CURTIS AXEL

Axel  in  April  2014.

Birth  name Joseph  Curtis  Hennig

Born October  1,  1979  (age  35)

Champlin,  Minnesota,  U.S.

Resides Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  U.S.

Children 1

Professional  wrestling  career

Ring  name(s) Curtis  Axel

Joe  Hennig

Michael  McGillicutty

Billed  height 6  ft  3  in  (1.91  m)

Billed  weight 227  lb  (103  kg)

Billed  from Champlin,  Minnesota

Minneapolis,  Minnesota

Trained  by Curt  Hennig

Brad  Rheingans

Harley  Race

Debut July  13,  2007

Joseph  Curtis  "Joe"  Hennig : (born  October  1,  1979) is  an  American  professional  wrestler.  He  is  signed  to  WWE,  where  he  performs  under  the  ring  name  Curtis  Axel.  He  debuted  in  WWE  in  2010,  joining  The  Nexus  under  the  ring  name  Michael  McGillicutty.  He  had  previously  wrestled  at  their  developmental  territory  Florida  Championship  Wrestling  (FCW)  and  was  part  of  the  second  season  of  WWE  NXT.  In  2011,  he  won  the  WWE  Tag  Team  Championship  with  David  Otunga  as  a  member  of  The  New  Nexus.  In  May  2013,  he  re-debuted  as  Curtis  Axel,  paying  tribute  to  his  father  "Mr.  Perfect"  Curt  Hennig  and  his  grandfather  Larry  "The  Axe"  Hennig,  and  won  the  WWE  Intercontinental  Championship.

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