Mark Henry Bio

Mark Henry Bio

Name                :               Mark Jerroled Henry

Ring Name       :               Mark Henry

Birth Date        :               12 June 1971

Birth Place       :              Texas, USA

Mini Bio

Mark Henry was conceived on June 12, 1971 in Silsbee, Texas, USA as Mark Jerrold Henry. He is an on-screen character, known for WWE Smackdown! (1999), WWE Raw (1993) and WWE Tribute to the Troops (2011). He is hitched to Jana Perry. They have two kids.

Full Bio

Mark Jerrold Henry (conceived June 12, 1971) is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and expert wrestler who is as of now marked to WWE on the Raw brand. He was a two-time Olympian in 1992 and 1996 and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995) and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995 and 1997) and in addition an untouched crude world record holder in the squat and deadlift. Currently, despite everything he holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total and the USAPL American record in the deadlift  since 1995. He is credited for the greatest crude squat and crude powerlifting absolute ever performed by a medication tried competitor, paying little mind to weight class, and additionally the best crude deadlift by an American citizen.

In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996), an American Open victor (1992), a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994) and a NACAC champion (1996). He holds every one of the three Senior US American weightlifting records of 1993–1997. In 2002 he won the primary yearly Arnold Strongman Classic.

Since joining the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1996, he has turned into a one-time WWF European Champion and a two-time best on the planet, having held the ECW Championship in 2008, and the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.

Early life

Henry was conceived in Silsbee, Texas. As a kid, he was a major wrestling fan and André the Giant was his most loved wrestler. While going to a wrestling show in Beaumont, Texas, youthful Henry attempted to touch André as he was strolling down the walkway, however stumbled over the blockade. André chose up from the group and set him back behind the barricade. Henry played football in secondary school until his senior year, when he strained tendons in his wrist amid the main session of the year and scored underneath 700 on the SAT. When Henry was 12 years of age, his dad, Ernest, kicked the bucket of entanglements from diabetes. When he was 14 years of age, Henry was determined to have dyslexia.

Henry originates from a family in which the greater part of the men are bigger than normal, particularly his incredible uncle Chudd, who was 6 ft 7 in, weighed around 500 lb, never had a couple of made shoes, and was known as the most grounded man in the Piney Woods of East Texas.

Individual powerlifting records

Powerlifting Competition Records: done in authority Powerlifting full meets

Squat – 432.5 kg (953.5 lbs) crude with knee wraps (done on October 29, 1995 WDFPF)

→ previous record-breaking unequipped squat world record for over 10 years in SHW class until 2010 (+regardless of weight class until 2007)

→ current WDFPF world record squat in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since 1995

→ current medication tried unsurpassed world record squat without a suit in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995

→ as of now heaviest exited crude squat ever (without a monolift) paying little respect to weight class or league since 1995

Deadlift – 410 kg (903.9 lbs) crude (done on July 16, 1995 ADFPA (USAPL))

→ previous unsurpassed crude world record deadlift in SHW class until 2010 (+regardless of weight class until 2009)

→ current unsurpassed most elevated crude deadlift ever pulled by an American in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995

→ current Open Men American record deadlift in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since 1995

→ current unsurpassed US national title record deadlift in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since 1995

→ current USAPL American record deadlift in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and hardware) since 1995

→ current medication tried crude world record deadlift (in SHW class just) since 1995

Powerlifting Total – 1060 kg (432.5/235.0/392.5)/2336.9 lbs (953.5/518.1/865.3) crude with wraps (done on October 29, 1995 WDFPF)

→ current WDFPF world record in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and hardware) since 1995

→ current medication tried untouched world record unequipped powerlifting all out in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)

Profession total Powerlifting Total (best authority lifts) – 1108.0 kg (432.5 + 265.5 + 410)/2442.7 lbs (953.5 + 585.3 + 903.9)

Powerlifting Gym Records (informal):

Squat – 1006 lbs (456.5 kg)

Seat press – 585 lbs – 600 lbs (265 kg – 272 kg)

Deadlift – 925 lbs (420 kg)

Profession total Powerlifting Total (best informal lifts) – 2531 lbs (1006 + 600 +925)

Front Squat – 770 lbs (350 kg)

Behind-the-neck-press – more than 400 lbs (>181 kg)

Weightlifting Competition Records:

done in authority rivalry

Grab: 180.0 kg (396.8 lbs) (done at 1996's U.S. Nationals)

→ Senior US American grab record 1993–1997 in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)

Clean&jerk: 220.0 kg (485.0 lbs) (done at 1996's U.S. Nationals)

→ Senior US American clean&jerk record 1993–1997 in SHW class

Weightlifting Total: 400.0 kg (881.8 lbs) – grab: 180.0 kg (396.8 lbs)/clean&jerk: 220.0 kg (485.0 lbs) (done at 1996's U.S. Nationals)

