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WRESTLER PROFILES
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Wrestler: |
Larry "the Axe" Hennig |
Real Name: |
Larry Hennig |
Birthday: |
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Hometown: |
Robbinsdale, Minnisota |
Marital Status: |
Married to Irene |
Height & Weight: |
6'1" - 275 lbs |
Trained by: |
Verne Gagne |
Debut: |
1963 |
Previous Names: |
"Pretty Boy" Larry Hennig |
Finishing Move: |
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Notable Feuds: |
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[Larry Hennig Gallery]
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AWA World Tag Team titles w/Duke Hoffman defeating Nikita & Ivan Kalmikoff [Tournament] (January 15, 1962);
NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/The Viking defeating Ken Lucas & Fritz Von Erich (March 18, 1964);
AWA World Tag Team titles w/Harley Race defeating Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (January 30, 1965);
AWA World Tag Team titles w/Harley Race defeating Crusher & Vern Gagne (August 7, 1965);
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Harley Race defeating ??????? (June ??, 1966);
AWA World Tag Team titles w/Harley Race defeating Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (January 6, 1967);
NWA (Amarillo) Brass Knuckles title defeating Kurt Von Brauner (March 14, 1968);
IWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Bob Windham defeating Thunder Sujiyama & Great Kusatsu (November 19, 1970);
AWA Midwest Tag Team titles w/Lars Anderson defeating Johnny Valentine Jr. & Jerry Miller (October 16, 1971);
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Curt Hennig defeating Matt Borne & Rip Oliver (April 27, 1982);
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1954: Larry Hennig was Minnesota State High School Heavyweight Champion before getting into professional wrestling..
August 14, 1970 - AWA Comiskey Park: Larry Hennig defeated Red Bastein..
April 27, 1985: The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) vs Larry "The Ax" Hennig & "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell..
~~~Hennig & Blackwell roughed up the Warriors, who until that time, refused to sell moves for their opponents.
Larry Hennig now owns "Larry Hennig Real Estate Company" in St. Cloud, Minnesota...
July 15, 2006: Larry Hennig was inducted into the International Wrestling Museum Hall of Fame in Newton, Iowa..
Greg Kelly wrote: Larry the Ax Hennig in Australia -- 6/10/66 Larry Hennig d Bill Dromo, 6/17/66 Hennig d Roy Heffernan 2-1, 6/24/66 Mark Lewin & Killer Kowalski d Hennig & Harley Race DQ, 7/2/66 Dom DeNucci & Lewin d Hennig & Race 2-1 to become the first IWA tag champions.
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