Joseph Hennig (Curtis Axel) Was Arrested For DWI

Former WWE talent Curtis Axel was arrested in Minnesota.

Court records show that former WWE talent Joseph Hennig (Curtis Axel) was arrested after he was driving while intoxicated in Anoka County, Minnesota.

He drove while intoxicated through a McDonald’s drive-thru, backed his vehicle into another car, and was physically combative with law enforcement. The officers on the scene found an open bottle of vodka in his truck. Hennig refused to take a breath test and hurled slurs and profanities as he refused.

Below are the charges he was hit with:

• Traffic-DUI-Third-Degree Driving While Impaired-Refuse to submit to chemical test
• Traffic – DWI – Refuse to submit to chemical test; Breath or test refusal or failure
• Obstruct Legal Process-Lawful Execution Legal Process
• Traffic-Open bottle law-Possession-crime described
• Traffic-Accidents-Driver Involved Fails to Stop for Accident to Property-No injury

Hennig was arrested on May 17th and released on the 19th.

Hennig was released from WWE in April 2020. He had been with the company since 2007.