WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry offered his take on CM Punk being recently announced as a guest at the upcoming Starrcast III next month.

In the eyes of Henry, he thinks this could be a perfect stepping stone for Punk to try to make a return to pro wrestling. 

Henry stated out by stating that sometimes people get bitter as he felt like he was screwed over by WWE. Henry question if fans are giving him too raw a deal and that Punk needs to be able to come to grips with it before fans cast judgment on him for abandoning what they love. 

CM Punk Comments On Starrcast Booking, Accusations of “Trolling”

Henry continued to talk about how Punk used to love wrestling but wrestling might not have loved him back. “I mean, this is a big step for him to come back to us. Maybe he’s starting to let it go, maybe he’s dealt with it, I hope so.”

Henry added, “I think that [All Elite Wrestling] is tailor-made.” He would talk about the freedom that Punk would have in AEW compared to his time in WWE. 

The three-day Starrcast III convention is scheduled to take place from August 29 – September 1st at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

“The Man” Becky Lynch will face Natalya at SummerSlam in Toronto. The match was confirmed this week after Natalya won a 4-way elimination match on RAW. Lynch then got in her future challenger’s face following the match.

Lynch also took to Twitter recently to hit back at critics who say she is too arrogant. Such sentiment was recently expressed by WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry on Busted Open Radio.

“I haven’t been feeling it for months now. The arrogance thing is not for her. That’s for someone like Baron Corbin or Sami Zayn,” Henry said on the show.

Lynch sent the following out on Twitter recently, though she did not state what it was in reference to.

Henry would later offer up the following:

Becky Lynch vs Natalya

Lynch and Natalya have wrestled 7 singles matches against each other on WWE programming. Natalya holds a 4-3 edge in their head-to-head series.

1. February 23rd, 2016 – Natalya defeated Becky Lynch via DQ – Smackdown
2. July 24th, 2016 – Natalya defeated Becky Lynch – Battleground 2016
3. July 26th, 2016 – Becky Lynch defeated Natalya – Smackdown
4. November 22nd, 2016 – Becky Lynch defeated Natalya – Smackdown
5. March 14th, 2017 – Becky Lynch defeated Natalya – Smackdown
6. May 9th, 2017 – Natalya defeated Becky Lynch – Smackdown
7. August 15th, 2017 – Natalya defeated Becky Lynch – Smackdown

• Seth Rollins Addresses Critics Of His Relationship With Becky Lynch

Wrestling can be a subjective form of entertainment. What some love, others might not enjoy; who some revere, others consider overrated.

Recently, WWE Hall of Famer, Mark Henry, revealed his personal list of top ten African-American wrestlers.

It was a list featuring luminary names such as Ernie Ladd, Ron Simmons, and Booker T. His list was topped by The Rock.

Turns out that Booker T had some issues with Henry’s list. He addressed Henry’s choices on an episode of his Hall of Fame podcast.

“Mark Henry is like 78 years old,” Booker joked. “Mark Henry is like a wrestling historian. Carlos Colon is not even black, he is a man of color, [Puerto Rican], but I don’t think he is black. Ernie Ladd, Ron Simmons, Bobo Brazil, JYD [Junkyard Dog], those are made men.”

You Just Made The List

Booker then went on to provide his own list.

“I feel like I’m on the list,” Booker admitted. “I have done a lot, I have been around. For me, number one is Bobo Brazil. He put the African-American wrestler on the map, it was like we had arrived. Bobo Brazil was a made man for many years and paved the way for wrestlers such as myself.”

He continued, “Number two is Ernie Ladd. Number three would be Ron Simmons. I will go with those three. Following those three, The Rock, me, JYD, Mark Henry is on that list. Mr. Hughes, Bad New Brown, that list could go on,” he admitted. “But those top three, Bobo, Ladd, Simmons. You have so many Black, African-American wrestlers that have paved the way.”

Booker T placed seventh on Mark Henry’s list—a position Booker felt was too low.

“Nah, I’m top 5 anywhere in the world,” Booker said. “As far as the business goes, I try not to toot my own horn, but I was good.”

