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Big Show Inducts Mark Henry Into The WWE Hall Of Fame (Photos, Video)

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Big Show said that he was so honored to talk about his friend, Mark Henry. Big Show stated that Mark became like family to him while traveling on the road with him for so many years. Big Show said that one night he saw Mark Henry and he looked sad. He asked if he was okay and Mark looked up and said that he has been trying to break this quarter in half for the past 30 minutes and all he can do is bend it.

Big Show stated that Mark Henry is one of WWE’s best recruiters. He would find anyone that was interested in the business and take the time to talk to them. Big Show added that Mark Henry is also not a guy you want to test. A guy came up with a camera without asking for a picture backstage once and Henry covered 15 feet in one step, grabbed the camera and crushed it.

Mark Henry came down to the stage to a great reaction from the crowd. Mark gave honor to God because it is going to take God to get him through this without crying. The crowd started chanting “Sexual Chocolate” and Henry thanked them. Henry thanked the Big Show and said that it has been a great ride in this business. Mark stated that he respects everyone that loves this business and that he knows how difficult it is to travel and miss a lot of stuff.

Henry stated that he was humbled and that he was in shock that he was able to make it 20 years. The crowd chanted “you deserve it!” and Henry thanked the crowd. Mark said that when he was 9-years-old his grandmother took him to a show and it just so happened that his favorite wrestler was on the card. Henry paused for a moment and started to choke up. Mark Henry said that he got to go see Andre the Giant and once upon a time he was one of the kids running to the barricade to see the wrestlers. Henry noted that some kids behind him knocked him down and Andre picked him up and that is why he is here today.

He said that he did not get here by himself and thanked all the people that inspired him and believed in him. Henry said that the backbone of his strength was his mother and she bought him his first set of weights when he was 10-years-old. He added that she was looking down on him right now smiling and proud. Henry called his mother a historical cook and then pointed to his belly and the crowd laughed.

Henry thanked all of the coaches and trainers for giving him the foundation to become the strongest man in the world. Henry said that he used to watch matches with his grandmother and that was their thing. He stated that he loved the Junkyard Dog, the Iron Sheik and Andre the Giant and that they were his idols.

Mark said that one day he got a call from Vince McMahon and he promptly hung the phone up because he just knew it was one of his friends pranking him. Dr. Terry Todd then called Mark and asked him why he hung up on Vince McMahon and that he might want to take his call if he calls him back. Vince called him back and probably was the biggest mark in the history of professional wrestling. Mark stated that half the conversation was him asking Vince if he could meet Yokozuna and if he could wrestle The Undertaker. He added that the business gave him a lot and that he was fixated on meeting legends that he watched on television. He then signed with WWE in March of 1996 and never looked back.

Henry said that he knew from the first couple of weeks in the business that this was going to be something like he has never seen before. He noted that he initially didn’t have the in-ring success that he should have because he wasn’t focused enough. He said that this business needs you to be focused because you have other people’s lives in your hands. Henry brought up Big Cat Ernie Ladd and how he told him to come over and sit under the learning tree. There was a technical difficulty that caused a loud noise and Henry asked if that was God or Ernie. Big Cat put a lot of pressure on Henry and Mark added that Ernie is looking down and proud of the work he has done.

Mark Henry brought up the Hart family and how they mentored him for a year and thanked them. Henry said that he first met Owen Hart in Canada and that he brought so much joy to his life and he wished that he could be here with us. Henry asked the camera to zoom in on him and then addressed Owen’s widow, Martha, and said that Owen needs to be here. He belongs here and it is his birth right.

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Mark Henry then brought up his alter-ego, Sexual Chocolate. The music hit Henry turned into Sexual Chocolate. Henry brought up the time he and Stephanie danced. Henry asked if Stephanie was married and added that doesn’t matter to Sexual Chocolate. Mark then pointed at his wife and said wow that was fun. Henry said that when he told D’Lo Brown about Sexual Chocolate he almost fell out of the car laughing. He said that there is no way that they are going to allow him to do that on television, but they did. Henry thanked Mae Young and Chyna for making Sexual Chocolate.

Henry brought up the Nation of Domination and said that was fun. He said that D’Lo is his brother and thanked him for being there for him. Henry thanked The Godfather for all the knowledge that he gave to him. He also thanked Ron Simmons and said that when you look up man in the dictionary there is a picture of Ron Simmons. Henry noted that Simmons was the first recognized WCW World Heavy Champion. Henry thanked him for being a positive role model to his children.

Mark stated that he met Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson back in 1995 and that he was the offspring of wrestling. Henry said that he helped out Dwayne the rock and told him that he could pay him back later. Henry noted that The Rock is doing pretty good now and he joked that he could use that money back and that the interest has been compounding daily.

Henry brought up winning the ECW title and winning the World Heavyweight Championship in 2011. Henry thanked Big Show, Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton for helping him with that. He added that he turned the corner from being the world’s strongest man to becoming a world champion. Henry apologized if he left anyone out and stated that he has been a wrestling fan for more than 40 years and has been living this wrestling dream. Henry then thanked his family for years of support. Henry pointed out that his son his dressed up like him in his retirement speech and that he already thinks he is a WWE Superstar.

Mark stated that he is very proud of what WWE has done to foster diversity and that the future will be brighter with everyone of us living as one. Henry stated that there was one more thing he needs to do and took off his jacket. The pink suit jacket was brought out and Henry put it on. Mark stated that some fans might think that he has a lot left in the tank and that they are right. Henry cut a promo and said to John Cena that he should have gotten a shot at that title. Henry looked at AJ Styles and said that he has a title that he can take. Henry called out Roman Reigns and then said that he was just playing. Henry said that he was incredibly lucky and that he proudly accepts his place in the WWE Hall of Fame and then shouted because “that is what I do!” into the microphone. Henry then raised his fist with the HOF ring and pose for the crowd.

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