Real name: Mark Henry
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 331 lbs.
Date of birth: June 12, 1971
Hometown: Silsbee, TX
Pro debut: September 22, 1996
Trained by: Leo Burke & Tom Pritchard
Finishing move: Vertical Splash
Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
Biography
- Henry weighed in at 366 lbs. at the 1992 Olympics, which made him the largest weightlifter in the history of the Olympic Games.
- Henry qualified for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he finished tenth in the superheavyweight class.
- At the 1995 Pan American Games, Henry won a gold, silver, and bronze metal.
- In 1996, Mark became a NACACI (North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands) champion.
- According to reports, Henry signed a lucrative 10 year/$10 million contract with the World Wrestling Federation.
- At In Your House X, Henry defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler on September 22, 1996.
- Henry joined Faarooq, D-Lo Brown, Rocky Maivia, and Kama Mustafa (The Godfather) in the Nation of Domination.
- Brown and Henry competed in the 15-team battle Royal at Wrestlemania XIV.
- The Nation of Domination eventually turned on leader Faarooq, and recognized The Rock as their new leader.
- The new Nation added Owen Hart to their clique.
- At the 1998 Fully Loaded PPV, Henry defeated Vader.
- Henry aided Brown's victory over Gangrel at the 1998 Breakdown.
- Henry pinned The Rock at the 1998 Judgment Day PPV when Brown held down Maivia's feet.
- When the Nation finally dissolved, Brown and Henry continued as a tag team. Brown introduced Ivory as their valet.
- Henry became obsessed with Chyna, which led to a controversial angle with a transvestite named "Sammy."
- During a short-lived feud with the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS), Henry developed the "sexual chocolate" persona.
- Henry turned on Brown at the 1999 Summerslam, clocking his former tag team partner with Jeff Jarrett's guitar.
- As a reward for his betrayal of Brown, Jarrett awarded the European title to Henry the next night on "Raw."
- At the 1999 Survivor Series, Henry, Val Venis, Gangrel, and Steve Blackman defeated Davey Boy Smith and the Mean Street Posse.
- Henry later became linked to Mae Young. Henry covered up Young after she revealed her "puppies" at the 2000 Royal Rumble.
- With Young in his corner, Henry defeated Viscera at the 2000 No Way Out PPV in Hartford, CT.
- A short time later, Henry was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling, as the WWE struggled to create a new story line for him.
- At the 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial show in Cincinnati, OH, Henry defeated Hugh Morrus.
- At the end of 2001, Henry took time off from wrestling to train for the Arnold Schwarzenegger Strongest Man Contest.
- On February 23, 2002, Henry won the "World's Strongest Man" competition in Columbus, OH, claiming a $75,000 humvee as his first prize.
- On the March 25, 2002 edition of "Raw," Henry was drafted by Vince McMahon to be apart of the Smackdown roster.
- At the 2003 Survivor Series, Team Bischoff (Henry, Randy Orton, Scott Steiner, Christian, and Chris Jericho) defeated Team Austin (Booker T, Shawn Michaels, Rob Van Dam, and the Dudley Boyz).
- On July 18, 2006, in Birmingham, AL, Dr. James Andrews performed surgery on Henry to repair the knee injury Henry suffered in a
Six-Man Tag Team Match at Saturday Night's Main Event. Henry tore his patella tendon completely
off the bone, and also split his patella (kneecap) completely in two.
- At One Night Stand '07, Henry defeated Kane in a "lumberjack" match.
- At Armageddon '07, Henry and Big Daddy V defeated ECW Champion CM Punk and Kane.
