Curtis Axel (AEW)

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Curtis Axel
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..

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[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Attitude Era Wrestling

[edit] Debut and The Legacy (2015-present)

Main article: The Legacy

[edit] Personal life

[edit] In wrestling

  • 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
  • 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
  • With Ted Dibiase, Jr.
    • Double team finishing moves
      • Legacy on Dream Street (Bridging cradle suplex by Axel into a Cobra clutch slam by Dibaise)
      • Turning Dream Crusher (Running one-armed swinging neckbreaker by Axel into a Cobra clutch legsweep by Dibiase)
      • Broken Legacy (Leapfrog body guillotine) - Ted Dibiase, Jr. and Curtis Axel
  • Entrance themes
    • "Reborn" by CFO$(May 20, 2013–present)
    • "Voices" by Rev Theory (uses with The Legacy)

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