WWE Corridor of Famer Mark Henry just lately revealed what he needed to endure as a rookie. He talked about that when he joined the promotion, he was topic to unhealthy therapy from members of the locker room.

The World’s Strongest Man was recognized to be one of many best Powerlifters of his era, and his accolades helped him earn the title. After competing in 1996 throughout the Summer season Olympics, he obtained the general public’s consideration for his efficiency. This was additionally how he was scouted by WWE, the place he would compete for round twenty years earlier than retiring.

Whereas guesting on the Kurt Angle Present just lately, Mark Henry obtained into element about how folks hated him for the ten-year contract he acquired from Vince McMahon. He was given this following his efficiency throughout the Olympic Video games. What he went via made it simpler for these much like him, like Kurt Angle.

“There was a lot of people that hated me for that. They f**king hated me, sorry for my language, man I went through it … I helped make the world better for Kurt. There was points where people took liberties, like they knew they could get away with it in the framework of wrestling,” Henry mentioned. “They used to tell the black jokes, and bro I can’t do it, you got me then, if you want to make me mad, you have me.”

Finally, as time handed, he was moved to Canada to coach within the Hart Family‘s faculty. The work he put in regardless of all he went via was sufficient for him to earn the respect of the locker room, and issues obtained higher for him.

“I had a lot of injuries and I went through some stuff, but all of the pain and misery that I had at the beginning? It went away because I earned the respect of the boys. Every time I left and came back, I was better.” [H/T WrestlingInc.]

Mark Henry reveals he as soon as hung up on Vince McMahon

On the identical present, Mark Henry revealed how his first dialog with Vince McMahon went.

He admitted that when he was first contacted, he thought it was a prank from somebody, and he hung up on him. However he was referred to as as soon as extra moments after, and thus started the speak about a contract in WWE.

“I remember doing Oprah, and Oprah asked me what I did [growing up], and I was like, ‘I watched wrestling and played video games,'” Henry recalled. “She was like, ‘Well, that sounds kinda boring.’ And I was like, ‘No, wrestling is the best!’ So, my manager was friends with a guy who knew Vince [McMahon] … and one day, Vince called me. He’s like, ‘This is Vince McMahon,’ and I was like, ‘From wrestling?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, would love to talk to you.’ I said, ‘Yeah right!’ and hung up on his a*s!’ thinking it was one of my friends playing jokes on me.”

Ultimately, with out Vince McMahon, many wouldn’t have been in a position to see Mark Henry make his mark within the wrestling business. These accolades finally helped him earn a spot within the Corridor of Fame.

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