Curtis Axel

Joseph Curtis "Joe" Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Curtis Axel and previous ring name Michael McGillicutty. He worked for the WWE from 2007 to 2020, where he is a former Intercontinental Champion and former two-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion[a] with David Otunga and Bo Dallas. He was also a member of The New Nexus which was led by CM Punk.

Curtis Axel
Ring name(s)Joe Hennig
Michael McGillicutty
Curtis Axel
Billed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Born (1979-10-01) October 1, 1979 (age 44)
Champlin, Minnesota
Billed fromMinneapolis, Minnesota
Trained byCurt Hennig
Brad Rheingans
Harley Race
DebutJuly 13, 2007

Axel was born in Champlin, Minnesota. His father was "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and his grandfather is Larry "The Axe" Hennig. He chose his ring name Curtis Axel as a tribute to them.

Championships

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 During his first reign the title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship". His second reign happened when the title was exclusive to Raw and was renamed "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship".

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Champions Roll Call: Florida Heavyweight Title". Florida Championship Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2014-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Achievement Awards: Feud of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  3. "Achievement Awards: Most Hated". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  4. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  5. "Intercontinental Championship - Curtis Axel (June 16, 2013 - November 18, 2013)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  6. "WWE Tag Team Championships - David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty (May 23, 2011 - August 22, 2011)". WWE. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  7. "Saluting the Slammys". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-02.

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