Mark Henry is one of the few stars that came into professional wrestling with an impressive background in sports and his achievements look even better when you consider the fact that he had no experience of pro wrestling before joining WWE.
Henry recently had an interview with WrestlingInc where he spoke about a number of different things and also discussed how he started his professional wrestling career.
Henry first talked about how inexperienced he was before making his TV debut and recalling how he got into the world of professional wrestling, he revealed that Vince McMahon persuaded him:
“I had no experience whatsoever; I was just a fan, and Vince McMahon saw me mention that I was a fan and they came after me. (and)I’m really glad they did.”
The WWE Hall Of Famer also discussed what is needed to succeed in the world of pro wrestling and claimed that more wrestlers need to be extroverts.
He said that you have to transcend whatever sport you’re in and gave the example of NXT star Bianca Belair, mentioning how she wears bright colors and tutus.
Mark Henry started his WWE career in 1996. He played a number of other sports including football before joining WWE and he had made some impressive records in weightlifting.