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Mark Henry
Henry in 2018
Birth nameMark Jerrold Henry
Born (1971-06-12) June 12, 1971 (age 52)[1]
Silsbee, Texas, U.S.[1]
Children2
FamilyKevin Henry (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mark Henry[2]
Markswoggle[3]
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Billed weight360 lb (160 kg)[2]
Billed fromSilsbee, Texas[2]
Trained byLeo Burke[4]
Tom Prichard[5]
DebutMarch 11, 1996[4][5]
RetiredApril 27, 2018
Medals and competitions
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  United States
Pan American Games[1][6][7][4]
Silver medal – second place Mar Plata 1995 +108kg
Gold medal – first place Mar Plata 1995 +108kg
Bronze medal – third place Mar Plata 1995 +108kg
Strongman
Representing  United States
Arnold Strongman Classic
1st 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships[8]
1st 1995 +145kg
USAPL National Powerlifting Championships[8][9]
1st 1995 +145kg
1st 1997 +145kg
USPF National Powerlifting Championships[8]
2nd 1990 +125kg

v

International Junior Powerlifting Championships[1][10]
1st 1991 +125kg
Weightlifting
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships[4]
1st 1996 +108kg
U.S. National Weightlifting Championships[11][12]
4th 1991 +110kg
3rd 1992 +110kg
1st 1993 +108kg
1st 1994 +108kg
1st 1996 +108kg
USA Weightlifting American Open Championships[13][14]
2nd 1991 +110kg
1st 1992 +110kg
U.S. Olympic Festival Championships[1][12][15]
1st 1993 +108kg
1st 1994 +108kg
U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships[1][16]
1st 1991 +110kg

Mark Jerrold Henry

strongman, and professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator/analyst, coach, and talent scout.[18] He is best known for his 25-year career in WWE
.

Henry is a two-time

U.S. National Champion (1995[9] and 1997[8]) and once held an American record in the deadlift.[20] Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total.[21][22]

In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996),[11] an American Open winner (1992),[14] a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994)[1] and a NACAC champion (1996).[4] He held all three Senior US American weightlifting records in 1993–1997.[23]

In strongman, Henry won the inaugural Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002.[4]

Since joining the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1996, he became a

world champion, having held the ECW Championship in 2008,[24] and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.[25] First winning the ECW Championship, he became only the fourth black world champion in WWE history (after The Rock, Booker T, and Bobby Lashley
).

In April 2018, Henry was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.[26]

Early life

Henry was born in the small town of

diabetes.[28] When he was 14 years old, Henry was diagnosed with dyslexia.[29]

Henry comes from a family in which almost all of the men are larger than average, especially his great uncle Chudd, who was 6 ft 7 in, weighed approximately 500 lb (230 kg), never had a pair of manufactured shoes, and was known as the strongest man in the Piney Woods of East Texas.[30]

Henry played football in high school until his senior year, when he strained ligaments in his wrist during the first game of the year and scored below 700 on the SAT.[29]

Powerlifting career

Henry appears to push a tank

By the time Mark Henry was in the fourth grade, he was 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) and weighed 225 lb (102 kg).[29] His mother bought a set of weights for him when he was ten years old.[29] During Henry's freshman year at Silsbee High School, he was already able to squat 600 lb (270 kg), which was well over the school record.[29] As an 18-year-old high school senior, Henry was called "the world's strongest teenager" by the Los Angeles Times, and made it into the headlines in early 1990 for winning the National High School Powerlifting Championships and setting teenage lifting world records in the squat 832 lb (377 kg) and total 2,033 lb (922 kg).[31] By the time Henry finished high school, he was a three-time Texas state champion with state and national records in all four powerlifting categories—the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press at 525 lb (238 kg) and deadlift at 815 lb (370 kg) as well as the total at 2,033 lb (922 kg).[29][31]

At the Texas High School Powerlifting Championships in April 1990,

Superheavyweight, surpassing Mario Martinez.[15]

At the age of 19,[1] Henry had already managed to qualify for the weightlifting competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he finished tenth in the Super- Heavyweight class.[4][15] Ten months before the 1992 Olympics, Henry had begun training with Dragomir Cioroslan, a bronze medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics, who said that he had "never seen anyone with Mark's raw talent".[15] After the Olympics, Henry became more determined to focus on weightlifting and began competing all over the world. In late 1992 he took the win at the USA Weightlifting American Open[14] and further proved his dominance on the American soil by winning not only the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships, but also the U.S. Olympic Festival Championships in 1993 and 1994.[1][11] At the 1995 Pan American Games Henry won a gold, silver and bronze medal.[1][4]

