27 Facts About Curtis Axel

Curtis Axel then won the WWE Tag Team Championship with David Otunga once.

Curtis Axel then won the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship with Bo Dallas as part of The B-Team.

Curtis Axel returned in April 2022 as a producer for three months.

Joseph Curtis Hennig was born on October 1,1979 in Champlin, Minnesota, the son of Leonice Hennig and professional wrestler "Mr Perfect" Curt Hennig.

Curtis Axel is the grandson of professional wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig.

Curtis Axel has a younger brother named Hank, and two younger sisters named Katie and Amy, who is a professional wrestler.

Curtis Axel graduated from North Hennepin Community College with an Associates of Science degree in business computer systems and management.

Curtis Axel made his professional wrestling debut on July 13,2007, in Waterloo, Iowa for World League Wrestling, teaming with Ted DiBiase Jr.

Curtis Axel made his in-ring debut on the following edition of NXT, teaming with Kingston to defeat Mark Henry and Lucky Cannon.

Three days later on Raw, Curtis Axel defeated Triple H twice, first by disqualification and second by forfeit.

At Payback, Curtis Axel defeated Wade Barrett and The Miz in a triple threat match to win the Intercontinental Championship, joining his father as the only father-son pair to have won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

Curtis Axel made his first televised title defense on the following episode of SmackDown, defeating Barrett in a rematch.

At Money in the Bank, Curtis Axel defeated The Miz to retain the Intercontinental Championship, and later that night, Heyman turned on CM Punk.

Later in the event, Curtis Axel was eliminated by Punk, but Heyman won the match after interference from Ryback.

At Battleground, Curtis Axel defeated R-Truth to retain the Intercontinental Championship.

At Hell in a Cell, Curtis Axel was scheduled to defend his title against Big E Langston the match was cancelled due to Curtis Axel's legitimate hip injury.

At Survivor Series, Curtis Axel failed to regain the championship from Langston.

At the Royal Rumble on January 25,2015, Curtis Axel was set to enter the Royal Rumble match at number 6, but was attacked by Erick Rowan on the entrance ramp, rendering him unable to compete.

Curtis Axel was defeated by Rowan on the following week's episode of Main Event.

Curtis Axel then began an angle where he began referring to himself as "the true winner of the Royal Rumble", claiming that he still hadn't been eliminated from the match and that he deserved a shot at WrestleMania 31 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as a result.

At WrestleMania 31, Curtis Axel participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by multiple wrestlers.

At Royal Rumble, Curtis Axel would enter the Royal Rumble match at number 5, before being eliminated by AJ Styles.

At WrestleMania 32, Curtis Axel participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Baron Corbin.

At WrestleMania 33 on April 2,2017, Curtis Axel participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Mojo Rawley.

At WrestleMania 34 on April 8,2018, Curtis Axel participated in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but was eliminated by Kane.

At WrestleMania 35 on April 7,2019, Curtis Axel competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, but failed to win the match.

Curtis Axel makes regular appearances on fellow WWE wrestler Xavier Woods's YouTube channel UpUpDownDown, under the nickname "Cold Beer".