20 Best Wrestling Moments That Ever Happened In May

12. Curt Hennig Wins The AWA Championship - May 2, 1987

Coming into his own, Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel in 1987 to win the AWA Championship during a tremendous scrap.

Authored by Jamie Kennedy

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.

Posted On: 17th May 2015

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