Henry won the ADFPA

America's Strongest Man of 1997 Mark Philippi.[9] In the process he set all-time world records in the raw deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) and the squat without a squat suit at 948.0 lb (430.0 kg) as well as the all-time drug tested raw total at 2,314.8 lb (1,050.0 kg).[34][35][36][37][38] Later that same year in October, he competed in the drug-free Powerlifting World Championships and won again, even though he trained on the powerlifts only sparingly—due his main focus still being on the two Olympic lifts.[39] He not only become World Champion by winning the competition but also bettered his previous all-time squat world record to 953.5 lb (432.5 kg) and his all-time drug tested world record total to 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg).[8][34][39]

In 1996 Henry became the North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACAC) Champion.[4] He earned the right to compete at the Olympics by winning the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships in the Spring of 1996 for a third time.[39] During his victory Henry became Senior US American record holder (1993–1997) in the Snatch at 396.83 lb (180.00 kg), Clean and jerk at 485 lb (220 kg), and Total at 881.8 lb (400.0 kg), improving all of his three previous personal bests.[23][40][41] No one in the history of the sports had ever lifted as much as him in the five competitive lifts—the snatch and the clean and jerk in weightlifting—the squat, bench press and deadlift in powerlifting.[1][41]

In the months prior to the

Atlanta, Georgia, Henry received more attention and publicity than any lifter in recent United States history.[1] He guested at Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and The Oprah Winfrey Show and was featured on HBO Inside Sports and The Today Show.[1] He was also featured in dozens of magazines including U.S. News & World Report, People Vanity Fair, ESPN The Magazine and Life where he was photographed nude by famed artist Annie Lebowitz.[1] During this period he connected with WWE owner Vince McMahon for the first time, which led to him signing a 10-year deal as professional wrestler.[1]

Henry improved his lifts to 407 lb (185 kg) in the snatch and 507 lb (230 kg) in the clean-and-jerk during his final eight weeks of preparation for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[39] Henry at 6-foot-4-inches tall and 414 lb (188 kg) bodyweight, became the largest athlete in Olympic history and was voted captain of the Olympic weightlifting team.[39][42] Unfortunately, he suffered a back injury during the competition and was unable to approach his normal performance level.[1] Due to the injury he had to drop out after his first clean and jerk attempt and finished with a disappointing 14th place.[4][39][43] His appearance at the Olympics proved to be his last official competition in Olympic weightlifting, as he retired from weightlifting, vowing never to return unless the sport is "cleaned up" of anabolic steroid use.[39]

Since his career start as a professional wrestler shortly after the Olympics, he broke his leg in the fall of 1996.

USAPL National Powerlifting Championships 1997, where he won the competition to become the U.S. National Powerlifting Champion in the Super Heavyweight class again.[8][39] He had planned to continue heavy training in powerlifting, although his travel schedule as a professional wrestler with the WWF (now WWE) made sustained training difficult.[39] Mark's WWF contract was unique in many ways, allowing him at least three months off each year from wrestling, so he could train for the national and world championships in weightlifting or powerlifting.[44] Barring injury, Mark had originally hoped to return to the platform in late 1998, to lift for many more years, and to eventually squat at least 1,100 lb (500 kg) without a "squat suit" and to deadlift 1,000 lb (450 kg).[39][44]

Although in early 1998 he was still able to do five repetitions in the bench press with 495 lb (225 kg), three repetitions in the squat with 855 lb (388 kg) (with no suit and no knee wraps), and three repetitions in the standing press with 405 lb (184 kg) in training, while traveling with the World Wrestling Federation, he never returned to compete again in official championships in favor of his wrestling career.[39] He weighed 380 lb (170 kg) at that time, and his right upper arm was measured at 24" by Terry Todd.[39] :When asked in September 2003, who the strongest man in the world was, Bill Kazmaier, considered by many to be the greatest strongman of all time, stated: "It would have to be Mark Henry. [...] I think he's one of the strongest men in the history of the world, without a doubt."[45]

Mark Henry in December 2011

Personal powerlifting records

Powerlifting Competition Records

done in official Powerlifting full meets

  • Squat – 953.5 lb (432.5 kg)[8] raw with knee wraps (done on October 29, 1995 WDFPF)
→ current WDFPF world record squat in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since 1995[8][21]
→ former all-time unequipped squat world record for over a decade in SHW class until 2010[46][47][48][49] (+regardless of weight class until 2007)[50][8][21][22][34]
  • USAPL
    ))
→ former all-time raw world record deadlift in SHW class until 2010[51] (+regardless of weight class until 2009)[46][52][53][54]
  • Powerlifting Total – 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) (953.5 + 518 + 865 lb (432.5 + 235.0 + 392.4 kg)[55] / 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) (953.5 + 518.1 + 865.3 lb (432.5 + 235.0 + 392.5 kg))[8] raw with wraps (done on October 29, 1995 WDFPF)

Career aggregate Powerlifting Total (best official lifts) – 2,442.7 lb (1,108.0 kg) (953.5 + 585.3 + 903.9 lb (432.5 + 265.5 + 410.0 kg))

