Former WWE Superstar Joe Hennig, best known to wrestling fans as Curtis Axel and Michael McGillicutty, was arrested earlier this month in Minnesota and is currently facing multiple charges.
According to public records from Anoka County, Minnesota, Hennig was arrested on May 17 and booked on several charges related to driving while impaired, obstruction, and a traffic incident.
The listed charges include:
- Traffic-DUI-Third-Degree Driving While Impaired-Refuse to submit to chemical test.
- Traffic – DWI – Refuse to submit to chemical test; Breath or test refusal or failure.
- Obstruct Legal Process-Lawful Execution Legal Process.
- Traffic-Open bottle law-Possession-crime described.
- Traffic-Accidents-Driver Involved Fails to Stop for Accident to Property-No injury.
Hennig was released from custody on May 19. As of this writing, no court date has been publicly listed.
The 46-year-old comes from one of professional wrestling’s most well-known family lineages. He is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Curt Hennig, known worldwide as “Mr. Perfect,” and the grandson of wrestling legend Larry “The Ax” Hennig.
Joe Hennig officially began his WWE journey in 2007 after helping induct his father into the WWE Hall of Fame earlier that same year. He later signed with WWE and developed in Florida Championship Wrestling before gaining wider exposure during season two of WWE NXT under the ring name Michael McGillicutty.
Hennig would go on to become part of The Nexus faction in 2010 before eventually receiving a renewed singles push in 2013. Repackaged as Curtis Axel and aligned with Paul Heyman, Hennig captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship and later the WWE Tag Team Championships during his run with the company.
WWE released Hennig in 2020 during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic cuts. He later briefly returned to the company in 2022 in a producer role.
At this time, no additional public details surrounding the arrest have been released.
It should also be noted that Curtis Axel has still not been eliminated from the 2015 WWE Royal Rumble match.