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After briefly returning to active competition in 1993 and 1994, he spent some time as a color commentator for WWF programming, and in 1997 he signed with WCW. He won the United States title in late 1997, and the World tag team titles in 1999 with Barry Windham . He returned to WWE in 2002 as a surprise competitor in the Royal RumbleThe Royal Rumble is a yearly WWE Wrestling pay-per-view event. It takes place in January of each year. The main event is the actual Royal Rumble however, other matches also take place at the event. The actual Royal Rumble is a thirty man event, which begi but was released from the company later in the year after becoming intoxicated and getting into a fight with Brock LesnarBrock Edward Lesnar (born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota) is a former professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment. He won several WWE championships, but also gave his name to the slang verb to brock or mess up the final scripted mo on a return flight from the United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly. After being fired from the WWE, he went on to work for NWA-TNATotal Nonstop Action is an independent, American professional wrestling federation set up by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett, formerly run out of Memphis, Tennessee, and now running from Orlando, Florida. Until recently, TNA was a member of the National Wrestling and Jimmy HartThe Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart was a professional wrestling manager. He worked in Memphis, the WWF (now WWE), WCW,XWF, and the NWA-TNA. He has managed some of the biggest professional wrestlers in the business, including Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and the's All Star Wrestling .

His trademark "finisher" move was a fisherman suplexMuch of the action in professional wrestling involved the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. These moves are generally illegal in traditional amateur wrestling. They are sometimes also called into a bridging pin, which he called the Perfect-Plex (when in WWF/WWE) or the Hennig-Plex (in other promotions).

Curt Hennig died of a cocaineCocaine is a crystalline alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system and an appetite suppressant, creating a euphoric sense of happiness and hyperthermia. Though most often used recreational overdoseOverdose is a medical term which describes the action of consuming an excessive amount of a drug. See drug overdose. Such an action will result in side effects such as: sweating high blood pressure headache migraine confusion vertigo nausea vomiting death.