He started losing it, and then he regained his Control. He was holding in a lot of real emotion. Wrestlers are all human. Two legends, Curt and Rick.

I saw the pain in his eyes. And you could tell he was not prepared for this interview. But like his name he handled it PERFECTLY

1:42 "I lost my best friend" what a deep grief he has. Rest in peace both of two legends.

Mr. Perfect still has me swatting my gum away when I spit it out 💪🏼

I usually call BS when a KZfaq vid has *RARE* in the title, but this one is legit. Great find!

Wow. That little pop at the end. He was genuinely hurt and caught off guard by this. That was so real. I hope the guy apologized to Curt afterwards.

Curt's last line of the interview was totally appropriate

1:41 you can see the pain in his eyes after he says he lost his best friend. Those few seconds of silence after that were heartbreaking but being the absolute pro that he was he stays in character and keeps his shit together. Man i miss Curt Hennig, what a phenomenal wrestler he was.

You could tell Curt was really legit pissed about the no shows at Rick Rude's funeral In this interview but he regained his composure.

He missed his friend and it showed tremendously. Two tough ass Minnesota boys who will go down as a couple of the greatest pro wrestlers ever!!

The interviewer really put Hennig on the spot, catching him off guard like that. Hennig had to maintain character while also speaking to a very personal issue, I don't blame Hennig for skewering the guy there at the end.

When Perfect broke character around the 1:31 mark I felt a man in pain not a wrestler. Let's not forget these are human beings and deserve their privacy.

Man, you can just see the pain in his eyes...sad he would join his buddy 4 years later.

Mr Perfect and Ravishing Rick were two of the greatest workers and in ring talents in wrestling history. Their promos, technical skills, charisma and ability to sell moves and make their opponents look great were unrivalled. RIP to them both. Two talents that will never be replicated.

That end part where Hennig hit him with that rolled up newspaper looked real. I think he really was pissed.

Hennig came out expecting to do a heel promo, and it's kind of hard to come off as a heel when you're mourning the loss of a friend. Hennig looked like he was trying to fight from crying, while trying to stay in character. I have no doubt he was legitimately pissed, he really had no other choice if he wanted to stay in heel mode.

RIP Hennig and Rude!

this is the first time I've seen Curt Legitimately pissed ..

Curt is one of the few wrestlers that seems to have been liked and respected by everyone, he was clearly a great guy.

I watched Curt & Bret have a non-televised *belt vs belt* match for 1 hour in my home town. From the intros, they BOTH realized that we *loved-them-both-equally.* I have NEVER seen these 2 work so hard(which says a lot). Every single move got a loud POP. Not one boo. After an hour it was a DRAW & we chanted "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! over & over. It was *pure magic for them & us.*

It's such a damn shame that rude and perfect aren't here anymore. Great wrestlers. Both were some of the best. May they RIP because they are dearly missed.

You could see him almost want to cry but composed himself and continued. That sad smile after his brief pause says it all.

That wake-up call would have saved his life four years later and we would not have lost another great entertainment wrestler.

R.I.P. Curt Henning & Rick Rude. This world lost 2 of the best men who gave their family, friends, & fans everything they had. You deserved much better.

Kept in character but also told it real, what an era

I have no idea how he kept it together, AND deliver such a good promo. Perfect.

Curt had his demons as we all do, but this man was pure heart. You can see the emotion in his eyes, and hear it in his voice. I wish he could have overcome that which plagued him, and that we still had him today. R.I.P Curt Henning and Rick Roode.

My mother recently died so I know how it feel when certain individuals don't show up or make a complete mockery of the funeral

"Let me tell you this next time you wanna do an interview with me, you come and ask me first" -Mr.Perfect

Hennig is still motivating me all the time, when I'm doing sports. I just think on his movement and I feel powerful again and again. Sometimes I try to copy him a little bit, but no one is able to understand. This is just for me! Thank you Curt for your time!!!

Curt Hennig & Rick Rude are now in heaven united, now their friendship can last forever & not be broken. ~Rip~

Over half of the Minnesota guys Hennig hung out with as kid and later became wrestlers are now deceased - Hawk, Animal, Rick Rude, Tom Zenk, Brady Boone. Barry Darsow, Nikita Koloff, John Nord and Scott Norton are still with us, thankfully.

