{"id":49030,"date":"2018-12-06T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T19:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=49030"},"modified":"2018-12-07T14:37:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T20:37:16","slug":"larry-hennig-dead-at-age-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/12\/06\/larry-hennig-dead-at-age-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Larry Hennig dead at age 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1547674630\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Larry Hennig died today at age 82. The cause of death has not been disclosed. Hennig was a longtime pro wrestler, the father of Curt &#8220;Mr. Perfect&#8221; Hennig, and grandfather of WWE wrestler Curtis Axel (Joe Hennig).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> It was a pleasure to be in the audience for Larry&#8217;s appearance on a podcast hosted by Wade Keller and Bruce Mitchell in Waterloo, Iowa during the National Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend this summer. Larry was still quick witted and had the entire room laughing out loud several times. 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