8 Wrestling deaths that shocked the world

Owen Hart's death is one of the many deaths in the pro wrestling world that took everyone by surprise.
Owen Hart's death is one of the many deaths in the pro wrestling world that took everyone by surprise.

#6. Mr. Perfect

Hennig was one of the most underrated wrestlers of his era.
Hennig was one of the most underrated wrestlers of his era.

Mr. Perfect was a guy who many thought should have had a run as a top champion in WWF at the time. He was hot in the early to mid-1990s but always seemed to be right below the main event.

His heel gimmick of executing several sports acts perfectly is one of the best of all time. It was mainly because Hennig was able to bowl perfect games, hit three-pointers from half-court or consistently hit the bullseye in darts.

Hennig was also so convincing as the arrogant Braggart so much so that it would lead to pairings with both Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan and Ric Flair.

After his time in WWF, he moved to WCW where he was a mid-carder at best. He did return to the WWE in 2002 to a positive response. He was one of the final three participants along with Triple H, who won, and Kurt Angle in the Royal Rumble that year.

He was later released due to the infamous 'Plane Ride from Hell' but quickly signed with TNA which was just starting out at the time.

It was during this run that Mr. Perfect would meet his unfortunate fate. He was found dead in his hotel room in Tampa, Florida. He was 44. The coroner said the cause of death was due to a cocaine overdose.

Hennig's death was such a shock because he had just triumphantly returned to WWE and put himself back in the minds of wrestling fans. He was still able to go in the ring well into his 40s but his demons ultimately won out.

Hennig's son Curtis Axel was also a WWE superstar. He was, however, unable to replicate his father's success, eventually being released from the company.

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