Mark Henry was recently on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, where he spoke about a wide range of topics including why he never had a retirement match.
Henry last wrestled a match in April 2018, when he competed in the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble match during WWE’s first trip to Saudi Arabia.
Henry said, “Yeah, my body said, man, f*ck your plan! My back gave out. It just never allowed me [to compete], and I can probably have surgery. I keep putting it off because I just want to keep moving around. But eventually, I’m gonna have to just get it fixed.”
Henry also spoke about helping Bryan Danielson get a tryout with WWE and later being signed by the company after making a name for himself in ROH.
Henry said, “His talent was undeniable, and WWE wanted big people, and I was like, listen, ‘I saw a guy wrestle last night that was good. I don’t give a sh*t what his size is. He’s one of the most entertaining guys I’ve watched.’ I worked with Steve Austin and… I said, ‘This dude [Danielson] is really good, but then I lied, I said he’s 6′ 1, about 200 pounds,’ but I got him in the door, and he did the rest. Some people just need a look. He just needed a look. I didn’t help him at all. I just opened the door.”
Henry recently departed from AEW after joining the promotion in 2021. Check out the full interview here:
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit Chris Van Vliet with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription. Also, be sure to subscribe to “Insight with Chris Van Vliet” on your mobile device by clicking here if you have an iOS device or here on your Android device.