Weightlifting Competition Records

done in official competition

→ Senior US American snatch record 1993–1997 in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)[10][23]
→ Senior US American clean&jerk record 1993–1997 in SHW class[10][23]
→ Senior US American weightlifting total record 1993–1997 in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)[23]

Combined lifting records

  • official weightlifting total + official powerlifting total = Combined Supertotal:
881.8 lb (400.0 kg) + 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) = 3,218.7 lb (1,460.0 kg) raw with wraps[56][57][45]
  • 5 official weightlifting & powerlifting lifts combined – the snatch + the clean-and-jerk and the squat + bench press + deadlift = Five-Lift-Combined-Total:
396.8 lb (180.0 kg) + 485.0 lb (220.0 kg) + 953.5 lb (432.5 kg) + 858.3 lb (389.3 kg) + 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) = 3,324.5 lb (1,508.0 kg)[30][56][57][45][58][59]

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE (1996–2021)

Early career (1996–1997)

At the age of 24, Henry made his first appearance on

Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Crush at Survivor Series, but was replaced by Jake Roberts when he was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. On the November 17 episode of Superstars, Henry defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Crush and Goldust in a tug of war contest. Henry also worked a couple of shows for United States Wrestling Association
. Henry's career was then stalled as, over the next year, he took time off to heal injuries and engage in further training.

In November 1997, he returned to the ring, making his televised return the following month.[61] By the end of the year, he was a regular fixture on WWF programming, defeating The Brooklyn Brawler on the December 15 episode of Raw, and beating The Sultan on the December 27 episode of Shotgun.

Nation of Domination and Sexual Chocolate (1998–2000)

Main article: Nation of Domination

Henry joined the

Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown on January 12, 1998.[4] After The Rock usurped Farooq's position as leader, Henry switched loyalties to The Rock. He also competed at WrestleMania XIV in a tag team Battle Royal with Brown as his partner, but they did not win.[62] After short feuds against Ken Shamrock and Vader, Henry participated in his faction's enmity against D-Generation X, which included a romantic storyline with DX member Chyna.[63] When The Nation disbanded, he engaged in a short feud with The Rock, defeating him at Judgment Day: In Your House with help from Brown, and then forming a permanent team with Brown, gaining Ivory as a manager.[4][64]

During the next year, Henry gave himself the nickname "Sexual Chocolate", adopting a

transvestite.[4] During a match at the August 1999 SummerSlam pay-per-view between Brown and Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental and WWF European Championships (both held at the time by Brown), Henry turned on Brown and helped Jarrett win the match and the titles.[65] The next night, Henry was awarded the European title by Jarrett in return for his help.[66] Henry lost the title one month later to Brown at the Unforgiven pay-per-view.[67]

The night after he tried to make up with Brown

The Godfather.[4]

After this twist, Henry

splashed Mae Young while she was carrying Henry's child.[71][72] Young later gave birth to a hand
.

Ohio Valley Wrestling and strongman competitions (2000–2002)

In 2000, Henry was sent to

Nick Dinsmore to compete in a tournament for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship in mid-2001.[4] He also worked a couple of matches for Heartland Wrestling Association. Later that year, Henry's mother died,[48] causing him to go on hiatus from wrestling.[4][48] He felt he had to compete in the "Super Bowl of weight lifting"—the Arnold Strongman Classic—in honor of his mother, who gave him his first weight set when he was a child.[48]

Four months prior to the contest, Henry began lifting the heaviest of weights and trained for the first time since 1997 for a major lifting competition.

strongman before, but in the coming contest he was to face the very best of the best of professional strongmen, such as the #1 ranked strongman in the world, and defending World's Strongest Man competition winner of 2001 Svend Karlsen, World's Strongest Man winner of 2006 Phil Pfister, World Powerlifting Champion of 2001 and equipped deadlift world record holder Andy Bolton, World Muscle Power Champion, Olympic weightlifting Champion Raimonds Bergmanis, and reigning America's Strongest Man of 2001 Brian Schoonveld.[48][59]

On February 22, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio the competition, consisting of four events, designed to determine the lifter with the greatest overall body power, began.[1] Henry surprised everybody when he won the first event, setting a world record in the process by lifting the Apollon's Axle three times overhead.[48] Only three men in history had ever been able to press it at all.[48][73] By deadlifting 885 lb (401 kg) for two repetitions in the second event and easily pushing a 5,000 lb (2,300 kg) or more Hummer with nearly flat tires in the third event, Henry kept his lead continuously throughout the competition and never gave it up again.[48][59] In the final "Farmer's Walk"-event Henry quickly carried the roughly 850 lb (390 kg) of railroad ties up an incline, winning the whole competition convincingly[48][59] to capture the winning prize — a US$75,000 Hummer, a vacation cruise and $10,000 cash.[1][59]

