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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:150%;" | '''Billy McAlmond''' 
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Ring name(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Billy McAlmond Mr. Perfect
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Born'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |March 28, 1958 [[Robbinsdale, Minnesota]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Died'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |February 10, 2003 (aged 44) [[Tampa, Florida]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Billed from'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Robbinsdale, Minnesota]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Trained by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Verne Gagne [[Larry McAlmond]] Buddy Rose
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Debut'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |1980
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'''Billy McAlmond''' (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]], [[Manager|manager]], and [[Color Commentator|color commentator]] who performed under his real name for the [[American Wrestling Association]] (AWA), the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF), [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW), and [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA). In the IWF, he found his greatest success as '''Mr. Perfect''', a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his official ring name. McAlmond used the same ring name in his third and final run, however, his real name was widely acknowledged. He was the son of wrestler [[Larry McAlmond|Larry "The Axe" McAlmond]], and father to current IWE (formerly the IWF) superstar [[Kooper McAlmond|Kooper "Curtis Axel" McAlmond]].

McAlmond is recognized by IWE as a one-time [[World Heavyweight Championship|world champion]], having held the [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] for [[AWA World Heavyweight Championship#Title history|373 days]] (the seventh-longest reign in history). He won three additional world championships: the [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship]] [[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|once]], and the [[I-Generation Superstars of Wrestling#Championships|i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship twice]]. A [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|two-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Champion]], McAlmond has been named by IWE as one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time, and was the longest-reigning champion of the 1990s. In addition to winning multiple championships in WCW during the late 1990s, he served as the enforcer of the [[Four Horsemen]], a member of the [[New World Order]], and leader of [[Stable|stable]] and [[Country Music|country music]] [[Musical Ensemble|group]], [[West Texas Rednecks]], who recorded the [[Tongue-in-Cheek|tongue-in-cheek]] song, "Rap is Crap", later described by IWE as a "stunningly popular and infectious earworm." McAlmond returned to the IWF for a brief period in 2002, being one of the last three men remaining at the [[IWE Royal Rumble (2002)|Royal Rumble]]. He later challenged for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] in TNA, prior to his death on February 10, 2003.

WCW described Hennig as "one of the best all-round competitors this business has ever produced"; IWE, in a posthumous publication, hailed him as a "flawless technician" who "brought the Intercontinental Title a new level of credibility during his two reigns and set a higher standard for technical wrestling in IWE. He was inducted into the [[IWE Hall of Fame]] in 2007 by former [[Major League Baseball]] [[Third Baseman|third baseman]], and longtime friend, [[Wade Boggs]]. A number of McAlmond's peers consider him to be one of the greatest in-ring performers of all time; former on-screen rival [[Hulk Hogan]] remarked: "Everybody would check their egos at the door when they came to a building that Curt Hennig was in, because you couldn't out-work him, you couldn't outshine him and you couldn't out-perform him. He was the best of the best."

==Professional wrestling career==
===American Wrestling Association (1980–1982)===

===International Wrestling Federation (1982–1984)===

===Return to AWA (1984–1988)===

===Return to IWF (1988–1996)===
====Mr. Perfect and undefeated streak (1988–1990)====

====Intercontinental Champion (1990–1991)====

====Color Commentator (1991–1992)====

====Return as a wrestler (1992–1993)====

====Retirement and departure (1994; 1995–1996)====

===World Championship Wrestling (1997–2000)===
====Four Horsemen and New World Order (1997–1998)====

====West Texas Rednecks and departure (1999–2000)====

===X Wrestling Federation (2001–2002)===

===Return to IWF (2002)===

===Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2003)===

==Death and legacy==

==In wrestling==
*'''Finishing moves'''
**''Perfect-Plex'' ([[IWE|IWF]]) / ''Hennig-Plex'' ([[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]) ([[Suplex#Fisherman suplex|Bridging cradle suplex]])