→ Senior US American weightlifting complete record 1993–1997 in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)

Weightlifting Gym Records (informal):

each of the three done in preparing after the 1996's U.S. Nationals, yet before the Olympics '96

Grab: 184.6 kg (407 lbs)

Clean&jerk: 230.0 kg (507 lbs)

Weightlifting Total: 414.6 kg (914 lbs)

Consolidated lifting records

official weightlifting complete + official powerlifting absolute = Combined Supertotal:

400.0 kg + 1060.0 kg = 1460.0 kg/881.8 lbs + 2336.9 lbs = 3218.7 lbs crude with wraps

→ current unsurpassed most noteworthy consolidated weightlifting/powerlifting absolute ever (since 1996*)

5 official weightlifting&powerlifting lifts joined – the grab + the clean&jerk and the squat + seat press + deadlift = Five-Lift-Combined-Total:

180.0 kg + 220.0 kg + 432.5 kg + 265.5 kg + 410.0 kg = 1508.0 kg/396.8 lbs + 485.0 lbs + 953.5 lbs + 585.3 lbs + 903.9 lbs = 3324.5 lbs

→ current untouched most astounding 5 lift absolute ever (since 1996*)

* both consolidated record-breaking records had beforehand been held by incredible powerlifter Jon Cole

Holding these untouched records in the lifting sports makes Mark Henry apparently one of the Strongest Men ever. Having accomplished this at the exceptionally youthful age of 24 while being lifetime drug-free makes it much more noteworthy. Numerous specialists in the field, including Bill Kazmaier, Jan and Terry Todd, Dr. Robert M. Goldman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Muscle and Fitness magazine and Flex magazine, consider him to be "one of the Strongest Men that ever lived" or even "the most normally skilled strongman in history".

At the point when asked in September 2003, who the most grounded man on the planet is today [2003], Bill Kazmaier, considered by numerous to be the best strongman ever, expressed: "It would need to be Mark Henry. I believe he's one of the most grounded men ever, unquestionably."

World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE  

At 24 years old, Henry showed up on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) programming on the March 11, 1996 scene of Monday Night Raw, where he press pummeled Jerry Lawler, who was scorning Henry while talking with him in the ring. After Henry contended in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the WWF marked him to a ten-year contract. Trained by expert wrestler Leo Burke, his first quarrel in the WWF was with Lawler. At the compensation per-view occasion, SummerSlam in August 1996, Henry went to the guide of Jake Roberts who was enduring insult on account of Lawler. His introduction wrestling match was at In Your House: Mind Games on September 22, 1996, where he vanquished Lawler. The fight proceeded on the live circuit amid consequent weeks. On the November 4 scene of Raw, Henry served as a cornerman for Barry Windham in a match against Goldust. He was set to group with Windham, Marc Mero and Rocky Maivia to go up against the group of Lawler, Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Crush at Survivor Series, however was supplanted by Jake Roberts when he was compelled to pull back from the occasion because of damage. On the November 17 scene of Superstars, Henry vanquished Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Crush and Goldust in a pull of war challenge. Henry's profession was then slowed down as, throughout the following year, he required significant investment off to mend wounds and take part in further preparing. In November 1997, he came back to the ring, making his broadcast give back the accompanying month. By the end of the year, he was a consistent apparatus on WWF programming, crushing Steve Lombardi on the December 15 scene of Raw, and beating The Sultan on the December 27 scene of Shotgun.

Country of Domination and Sexual Chocolate

Henry joined the group with Farooq, The Rock, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown on January 12, 1998. After The Rock usurped Farooq's position as pioneer, Henry changed loyalties to The Rock. He likewise contended at WrestleMania XIV in a label group Battle Royal with Brown as his accomplice, however they didn't win. After The Nation disbanded, he occupied with a short fight with The Rock, overcoming him at Judgment Day: In Your House with assistance from Brown, and afterward framing a changeless group with Brown, picking up Ivory as a manager.

Amid the following year, Henry gave himself the moniker Sexual Chocolate, and was included in disputable points with Chyna and a transvestite. During a match at the August 1999 SummerSlam pay-per-view amongst 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. The following night, Henry was honored the European title by Jarrett consequently for his help. Henry lost the title one month later to Brown at the Unforgiven pay-per-view.

The night after he attempted to make up with Brown and later in the week guaranteed to be a sex addict bringing about him going to a sex treatment session a week later where he asserted that he lost his virginity at eight years of age to his sister, and had quite recently laid down with her two days ago.

After this, Henry transformed into a fan top choice, and was seen on TV romancing WWF ladies from Chyna to Mae Young as a major aspect of the "Sexual Chocolate" character. He fought with Viscera amid this time, as a feature of a storyline where Viscera sprinkled Mae Young while she was conveying Henry's child. Young later brought forth a hand. Henry was a piece of different other humiliating and scandalous storylines, including one about him defeating sex addiction.