Since Henry had only trained for four months and defeated the crème-de-là-crème of worldwide strongmen, who had been practicing for years, his win was a shock for strongman experts worldwide,[48] but remained basically unnoticed by the wrestling audience. Henry proved to be worthy of the title "World's Strongest Man" not only by winning the contest, but also by achieving it in record time. By doing so he was again seen as the legit "strongest man in the world" by many lifting experts for a second time since 1996.[39][56][48][57][45][58]

Various feuds (2002–2007)

Henry returned to the WWF in April 2002 and was sent to the

Christian.[4] After being used sporadically on WWE (formerly WWF) television during 2002, as he was training for a weightlifting contest, and suffering a knee injury, Henry was sent back to OVW for more training.[74][4]

In August 2003, Henry returned to WWE television on the

quadriceps muscle, and was out for over a year after undergoing surgery.[74][4] Henry was then utilized by WWE as a public relations figure during his recovery, before returning to OVW to finish out 2005.[4]

Henry in 2007

During the December 30 episode of SmackDown!, Henry made his return to television, as he interfered in a

Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina), to help them defeat Rey Mysterio and Batista for the championship.[81] A week later on SmackDown!, Henry got in a confrontation with the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, and went on to interfere in a steel cage match between MNM and the team of Mysterio and Batista, helping MNM to retain their titles.[82] Henry then had another match with Batista at a live event where Batista received a severely torn triceps that required surgery, forcing him to vacate his title. On the January 10, 2006 episode of SmackDown!, Henry was involved in a Battle Royal for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. He was finally eliminated by Kurt Angle, who won the title.[83][84]

Henry lost to The Undertaker at WrestleMania 22 and Unforgiven 2007

A week later, Henry received assistance from Daivari, who turned on Angle and announced that he was the manager of Henry.[85] With Daivari at his side, Henry faced Angle for the World Heavyweight Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble in January, losing when Angle hit him with a chair (without the referee seeing) and pinned him with a roll-up.[86]

On the March 3 episode of SmackDown!, Henry interfered in a World Heavyweight Championship match between Angle and

undefeated streak at WrestleMania, but The Undertaker defeated him.[88] There were talks about Henry ending the streak backstage, but did not succeed. In an interview on Heavy, Henry stated that the decision was close and that if they did ask him about it he would have refused, stating he did not want to carry that weight.[89] Henry had a rematch against The Undertaker on the April 7 episode of SmackDown!. It ended in a no-contest when Daivari introduced his debuting client, The Great Khali. Khali went to the ring and attacked The Undertaker, starting a new feud and ending Henry's.[90]

During the rest of April and May, Henry gained a pinfall victory over the World Heavyweight Champion, Rey Mysterio in a non-title match.[91] Henry entered the King of the Ring Tournament, and lost to Bobby Lashley in the first round.[92] He later cost Kurt Angle his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Mysterio, when he jumped off the top rope and crushed Angle through a table. Henry was then challenged by Angle to face off at Judgment Day, Henry then sent a "message" to Angle by defeating Paul Burchill.[93] At Judgment Day, Henry defeated Angle by countout.[94] Although winning, Angle got his revenge after the match by hitting Henry with a chair and putting him through a table.[94]

Henry later went on what was referred to as a "path of destruction", causing injuries to numerous superstars. Henry "took out"

Finlay against Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley.[99] During the match, Henry was injured, canceling the scheduled match at The Great American Bash, as Henry needed surgery. Doctors later found that Henry completely tore his patella tendon off the bone and split his patella completely in two.[100]

Henry returned on the May 11, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, after weeks of vignettes hyping his return.

Batista, allowing Edge to take advantage of the situation and use his Money in the Bank contract.[102] Henry then began a short feud with Kane, defeating him in a Lumberjack Match at One Night Stand.[103] Shortly after, Henry made an open challenge to the SmackDown! locker room, which nobody ever accepted. In the coming weeks he faced various jobbers—wrestlers who consistently lose to make their opponents look stronger—and quickly defeated them all.[104][105] On the August 3 episode of SmackDown!, he claimed that nobody accepted the open challenge to step into the ring with him because of what he had done to The Undertaker, presenting footage of his assault on The Undertaker.[106] The Undertaker responded over the following weeks, playing various mind games with Henry.[107][108] Henry finally faced The Undertaker again at Unforgiven in September, losing to him after being given a Last Ride.[109] Two weeks later, Henry lost a rematch to The Undertaker after The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Henry.[110]

ECW Champion (2007–2009)

After a short hiatus, Henry returned to WWE programming on the October 23 episode of

ECW, attacking Kane, along with The Great Khali and Big Daddy V.[111] Henry then began teaming with Big Daddy V against Kane and CM Punk, and was briefly managed by Big Daddy V's manager, Matt Striker.[74] At Armageddon, Henry and Big Daddy V defeated Kane and Punk.[112] Before WrestleMania XXIV aired, Henry participated in a 24-man battle royal to determine the number one contender for the ECW Championship, but failed to win.[113]

