![]() ![]() I was in Los Angeles with the powers that be… it was just an overwhelming feeling, you know? My face got hot. ![]() When did you get the call that you were going into the Hall of Fame? Henry reflected on his incredible career in an exclusive interview with FTW. Henry joins a class that includes Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, Hillbilly Jim, Kid Rock, and Warrior Award recipient Jarrius Robertson. Henry will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6th, 2018, two days before WrestleMania 34. He will enter the Hall as a two-time World Champion, having also held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship in 2008. Henry temporarily left the ring in 2001 to return to weightlifting and won the inaugural Arnold Strongman Classic against some of the top strongmen in the world, proving himself worthy of the title “The World’s Strongest Man.”Ī decade later, after 15 years in the business, Henry captured the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011, becoming the fifth African-American to hold the title. Henry joined The Nation of Domination and worked alongside fellow legends Ron Simmons and The Rock before transforming himself into “Sexual Chocolate,” one of the most memorable characters of the WWE’s risqué “Attitude Era.” I had to learn how to exist in the locker room.”Īfter training in Canada at the home of WWE legend Bret Hart, along with a developmental stint in Kentucky, Henry returned to WWE as a new man. “Everybody that messed with me, I wanted to fight. Henry opened his WWE career with a feud against Jerry Lawler, but endured a rough transition to the wrestling business and had trouble fitting in. Henry got back in touch, though, and came to WWE full-time after his second Olympic appearance. “I thought it was one of my buddies playing a joke on me and I hung up on him,” Henry said. Henry promptly hung up on his future boss, thinking he was the victim of a prank. After revealing in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that he was a wrestling fan, Henry was eventually contacted by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, who wanted to bring Henry to WWE headquarters. Henry’s WWE career began with an embarrassing miscommunication. Henry competed in the 1992 Olympics as a 21-year-old, and again in Atlanta in 1996. A powerlifter from the small town of Silsbee, Texas, Henry dominated high school competitions before transitioning to Olympic weightlifting. Henry rose to prominence on an international level long before he ever stepped in a wrestling ring. After more than two decades in the wrestling business, former World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry is going into the WWE Hall of Fame as the final member of the Class of 2018. ![]()
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