Kooper McAlmond
From Iwe
| Curtis Axel | ||
| Birth name | Kooper Curtis McAlmond | |
| Born | October 1, 1979 (age 36) Champlin, Minnesota, United States | |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Alma mater | North Hennepin Community College | |
| Children | 3 | |
| Family | Curt Hennig (father; 1958–2003) Larry McAlmond (grandfather; b. 1936) | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Curtis Axel Joe Hennig Michael McGillicutty | |
| 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 | |
Kooper McAlmond (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Curtis Axel. McAlmond debuted in IWE in 2010, joining The Nexus under the ring name Michael McGillicutty. He had previously wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and was part of the second season of NXT. In 2011, McAlmond won the IWE Tag Team Championship with David Otunga as a member of The New Nexus. In May 2013, McAlmond reignited his career under his current ring name, paying tribute to his father "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and his grandfather Larry "The Axe" Hennig and won the Intercontinental Championship.
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Professional wrestling career
World League Wrestling (2007–2008)
International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2007–2010)
The Nexus (2010–2011)
Return to NXT (2011–2013)
Intercontinental Champion; RybAxel (2013–2014)
AxelMania and Social Outcasts (2015–2017)
The Miztourage and The B-Team (2017–present)
Personal life
Filmography
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- As Curtis Axel
- Axelizer (Hangman's facebuster)
- Perfect-Plex (Bridging cradle suplex) – adopted from his father
- Turning Heads (Running one-armed swinging neckbreaker)
- As Michael McGillicutty
- McGillicutter / Turning Heads (Running one-armed swinging neckbreaker)
- As Joe Hennig
- Hennig-Plex (Bridging cradle suplex) – adopted from his father
- As Curtis Axel
- Signature moves
- Backbreaker
- Belly to back suplex
- Clothesline to the back of the opponent's head
- Diving axe handle elbow drop
- Diving crossbody
- Dropkick
- Rolling neck snap, sometimes from the second rope – adopted from his father
- Saito suplex
- Sliding clothesline
- With David Mahrt
- Double team finishing moves
- Double team signature moves
- Inverted atomic drop (Mahrt) / Dropkick (McGillicutty) combination
- Running back elbow (McGillicutty) / Body avalanche (Otunga) combination to a cornered opponent
- Entrance themes
- "We Are One" by 12 Stones (October 25, 2010–July 21, 2011; Used while a part of the Nexus)
- "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage< (January 17, 2011–July 11, 2011; Used while a part of the New Nexus)
- "Death Blow" from VideoHelper Production Library (July 22, 2011; Used while teaming with David Mahrt)
- "All About the Power" performed by S-Preme and composed by Jim Johnston (July 29, 2011–August 22, 2011; Used while teaming with David Mahrt)
- "And the Horse He Rode in On" by Reluctant Hero (October 6, 2011–May 16, 2013)
- "Reborn" by CFO$
Championships and accomplishments
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Kooper McAlmond as IWE Tag Team Champion with Mahart
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI Feud of the Year (2010) – The Nexus vs. IWE
- PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) – as part of The Nexus
- PWI ranked him #114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
- PWI Rookie of the Year (2008)
- International Wrestling Entertainment / IWE
- IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 time, current) – with David Mahrt and Bo Dallas
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