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Ricochet recently won the coveted US Championship at WWE Stomping Grounds by defeating Samoa Joe. The upstart superstar had to face AJ Styles the very next night on RAW, in a non-title match. While he put on a brilliant performance, the former NXT North American Champion was not able to defeat AJ Styles in this bout.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry discussed a variety of topics during the latest episode of Busted Open Radio. While discussing the match, Henry explained why he feels losing to Styles was actually a positive for the young Ricochet.

Henry said that it was good to see him in a match with AJ Styles because it created history. According to Mark, this loss was a positive thing because Ricochet will be able to come back and wrestle AJ Styles again down the road to show that he’s improved.

He added that the former NXT standout can come back and face the former WWE Champion when he has fixed his mistakes.Henry also believes that Ricochet will have more of a following now thanks to AJ Styles.

While Ricochet may not be equal to Styles right now, he will prove to AJ that he has improved later on and that is the Ricochet Mark Henry is excited to see.

Ricochet has just started his reign as the US Champion, and it will be interesting to see who he will defend his championship against at Extreme Rules.

Listen to Mark Henry’s comments about Ricochet losing to AJ Styles on RAW:

Many continue to speculate over whether CM Punk will ever really return to pro wrestling.

Despite making masked appearances for smaller indie promotions, delivering the odd GTS in the process, CM Punk has purposefully distanced himself from pro wrestling as a whole. In recent years, Punk has instead been pursuing a career in Mixed Martial Arts.

WWE Hall Of Famer, Mark Henry, believes it’s only a matter of time until fans see CM Punk back in the squared circle.

Speaking with Busted Open Radio, Henry explained his thought process behind this belief. When asked if he believes Punk will come back, he responded:

“I do. The biggest part of that reason is because I know how much he loves wrestling.”

He shared in Punk’s frustration in how WWE treated some of their best talents, refusing to grant them opportunities because of what they may have looked like. According to Henry, Punk grew frustrated with not being able to work with those he considered top talent.

“Sometimes in pro wrestling, there are guys that are on the bench that shouldn’t be on the bench. […] Punk did not like that. It’s like ‘put the best people out there and quit worrying about what they look like.’ If they’re good, the fans will love from for being good.”

CM Punk originally left WWE in 2014. He hasn’t been involved in a pro wrestling matchup since that time. Regarding his MMA exploits, Punk has had two UFC fights. He would lose fights against Mickey Gall and Mike Jackson, respectively.

Punk has also begun pursuing acting, taking a part in upcoming horror movie, Girl On The Third Floor.

The matchup between The Undertaker and Goldberg from last Friday’s Super ShowDown event in Saudi Arabia continues to elicit debate amongst fans and industry professionals.

Many have expressed concern over the Superstars ability to perform in-ring, worried about their health and risk of injury since the fallout of their bout. Others decided to take the opportunity to mock the wrestling legends.

WWE Hall Of Famer, Mark Henry, has taken issue with those using their “Twitter fingers” in an attempt to put down ‘Taker and Goldberg.

“You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourself”

Speaking on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, Henry stated that both wrestlers “deserve better” than to be taunted via social media and that they deserve the fan’s respect.

“Goldberg deserves the respect that he’s earned. The guy went in and busted his face open. He finished that match.” he said. “How about saying ‘thank you for not tapping out?’”

He continued, “He could have easily said ‘Hey man, I can’t see, I rung my bell.’ And they went into a series of Choke Slams and one, two, three, and it’s over. Could have done that. Didn’t do it. They went through it for you.”

“The twitter fingers, the people that probably can’t run a mile in under a day. The people that can’t lift their own body weight, do one pull up. People that don’t have any belief in nothing beyond their own nose,” he said. “Those are the people that came on social media and berated the Undertaker and Goldberg, when it was a travesty to the wrestling business because they deserved better than that. They deserved better than that. And anybody that sent a tweet like that, you should be ashamed of yourself.”

