Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs has confirmed the authenticity of a dramatic story detailing how the late WWE Hall of Famer “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig saved his life during a hunting trip years ago. The story, which recently circulated online again, recounted a harrowing incident involving barbed wire and severe injury.
The story was reposted on Instagram by ‘greatestshowondirt’, detailing an incident that occurred while the two close friends were deer hunting in Iowa. Boggs became entangled in barbed wire. Hennig managed to free him, but Boggs had suffered a severe injury, described as being “split open from his knee to his ankle” and “losing a lot of blood”.
Demonstrating incredible strength and loyalty, Hennig “picked him up and carried him on his shoulders about three miles to the pickup truck and got him to the hospital”. The post concluded by stating Hennig “Saved his life right then and there. Wade said Curt was his guardian angel”.
The story gained traction online, prompting users on X to ask Boggs directly if it was true. User ‘Fly the Wood Designs’ tagged Boggs’ account (@ChickenMan3010), asking, “Any truth to this?”. Boggs responded simply but definitively on October 28 with praying hands and thumbs-up emojis, confirming the incredible account.
Boggs and Hennig were known to be very close friends. Both men lived in the Tampa, Florida area during their respective careers and formed a strong bond outside of the worlds of baseball and professional wrestling. Their friendship was strong enough that they took hunting trips together, leading to the near-tragic incident in Iowa.
Their friendship even crossed over into the world of professional wrestling entertainment. In the early 1990s, during Hennig’s run as the arrogant “Mr. Perfect” character in the WWF (now WWE), he filmed a series of vignettes showcasing his supposed perfection at various sports. One memorable skit featured Wade Boggs, attempting to show Hennig up at baseball, only for Mr. Perfect to effortlessly hit home runs, much to Boggs’ exasperation. This television appearance further cemented the connection between the two sports icons in the public eye. Boggs also attended WCW shows during the late 90’s when Hennig was part of the NWO.
Curt Hennig passed away in 2003 and was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007. He is remembered as one of the most gifted technical wrestlers of his generation. Wade Boggs, a legendary third baseman primarily for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.
— Wade Boggs (@ChickenMan3010) October 28, 2025