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Larry Hennig Passes Away

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The wrestling world has lost yet another wrestling legend this week as Larry “The Axe” Hennig passed away at the age of 82 today. He was the father to the late WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig and grandfather to WWE Superstar Curtis Axel.

Henning was a former AWA Tag Team Champion and worked for several wrestling promotions during his time in the business including the NWA and WWE. WWE noted in their statement that he past away following a long illness and kidney failure.

Axel also issued a statement after the news was broken where he stated that his grandfather was his biggest supporter since day and that “No one has had a bigger impact on my wrestling career than my Papa Axe.” You can read his heartfelt message that he posted on his official Twitter account here:

“82 years old. 5 kids. 28 grandkids. No one has had a bigger impact on my wrestling career than my Papa Axe. He’s been my biggest supporter since day one! Another father when I lost mine. We lost our King of the Jungle today… Never thought I’d see this day. But he’s with my Dad now so everything will be ok. Love you Papa Axe! The Hennig’s have always held our heads up high! We will continue to do so. You rest assured, The Hennig name will love on FOREVER!!!”

https://twitter.com/RealCurtisAxel/status/1070785958566457344

The wrestling world has reacted to his unfortunate news to the passing of Hening by posting these messages on social media:

https://twitter.com/robschamberger/status/1070757843484188672

https://twitter.com/TheRealXPac/status/1070776044699828224

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