Over the years fans have seen a lot of Superstars come and go, but you never know when a familiar face might show up at a WWE event. According to PWInsider former WWE Superstar Curtis Axel was backstage at the SmackDown tapings in Minneapolis on Friday night.
Curtis Axel is from Minneapolis but it’s not clear if he was just backstage visiting friends or if there was another reason for his visit.
Axel, real name Joe Hennig signed with WWE in 2007, and during his run with the company he won the WWE Tag Team Titles twice and the Intercontinental Championship once. Hennig was a member of groups such as Nexus, the Social Outcasts and The B-Team.
In April of 2020 Curtis Axel was released from his WWE contract due to coronavirus related budget cuts.