Henry as ECW Champion with Tony Atlas

As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Henry was drafted to the ECW brand.[114] At Night of Champions, Henry defeated Kane and Big Show in a triple threat match to capture the ECW Championship in his debut match as an ECW superstar. This was his first world championship in WWE, which also made him the fourth African-American world champion in WWE history.[115] Upon winning the title, it was made exclusive to the ECW brand once again. Henry's title win came nearly a full decade after he was awarded the European Championship, which was back in 1999 and the only title he held in WWE.[24] A few weeks later, Hall of Famer Tony Atlas returned to WWE to act as Henry's manager. Shortly after, ECW General Manager, Theodore Long, unveiled a new, entirely platinum ECW Championship belt design.[116] In August, Henry defended the title against Matt Hardy at SummerSlam after getting himself disqualified; however championships cannot change hands via disqualification, meaning that Henry retained the title.[117] Henry later lost the title to Hardy at September's Unforgiven in the Championship Scramble match.[118]

Henry attempted to regain the championship throughout the end of 2008, and had a match against Hardy at

Evan Bourne, which began after Bourne defeated Henry by countout on the May 26 episode of ECW.[126]

Tag team championship pursuits (2009–2011)

Henry before a tag team match with Montel Vontavious Porter

On June 29, Henry was traded to the

David Hart Smith) won the match.[132]

Henry mentored

Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, after a distraction by John Cena.[137] They received a shot at the championship the next week, in a fatal four-way elimination tag team match, which also included The Usos and Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. Henry and Tatsu were the first team eliminated in the match.[138]

World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

On the April 25, 2011 episode of Raw, Henry was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the

Christian to decide the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Sheamus.[140] On the June 17 episode of SmackDown, Henry was scheduled to face an angry and emotionally unstable Big Show, who warned Henry not to get into the ring; Henry ignored the warning and Big Show assaulted him before the match could begin.[141] This act ignited a feud between the two; Henry attacked Big Show both backstage and during matches[142][143] while on the July 1 episode of SmackDown, Big Show's music played during Henry's match against Randy Orton, causing Henry to be counted out and costing him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Henry reacted by destroying the audio equipment and attacking a technician.[144] Henry faced Big Show in a singles match at Money in the Bank and won. After the match, Henry crushed Big Show's leg with a chair, (kayfabe) injuring him, an act Henry later referenced as an induction into the "Hall of Pain".[145] Henry did the same to Kane on the next episode of SmackDown,[146] and in the months ahead, Vladimir Kozlov and The Great Khali suffered the same fate.[147][148]

Henry as World Heavyweight Champion

On the July 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry was informed that he could no longer compete as no one dared to fight him, but Sheamus interrupted, saying that he wasn't afraid of Henry before slapping him.[149] At SummerSlam, Henry defeated Sheamus by count-out after slamming him through a ring barricade.[150] On the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Henry won a 20-man Battle Royal to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship to face Randy Orton at Night of Champions,[151] and throughout weeks on SmackDown and Raw, Henry regularly attacked Orton, getting an advantage over him.[152][153][154][155] At Night of Champions, Henry defeated Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time.[25][156] Henry successfully defended the title against Orton at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell match.[157]

On the October 7 episode of SmackDown, Big Show returned and chokeslammed Henry through the announce table, thus earning a title shot against Henry at Vengeance.[158] During the match, Henry superplexed Big Show from the top rope, causing the ring to collapse from the impact and the match to be ruled a no contest.[159] Henry began a feud with the Money in the Bank briefcase holder Daniel Bryan on the November 4 episode of SmackDown, challenging Bryan to a non-title match to prove that Bryan could not become champion. During the match, Big Show knocked out Henry, making him win by disqualification. Big Show then urged Bryan to cash in his contract, but Henry recovered and attacked both Bryan and Big Show before the match could start.[160] At Survivor Series, Henry retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show after a low blow that disqualified Henry. Angered by Henry's cowardice, Big Show crushed Henry's ankle with a steel chair.[161] On the November 25 episode of SmackDown, Henry was knocked out again by Big Show, at which point Bryan cashed in his briefcase for a title match and quickly pinned Henry. However, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long revealed that Henry was not medically cleared to compete and voided the match, so Henry remained champion and the briefcase was returned to Bryan.[162] Later that night, Bryan won a fatal-four-way match to face Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage.[163] On the November 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry defeated Bryan in a steel cage match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.[164]

