Mark Henry
American professional wrestler, weightlifter and radio personality (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mark Jerrold Henry[17] (born June 12, 1971)[4] is an American former powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator/analyst, coach, and talent scout.[18] He is best known for his 25-year career in WWE.
Mark Henry | |
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Birth name | Mark Jerrold Henry |
Born | (1971-06-12) June 12, 1971 (age 52)[1] Silsbee, Texas, U.S.[1] |
Children | 2 |
Family | Kevin Henry (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Mark Henry[2] Markswoggle[3] |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 360 lb (160 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Silsbee, Texas[2] |
Trained by | Leo Burke[4] Tom Prichard[5] |
Debut | March 11, 1996[4][5] |
Retired | April 27, 2018 |
Henry is a two-time Olympian (1992 and 1996)[2][19] and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995.[4] As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995)[8] and a two-time U.S. National Champion (1995[9] and 1997[8]) and once held an American record in the deadlift.[20] Currently, he still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total.[21][22]
In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996),[11] an American Open winner (1992),[14] a two-time U.S. Olympic Festival Champion (1993 and 1994)[1] and a NACAC champion (1996).[4] He held all three Senior US American weightlifting records in 1993–1997.[23]
In strongman, Henry won the inaugural Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002.[4]
Since joining the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1996, he became a one-time WWF European Champion and a two-time world champion, having held the ECW Championship in 2008,[24] and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship in 2011.[25] First winning the ECW Championship, he became only the fourth black world champion in WWE history (after The Rock, Booker T, and Bobby Lashley).
In April 2018, Henry was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.[26]