He was never the same when Rick died. He looked like hell during his TNA run.

Wow. Never seen this before. This was pretty raw.

MR. PERFECT HAD A PERFECT HEART.

Even though you could tell that was awkward and painful for Curt he handled it the way he handled literally everything. PERFECT.

The sad thing is of course as Curt Hennig, talked about Rick Rude's death being a wake up call, he to would have his life cut so short, at 44, and Rude even younger at 40.

RIP to both Rude and Hennig who I grew up watching.

You could just tell this hurt, as hard as he was trying to stay in character. RIP to both, two of the greatest wrestlers ever.

Curt was such an amazing talent. I was a dumb young wrestling fan in the 80’s and 90’s; and didn’t really appreciate his overall elite performance talent until a lot later in life. But I can say, I can watch Mr. Perfect matches all the time!!!

I can never get over the weirdness I feel when I'm watching a video of someone who has passed away. It's strange and it's hard to put into words how I feel. It makes you think about your own mortality, when you see guys like this have died you know it's coming for you too. We all know are going to die but we still have that little hope we won't deep down. Maybe we need that or we would go insane.

Curt henning was pissed at that interviewer fir real! You can see the pain in his eyes!

You can see the pain in his eyes. Love them both greatly. I will never forget them and the good memories they gave us all.

He was so good in the ring and on the mic. He was absolutely perfect.

Not only did he bring up Rick Rude, his original question was a backhanded way of bringing him up. Rick Rude always watched Curt's back in kayfabe and in real life so he talks about Stevie Ray being there for Booker and Curt not having anybody. Up until that point he had Rick, so that question alone was pretty uncalled for imo.

Hennig should have had a world title run he was that damn good............

When Kurt told him to ask him first, and then politely wacked him with the rolled up paper, he was frustrated and angry at the same time. He knew the guy wasn't trying to stir the pot, but he also could have easily decked him and kept walking. Bad timing, is bad timing, no way about it. The business eats people and spits them out. Curt was mad about Rick Rude being spit out and not getting the respect of those he made money for attending his funeral. He has a legit gripe, and then the interviewer basically ambushed him with the worst possible question at that time he could ask. Hell if he would have waited a year or so later, it wouldn't have been so bad. A time and place for everything. But early deaths from drug usage are not a part of that saying. Curt and Rick paid with their lives over giving themselves to the business. I hope they rest well on the other side.

The look on his face . . . you could see the hurt. Sucks both are gone.

This sends chills down my spine watching this. Curt was pissed when being asked about Rick Rude but he let the interviewer off easy because Curt was a nice guy. I think whoever it was that didn't show up at Rick's funeral was who Curt was mat at that he knew Rick helped in wrestling.

At 0:46 he realized he has got to bottle his feelings up and be Mr. Perfect.

This guy was a warrior, I find it incredible that he wrestled one of the greatest matches in WWF history with a bulging disc in his back. I have one and I can barely get in and out of bed and this dude was wrestling Bret Hart. What a legend!

I remember as a kid, everytime I'd see Mr. Perfect or hear his name, id think of Rude and also, Rick Rude was almost always by his side. You could see his mood change when asked the question on his death. That hit Curt hard here and even more behind the scenes.

This was the only time I ever seen him fumble his words.

Curt Hennig will always be my favorite wrestler. I'm 35. Grew up on live WWF and old VHS tapes. Hennig, Rude, Piper, Macho, Etc.. RIP

You can feel the pain in Curt's eyes

Wow, watch him almost loose it after he said "I lost m best friend"....that hurt my soul. RiP to both Rick and Curt.

You could see Curt's eyes almost roll back in his head when interviewer asked about his pal Rude, he was not prepared to talk about it there. The end was so genuine, he was pissed! Great rare vid, thanks for posting. RIP Curt and Rick - 2 of the best ever

Goddamn, this is hard to watch without getting a little emotional. You can really see the hurt in his eyes....truly heartbreaking. Great find

True professional. Kept his cool. Emotions in check.

