(1979-10-01) October 1, 1979 (age 44) Champlin, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma mater
North Hennepin Community College
Spouse(s)
Brooke Hennig
(m. 2004)
Children
3
Parent(s)
Curt Hennig (father)
Relatives
Larry Hennig (grandfather)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Curtis Axel[2] Joe Hennig[1] Michael McGillicutty[2]
Billed height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[2][3]
Billed weight
228 lb (103 kg)[2]
Billed from
Minneapolis, Minnesota Champlin, Minnesota[2]
Trained by
Curt Hennig[1] Harley Race[4] Brad Rheingans[3]
Debut
July 13, 2007[1][3]
Joseph Curtis Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring names Michael McGillicutty and Curtis Axel.
Hennig signed with WWE in 2007 and wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and was a one-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion and four-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion. In 2010, after he competed on NXT under the ring name Michael McGillicutty, he debuted on WWE's main roster as part of The Nexus. He then won the WWE Tag Team Championship with David Otunga once.[5] In 2013, he reignited his career under the Curtis Axel ring name, paying tribute to his father Curt Hennig and his grandfather Larry "The Axe" Hennig and won the WWE Intercontinental Championship once. He then won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship with Bo Dallas as part of The B-Team. His tenure with the company ended in April 2020. He returned in April 2022 as a producer for three months.
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WWE, where he performed under the ring names Michael McGillicutty and CurtisAxel. Hennig signed with WWE in 2007 and wrestled at their developmental territory...
roster in 2014, where he won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (with CurtisAxel as part of the B-Team) and the WWE 24/7 Championship once each. He was...
attacked by Titus O'Neil until CurtisAxel saved him, to Punk's chagrin. Heyman announced that he would team with Axel against The Prime Time Players...
between defending champions The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso), RybAxel (Ryback and CurtisAxel), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando), accompanied by El Torito...
Intercontinental Champion and competed in the tag team division with CurtisAxel before being released in 2016. He would compete on the independent circuit...
the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig and the father of wrestler CurtisAxel. Hennig debuted in 1980 and won multiple championships in both Pacific...
of Goldust. At Money in the Bank, Goldust and Stardust defeated RybAxel (CurtisAxel and Ryback). Goldust and Stardust appeared in backstage segments,...
their titles in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match against Ryback and CurtisAxel, The Real Americans, and Los Matadores. The Usos then resumed a rivalry...
Royal was scheduled for WrestleMania. Over the following month, The Miz, CurtisAxel, Ryback, Fandango, Adam Rose, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger, Titus O'Neil...
their titles in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match against Ryback and CurtisAxel, The Real Americans, and Los Matadores. The Usos then resumed a rivalry...
was the father of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, and the grandfather of CurtisAxel and Amy "Ms. Perfect" Hennig. He worked in the American Wrestling Association...
between Rollins and Bálor and The Miz and his Miztourage (Bo Dallas and CurtisAxel), in which Rollins pinned Miz. Afterwards, Raw General Manager Kurt Angle...
Team Championship before the team split in 2015. He briefly teamed with CurtisAxel, shortly before returning to singles action, and was released in May...
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