Mark Henry is a WWE Hall of Famer (WWE)
Mark Henry explains decision to join AEW
WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry made his shock debut a week ago on Tony Khan’s AEW. The legend is signed as part of the commentary panel as well as talent development.
Henry, signed for WWE in 1993 and served the company loyally for almost three decades. He also admits that he has no negative feelings towards the company.
Henry also said that he is on good terms with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, before he moved to AEW:
I told Vince, I was like, ‘Man, I hope you don’t have any ill will or negative feeling,’” Henry said. “He said, ‘Mark, I know you’re gonna be great at whatever you do. You approach things from a point of not wanting to fail, as opposed to wanting to have success, and those people always do good.
Henry’s signing was a big move for Tony Khan’s upcoming promotion. The World’s Strongest Man brings a wealth of experience to the table. He felt that he was not being given the role he deserved, and it was time to find an opportunity outside WWE. He explains his decision to move on Oral Sessions with Renee Paquette:
“If I’m not doing what I know I can do…then I have to start looking for that opportunity somewhere else & I did. I want the wrestlers around to understand I’m not going to come from a place of you’re going to do it, you’re going to do it my way…I’m not that guy. You know who I am.”
The veteran expressed his surprise at the release of Braun Strowman, also revealing that he played a role in the giant initially signing with WWE.
“I wouldn’t have let him go,” Henry said. “But you know what? If he wasn’t happy, and he asked them for more grace, more time or more money or something and they didn’t want to pay it, you’ve got to part ways. But I don’t know what the circumstances were with their relationship.”
Strowman is now a free agent and has a 90-day no compete clause. Every promotion will be willing to get him to put pen to paper immediately.
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