The World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry was a guest on this week’s Cheap Heat podcast and spoke about the tragic passing of Joanie Laurer (Chyna). It’s another great episode that is definitely worth checking out. Henry’s segment starts 2 minutes into the show.
The first time he met Chyna was at the gym. She had her back turned and he didn’t know who she was. Triple H walked over and said, “I want you to meet Joanie.” He didn’t realize the person with her back to him was Joanie. He said she was the largest woman he’d ever met.
Henry remembers Chyna having a great sense of humor. They got along great from the beginning because they both loved lifting weights. He would try all the time to get her to break character and laugh during WWE TV segments. The only time he remembers her cracking up was the time she mooned the crowd with DX.
Chyna had incredible presence and was stronger than a lot of the men. Some male wrestlers didn’t want to work with her and would say mean things about her appearance, which he said Chyna was hurt by.
Henry always expected Chyna to come back to WWE, but everybody has their demons. When asked his prediction of whether or not Chyna will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame one day, Henry said:
“That’s a hard question. My opinion is my opinion. Does she deserve it? Yes. That will be my answer.
Over the past couple weeks, hosts Peter Rosenberg and Stat Guy Greg have been joined by Jonathan Coachman and Renee Young. Cheap Heat has been one of the best podcasts around for a long while now and it is highly recommended that you check it & and subscribe below:
Rest in peace! pic.twitter.com/nOFqNWJs8K
— TheMarkHenry (@TheMarkHenry) April 21, 2016
