Mark Henry Bio

Mark Henry is one of the most powerful Smackdown wrestlers. He should be as he is the 'worlds strongest man'. The nickname came when he qualified for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona as he respectfully finished in 10th place. In 1996 Mark Henry came to the WWF and one of his first fueds was with Jerry Lawler. Some story lines had Mark as a sexual addict who would always be womanizing and he even picked up the nickname 'Dark Choclate" for a while. In 2000 he was sent to OVW to improve his conditioning, later that year he started consecrating on weight lifting and ended up winning the strongman competition during the Arnold Classic and won a $75,000 vehicle. He made a brief return to Smackdown (Now the WWE brand), left to OVW for reconditioning again and then the following year went to Raw (the other WWE brand). In 2006 Mark Henry came back to Smackdown and joined up a while with MNM when he helped them defeat Mysterio and Batista in a tag team match. He then feuded with then World Heavyweight Champ Batista and ended up hurting Batista which required some surgery so Batista had to give up the championship. Then came a battle royal to crown a new champion but Mark Henry didn't get the belt as he was tossed out by Kurt Angle. Later the two would battle one on one for the title but Angle was able to defend his title and beat Mark Henry. Mark Henry has feuded with Undertaker, Mysterio, Chris Benoit and the greatest of the great Smackdown superstars. Henry needed surgery following an injury toward the end of 2006 but then made his return in May of 2007 to Smackdown. Henry began feuding with Kane for a while and then offered an open challenge to anyone to challenge him with no one accepting. Mark Henry then started taunting Undertaker awaiting his comeback after Henry put him out of action for a while. Undertaker returned at 'Unforgiven' in September 2007 as the two squared off. Mark Henry lost the match though. Currently Henry has been feuding with the Big Show.

Mark Henry Facts:

Birth Name: Mark Gordon Henry
Birth Date: June 12, 1971
Nickname: The Worlds Strongest Man
Height: 6' ft 1' Inch
Finishing Move: The Worlds Strongest Slam (Falling Powerslam)