Crossbody of Work Episode 16: “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

This week we look at the most perfect man in wrestling: Curt Hennig. We’re looking at matches from his Mr. Perfect run in WWF, including a pair against Bret Hart. We’ll also dive into his AWA work before reaching WWF, including a pair of AWA Championship matches against Nick Bockwinkel and Jerry Lawler. On top off his matches and excellent career, Evan & Javier also talk about:

• Lawler being boring
• Where does Mr. Perfect rank among terrible jump shots
• Tito Santana appreciation
• Stu Hart’s meme potential

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

Curt Hennig vs Nick Bockwinkel (c) – AWA World Championship – Superclash 2 – May 2, 1987
Link to the match here.

Match Two:

Curt Hennig vs Jerry “The King” Lawler (c) – AWA World Championship – July 16, 1988
Link to the match here.

Promo: The Mr. Perfect Debut Vignettes

Match Three:

Curt Hennig (c) vs Tito Santana – WWF Intercontinental Championship – Saturday Night’s Main Event 27 – July 16, 1990
Link to the match here.

Match Four:

Curt Hennig (c) vs Bret Hart – WWF Intercontinental Championship – Summerslam 1991
Link to the match here.

Match Five:

Curt Hennig vs Bret Hart – 1993 King of the Ring Semifinals
Link to the match here.

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