Ohio Valley Wrestling and strongman rivalries

In 2000, Henry was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to enhance his molding and wrestling aptitudes. In OVW, he cooperated with Nick Dinsmore to contend in a competition for the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship in mid-2001. Later that year, Henry's mom died, making him go on break from wrestling. He felt he needed to contend in the "Super Bowl of weight lifting"— the Arnold Strongman Classic—to pay tribute to his mom, who gave him his first weight set when he was a child. Four months preceding the challenge, Henry started lifting the heaviest of weights and prepared interestingly since 1997 for a noteworthy lifting competition. He had never been an expert strongman, yet in the coming challenge he was to confront the absolute best of the best of expert strongmen, for example, the #1 positioned strongman on the planet, and guarding World's Strongest Man rivalry victor of 2001 Svend Karlsen, World's Strongest Man victor of 2006 Phil Pfister, World Powerlifting Champion of 2001 and prepared deadlift world record holder Andy Bolton, World Muscle Power Champion, Olympic weightlifting Champion Raimonds Bergmanis, and ruling America's Strongest Man of 2001 Brian Schoonveld. Then on 22, February 2002 in Columbus, Ohio the opposition, comprising of four occasions, intended to decide the lifter with the best general body power, began. 

Henry astonished everyone when he won the principal occasion, setting a world record in the process by lifting the Apollon's Axle three times overhead. Only three men in history had ever possessed the capacity to squeeze it at all. By deadlifting 885 lbs for two reps in the second occasion and effectively pushing a 5.000+lbs Hummer with about punctured tires in the third occasion, Henry kept his lead consistently all through the opposition and never surrendered it again. In the last "Rancher's Walk"- occasion Henry immediately conveyed the approximately 850 lbs of railroad ties up a slope, winning the entire rivalry convincingly to catch the triumphant prize — a US$75,000 Hummer, a get-away voyage and 10.000US$ cash. Since Mark had prepared for four months and crushed the crème-de-là-crème of overall strongmen, who had been rehearsing for quite a long time, his win was a stun for strongman specialists worldwide,  yet remained essentially unnoticed by the wrestling crowd. Henry ended up being deserving of the title "World's Strongest Man" by winning the challenge, as well as by accomplishing it in record time. By doing as such he was again seen as the genuine "most grounded man on the planet" by numerous lifting specialists for a moment time since 1996.

Henry came back to the WWE the following month and was sent to the SmackDown! brand, where he built up an in-ring persona of performing "trial of quality" while different wrestlers took wagers on the tests, however the trick met with little success. During this time he contended with so much whizzes as Chris Jericho and Christian. After being utilized sporadically on WWE (some time ago WWF) TV amid 2002, as he was preparing for a weightlifting challenge, and enduring a knee harm, Henry was sent back to OVW for more training.

In August 2003, Henry came back to WWE TV on the Raw list as a heel where he discovered some accomplishment as an individual from "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises", a gathering of African Americans drove by Theodore Long who worked a race edge in which they felt they were casualties of prejudice and were being held around the "white man". During that time, Henry was included in a brief system with World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg when previous champion, Triple H, put an abundance on Goldberg. This was trailed by a brief competition with Shawn Michaels, before he occupied with a contention with Booker T. After overcoming Booker T twice, once in a road battle and once in a six-man label group match, he lost to Booker T at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2003. At a practice session in OVW in February 2004, Henry tore his quadriceps muscle, and was out for over a year in the wake of experiencing surgery. Henry was then used by WWE as an advertising figure amid his recuperation, before coming back to OVW to complete out 2005.

Quest for the World Heavyweight Championship  

Amid the December 30 scene of SmackDown!, Henry made his arrival to TV, as he meddled in a WWE Tag Team Championship match, joining with MNM (Joey Mercury, Johnny Nitro, and Melina), to help them rout Rey Mysterio and Batista for the championship. A week later on SmackDown!, Henry got in a showdown with the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista, and went ahead to meddle in a steel confine match amongst MNM and the group of Mysterio and Batista, helping MNM to hold their titles. Henry then had another match with Batista at a live occasion where Batista got an extremely torn triceps that required surgery, compelling him to empty his title. On the January 10, 2006 scene of SmackDown!, Henry was included in a Battle Royal for the empty World Heavyweight Championship. He was at last wiped out by Kurt Angle, who won the title.

After a week, Henry got help from Daivari, who turned on Angle and reported that he was the administrator of Henry. With Daivari next to him, Henry confronted Angle for the World Heavyweight Championship at the 2006 Royal Rumble in January, losing when Angle hit him with a seat (without the official seeing) and stuck him with a roll-up.