Then at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Henry lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Big Show in a chairs match. After the match, Henry knocked Big Show out, resulting in Daniel Bryan cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to win his first World Heavyweight Championship.[165] On the January 20 episode of SmackDown, Bryan retained the championship against Henry in a lumberjack match after Bryan provoked the lumberjacks to come in and attack them to cause a no contest.[166] At the 2012 Royal Rumble event, Henry faced Bryan and Big Show in a triple threat steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Bryan escaped the cage to retain the title.[167] On the February 3 episode of SmackDown, Henry was suspended indefinitely (in storyline) by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, after Henry physically accosted Long as he demanded a one-on-one rematch that night with Bryan.[168] In reality, Henry had hyper-extended his knee the previous week.[169] Henry returned to in-ring action on the February 20 episode of Raw, losing to Sheamus.[170] On the April 2 and 9 episodes of Raw, Henry faced CM Punk for the WWE Championship which he won by count-out and disqualification; as a result, Punk retained his title.[171][172] On the April 16 episode of Raw, Punk defeated Henry in a no-disqualification, no count-out match to retain the WWE Championship.[173] On May 14, Henry announced he was going under a career-threatening surgery for an injury.[174]

Final feuds (2013–2017)

After a nine-month absence, Henry made his return on the February 4, 2013 episode of Raw, brutally attacking Daniel Bryan,

strap match on May 19 at Extreme Rules, where Sheamus emerged victorious.[188] With the loss to Sheamus, Henry declared that he was "going home".[189]

After being absent from television due to injuries,

Boston Massachusetts, Henry was cleared to compete.[203]
Henry, however, took time off and during his time off, he dropped down to 405 lb (184 kg) and shaved his head bald.

Jack Swagger
in January 2015

Henry returned to in-ring action on November 24 at

Dean Ambrose
's open challenge for the United States Championship, but was unable to win the title due to interference by the rest of The Shield. In March, Henry suffered another attack from Lesnar, this time resulting in Henry receiving an F-5 through the announcing table.

On the August 4 episode of Raw, Henry defeated

Gold and Stardust, and turning heel in the process.[211] On the November 3 episode of Raw, Henry lost to Big Show via disqualification and slammed Big Show onto the steel steps.[212] On the November 10 Raw, he joined The Authority's team to face John Cena's team at Survivor Series.[213] On November 23 at Survivor Series, Henry was the first to be eliminated from Team Authority 50 seconds into the match after being knocked out by Big Show.[214][215]
Henry then took another hiatus due to an unspecified injury.

Henry returned on the March 12, 2015 episode of SmackDown, confronting

Darren Young.[219]

On July 19, at the

Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33.[224]

Retirement and WWE Hall of Famer (2017–2021)

Following WrestleMania 33, Henry retired and transitioned into a backstage producers role. He later made his return in a backstage

Greatest Royal Rumble, Henry participated in the event's Royal Rumble match, scoring 3 eliminations, but was himself eliminated by Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler.[226][227] In early 2019, Henry took on a backstage mentoring role helping talent work on their off-air attitude, including cleanliness and respect in the locker room.[228]

Henry appeared on the January 4, 2021 episode of Raw, on its Raw Legends Night special, where in he appeared riding on a scooter due to an injured leg. He was verbally confronted by Randy Orton in what was his final appearance in WWE.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–present)

Henry made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on May 30, 2021, at Double or Nothing where it was announced that he will be a part of the commentary team for its new show AEW Rampage, as well as a coach.[229]

Personal life

Henry has an older brother named Pat.[28] He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Jana, son Jacob,[230] and daughter Joanna. He also has a two-foot ferret named Pipe.[231] He drives a Hummer that he won in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic.[232] On September 10, 2012, Henry served as one of the pallbearers for actor Michael Clarke Duncan's funeral.[233]

In March 2019, Henry pledged to donate his brain to CTE research once he dies.[234]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2010 MacGruber Tut Beemer
2014 A Haunted House 2 Prisoner
2015 The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! Marble Henry
2016 Incarnate Bouncer

Video games

Henry appears in the following

licensed wrestling video games
:

Year Title
1999 WWF Attitude
WWF WrestleMania 2000
2000 WWF SmackDown!
WWF No Mercy
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
2002 WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
2003 WWE Raw 2
2006
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007
2007 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008
2008 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009
2009 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
2010 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011
2011 WWE All Stars
WWE '12
2012 WWE WrestleFest
WWE '13
2013 WWE 2K14
2014 WWE SuperCard
WWE 2K15
2015 WWE 2K16[235]
2016 WWE 2K17[236]
2017 WWE: Champions[237]
WWE 2K18[238]
2019 WWE 2K20
2020 WWE 2K Battlegrounds

