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 | |
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| Ring name(s) | Joe Hennig Michael McGillicutty Curtis Axel |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Born | October 1, 1979 Champlin, Minnesota |
| Billed from | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Trained by | Curt Hennig Brad Rheingans Harley Race |
| Debut | July 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
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (one time)[1]
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (three times) (with Heath Miller (one), Brett DiBiase (one) and Kaval (one))[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (one time)[5]
- WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship[a] (two times) (with David Otunga) (1)[6] and Bo Dallas (1)
- Slammy Award for Shocker of the Year (2010) (The debut of The Nexus)[7]
Curtis Axel Media
McGillicutty (far left) as part of The Nexus in November 2010
McGillicutty as WWE Tag Team Champion in June 2011
Axel as Intercontinental Champion in July 2013
Axel (left) and Ryback became a tag team in December 2013
After Axel didn't participate in the Royal Rumble match, he began parodying Hulk Hogan in early 2015
The Social Outcasts in April 2016
Axel (right) with Bo Dallas and The Miz at WrestleMania 34
Footnotes
References
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "Achievement Awards: Feud of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Achievement Awards: Most Hated". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship - Curtis Axel (June 16, 2013 - November 18, 2013)". WWE. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Saluting the Slammys". WWE. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
Other websites
- Curtis Axel on WWE.com
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