On the March 10 scene of SmackDown!, Henry meddled in a World Heavyweight Championship match amongst Angle and The Undertaker, assaulting the last when he was seconds from potentially winning the title. Henry then played out a plunging sprinkle on Undertaker, driving him through the broadcaster's table. Henry was then tested to a coffin match by Undertaker at WrestleMania 22. Henry promised to crush The Undertaker and end his undefeated streak at WrestleMania, yet The Undertaker vanquished him. Henry had a rematch against The Undertaker on the April 7 scene of SmackDown!. It finished in a no-challenge when Daivari presented his appearing customer, The Great Khali. Khali went to the ring and assaulted The Undertaker, beginning another quarrel and consummation Henry's.

Amid whatever is left of April and May, Henry picked up a pinfall triumph over the World Heavyweight Champion, Rey Mysterio in a non-title match. Henry entered the King of the Ring Tournament, and lost to Bobby Lashley in the main round. He later cost Kurt Angle his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Mysterio, when he hopped off the top rope and pulverized Angle through a table. Henry was then tested by Angle to go head to head at Judgment Day, Henry then sent a "message" to Angle by overcoming Paul Burchill. At Judgment Day, Henry crushed Angle by countout. Although winning, Angle got his reprisal after the match by hitting Henry with a seat and putting him through a table.

Henry later went on what was alluded to as a "way of demolition", making wounds various whizzes. Henry "took out" Chris Benoit and Paul Burchill on this way of obliteration, and assaulted Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero. These occasions hinted at a fight with the returning Batista, whom Henry had put out of activity with a true blue harm a while in advance. At the point when Batista returned he and Henry were planned to face each other at The Great American Bash in July. Weeks before that occasion, in any case, on the July 15, 2006 scene of Saturday Night's Main Event, Henry was included in a six-man label group match with King Booker and Finlay against Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Bobby Lashley. During the match, Henry was harmed, scratching off the planned match at The Great American Bash, as Henry required surgery. Specialists later found that Henry totally removed his patella ligament the bone and split his patella totally in two.

Fight with The Undertaker  

Henry returned on the May 11, 2007 scene of SmackDown!, following quite a while of vignettes building up his return. He assaulted The Undertaker after a World Heavyweight Championship steel confine match with Batista, permitting Edge to exploit the circumstance and utilize his Money in the Bank contract. Henry then started a short quarrel with Kane, overcoming him in a Lumberjack Match at One Night Stand. Shortly after, Henry made an open test to the SmackDown! locker room, which no one ever acknowledged. In the coming weeks he confronted different merchants—wrestlers who reliably lose to make their adversaries look more grounded—and immediately vanquished them all. On August 3, he asserted that no one acknowledged the open test to venture into the ring with him on account of what he had done to The Undertaker, showing footage of his strike on The Undertaker. The Undertaker reacted over the next weeks, playing different personality recreations with Henry. Henry at last confronted The Undertaker again at Unforgiven in September, losing to him subsequent to being given a Last Ride. Taking after an unscripted backstage meeting, Henry burst into tears and fled from the arena. Two weeks after the fact, Henry lost a rematch to The Undertaker after The Undertaker played out a chokeslam on Henry.

After a short break, Henry came back to WWE programming on the October 23 scene of ECW, assaulting Kane, alongside The Great Khali and Big Daddy V. Henry then started cooperating with Big Daddy V against Kane and CM Punk, and was quickly overseen by Big Daddy V's chief, Matt Striker. At Armageddon, Henry and Big Daddy V crushed Kane and Punk. Before WrestleMania XXIV disclosed, Henry took an interest in a 24-man fight imperial to decide the main contender for the ECW Championship, yet neglected to win.

ECW Champion

As a component of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Henry was drafted to the ECW brand. At Night of Champions, Henry crushed Kane and Big Show in a Triple Threat match to catch the ECW Championship in his presentation match as an ECW superstar. Upon winning the title, it was made select to the ECW mark at the end of the day. Henry's title win came almost an entire decade after he was recompensed the European Championship, which return in 1999 and the main title he held in WWE. A couple of weeks after the fact, Hall of Famer Tony Atlas came back to WWE to go about as Henry's chief. A month after Henry's title win, ECW General Manager, Theodore Long, revealed another, altogether platinum ECW Championship belt design. Henry lost the title to Matt Hardy at Unforgiven in the Championship Scramble match .

Henry endeavored to recover the title all through the end of 2008, and had a match against Hardy at No Mercy, yet fizzled as he was unsuccessful. Henry and Atlas then occupied with a scripted contention against Finlay and Hornswoggle, which included Henry losing a Belfast Brawl at Armageddon. At the begin of 2009, Henry met all requirements for the Money in the Bank step match at WrestleMania XXV, and was included in a progression of matches with alternate contenders on Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. He was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, be that as it may, as CM Punk won the match. In May, Henry started a competition with Evan Bourne, which started after Bourne vanquished Henry by countout on the May 26 scene of ECW.

