100 Best Wrestling Moves EVER
44. Mr. Perfect | Perfectplex
Generally speaking, Curt Hennig was better known for selling than he was for hitting moves himself. The exception to that rule? His Perfectplex. It was a wonder of the biz once he started using it, and that remained true even when he was a heel in the WWF. People loved to hate Mr. Perfect, yes, but everyone high-fived their pals when Curt slapped on his finish.
The fisherman's-style suplex is nothing outlandish in modern terms. Watch any number of matches across majors like WWE or AEW and you'll definitely see a couple of similar moves. No-one arched their back and pulled opponents over with the stunning mix of grace and power that Hennig did though. His fisherman's was fittingly perfect.
Perfect.
Older WCW superfans will recall jaws hitting the floor when Curt performed the move on The Giant/Big Show/Paul Wight like he was Rey Mysterio. Hennig's technique was incredible, so much so that this particular Perfectplex earned a standing ovation from fans around ringside at Monday Nitro. Everyone was impressed by how flawlessly Hennig snapped into the move despite Wight's gargantuan physical size. That cannot have been an easy feat, but Perfect made it look like it was.
Any bridged suplex with a pinning combination relies on stillness post-impact. It wouldn't do, if a wrestler flopped over and collapsed instead of keeping the bridge strong mid-pin. Hennig understood that assignment, and he arched his back the same way every single time.
His 2-3 second pause before nailing the move also added to the anticipation of what was about to happen.