sorry ladies, Mr. Perfect is gone.

OO:  The Ticker (Pro Wrestling News, Analysis, and Commentary...  WWF, WCW, ECW, The Rock, Steve Austin, RVD, Undertaker, Triple H) February 10, 2003 / 5:00pm
Curt Hennig, Dead at Age 43

Curt Hennig, perhaps best known for his WWF run as "Mr. Perfect" in the late 80s and early 90s, was found dead in a Tampa, FL, hotel room about three hours ago.? He was in Florida to do interviews and help promote a Jimmy Hart-organized event later this week.
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At the present time, no foul play is suspected.? Suspicions have already turned to Hennig's love of the party-it-up-on-the-road lifestyle combined with the possibility of recreational drug use motivated by back pain that kept him out of the ring for over a year in the early 90s as possible scapegoats for yet another too-young wrestling death.

Hennig, who came up through the AWA and also had a brief WWF run a little over 20 years ago, really came to national prominence when given the "Mr. Perfect" gimmick in the WWF.? There, he feuded with World Champ Hulk Hogan, and enjoyed lengthy reigns as the InterContinental champ.? As an "executive consultant" he was also key to Ric Flair's lone WWF Title run, before returning to active in-ring duty in 1993 following 18 months off due to a bad back.