On June 29, Henry was exchanged to the Raw brand and redebuted for the brand that night as the third rival in a three-on-one gauntlet match against WWE Champion Randy Orton, which he won, transforming Henry into a face in the process. In August 2009, Henry shaped a label group with Montel Vontavious Porter and the two tested the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and The Big Show) for the title at Breaking Point, however were unsuccessful. They quit joining a short time later, getting to be included in independent storylines, until the February 15, 2010 scene of Raw in which they vanquished the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Big Show and The Miz in a non-title match. The following week they tested The Big Show and The Miz in a title coordinate yet were unsuccessful. At Extreme Rules, Henry and MVP battled for an opportunity to wind up number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, yet were the second group wiped out in a gauntlet match by The Big Show and The Miz. At last, The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith) won the match.

Henry coached Lucky Cannon in the second period of NXT. Cannon was disposed of on the August 10 scene of NXT. In September, Henry started cooperating with Evan Bourne, beginning at the Night of Champions pay-per-view, where they entered a Tag Team Turmoil for the WWE Tag Team Championship. They made it to the last two preceding being crushed by Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre. The group arrived at an end in October when Bourne endured a harm and was made out of move. Henry then shaped a group with Yoshi Tatsu on the November 29 scene of Raw, vanquishing WWE Tag Team Champions Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, after a diversion by John Cena. They got a shot at the title the following week, in a deadly four-manner disposal label group match, which additionally incorporated The Usos and Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. Henry and Tatsu were the primary group wiped out in the match.

World Heavyweight Champion

In 2011, on the April 25 scene of Raw, Henry was drafted back to SmackDown as a component of the 2011 WWE draft. In the headliner of the night, Henry started a heel turn for his character when he assaulted his colleagues, John Cena and Christian. On the May 27 scene of SmackDown, Henry took an interest in a Triple Threat match against Sheamus and Christian to choose the main contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Sheamus. On the June 17 scene of SmackDown, Henry was booked to confront an irate and depressed Big Show, who cautioned Henry not to get into the ring; Henry overlooked the notice and Big Show struck him before the match could begin. This demonstration touched off a fight between the two; Henry assaulted Big Show both backstage and amid matches while on the July 1 scene of SmackDown, Big Show's music played amid Henry's match against Randy Orton, making Henry be tallied out and costing him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Henry responded by pulverizing the sound hardware and mauling a technician. Henry confronted Big Show in a singles match at Money in the Bank and won. After the match, Henry pounded Show's leg with a seat, (kayfabe) harming him, a demonstration Henry later referenced as an acceptance into the "Corridor of Pain". Henry did likewise to Kane on the following scene of SmackDown, and in the months ahead, Vladimir Kozlov and The Great Khali endured the same fate.

On the July 29 scene of SmackDown, Henry was educated that he could no more contend as nobody set out to battle him, yet Sheamus intruded on, saying that he wasn't anxious about Henry before slapping him. At SummerSlam, Henry crushed Sheamus by tally out in the wake of hammering him through a ring barricade. On the August 19 scene of SmackDown, Henry won a 20-man Battle Royal to wind up the main contender for the World Heavyweight Championship to face Randy Orton at Night of Champions, and all through weeks on SmackDown and Raw, Henry routinely assaulted Orton, getting preference over him. At Night of Champions, Henry vanquished Orton to end up World Heavyweight Champion without precedent for his 15 years with WWE and turned into the fifth African American to win a World Heavyweight title. Henry effectively guarded the title against Orton at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell match.

On the October 7 scene of Smackdown, Big Show returned and chokeslammed Henry through the report table, along these lines winning a title shot against Henry at Vengeance. During the match, Henry superplexed Big Show from the top rope, bringing on the ring to fall from the effect and the match to be ruled a no contest. Henry started a quarrel with the Money in the Bank portfolio holder Daniel Bryan on the November 4 scene of SmackDown, testing Bryan to a non-title match to demonstrate that Bryan couldn't get to be champion. Amid the match, Big Show thumped out Henry, making him win by exclusion. Demonstrate then asked Bryan to trade out his agreement, yet Henry recouped and assaulted both Bryan and Big Show before the match could start. At Survivor Series, Henry held the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show after a low blow that precluded Henry. Infuriated by Henry's weakness, Big Show pounded Henry's lower leg with a steel chair. On November 25, Henry was thumped out again by Big Show, and soon thereafter Bryan traded out his folder case for a title match and immediately stuck Henry. In any case, SmackDown power figure Theodore Long uncovered that Henry was not therapeutically cleared to contend and voided the match, so Henry stayed champion and the folder case was come back to Bryan. Later that night, Bryan won a deadly four path match to face Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage. On the November 29 of SmackDown, Henry crushed Bryan to hold his title.

At TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, Henry lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Big Show in a seats match. After the match, Henry thumped Big Show out, bringing about Daniel Bryan trading in for cold hard currency his Money in the Bank to win his first World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 20 scene of SmackDown, Bryan held the title against Henry in a logger match after Bryan incited the loggers to come in and assault them to bring about a no contest. At the 2012 Royal Rumble occasion, Henry confronted Bryan and Show in a triple danger steel confine match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Bryan got away from the enclosure to hold the title. On the February 3 scene of SmackDown, Henry was suspended uncertainly (in storyline) by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, after Henry physically greeted Long as he requested a one-on-one rematch that night with Bryan. as a general rule, Henry had endured a hyper-developed knee the past week. Henry came back to in-ring activity on the February 20 scene of Raw, losing to Sheamus. On the April 2 and 9 scenes of Raw, Henry confronted CM Punk for the WWE Championship which he won by tally out and preclusion; accordingly, Punk held his title. On the April 16 scene of Raw, Punk vanquished Henry in a no-exclusion, no check out match to hold the WWE Championship. On May 14, Henry declared he was going under a profession undermining surgery for a harm.

Title interests

Following a nine-month nonattendance, Henry made his arrival on the February 4, 2013 scene of Raw, ruthlessly assaulting Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara. Four days after the fact on SmackDown, Henry crushed Randy Orton to gain a spot in the main contenders' Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber. At the compensation per-view on February 17, Henry disposed of Daniel Bryan and Kane before being dispensed with by Randy Orton. After his end, Henry assaulted the three residual members before being escorted out by WWE officials. Henry then started a fight with Ryback after a few non-verbal showdowns prompted them assaulting Drew McIntyre with their finishers, endeavoring to one-up each other. On the March 15 scene of SmackDown, Henry was vanquished by Ryback by means of exclusion, taking after impedance from The Shield. A short time later, Henry conveyed the World's Strongest Slam to Ryback three times in a row. On April 7 at Wrestlemania 29, Henry crushed Ryback in a singles match. Later that month, Henry reignited a quarrel with Sheamus by over and again assaulting Sheamus backstage. Henry and Sheamus then tested each other in trial of quality, yet with Sheamus not able to best Henry, he depended on assaulting Henry with Brogue Kicks. After Sheamus (amid his match) Brogue Kicked Henry (who was on critique), Henry snapped and ruthlessly whipped Sheamus with a belt. This prompted a strap match on May 19 at Extreme Rules, where Sheamus rose victorious. With the misfortune to Sheamus, Henry proclaimed that he was "going home".

Subsequent to being missing from TV because of injuries, Henry utilized online networking to prod his retirement. On the June 17 scene of Raw, Henry returned, intruding on WWE Champion John Cena and conveying an enthusiastic retirement discourse, which was uncovered as a stratagem when Henry gave Cena a World's Strongest Slam in the wake of finishing up his speech. The fragment was exceedingly applauded by fans and critics. With Henry expressing his plan to challenge for the "main title he's never held", he was allowed a WWE Championship match against Cena at Money in the Bank. On July 14 at the compensation for each perspective, Henry fizzled in his title challenge against Cena in the wake of submitting to the STF. The next night on Raw, Henry slice a promo to compliment Cena on his win and requested a rematch for SummerSlam, yet was at last assaulted by The Shield, turning face in the process interestingly since 2011. Henry proceeded with his face turn the next week, by going up against The Shield and joining together with The Usos to fight them off. Henry and the Usos went ahead to lose to The Shield in two six-man label group coordinates, the first on the July 29 scene of Raw, and the second on the August 7 scene of Main Event. On the August 12 Raw, Henry contended in a 20-man Battle Royal to decide the main contender for the United States Championship, however was the last man dispensed with by Rob Van Dam. After the match, Henry and Van Dam were gone up against by The Shield, before the returning Big Show went to their aid. Four days after the fact on SmackDown, Henry, Show, and Van Dam vanquished the Shield in a six-man label group match. After a suspected hamstring damage on August 31 at the TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts, Henry was cleared to compete. Henry, in any case, required significant investment off and amid his time off, he dropped down to 405 lbs and shaved his head bare.

Henry came back to in-ring activity on November 24 at Survivor Series, noting Ryback's open test and vanquishing him in a solitary match. On the January 6, 2014 scene of Raw, Henry attempted to go up against Brock Lesnar amid independent experiences after Lesnar's arrival, bringing about Henry accepting a F-5 the first run through and afterward Lesnar harmed Henry's arm subsequent to getting it in a kimura lock hold, making Henry cry in torment and be absent. He returned on February 10 scene of Raw, and addressed Dean Ambrose's open test for the United States Championship, however was not able win the title because of obstruction by whatever remains of The Shield. In March, Henry experienced another assault Lesnar, this time bringing about Henry accepting a F-5 through the reporting table. Henry soon recouped and had another match with Ambrose for the U.S. Title, yet was again unsuccessful.