Championships, records, and accomplishments

Powerlifting

  • Championships Participation – High School Level
    • Two times 1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting TEAM Championships (in Division I under Silsbee High School)[1][239]
    • 1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1988 in SHW division[1][29][240]
    • 1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1989 in SHW division[1][29][240]
    • 1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1990 in SHW division[1][29][240]
    • 1st place in National High School Powerlifting Championships 1990 in SHW division at age 18[31]
    • results:[31] Powerlifting Total – 2,033 lb (922 kg) (832 + 501 + 700 lb (377 + 227 + 318 kg)+
  • Championships Participation – Junior&Senior Level
    • 1st place in International Junior (20–23) Powerlifting Championships 1991 in SHW division at age 20[1][10]
    • 2nd place in Men's USPF Senior National Championships 1990 in SHW division at age 19[8]
      • results:[8] Powerlifting Total – 2,006.2 lb (910.0 kg) (365.0 + 212.5 + 332.5 lb (165.6 + 96.4 + 150.8 kg)
    • 1st place in ADFPA (
      National Powerlifting Championships 1995 in SHW division at age 24[9]
    • 1st place in WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships 1995 in SHW division at age 24[8]
      • results:[8] Powerlifting Total – 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) (953.5 + 518.1 + 865.3 lb (432.5 + 235.0 + 392.5 kg) raw with wraps
    • 1st place in
      National Powerlifting Championships 1997 in SHW division at age 26[8]
  • Records*
    • Teen III (18–19 years) Level
      • Teen-age World Records in the squat at 832 lb (377 kg) and total at 2,033 lb (922 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) set in April 1990 at The National High School Powerlifting Championships at age 18[31]
      • Teen-age US American Records in the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press 501 lb (227 kg), dead lift 700 lb (320 kg) and total at 2,033 lb (922 kg) set in April 1990 at The National High School Powerlifting Championships at age 18[31]
      • Texas state and US American Teen-age record holder in all four powerlifting categories – the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press at 525 lb (238 kg) and deadlift at 815 lb (370 kg) as well as the total at 2,033 lb (922 kg) at age 19.[29][31]
      • Current Texas state and US American Teen-age record holder in the squat at 936.75 lb (424.90 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1991[241][242]
    • Collegiate Level
      • Current Texas State Collegiate Record holder in the squat at 936.75 lb (424.90 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1991[243] (best in America as well but not registered as such)[244]
    • Junior Level (20–23 years)
      • Current Texas State Junior Record holder in the deadlift at 850 lb (390 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995[245] (best in America as well but not registered as such)[246]
    • Senior Level (24+ years)
      • Current Texas State Record holder in the squat at 954 lb (433 kg), the deadlift at 950 lb (430 kg) and the total at 2,337 lb (1,060 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995[247]
      • Former All-time raw (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 948 lb (430 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) from July 16, 1995, to October 29, 1995[9][38]
      • Former All-time raw (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 953.5 lb (432.5 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class from October 29, 1995, to June 7, 2010**[34][46][47][48][49] (+regardless of weight class until November 4, 2007***)[50]
      • Former All-time raw (unequipped) deadlift World Record holder at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class from July 16, 1995, to May 23, 2010****[34][46][51] (+regardless of weight class until July 4, 2009*****)[52]
      • Current All-time drug-tested raw (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 953.5 lb (432.5 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since October 29, 1995[34]
      • Current All-time drug-tested raw (unequipped) deadlift World Record holder at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) in SHW class only since July 16, 1995[34][37]
      • Current All-time drug-tested raw (unequipped) Powerlifting Total World Record holder at 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since October 29, 1995[34]
      • Current All-time American Record holder in the raw deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since July 16, 1995[20][248][249]
      • Current American Record holder in the deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since July 16, 1995[20][53]
      • Current All-time US National Championship Record holder in the deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since July 16, 1995[20][54]
    • Federation Records
      • World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF) World Records
        • Current WDFPF World Record holder in the squat at 953.5 lb (432.5 kg), the deadlift at 865.3 lb (392.5 kg) and the total at 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since October 29, 1995 (categorized as "open equipped", despite performed in singlet&knee sleeves only/without suit)[21][22]
      • U.S.A. Powerlifting
        (USAPL) US American Records
        • Current USAPL US American Record holder in the deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since July 16, 1995[20][248][249][53][54]
        • Current US National Championship Record holder in the deadlift at 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since July 16, 1995[20][54]
  • Special Powerlifting Honors
    • "The World's Strongest Teen-ager" by the Los Angeles Times in April 1990.[31]
    • Mark Henry was voted in the All-time Top 25 All-Mens US Powerlifting Nationals Team in 2007.[248]
    • Mark Henry is the only human in history who has not only squatted more than 900 lb (410 kg) without a squat suit, but also deadlifted more than 900 lb (410 kg) raw.[250]
    • Mark Henry is the only human in history to have squatted more than 900 lb (410 kg) without a squat suit and deadlifted more than 900 lb (410 kg) raw in one and the same powerlifting meet.[34][37][38]
    • Mark Henry's 948 lb (430 kg) raw squat and 903.9 lb (410.0 kg) deadlift, done on July 16, 1995, is the highest raw "squat-pull-2-lift-total" (squat+deadlift=1,851.9 lb (840.0 kg)) ever lifted in a competition.
      Benedikt Magnusson's 837.75 lb (380.00 kg) squat and 975.5 lb (442.5 kg) deadlift = 1,813.3 lb (822.5 kg) being the 4th highest; Malanichev's 992 lb (450 kg) squat and 815 lb (370 kg) deadlift = 1,808 lb (820 kg) being the 5th; Don Reinhoudt's 904.5 lb (410.3 kg) squat and 885.5 lb (401.7 kg) deadlift = 1,790 lb (810 kg) being th 6th)[250]
    • Mark Henry does not only hold the greatest all-time drug-tested raw (unequipped) Powerlifting Total in history at 2,336.9 lb (1,060.0 kg),[34] but also the second greatest in history at 2,314.8 lb (1,050.0 kg).[9]

