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The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

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The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

 


Product Description:

Curt Hennig was just like his wrestling nickname, "perfect" in every aspect of his wrestling style. He got his start in a wrestling family with his father Larry the Axe Hennig, went through Verne Gagne s training camp, and gained experience in the AWA, reaching the pinnacle as the AWA Heavyweight Champion. But Curt Hennig s biggest spotlight would shine in WWE, when he became Mr. Perfect, a two-time Intercontinental Champion and 2007 inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame.



Summary: Documentary makes up for short match listing
Rating: 4

I will admit that I did enjoy this release, particularly the documentary portion. But I still can't wrap around my head some of the weak releases WWE is being famous for putting out concerning matches. I always enjoyed watching the late great Curt Hennig in the ring. The documentary does his legacy some justice. They were also kind enough to add in a large amount of vignettes. I find this portion to be very important because it pushes the "Mr. Perfect" character very well. Too bad once again, another legend of the ring is given a very small list of matches. The match selections are short changed and there should have been more. But on the positive side, the matches chosen are very good.

I will give credit where it's due. I found the documentary outstanding. WWE were pretty much on point here. They just didn't toss out a bunch of random stars for the dimmest of reasons. You will hear from important individuals in Curt's life and career. His wife and son get a reasonable amount of time. His father Larry "The Axe" Hennig talks about some of his early career. Greg Gagne's interview was very interesting because he was able to relate to Hennig. Others including Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, just to name a couple get some time in. I really don't want to add in big spoilers. I came into this DVD set with no knowledge on it at all. I will say that by the time it was over. I feel that I learned a few more things. And I was very satisfied with how detailed certain things were explained.

Even though I consider the matches to be the weakest point. I will point out the obvious and say the matches with Bret Hart are a sight to see. Jim Ross hit the nail on the head when he stated, Bret and Curt's matches were peices of art. If you never seen these matches, you'll most likely agree.

The DVD set is two disk with the second containing a majority of the matches. The matches during the WWE and WCW era contain full entrances.



Disk 1
Documentary and special features

Special Features
Matches
Madison Square Garden 11-21-82
Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Gilbert

AWA Championship Wrestling 11-26-85
Curt Hennig & Scott Hall vs. Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin

Extras
WWE Hall of Fame 3-31-07
Mr. Perfect Hall of Fame Ceremony

"Rap is Crap" Music Video

Vignettes
Billiards 10-1-88
Golf-Perfect Putt 10-1-88
Darts 10-8-88
Bowling 10-8-88
Chess 10-15-88
Basketball 10-15-88
Ping Pong 10-28-89
Diving 11-4-89
Golf-Perfect Drive 11-4-89
Horseshoes 11-24-89
Baseball With Wade Boggs 12-26-92
Football-Perfect Passer With Steven Jordan 2-13-93
Basketball with Felton Spencer 2-27-93
Hockey With Mike Modano 3-13-93

Stories
Curt Loved Karaoke
Lifestyles of Mr. Perfect

Disk 2
AWA Championship Wrestling 11-15-86
60 Minute Time Limit AWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel

Wrestlefest 7-31-88
Curt Hennig vs. Terry Taylor
Commentary By: Michael Cole & Mick Foley

Madison Square Garden 4-24-89
Mr.Perfect vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart

Madison Square Garden 1-15-90
Mr.Perfect vs. Hulk Hogan

Madison Square garden 11-24-90
IC Championship Match with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as special ref
Mr.Perfect vs. Texas Tornado

Summerslam 8-26-91
IC Championship Match
Mr.Perfect vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart

Summerslam 8-30-93
IC Championship Match
Mr.Perfect vs. Shawn Michaels

Uncensored 3-15-98
Curt Hennig vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart

Overall this was a solid release to me. But I do have my complaints concerning the matches especially. First of all, there should have been more, period. And I'll always be a huge Bret fan. But three matches with Bret is too much. Plus two matches can be found on the Summerslam Anthology. But this appears to be as good as its going to get. I feel it's worth the money for the doc alone.




Summary: Matches that would have make it Perfect
Rating: 4

They should have had more WCW matches as well. He had some matches where he jobbed to people he was better than but that could be said about his WWE career as well. I wish they went all out and had some of these matches "some are on it already": AWA Tag team title win with Scott Hall vs Jimmy Garvin & "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal on January 18, 1986, vs Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on May 2, 1987, vs Larry Z., vs Jerry Lawler on May 9, 1988, vs the Blue Blazer at WM 5, vs Jimmy Snuka, IC title win from Tito Santana, vs Ronnie Garvin at SummerSlam Fever 1990, IC title win from the Texas Tornado, a match with Bret Hart before their SummerSlam match, vs Ric Flair in a "Loser Leaves Raw Match", vs Bret Hart at King of the Ring, vs DDP at Hog Wild, United States Title win from Steve McMichael in September 1997, Successful Defenses against Jeff Jarrett and Ric Flair, vs Dean Malenko, vs Jericho on Nitro, vs Bret Hart in WCW "it hasn't been on a dvd yet" XWF matches, matches in his return to the WWE against RVD, vs Stone Cold