Henry then lambasted those who have chosen to make fun of the two Superstars. He stated that people should “look at you differently” because of their decision to post blatant negativity on social media.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry explained why he doesn’t think the upcoming match between the Undertaker and Goldberg at this weekend’s WWE Super ShowDown doesn’t need a build up.

WWE has done exactly that as the two legendary stars have only appeared on television this week to promote the first-ever match. Henry gave his take on SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio and why there simply was no need for a story behind the match.

Henry started out by stating that it’s not about all the wins and losses that Goldberg and Undertaker have gained throughout the years. Instead, they are two of the greatest wrestling icons in the history of the business and this is simply a modern-day fantasy warfare.

Henry would elaborate that Taker bringing up Goldberg’s family and not wanting to wrestle that version of the former Universal Champion gives WWE a reason for no build up. He thinks then you could have Goldberg bringing the undefeated version of himself up as a response.

“If we get that guy, you don’t need buildup, you don’t need a storyline, you just need to turn the music on and let these two monsters walk to the ring, and it’ll be like Godzilla and Mothra.”

Mark Henry says Sami Zayn has the best promo skills in the game at the moment. The WWE Hall of Famer made his thoughts known on a recent episode of Busted Open Radio.

“I listen to Sami’s banter and the people are now sitting and listening like they’re in church,” Henry said. “They’re not a wrestling audience, they’re an audience. And they’re listening to him, and they’re learning from him, and he is the best promo in wrestling today. There’s no one close. Sami is giving an opinion that is so polarizing that you have to sit there and listen, even if you disagree.”

Zayn’s promos as of late have been critical of the WWE Universe.

“People are sitting and they’re not clapping, they’re not booing and hissing unless he prompts them to. They’re sitting there like, ‘Wow, he’s right.’ He’s like, ‘You point your fingers at me and wrestling, and you expect us to kowtow to every little thing that you do. And when somebody says no, you pout.’ Sami is bringing these points that nobody is talking about.”

Sami Zayn’s Critiquing of the WWE Audience

Henry believes that Zayn’s comments are striking a chord with some in the audience.

“You can’t generalize a stadium full of 20,000 people, but it hits home to a bunch of them,” Henry continued.

Henry cautioned that Zayn should be placed opposite heels, however.

“Because the people who are wrestling fans feel uncomfortable, and I love it. That’s the entertaining side of what he’s doing and I hope he continues to do that, but more than anything, you cannot put Sami Zayn in the ring with a babyface because I feel he is a babyface. You have got to put a polarizing heel in a situation with Sami Zayn.”

Mark Henry was on Busted Open Radio today and said that he pulled Lio Rush aside recently and attempted to give him some advice. According to Henry’s comments, however, Rush was not receptive to him.

“I pulled him aside the last time I saw him and told him ‘I’m hearing stuff in the locker room. What’s wrong?’ He said nothing’s wrong. It was a blatant lie to my face. I let him know that if he has a question, right now is the time to do that,” Henry said.

Henry expressed frustration that Rush was not honest with him about the situation.

“You’re likely not going to run into someone who knows the system like I know the system. He didn’t do that. He lied to my face. Sometimes you have to talk to people that know more than you do,” Henry continued.

Lio Rush Upset With Financial Compensation

Rush made several statements to Fightful recently, stating he is not happy with how he is financially compensated by WWE.

“My issue is the fact that I haven’t been on meet & greets with Bobby, haven’t been getting paid for merchandise for us that has my catchphrases on them. (I) have been sent to live shows and TVs and forced to pay for my own rental for 5 days as well as hotel while not making enough money to do so. Walking around broke in the biggest sports entertainment industry that there is while having two kids and a wife to support,” Rush said.

Henry mentioned today that he spoke to Rush about these comments specifically.

“If you can’t pay for a rental car, you can’t pay for a hotel with the money that you’re making every week then you need to change the way you’re spending. You can’t blame that on the office. If you spent everything before you got it, that’s your problem,” Henry said.