On the August 4 scene of Raw, Henry vanquished Damien Sandow following a couple of months absence. That same week on SmackDown, Henry framed a label group with Big Show to crush RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel). On the August 18 scene of Raw, Henry entered a fight with Rusev by assaulting him. This set up a match amongst Henry and Rusev at Night of Champions, which he lost by submission. The next night on Raw, he lost to Rusev again by knockout by means of submission. On the October 27 scene of Raw, Henry assaulted Big Show amid their label group match against Gold and Stardust, and turning heel in the process surprisingly since July 2013. On the November 3 scene of Raw, Henry lost to Big Show by means of preclusion and pummeled Big Show onto the steel steps. On the November 10 Raw, he joined The Authority's group to face John Cena's group at Survivor Series. On November 23 at Survivor Series, Henry was the first to be wiped out from Team Authority 50 seconds into the match in the wake of being thumped out by Big Show. Ironically nonetheless, Big Show turned heel and adjusted to The Authority amid the match. Henry then took another rest because of an unspecified harm.

Later vocation (2015–present)

Henry returned on the March 12, 2015 scene of SmackDown, facing Roman Reigns for having an absence of character and for not being regarded, at last bringing about Reigns assaulting Henry. The assault made Henry turn into a "devotee" in Reigns and turning face again in the process. Henry was unsuccessful in the Elimination Chamber match for the empty Intercontinental Championship at the Elimination Chamber show supplanting Rusev who was injured. On the June 1 scene of Raw, Henry turned into a heel at the end of the day when he confronted Reigns for his Money in the Bank spot, in which he was unsuccessful. After the match, Henry assaulted Reigns. However, on July 13 scene of Raw, The Prime Time Players uncovered their label group accomplice to be Henry against the heel label group The New Day, apparently turning Henry face again. Henry spent the rest of 2015 enduring consecutive loses in singles matches, losing to any semblance of Big Show, Sheamus and Neville while always exchanging amongst face and heel.

At the 2016 Royal Rumble kickoff, Henry cooperated with Jack Swagger to win a Fatal 4-Way label group match to gain their spots in the Royal Rumble match. Despite this triumph, Henry entered the Rumble Match at #22 and kept going just 47 seconds when he was immediately dispensed with by The Wyatt Family. On the February 8 scene of Raw, Henry left The New Day amid a 8-Man Tag Team Tables Match against The Usos and The Dudley Boyz.[220] On the February 15 scene of Raw, Henry lost to Big E; amid the match Henry (kayfabe) endured broken ribs prompting a bungled (spontaneous) ending. At WrestleMania 32, Henry entered his third André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, he wiped out Tyler Breeze and made it to the last six contenders until being disposed of by Kane and Darren Young.

On July 19, at the 2016 WWE Draft, Henry was drafted to Raw. On the August 1 scene of Raw, Henry asserted despite everything he "had a great deal left in him" when he talked about restoring the Hall of Pain and his cooperation in the olympics. Crude general chief Mick Foley gave Henry a United States Championship match, however Henry would lose by accommodation to Rusev.

Individual life

Henry is the cousin of previous Pittsburgh Steelers cautious end Kevin Henry. He has a more seasoned sibling named Pat. Henry lives in Austin, Texas with his better half Jana, child Jacob, and little girl Joanna. He likewise has a two-foot ferret named Pipe. He drives a Hummer that he won in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic. On September 10, 2012, Henry served as one of the pallbearers for on-screen character Michael Clarke Duncan's burial service.

Titles, records and achievements

Powerlifting

Titles PARTICIPATION – High School Level

Two times first place in Texas State High School Powerlifting TEAM Championships (in Division I under Silsbee High School)

first place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1988 in SHW division

first place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1989 in SHW division

first place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1990 in SHW division

first place in National High School Powerlifting Championships 1990 in SHW division at age 18

results: Powerlifting Total – 922 kg (377.5/227/317.5) – 2033 lbs (832/501/700)

Titles PARTICIPATION – Junior&Senior Level

first place in International Junior (20–23) Powerlifting Championships 1991 in SHW division at age 20

second place in Men's USPF Senior National Championships 1990 in SHW division at age 19

results: Powerlifting Total – 910 kg (365.0/212.5/332.5)/2006.2 lbs (804.7/468.5/733.0)

first place in ADFPA (USAPL) National Powerlifting Championships 1995 in SHW division at age 24

results: Powerlifting Total – 1050 kg (430.0/210.0/410.0)/2314.8 lbs (948,0/462,9/903.9) crude with wraps

first place in WDFPF World Powerlifting Championships 1995 in SHW division at age 24

results: Powerlifting Total – 1060 kg (432.5/235.0/392.5)/2336.9 lbs (953.5/518.1/865.3) crude with wraps

first place in USAPL National Powerlifting Championships 1997 in SHW division at age 26

results: Powerlifting Total – 1020 kg (410/225/385) – 2248.7 (903.9/496.0/848.8) crude with wraps

RECORDS*

High schooler III (18–19 years) Level

Young World Records in the squat at 377.5 kg (832 lbs) and aggregate at 922 kg (2033 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) set in April 1990 at The National High School Powerlifting Championships at age 18

Adolescent US American Records in the squat at 377.5 kg (832 lbs), seat press 227 kg (501 pounds), dead lift 317.5 kg (700 lbs) and aggregate at 922 kg (2033 lbs) set in April 1990 at The National High School Powerlifting Championships at age 18

Texas state and US American Teen-age record holder in each of the four powerlifting classifications – the squat at 377.5 kg (832 lbs), seat press at 238 kg (525 lbs) and deadlift at 369.7 kg (815 lbs) and also the aggregate at 922 kg (2033 lbs) at age 19.

