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Mark Henry Appreciation Thread | Let's Give Him A Hand
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Henry#Powerlifting_career
Quite the impressive career, especially considering he basically ended it at the age of 26.
Still holds tons of world records.
Lost Fragment
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He had the best theme in WWE and I don't even like rap. Sucks, but he's been around forever. He deserves time to chill out with his family.
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Deleted member 47027
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It's phenomenal. I know a lot of people go to WWE "oh he's an ex-whatever athlete" and they were merely mediocre at best, but Henry was TRULY amazing and at the top of his class. He sacrificed a lot to come to the WWE.
TheWarrior
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He's a great heel and I hope he sticks around WWE in some capacity.
That is why I feel he should give his gimmick AND theme song to Big E. He too was a national lifting champ, it is only logical he follows into Henry's footsteps.
Maybe he can manage him for a while too.
Sir_Crocodile
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Haven't watched wrasslin since the rumble due to that abomination of an ending, but if this is true I'm sad. Mark Henry was absolutely useless when he joined wwe in '97, but he's gotten better over time to the point where his heel champion run was one of my favourite EVER, and his character since has been superb. Who will ever forget such classics as "some 95 pound woman in a training bra", "how ya gonna forget the strongest man who ever lived", "I'm gonna tear your skin off on general principles"
TL DR; slowly grew into one of my favourite wrestlers ever. because THATS WHAT HE DOES
TL DR; slowly grew into one of my favourite wrestlers ever. because THATS WHAT HE DOES
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Agreeing with everyone else that his latest Hall of Pain run where he wrecked everyone and talked the most ridiculous shit while doing it was legitimately good.
"Tell me a good joke!" while beating the shit out of a dude.
"Tell me a good joke!" while beating the shit out of a dude.
Sir_Crocodile
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One of my favourite promos ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajD0LR9u9Ds
"What does this do?"
*Throws equipment on ground*
"NOW IT DON'T DO NOTHIN!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajD0LR9u9Ds
"What does this do?"
*Throws equipment on ground*
"NOW IT DON'T DO NOTHIN!"
I'd really like to see backstage segments with them just being bros, lifting things, and having a good time.
Is he going to eat his offspring?
He's an example of what can happen when something "clicks" for a guy. He was a mediocre company man for so long, but eventually, they figured out what approach worked for him, and when they did, it was absolutely tremendous. Stepping down of your own accord before you're forced to is definitely the way to go.
funkystudent
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I will feel sad if this really is the end of his active career. He has been around nearly 15 odd years and has only come into his own recently. Hall of Pain Mark Henry has been great. Dude is a beast.
But he spends half his time injured and has probably spend as much time injured as he has on the active roster since 2001 so it was only a matter of time before this happened.
But he spends half his time injured and has probably spend as much time injured as he has on the active roster since 2001 so it was only a matter of time before this happened.
Sir_Crocodile
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beat supercena, retire, vacate title, supercena wins title tournament, becomes 9784 time champion
but everyone knows mark was better
Fixed.
MisterLuffy
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Mark Henry is awesome. When he made a gesture for the guy to leave, he was like "Where do you think you're going?!" lmao
TimeEffect
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I want to hear more in-ring trashtalk though 
I feel like he really started to click around 2002. That's when he came back in way better shape with the Predator dreads and doing awesome power lifter stuff. Then he just kind of did nothing until 2006 where he was close to Hall of Pain Henry, but something just wasn't there. But it was the face run in 2010 weirdly enough to made everything click for him.
VanquishUK
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Sabotage
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FallingEdge
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Hand grew up and visited backstage with his mom:
Marked out so hard at that segment. It was fucking amazing.
BobTheFork
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That's basically where I finally stopped watching after so many years.
It was just too godamn much.
It was weird enough that May Young was the one giving birth and you though 'well, where the fuck can you actually take this angle'....
I want to hear more in-ring trashtalk though
Too bad we never got Vader vs Mark Henry. That would have been some epic trash talk.
Mighty Chin
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That match happened. Henry beat Vader, I think that was when Vader was on his way out.
brb hitting the ATM so I can pay my air bill
DonasaurusRex
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snaps me too, mine due TaDAY.
Arrowgigantic
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If you like posting about wrestling, come on over to OT Community's WrassleGAF thread, here's the link for this month's thread:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=572245
We could use some fresh faces to break up everybody posting about Bo Dallas.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=572245
We could use some fresh faces to break up everybody posting about Bo Dallas.
Dthomp
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It truly is the circle of life.
Keyser Soze
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YOU THINK IT'S THAT EASY
I GOT A LOT MORE LEFT IN THE TANK!
See You Next Wednesday
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I thought there was a time where he lost weight & was in fit condition when he was sent down to the d-league?, but couldn't find any pictures of it.
He was fat even when he was in the Olympics
funkystudent
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THATS.... WHAT I DO!
British Monsoon
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Lol, Mark played us all like a record. Bravo
THAT'S WHAT I DO!
THAT'S WHAT I DO!
MisterLuffy
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Lol, Mark played us all like a record. Bravo
THAT'S WHAT I DO!
I just watched that promo, and I thought he was going to retire. After doing the world strongest slam on John Cena, I was like, holy shit that was perfect. You got us good, Mark Henry.
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