“Back in my day, they would’ve told him, ‘Lio, Bobby shouldn’t have to drive. He shouldn’t have to carry his bag.’ Yokozuna was my responsibility,” he continued.

• More Heat On Lio Rush, Update On His Future With WWE

What Does The Future Hold For Lio Rush?

Henry also addressed what he feels will come next in this saga.

“After these comments, he’s gonna have to go somewhere, or the company’s gonna have to tell him “good luck with your future endeavors.”

Henry also addressed the comments made in the above Tweet by Rush.

“It’s not a race issue. It’s an ego issue. Who are you? Nobody is exempt from being respectful to the business and paying homage to the guys drawing money. We all have done it. Steve Austin did it. The Rock did it. You better than The Rock? Get the hell outta here!”

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has come to the defense of WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar over his schedule with the WWE.

Since making his return in 2012, Lesnar wrestles only a handful of matches each year, and when he does, that’s the only time that he appears on television alongside Paul Heyman.

Despite being on a limited schedule, Lesnar has had several reigns as the top champion in the company. While attending a meet-and-greet at a recent Binghamton Devils of the AHL game, the WWE Hall of Famer spoke with Wrestling Inc about why it is for the best that Lesnar is around the WWE for a limited amount of time.

“Neither was Andre. Andre wasn’t around,” said Henry who compared Lesnar’s limited schedule to Andre the Giant’s back in the day. “Brock is an attraction. You have somebody that garners a special level of attention, and you need to let those people be those people.”

Henry would continue by stating that Lesnar doesn’t like people and he needs to stay away from them in order to prevent something from happening.

“Brock is a bit of a butt hole too,” stated Henry. “You don’t want him around all the time. He’s subject to hit somebody or cuss a little kid out. You need to keep him away from people. He’s a monster, and I would rather the monster only be seen when he’s gonna fight for the title.”

Lesnar makes his next title defense against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 35.

WWE Hall Of Famer, Mark Henry, has given some high praise to ROH World Champion, Jay Lethal. The “World’s Strongest Man” shared that Lethal deserves to be mentioned within the same breath as luminaries such as The Rock, Ron Simmons, and other influential, trailblazing African American wrestlers.

Speaking with Busted Open Radio, Henry would admit that, though Lethal is a friend, he is still a contemporary.

“Jay Lethal, you are a friend, but more than that you are a contemporary. You deserve to be spoke of in the same breath as The Rock, a Ron Simmons, a Booker T, a Mark Henry,” he said. “The list goes on of African American wrestlers that have paved the way throughout history. You are setting the stage for the two or three generations after you. […] I am very proud that you’re headlining Madison Square Garden.”

Henry would then juxtapose Lethal headlining in Madison Square Garden with Kofi Kingston’s WrestleMania 35 opportunity the next day against the Planet’s Champion, Daniel Bryan. The two will compete for the WWE Championship.

“The mirror of you [Lethal] and Kofi both at the same time. When people say, ‘well, there’s no African American influence in wrestling.’ I’ll be damned if there’s not an African American influence. Jay Lethal and Kofi Kingston are at the top of the game right now. Right now.”

Jay Lethal defends the ROH World Championship against both Marty Scurll and Matt Taven in a triple threat ladder match. This match takes place on Ring Of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling’s massive co-promoted G1 Supercard event. The event takes place on Saturday 6th April from Madison Square Garden, New York.

Becky Lynch Taunts Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey

2019 WWE Women’s Royal Rumble winner Becky Lynch continues to taunt Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey ahead of WrestleMania. Lynch and Flair take on Rousey for the RAW Women’s Championship in what’s believed to be the main event of WrestleMania 35.

Recently, Flair posted a photo of herself on Twitter. Lynch responded by taking a shot at “The Queen”:

Rousey also addressed her situation on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. She and her husband, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, took on several of WWE’s security team members. Rousey said she doesn’t care how much she’s fined by the company for her actions.