Summary: Plenty of great matches and extras to make this a Perfect set.
Rating: 5

I just saw the official listing of matches and extras to go along with the documentary on his career:

Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Gilbert
Madison Square Garden (21/11/82)
Curt Hennig & Scott Hall vs. Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin
AWA Championship Wrestling (26/11/85)
Mr. Perfect Hall of Fame Induction
WWE Hall of Fame (31/03/07)
"Rap is Crap" Music Video
Vignettes
# Billiards October 1, 1988
# Golf - Perfect Putt October 1, 1988
# Darts October 8, 1988
# Bowling October 8, 1988
# Chess October 15, 1988
# Basketball October 15, 1988
# Ping Pong October 28, 1989
# Diving November 4, 1989
# Golf - Perfect Drive November 4, 1989
# Horseshoes November 24, 1989
# Baseball with Wade Boggs December 26, 1992
# Football - Perfect Passer with Steve Jordan February 13, 1993
# Basketball with Felton Spencer February 27, 1993
# Hockey with Mike Modano March 13, 1993
Stories
# Curt Loved Karaoke
# Lifestyles of Mr. Perfect
Disc 2
60-Minute Time Limit AWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel
AWA Championship Wrestling (15/11/86)
Curt Hennig vs. Terry Taylor
Commentary By: Michael Cole & Mick Foley
WrestleFest (31/07/88)
Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart
Madison Square Garden (24/04/89)
WWE Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden (15/01/90)
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match with Special Referee Roddy Piper
Mr. Perfect vs. The Texas Tornado
Madison Square Garden (24/11/90)
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect
SummerSlam (26/08/91)
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Shawn Michaels
SummerSlam (30/08/93)
Curt Hennig vs. Bret Hart
Uncensored (15/03/98)

A very good mix, although surprising to have three Bret matches. Still, having the classic "Rap is Crap" video makes this a must-have disc perfectly (pun intended) fitting for a late great competitor.



Summary: Awesome Concept- DREADFUL line-up
Rating: 3

Ok, no doubt this dvd will be a cool piece of nostalgia. Who didnt love Mr. Perfect. The documentary will be cool- but thats where it ends.
What the hell kind of match lineup is that? Nothing vs Flair? Perfect and Savage vs Razor and Flair? What about on Monday Night Primetime when he turned on Bobby Heenan? i dunno...great idea, absolutely craptacular match lineup.



Summary: Full Listing
Rating: 5

# Disc 1:

- Documentary:
* Perfection
* Twin City Origins
* Building a Path
* AWA
* Mr. Perfect
* Living up to His Name
* Intercontinental Champion
* The Prankster
* Commentator
* WCW
* Return to the WWE
* A Sudden Tragedy
* Hall of Fame
* The Perfect Legacy Lives On

* "Rap is Crap" Music Video

- Matches:

* Curt Hennig vs. Eddie Gilbert
Madison Square Garden (21/11/82)

* Curt Hennig & Scott Hall vs. Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin
AWA Championship Wrestling (26/11/85)

* Mr. Perfect Hall of Fame Induction
WWE Hall of Fame (31/03/07)


- Vignettes

* Billiards October 1, 1988
* Golf - Perfect Putt October 1, 1988
* Darts October 8, 1988
* Bowling October 8, 1988
* Chess October 15, 1988
* Basketball October 15, 1988
* Ping Pong October 28, 1989
* Diving November 4, 1989
* Golf - Perfect Drive November 4, 1989
* Horseshoes November 24, 1989
* Baseball with Wade Boggs December 26, 1992
* Football - Perfect Passer with Steve Jordan February 13, 1993
* Basketball with Felton Spencer February 27, 1993
* Hockey with Mike Modano March 13, 1993
* Stories
* Curt Loved Karaoke
* Lifestyles of Mr. Perfect


# Disc 2

* 60-Minute Time Limit AWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Curt Hennig vs. Nick Bockwinkel
AWA Championship Wrestling (15/11/86)

* Curt Hennig vs. Terry Taylor
Commentary By: Michael Cole & Mick Foley
WrestleFest (31/07/88 )

* Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart
Madison Square Garden (24/04/89)

* WWE Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden (15/01/90)

* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match with Special Referee Roddy Piper
Mr. Perfect vs. The Texas Tornado
Madison Square Garden (24/11/90)

* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect
SummerSlam (26/08/91)

* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Shawn Michaels
SummerSlam (30/08/93)

* Curt Hennig vs. Bret Hart
Uncensored (15/03/98