* incomplete

** surpassed by Robert Wilkerson (SHW class) of the United States with a 975 lb (442 kg) raw squat with knee wraps on June 7, 2010, at the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF) Nationals (open competition, not drug-tested) as the all-time raw world record in the SHW class[49]

*** surpassed by Sergiy Karnaukhov (308-pound-class) of Ukraine] with a 970 lb (440 kg) raw squat with knee wraps on November 4, 2007 as the all-time raw "regardless of weight class" world record[50]

**** surpassed by Andy Bolton (SHW class) of the United Kingdom with a 953 lb (432 kg) raw deadlift on May 23, 2010 (open competition, not drug-tested) as the all-time raw world record in the SHW class (+regardless of weight class)[51]

***** surpassed by

Konstantin Konstantinovs (308-pound-class) of Latvia] with a 939 lb (426 kg) raw deadlift without a belt on July 4, 2009 (drug-tested competition) as the all-time raw "regardless of weight class" world record[52]

Weightlifting

  • Olympic Games
    • Olympic Games team member representing USA at the Olympics 1992 in Barcelona, Spain, finishing 10th place in SHW division at age 21[33]
    • Team Captain of the Olympic Weightlifting team representing USA at the Olympics 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, finishing 14th in SHW division due to back injury at age 25[33]
  • Pan American Games[1][6][7][4]
    • Silver Medalist in the Olympic weightlifting Total in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23
      • result: total – 804 pounds[6]
    • Gold Medalist in the Snatch in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23
      • result: snatch – 391 1/4 pounds,[6] setting an American record[7]
    • Bronze Medalist in Clean and jerk in SHW (+108) division at the Pan American Games 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina at age 23
      • result: clean and jerk – snatch 412 3/4 pounds[6]
  • North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands (NACAC) Championships
    • 1st place in North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands Championships 1996 in SHW (+108 kg) division[4]
  • U.S. National Weightlifting Championships[11][12]
    • 1st place in U.S. National Junior Weightlifting Championships 1991 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 19[16]
      • results:[16] total: 326.0 kg – snatch: 156.0 kg / clean&jerk: 170.0 kg
    • 4th place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1991 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 19[251]
      • results:[251] total: 325.0 kg – snatch: 150.0 kg / clean&jerk: 175.0 kg
    • 3rd place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1992 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 20[252]
      • results:[252] total: 365.0 kg – snatch: 165.0 kg / clean&jerk: 200.0 kg
    • 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1993 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 21[253]
      • results:[253] total: 385.0 kg – snatch: 175.0 kg / clean&jerk: 210.0 kg
    • 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1994 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 22[254]
      • results:[254] total: 387.5 kg – snatch: 172.5 kg / clean&jerk: 215.0 kg
    • 1st place in U.S. Senior National Weightlifting Championships 1996 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 24[40]
      • results:[40] total: 400.0 kg – snatch: 180.0 kg / clean&jerk: 220.0 kg
      • Mark Henry was voted as the #1 outstanding lifter of the championships[40]
  • U.S. Olympic Festival Championships[15]
    • 1st place in U.S. Olympic Festival Championships 1993 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 22[1]
    • 1st place in U.S. Olympic Festival Championships 1994 in SHW (+108 kg) division at age 23[1]
  • USA Weightlifting American Open Championships
    • 2nd place in the American Open Weightlifting Championships 1991 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 20[13]
    • 1st place in the American Open Weightlifting Championships 1992 in SHW (+110 kg) division at age 21[14]
  • RECORDS
    • Junior US American record holder (+110 kg) in the Snatch at 162.5 kg, Clean and jerk at 202.5 kg, and Total at 362.5 kg (1986–1992)[255]
    • Senior US American record holder (+108 kg) in the Snatch at 180.0 kg, Clean and jerk at 220.0 kg, and Total at 400.0 kg (1993–1997)[23]

Strength athletics

Henry as World Heavyweight Champion
  • International Sports Hall of Fame
    • International Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 2012)[30][258]

Professional wrestling

Mark Henry being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in April 2018

See also

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