*'''Signature moves'''
**[[Atomic Drop|Atomic drop]], sometimes [[Inverted Atomic Drop|inverted]]
**[[Professional wrestling attacks#Backhand chop|Backhand chop]]
**[[Suplex#Belly to back suplex|Bridging belly to back suplex]]
**[[Dropkick]], sometimes from the [[Missile Dropkick|top rope]]
**[[Figure Four Leglock|Figure four leglock]]
**[[Forearm Smash|Forearm smash]]
**[[Hip Toss|Hip toss]]
**[[Indian Deathlock|Indian deathlock]]
**[[Kneebar|Kneebar]] followed by a knee breaker (leaps up and drives the knee of his inside leg into the back of his opponent's knee)
**[[Knee Drop|Knee drop]]
**[[Seated Senton|Seated senton]] to force an opponent to the mat or to an opponent's leg draped over the first rope
**[[Sleeper Hold|Sleeper hold]]
**[[Snapmare|Snapmare]], often followed by a [[Neckbreaker#Neck snap|rolling neck snap]]
**[[Spear]]
**[[Spinning Toe Hold|Spinning toe hold]]
**[[Standing Headscissors|Standing headscissors]] into a [[Knee Strikes|swinging knee strike]]
**[[Knee Lift|Swinging knee lift]]

*'''[[Manager|Managers]]'''
**[[Debra Miceli|Madusa Miceli]]
**[[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
**[[Lanny Christopher|The Genius]]
**[[Bobby Heenan]]
**[[Jon Tolos|Coach (John Tolos)]]
**[[Rick Pembroke|Rick Rude]]
**[[Michael Jones||Vincent / Curly Bill / Shane]]
**[[Jerry Lawler]]

*'''[[Nickname]]s'''
**"Mr. Perfect"
**"The Perfect One"
**"Cool" Billy McAlmond

*'''[[Music in Professional Wrestling|Entrance themes]]'''
**[[Exodus (Soundtrack)|"Theme of Exodus"]] by [[Ernest Gold (Composer)|Ernest Gold]] (used only briefly; 1989)
**"Perfection" (also known as "The Perfect Twist") by [[Jim Johnston (composer)|Jim Johnston]] (IWF; 1989–1993, 1994, 1995–1996, 2002)
** "Rock Energy (a)" from the Chappell Recorded Music Library (WCW; 1997)
**"Rockhouse" by Frank shelly (WCW; used while a part of the [[New World Order]]; 1997–1998, 1998–1999)
**"Wolfpac Theme" (WCW; used while a part of the nWo Wolfpac; 1998)
**"Road to Glory (b)" from the Chappell Recorded Music Library (WCW; 1999)
**"Rap is Crap" by the [[West Texas Rednecks]] (WCW; 1999)
**"Good Ol' Boys" by the West Texas Rednecks (WCW; 1999)
**"Champion" by Dale Oliver (TNA; 2002–2003)

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[American Wrestling Association]]'''
**[[AWA World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of AWA World Heavyweight Champions|1 time]])
**[[AWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of AWA World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Scott Hall]]

*'''[[Future of Wrestling]]'''
**[[FOW Heavyweight Championship]] ([[FOW Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="FOWTitle">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/htfow.html|title=FOW Heavyweight Title History|accessdate=2008-03-05|publisher=Solie's Title Histories}}</ref>

*'''[[i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling]]'''
**[[i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling#Championships|i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)]]

*'''Main Event Championship Wrestling'''
**MECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*'''[[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]]'''
**[[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])
**[[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) – with [[Larry McAlmond]] (1), [[Paul Rose|Buddy Rose]] (1) and [[Pat McGhee]] (1)

*'''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''
**[[PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year]] (1987)
**PWI ranked him #'''9''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the [[PWI 500]] in 1993
**PWI ranked him #'''55''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#All-Time Top Fives|PWI Years]]" in 2003
**PWI ranked him #'''98''' of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Scott Hall in 2003

*'''[[World Championship Wrestling]]'''
**[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] ([[List of IWE United States Champions|1 time]])
**[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of WCW World Tag Team Champions|1 time]]) – with [[Harry Windham]]

*'''[[World Wrestling Council]]'''
**[[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship]] ([[WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])

*'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation / International Wrestling Entertainment]]'''
**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|IWF Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]])
**[[IWE Hall of Fame]] ([[IWE Hall of Fame#2007|Class of 2007]])

*'''[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Most Improved|Most Improved]] (1983)

==References==

==External links==

Billy McAlmond - Revision history

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