20 Best Wrestling Moments That Ever Happened In May

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

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

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