Lynch responded by offering to pay Rousey’s fine with her new “shampoo money”:

Speaking of Lynch, her new Funko Pop figure is the number one selling item on Amazon’s Toys and Games section. Check it out here:

Mark Henry Launches Website

WWE Hall Of Famer Mark Henry has just launched his own website, which you can find at TheMarkHenry.com. The site offers a brief synopsis of “The World’s Strongest Man’s” athletic career, and also includes tour dates in which you can meet Henry and watch Monday Night RAW with him.

Here’s a description of of the events from Henry’s website:

“The World’s Strongest Man, Mark Henry is going on tour. On select Monday nights, meet Mark Henry in person at hospitality locations across the country. Come say hello, hang out, eat, drink and join Mark to watch and discuss the hottest action in professional wrestling all on multiple big screen televisions. It’s 3+ hours of non-stop wrestling action, talk and fun.”

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry spoke about a certain match that he thinks could end up being the WrestleMania 35 main event and it’s not the obvious options.

For a few weeks now, many people believe that Seth Rollins challenging Universal Champion Brock Lesnar or WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair will be the headliner.

In the eyes of Henry, he thinks the match between Randy Orton and AJ Styles at Wrestlemania 35 could be the headliner. The reason for his mindset is due to both guys being champions several times. Henry pointed out that Styles has carried the SmackDown Live brand for the past two years and Orton is closing in on being the Mount Rushmore of all-time greats.

He thinks that many people don’t look at the match as filler. He agrees that the matches listed above are main event worthy but also believes Orton and Styles are as well.

“So why wouldn’t this be in the conversation as a main event match at WrestleMania.”

WWE presents the WrestleMania 35 pay-per-view event on Sunday, April 7, 2019 in East Rutherford, NJ at MetLife Stadium that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks.

"This is not a filler match. This is a main event match."@TheMarkHenry on why you could make a case for @AJStylesOrg vs. @RandyOrton as the main event of #WrestleMania 35. pic.twitter.com/HpBpukN4Gk

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) March 15, 2019

WWE Hall Of Famer Mark Henry spoke with former WWE star Chris Nowinski during today’s (Thurs. March 7, 2019) episode of Busted Open Radio on SiriusXM. Nowinski talked about his work with the Concussion Legacy Foundation, for whom he serves as CEO. During the interview, Henry announced that he would be donating his brain to CTE research.

Nowinski explained how the best way to study the brain is after the athlete has passed away:

“The best way to study the brain is after they pass away, so you can know on a cellular level what’s happening,” said Nowinski.

“We just got our 700th brain donation and we’re constantly getting athletes to pledge [their brains], so we can build awareness and do studies while they are still alive. We have 5,000 athletes that have pledged their name and it’s important to get famous athletes [to spotlight the issue].”

Henry then explained why he made the decision to donate his brain for research. “The World’s Strongest Man” hopes it will help benefit the generations to come:

“I definitely want to go on record that I’m donating my brain and I hope that something good can come out of y’all having my brain. Maybe it will help with how things work in the future that will benefit my kids and everyone else’s kids. We want the future to be better for our families and your families, speaking to the fans.”

Throughout over 20 years of professional wrestling, Henry has likely suffered his fair share of concussions. Henry is a former ECW, World Heavyweight, and European Champion. He was inducted into the WWE’s Hall Of Fame last year. He still contributes to the business in a backstage role, making sure locker room etiquette is on point during pay-per-view (PPV) events.

What do you think about Henry donating his brain to CTE research?

H/T WrestleZone for the transcriptions

The official trailer for The Mark Henry Story, which is a documentary about the WWE Hall of Famer, has been released by WWE.

The WWE Network, which is the streaming service of the company, is set to air the documentary following the WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 event on February 17th at 10:30 PM EST. You can see the trailer here:

Henry has been with the company since 1996 and during his career, he has held three championships. The WWE World Heavyweight Title, ECW Title, and European Title. He was also a three-time Slammy Award winner.

Henry’s last match came when he worked a Royal Rumble match at the Greatest Royal Rumble pay-per-view event back in April. This was after 10 months of him confirming that his 21-year in-ring career was coming to an end.

