Real Name: Mark Henry
Birthday: November 14, 1973
Height: 6'1
Weight: 400 pounds
From: Silsby, Texas
Finisher: Bear hug
Nick names: Sexual Chocolate, The World's Strongest Man
- Henry weighed in at 366 lbs. at the 1992 Olympics, which made
him the largest weightlifter in the history of the Olympic Games.
- He qualified for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where he finished
tenth in the superheavyweight class.
- At the 1995 Pan American Games, Henry won a gold, silver, and
bronze metal.
- In 1996, Mark became a NACACI champion.
- Mark signed a 10 year/$10 million contract with the World
Wrestling Federation.
- Henry defeated Jerry "The King" Lawler on September
22, 1996, at In Your House X.
- Mark joined Faarooq, D-Lo Brown, Rocky Maivia, and Kama Mustafa
(The Godfather) in the Nation of Domination.
- D-Lo Brown and Henry competed in the 15-team battle Royal at
Wrestlemania XIV.
- The Nation of Domination turned on leader Faarooq, and
recognized The Rock as their new leader.
- The new Nation added the late Owen Hart to their clique.
- Henry defeated Vader (with a power bomb and splash) at the 1998
"Fully Loaded."
- Henry aided D-Lo's victory over Gangrel at the 1998
"Breakdown."
- Mark pinned The Rock at "Judgement Day" '98 as Brown
held down Maivia's feet.
- When the Nation finally dissolved, D-Lo Brown and Henry
continued as a tag team. Brown introduced Ivory as their valet.
- Henry became obsessed with Chyna, which led to a controversial
angle with a transvestite named "Sammy."
- During a short-lived feud with the Pretty Mean Sisters (PMS),
Henry developed the "sexual chocolate" persona.
- Henry turned on D-Lo Brown at this year's Summerslam, clocking
his former tag team partner with Jeff Jarrett's guitar.
- As a reward for his betrayal of Brown, Jeff Jarrett awarded the
European title to Mark Henry the next night "Raw."
- Brown defeated Mark Henry on September 26, 1999, and regained
the European title, his record forth title reign.
- At the 1999 Survivor Series, Henry, Val Venis, Gangrel, and
Steve Blackman defeated Davey Boy Smith and the Mean Street
Posse.
- Henry became linked to Mae Young. Henry covered up Young after
she revealed her "puppies" at the 2000 Royal Rumble.
- Mark defeated Viscera at the 2000 No Way Out in Hartford, CT,
with Young in his corner.
- A short time later, Henry was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling.
- At the 2001 Brian Pillman Memorial show in Cincinnati, OH,
Henry defeated Hugh Morrus.
- At the end of 2001, Henry took time off from wrestling to train
for the Arnold Schwarzenegger Strongest Man Contest.
- On February 23, 2002, Henry won the "World's Strongest
Man" competition in Columbus, OH, claiming a $75,000 humvee
as his first prize.
- On the March 25, 2002 edition of "Raw," Henry was
drafted by Vince McMahon to be apart of the WWF Smackdown!
roster.