JBL Reveals Who Brock Lesnar Looked Up To in WWE
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Former WWE Champion JBL revealed that Brock Lesnar and Curt Hennig shared an unbreakable bond.
During his interview with Dr. Chris Featherstone, he said that Brock Lesnar and he would travel together often, as Brock was on grand terms with Hennig and JBL was close to Hennig. (H/T Sportskeeda)
“We had a lot of fun. Brock really looked up to Curt Hennig and really respected Curt Hennig. Curt Hennig helped break me in, he rode with Curt, and I was good friends with Curt, so because of that, I traveled a lot with Brock.”
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Curt Hennig gained massive fame within the industry
Fans have regarded Curt Hennig as the best of the best. Throughout his career, he had delivered some of the best matches that the WWE Universe could ever witness.
One of the biggest wins of his career was during 1987, when he defeated Nick Bockwinkel to secure the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. He held onto the title for 373 days before passing it on to Jerry Lawler to join WWE again.
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Upon returning to WWE in 1988, WWE gave Curt Hennig the gimmick of ‘Mr. Perfect’. He executed the role of an arrogant heel to perfection.
Some elements of his segments included throwing a Hail Mary pass to himself, marking the bullseye dart after dart, and no-look basketball shots.
As his time moved on at WWE, Hennig suffered several injuries for which he had to take a break from the ring. Finally, he returned to the company to be a part of the ring and the commentary box.
Before he left the company for WCW, he had feuds with the likes of Lex Luger, Triple H, and even Shawn Michaels.
Mr. Perfect was fired because of Brock Lesnar
Hennig returned to WWE in 2002 at Royal Rumble using the ‘Mr. Perfect’ gimmick. After performing brilliantly, the company offered him a full-time contract.
During this time, he had battles with Superstars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and Rob Van Dam.
At the famous “Plane Ride From Hell”, WWE fired him following a drunken fight with Brock Lesnar.
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Curt Hennig passed away in February 2003. He was found at his hotel room in Tampa prior to a scheduled match at Florida State Fair.
Brock Lesnar was broken after this and was seen tearing up while talking about him.
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This was before Lesnar headlined his very first WrestleMania. The ‘Beast’ went onto becoming one of the toughest WWE Superstars in the company’s history.