Here is the promotional material for the special:

“Witness an incredible tale of strength, passion and the will to succeed in this revealing documentary about WWE Hall of Famer, Mark Henry!”

“The World’s Strongest Man” recently made an appearance on an episode of Sam Roberts’ podcast Notsam Wrestling where he talked about a wide range of topics including his new responsibilities with the WWE.

47-year-old Mark Henry has been with WWE almost half his life, having joined the company in 1996. Although he hasn’t officially retired, his last match was at the Greatest Royal Rumble nearly 10 months ago.

According to comments Henry recently made on Sam Roberts’ podcast, he is about to play a larger role backstage than before. In particular, Henry plans to fix issues in the WWE locker room.

“I will be at all PPVs now,” Henry said. “This is really new, like in the last two weeks. Every PPV there’s going to be issues with people in the locker room. We’re going to re-establish the leadership chain of command.”

• Ronda Rousey vs Ruby Riott Booked For Elimination Chamber

Mark Henry On WWE Locker Room

Early on the show, Henry explained some of the issues he plans to address.

“Me being gone this last year and a half, there’s a lot of stuff that’s happened in the locker room that would have never happened under my watch,” Henry said on the show. “People arguing and fussing about stuff. There’s been some disrespecting my wife or my girlfriend type of stuff. There’s been a couple of people been habitually late, which Vince hates, but he don’t have Taker or me. Booker’s not there, only at TV. Big Show’s been injured. All the guys that hold people’s face to the fire is not there.”

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has a new role with the WWE and it’s an interesting one that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion sounds excited to have.

“The World’s Strongest Man” recently made an appearance on an episode of Sam Roberts’ podcast Notsam Wrestling where he talked about a wide range of topics including his new responsibilities with the host, which is being a locker room enforcer.

Right out of the gate, he brought up being gone for a year and a half, there’s a lot of stuff that’s happened in the locker room that he would’ve prevented if he was there. When asked to elaborate on it, he stated, “People arguing and fussing about stuff.” He brought up people being late to the shows, which is something that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon hates.

He stated that “all the guys that hold peoples’ face to the fire is not there.” He would name people like The Undertaker, Booker T, and The Big Show as previous locker room leaders.

This would lead to him telling Roberts about how some members of the WWE locker room refuse to clean up after themselves and he plans to stop it as he stated, “Because I will be at all pay-per-views now. We’re gonna reestablish the chain-of-command.”

“People used to call it “the stooges.” You can call me whatever you wanna call me. But what you won’t do is make the business look bad,” Henry concluded.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry sounded off WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey during a recent episode of Sirius XM’s Busted Open Radio and had some interesting things to say.

It all started once he brought up how she falls under the same category as Michael Jordan as she is great, but as a result, she suffers from the greatness hate and that people are hating on her for being good at what she does. He knows that there will be people that have animosity against her due to her earning a level of respect that most of us will never see

“Ronda’s getting the level of attention and the level of greatness that people will never ever see.”

Henry continued by bringing up how even the best won’t see that kind of stuff due to there being only a few Muhammad Ali’s or Jordan’s. He thinks that for somebody to hate that means they’re jealous or not understanding of what greatness looks like up close.

"Ronda is getting a level of attention and a level of greatness that people may never see."@TheMarkHenry explains why @RondaRousey is suffering through "greatness hate" similarly to Tom Brady. pic.twitter.com/jmN9uR0ffe

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) January 29, 2019

Fans were against Rousey during her segment with Becky Lynch on this past Monday’s episode of RAW where they set up their match at WrestleMania 35 in April.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has come up with an idea about how Finn Balor can become WWE Universal Champion once again.

During a recent episode SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion spoke about a strategy that WWE officials can come up with if they wanted Balor to beat Brock Lesnar for the title at the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view event takes place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona at Chase Field. This comes after WWE pulled Braun Strowman from facing Lesnar this show.

Henry started out by reflecting on the matches that Lesnar had with Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle due to them being smaller than Lesnar. He also pointed out how his achilles heel is endurance and that Balor is going to have to take his endurance to task then work over Lesnar’s legs and constantly move around in order for Lesnar to chase him.