Current Texas state and US American Teen-age record holder in the squat at 425.0 kg (936.75 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1991

University Level

Current Texas State Collegiate Record holder in the squat at 425.0 kg (936.75 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1991 (best in America too yet not enlisted as such)

Junior Level (20–23 years)

Current Texas State Junior Record holder in the deadlift at 385.6 kg (850.0 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995 (best in America also however not enlisted as such)

Senior Level (24+ years)

Current Texas State Record holder in the squat at 433 kg (954 lbs), the deadlift at 410.5 kg (905 lbs) and the aggregate at 1060 kg (2337 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995

Previous All-time crude (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 430.0 kg (948.0 lbs) (drug-tried and also non drug-tried) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) from July 16, 1995 to October 29, 1995

Previous All-time crude (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 432.5 kg (953.5 lbs) (drug-tried and in addition non drug-tried) in SHW class from October 29, 1995 to June 7, 2010 (+regardless of weight class until November 4, 2007)

Previous All-time crude (unequipped) deadlift World Record holder at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) (drug-tried and also non drug-tried) in SHW class from July 16, 1995 to May 23, 2010 (+regardless of weight class until July 4, 2009)

Current All-time drug-tried crude (unequipped) squat World Record holder at 432.5 kg (953.5 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since October 29, 1995

Current All-time drug-tried crude (unequipped) deadlift World Record holder at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) in SHW class just since July 16, 1995

Current All-time drug-tried crude (unequipped) Powerlifting Total World Record holder at 1060.0 kg (2336.9 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since October 29, 1995

Current All-time American Record holder in the crude deadlift at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) (drug-tried and in addition non drug-tried) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since July 16, 1995

Current American Record holder in the deadlift at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) (drug-tried and in addition non drug-tried) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and hardware) since July 16, 1995

Current All-time US National Championship Record holder in the deadlift at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) (drug-tried and additionally non drug-tried) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since July 16, 1995

Organization Records

World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF) World Records

Current WDFPF World Record holder in the squat at 432.5 kg (953.5 lbs), the deadlift at 392.5 kg (865.3 lbs) and the aggregate at 1060 kg (2336.9 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since October 29, 1995 (classified as "open prepared", regardless of performed in singlet&knee sleeves just/without suit)

U.S.A. Powerlifting (USAPL) US American Records

Current USAPL US American Record holder in the deadlift at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since July 16, 1995

Current US National Championship Record holder in the deadlift at 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and gear) since July 16, 1995

Unique Powerlifting Honors

"The World's Strongest Teen-ager" by the Los Angeles Times in April 1990.

Mark Henry was voted in the All-time Top 25 All-Mens US Powerlifting Nationals Team in 2007.

Mark Henry is the main human in history who has not just hunched down more than 900 lbs without a squat suit, additionally deadlifted more than 900 lbs raw.

Mark Henry is the main human in history to have hunched down more than 900 lbs without a squat suit and deadlifted more than 900 lbs crude in one and the same powerlifting meet.

Imprint Henry's 430.0 kg (948.0 lbs) crude squat and 410.0 kg (903.9 lbs) deadlift, done on July 16, 1995 is the most elevated crude "squat-pull-2-lift-all out" (squat+deadlift=1851.9 lbs) ever lifted in a competition. (Andrei Malanichev's 430.0 kg (948.0 lbs) squat and 400.0 kg (881.8 lbs) deadlift = 1829.8 lbs on October 22, 2011 being the second most elevated ever; Mark Henry's 953.5 lbs squat and 865.3 lbs deadlift = 1818.8 lbs being the third most elevated, Benedikt Magnusson's 837.75 lbs squat and 975.5 lbs deadlift = 1813.3 lbs being the fourth most elevated; Malanichev's 992 lbs squat and 815 lbs deadlift = 1808 being the fifth; Don Reinhoudt's 904.5 lbs squat and 885.5 lbs deadlift = 1790.0 lbs being th 6th)

Mark Henry does not just hold the best unequaled medication tried crude (unequipped) Powerlifting Total in history at 1060.0 kg (2336.9 lbs), additionally the second most prominent in history at 1050 kg (2314.8 lbs).