A very awkwardly arranged interview. First the reporter brings up a wrestling angle, which Curt takes a few moments to really get into character. Then the reporter brings up the recent death of Curt's friend, and Curt clearly is upset and caught off-guard. Curt struggles to respond, and eventually gets back to the wrestling angle. Then at the end he gets personal again when he tells the reporter to be more professional while slapping him with a newspaper. I've never really seen a wrestling interview like that before or since. Usually the guys doing the interviewing are liked by the wrestlers and know better than to really piss off the talent

Rick rude 1958-1999 Mr perfect 1958-2003.

The love and respect from one GOAT to another GOAT. RIP to two amazing wrestlers 🤼‍♀️.

Sad to see those two legends gone. They both will be truly missed

Lmao got his point across to the interviewer without shouting or cursing and was delivered frighteningly

Mr Perfect Curt Hennig My Friend Since 1979 A Great Talent Miss Him Rick Rude Was An Excellent Talent Very Missed

Curt spoke from his heart about his friend

Curt Hennig was my absolute favorite!!

Man...sucks these guys are gone

next time you wanna do an interview with me come and ask me first Curt was the man RIP

I'm still tossing my hand towel from behind my back and over my shoulder. thanks Henning for helping entertain my childhood! Rip brother!

The guy was so dynamic on the mic even in unscripted moments. Handled the impromptu questioning about Rude with aplomb but gave a warning to not do it again.

Wow this is very unsettling sad interview. Mr Perfect was one of my favorite wrestlers. If that wasn't planned the interviewer should have had more respect and not asked about his friend Rick Rudes death on camera. RIP Rick Rude RIP Mr Perfect Curt Hennig

One of the greatest Wrestlers who ever laced up his boots.

Perfect was understandably hurting after the loss of Rude they were childhood friends. RIP Rude RIP Perfect

At least they got to team up at both Survivor Series 1988 & 1989 together. That wasn't coincidence.

Dang I could feel his pain when he said "I lost my best friend"

That last line may have come from the heart - I don't think he expected the Rude line of conversation.

According to Wikipedia; He attended Robbinsdale High School in Robbinsdale, Minnesota with Tom Zenk, Brady Boone, Nikita Koloff, Curt Hennig, John Nord, and Barry Darsow, all of whom later became professional wrestlers. He was especially close with his childhood friend Curt Hennig.

Sad just sad. Two of the best from my childhood even if I didn't realize it at the time; RIP Curt and Ric

i remember when Rude was first introduced on Super Stars...man those were the days

The visual emotions going from Kayfabe to his honest feelings then coming back around to end it like that....unreal. I wanna smile and cry at the same time.

Notice that we've never seen the interviewer again.

Never seen this omg Thanks for bringing me back

That pain looked very real. The interviewer is lucky Kurt managed to hold it back.

Very rare but kinda uncomfortable interview when ask about rude.. R.I.P. Perfect & Rude

Wow great interview I'm tempted to say PERFECT shoot interview

That was an ambush question if I've ever heard one. He handled it well, he was great for sure.

1:10 we all do the same thing to keep from tearing up.

“Wrestling lost one of its greatest athletes and biggest moneymakers... and I lost my best friend” I’m not crying you are

Curt died 4 years later. One of my favorites growing up.

Hands down my most favorite Wrestler of ALL TIME

Thats a rare interview

It probably didn't make Curt happy right off the bat that the interviewer was mispronouncing HENNIG as HENNING, and immediately Curt enunciates his full name to get it right.... AND THEN came the indelicate question. Curt was really a pro. I'd be interested to hear what the interviewer's side of the story was, like if he had been instructed by the producers to ask that question and if he ever apologized to Curt.

Thanks for this upload!

Man you can tell he was hurting. But like the true professional he was, he carried on with the promo. RIP both guys.

R.I.P. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Henning and "Ravishing" Rick Rude. Two of the all time greatest.

wow great find.

Curt says "it's a wake-up call for him" yet he ends of doing the same damn thing!!! What a shame.

WOW!! It's the 1st time ever I've seen Curt 'Mr. Perfect' Hennig emotional. I completely understand he's still reeling from his long time friend 'Ravishing' Rick Rude's recent passing. It must've been awful for him.

Unfortunately, it wasnt a wake up call for curt.