“That’s what I see happening for Finn if he can put that work in. It took Bryan too long to do that. Bryan played with Brock because he’s crazy.” Henry added that Balor isn’t crazy, so he has to take it to Brock.

"One of the Achilles heels for Brock is endurance"@TheMarkHenry on what @FinnBalor needs to do to beat @BrockLesnar #RAW #SDLive #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/kR3yAX6xHQ

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) January 16, 2019

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry is a big supporter of WWE’s women’s division and recently spoke about the latest big match involving female talent during a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio where he serves as a co-host.

This is when he praised the main event of the WWE TLC pay-per-view event in San Jose, California at the SAP Center, which saw Asuka beat Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch in the first-ever women’s Triple Threat TLC Match.

Henry brought up how he was speechless while watching the match and how he was talking with his son about how that might be one of the best matches involving women that he’s seen. This is when Henry stated that he thought it was better than Flair vs. Asuka at WrestleMania 34.

“I realized that the women’s matches could main event WrestleMania. That match was as good as any on that show.”

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion brought up how WWE is ending their pay-per-view events more frequently with women in the main event. Part of the reason for this is due to how he thinks women are being ambitious after being held back for so long by WWE officials.

"It left me speechless."@TheMarkHenry praises the #WWETLC main event and has no doubt that the women can main event Wrestlemania. pic.twitter.com/aZWT47Lp11

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) December 18, 2018

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has defended Baron Corbin from the criticism he has received from fans about his work as a WWE star.

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion talked about Corbin during Tuesday’s Busted Open Radio show on Sirius XM where he stated that Corbin has a background just like him as both of them didn’t come from a wrestling background and didn’t know how to become a wrestler.

He brought up how not a ton of football players are lined up for pro wrestling and it’s not an easy crapshoot of let’s roll these guys from the combine and make them a wrestler.

Henry continued by stating that Corbin is someone who is athletic and passionate about being a wrestler and wanting to be good at it. He noted that Corbin didn’t want to just do it for the sake of doing it to make a dollar here. “If you look at his body of work he’s on the right path. Whether you like him or not due to the role he’s playing, that’s just tough.”

"He doesn't want to just do it for the sake of doing it, he wants to be somebody." @davidlagreca1 & @TheMarkHenry on #RAW GM-elect @BaronCorbinWWE's love of pro-wrestling pic.twitter.com/IVNwjNtoIZ

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) December 11, 2018

Corbin is slated to take on Braun Strowman in a TLC Match at the TLC pay-per-view event on Sunday, December 16th, 2018  in San Jose, California at the SAP Center that will air on the WWE Network.

WWE Hall Of Famer Mark Henry recently appeared on the E&C Pod Of Awesomeness with former WWE/ECW star Tommy Dreamer and former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Christian where he discussed a wide range of topics.

Henry’s last match came when he worked a Royal Rumble match at the Greatest Royal Rumble pay-per-view event back in April. This was after 10 months of him confirming that his 21-year in-ring career was coming to an end. When asked what he’s doing now, he noted that “I have been doing the [WWE] ambassador thing, I am not doing it currently, right now the only thing I am employed to do is with Sirius XM.” He added that he owns his Strongman show and planning the first show in Washington D.C.

Henry has been with the company since 1996. He was just 24-years of age when he decided to get into the pro wrestling business. During his time with the company, he held the WWE World Heavyweight Title, ECW Title, and European Title. Most people including Henry believe that his best run was when he did his Hall of Pain gimmick.

Henry said, “That was probably my best work and I was given the chance to do what I wanted. I had the freedom to have a promo segment against somebody like John Cena.” He continued by stating that when he walked between those ropes, it was all him and was only told by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to not hurt anybody. That was all the direction he was given.

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry recently gave his take while on Busted Open Radio about how WWE officials should book Nia Jax after she punched SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch a few weeks on RAW during an invasion angle where she would cause Lynch to suffer from a broken nose and concussion.

