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Mark Henry
Class of 2018
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Born
June 12, 1971 (1971-06-12) (age 53)
Billed from
Silsbee, Texas
Weightlifting career
During his time in high school, Henry was a three-time state champion with state records in the squat at 832 lb (377 kg), bench press at 525 lb (238 kg) and deadlift at 815 lb (370 kg). At the Texas high school powerlifting championships in April 1990, Terry Todd, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Texas at Austin and former weightlifter, spotted Henry and persuaded him to go to Austin after he graduated to train in the Olympic style of weightlifting. Henry broke four national junior records in weightlifting after eight months of training in Olympic style weightlifting. In April 1991, he placed fourth at the United States Nationals, and finished sixth at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Germany two months later. In Henry's first year of competing, he broke the three junior (20 and under) American records 12 times, and became the United States' top superheavyweight, surpassing Mario Mar
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Mark Henry
Mark Jerrold Henry[17] (born June 12, 1971)[4] is an Americanprofessional wrestler, powerlifter, weightlifter, and strongman. He is best known for his time in the WWE, where he worked from 1996 to 2021. He also worked for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a commentator, coach, and talent scout.
Henry also competed at the Olympics in 1992 and 1996.[2][18] He won a gold, silver, and bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.[4] Since 1995, Henry has held the record for squat, deadlift, and total, as the USAPL American record in deadlift.[19][20] He won the Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002.[21] He was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.[22]
During his time in the WWE, Henry was a one-time ECW Champion, one-time World Heavyweight Champion, and one-time European Champion.[23][24][25] In 2018, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Big Show.[26] He also had a gimmick in the WWE called the "Hall of Pain". Henry would beat wrestlers up and in some cases, crush their leg in a steel chair to induct them into the Hall of Pain.[27]
On May 30, 2021, Henry made his debut for All Elite Wrestling at Double o