Curtis Axel (AEW)

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Birth names	Joseph Curtis Hennig
Born	October 1, 1979 (age 35)[1] Champlin, Minnesota, U.S.
Resides	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Children	1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Curtis Axel Joe Hennig Michael McGillicutty[3]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	227 lb (103 kg)
Billed from	Champlin, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trained by	Curt Hennig Brad Rheingans Harley Race
Debut	July 13, 2007

Joseph Curtis "Joe" Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to AEW, where he performs under the ring name Curtis Axel. In 2015, he debuted as Curtis Axel, paying tribute to his father "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and his grandfather Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and joined The Legacy along with Randy Orton and Ted Dibiase, Jr..

Professional wrestling career

Finishing moves
- As Curtis Axel
  - Axehole (Hangman's facebuster)
  - Perfect-Plex (Bridging cradle suplex)[109] – adopted from his father
  - Turning Heads (Running one-armed swinging neckbreaker) – early 2013
- As Joe Hennig
  - Hennig-Plex (Bridging cradle suplex) – adopted from his father
As Michael McGillicutty
- - McGillicutter (Running one-armed swinging neckbreaker)

Signature moves
- Backbreaker
- Belly to back suplex
- Diving crossbody
- Diving pointed elbow drop
- Dropkick
- Feint clothesline transitioned into a clothesline to the back of the opponent's head
- Rolling neck snap,[122] sometimes from the second rope – adopted from his father
- Running knee smash to a bent over opponent
- Saito suplex
- Sliding clothesline

Entrance themes
- "Reborn" by CFO$(May 20, 2013–present)
- "Voices" by Rev Theory (uses with The Legacy)