Larry "The Axe" Hennig (born June 18, 1933) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the father of the late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, the grandfather of Joe "Curtis Axel" Hennig, and is best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation. Hennig was also known for his muscular neck which, to this day, measures 22 inches.
Was the first opponent of Roddy Piper. The two faced off in the Winnepeg Arena where Hennig defeated the much smaller, much younger Piper in ten seconds. Piper claims that, as of 2005, it's the shortest match in the history of that venue.
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Larry won the AWA World Tag Team Titles with Harley Race.
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