite and Ate after this I like him even better.
"I know!" Brutus the fucking barber beefcake . Had me in stitches😀
This is an obvious question, but how was Kurt never a world champ in the WWF at some point? He was a world class athlete and great performer!
I think he was on the way, then he got hurt.
The frozen deuce gets me every time
Superstar Billy Graham the s destroying Bob Backlunds belt was the first I could remember
Hennig not henning
Perfectttt
His son could never fill his dad’s shoes
I blame Hogan for Henning not being given the Winged Eagle.
ExtraSpecialMango, back then either Warrior, Hogan or Savage had the world title in the WWF. That was Vince’s thinking 🤔.
I remember when Kurt & Scott Hall were tag team champions in AWE. He was soooooooooooooooooooooooo good
@57:35, the way the Empire was built, through licensing.
@2:46, thought this was uploaded after the election for a moment..
I have heard several former wrestlers who have had a history of addiction to pain pills say that Curt Hennig introduced them to the drugs. Seems like he had an influence in the locker room.
I'm sure you know these wrestlers personally.
I do not. Just interviews of some guys from that era. Everyone that I have heard interviewed who knew him, seemed to have loved the guy. We all make our own choices.
I think he should’ve been the one to win world titles in AWA WCW and WWF because of his technical skills.
Out of them all, this one hurt the most to listen to. Prich's reaction hit me in the gut.
Idk if this hurt more than the Radicalz episode for me, absolutely LOVED Benoit and Eddie.
But I feel you. Sucks to lose a hero.
*8:56** is when what you came here for starts.*
Perfect 90, 91, and 93 , Piper 85-86, Owen Hart 94-95, Lawler 93 , Vader 96, Jake the Snake 86-87 and Ted Dibiase 88 for the WWE TITLE
David Starks
You can add Rick Rude 89 to That list
Nah
Razor Ramon 95
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
I can't believe Conrad and Bruce forgot about Superstar Billy Graham smashing Bob Backlund's WWF championship belt.
Stan Hansen ran over the AWA belt and gave it back to Verne
I don't think AWA gave up on Scott Hall. If I'm not mistaken, he didn't want to be world champ for a sinking ship, so he stepped away. Gagne wanted to put the belt on him.
When I first started watching wrestling Ultimate Warrior was my favorite wrestler. Until I saw Perfect’s promos and matches and he really had the look and wrestled perfectly.
He should have been called the Ultimate Piece of Shit - worst wrestler ever
I always find it funny when I hear real wrestling referred to as "amateur wrestling" and scripted wrestling called "professional wrestling".
It's the money, that's all.
Hogan used up Curt's skills, scapegoated him.And then had his bff get the rub from him by having garbage Beefcake beat him. "Here you go brother"! Such trash.
Richard, get over your smark minded garbage.
Yeah. Hennig should have won the 1990 Rumble and squashed Beefcake at Wrestlemania and then had a world title program with the Ultimate Warrior. He could even have beaten him for the belt and then Hogan could have regained it from Hennig instead of Sgt. Slaughter.
@@rokkvi1 no, he was used perfectly the way they used him.
It is all subjective. But having him lose to Beefcake I feel was pretty insulting if you compare the two in terms of talent and quality of work.
@@rokkvi1 perfect✅
Lance Storm threw a hell of a dropkick also!
I’m sure Mike Modano is jealous that Mike Medino got to play hockey with Mr. Perfect.
Curt Henning should've had a run with world title
Fun side story, Larry Hennig, Curt's father beat Rowdy Roddy Piper in his first ever match in 10 seconds in the mid 70s.
The way back machine
@2:17:54 that sound of the beer 🍺 cracking open is soo beautiful