Henry stated that he wants Nia to not smile but rather brag about how she did what she did and if anyone has a problem with that, do the same to them. Taz also thinks that he could see Jax punching a guy to do one of those mixed challenge matches. This is after segments with Elias and Nia’s pairing with Tamina.

He thinks that they should incorporate a male superstar alongside Jax in order to convince her of her new ‘Facebreaker’ gimmick. “She should be knocking out everyone on that Women’s roster with that fits. Everyone.”

Henry noted that the current state of professional wrestling is not so much thinking about wrestling but rather thinking about entertaining too much. “I’m tired of seeing everybody cry when they get a** whooping. There’s no crying in wrestling.”

"She should be knocking out everyone on that Women's roster with that fist. Everyone." @TheMarkHenry & @davidlagreca1 on what they would like to see from the #FACEBREAKER @NiaJaxWWE on #RAW pic.twitter.com/9R36AZI2dE

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) November 27, 2018

Ronda Rousey will defend the RAW Women’s Title against Nia Jax at the upcoming TLC pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, December 16th, 2018 in San Jose, California at the SAP Center and will air on the WWE Network. 

Mark Henry Praises WWE NXT Star

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry offered some praise to one NXT superstar while at NXT TakeOver: WarGames II. That star is Keith Lee, who mentioned meeting the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion. This led to Henry responding by stating that Lee was one of the best talents in the business. He wrote, “One of the best talents in wrestling!” You can see his tweet here:

It took a long time…but I finally got to tell him what his words meant to me years ago.#WWENXTTakeoverWargames #WorldsStrongestMan #BaskInMyGlory #iAmLimitless pic.twitter.com/Eo8vD7BPaZ

— Loving Lee (@RealKeithLee) November 18, 2018

One of the best talents in wrestling! https://t.co/vHrldBg4dU

— TheMarkHenry (@TheMarkHenry) November 18, 2018

For some background on this exciting talent, before signing with WWE, he worked for EVOLVE, which has a relationship with the WWE as they send their talents to work under the NXT banner. He also worked for such promotions as Beyond Wrestling, All American Wrestling (AAW), Inspire Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). At 6 ft 3 in and weighing in at over 300 pounds, Lee is a talent that could be a major star in the WWE in the future.

Aleister Black Issues Warning

Former WWE NXT Champion Aleister Black got back to his winning ways when he picked up a singles victory over Johnny Gargano at Saturday’s (November 17, 2018) NXT TakeOver: WarGames event in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center on the WWE Network. Following the match, Black took to his official Twitter account where he sent out a warning. He wrote, “You brought out the Devil.”

https://twitter.com/WWEAleister/status/1063975204609642501

https://twitter.com/WWEAleister/status/1063998230306816000

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry offered some words of advice to Hulk Hogan after the racist comments that he made a few years back.

WWE parted ways with Hogan after the scandal in 2015 and he only made his appearance after years at the Crown Jewel pay-per-view event after he was reinstated into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Mark Henry spoke to Heavy, where he revealed what suggestions he offered Hogan to redeem himself again.

“I wasn’t going to roll out the red carpet and start going to have dinner with him if he wasn’t willing to do all the s**t that I said he needed to do,” Henry told Heavy. “To start, he needs to go to some of these black universities, to these law students and let them grill him and own it and apologize. Not because you got caught, but apologize because you honestly feel remorse. He said that he found God and he touched my heart when he said that, because I know what God will do, so if God touched him, God will also say speak up, and when you reveal your past, you can go on in the future and I still don’t think he’s still completely revealed it.”

Henry said he has spoken to other wrestlers of color and the opinions are divided about the situation. Some wrestlers are of the belief that if he does certain things in the right way to apologize, he could redeem himself, whereas others don’t want to do anything with him.

Titus O’Neil also recently voiced his opinion on the situation: “I have no ill will towards Hulk Hogan whatsoever,” he said.

A few months back when Hogan was reinstated into the HOF, Henry told TMZ that he believes Hogan’s apologies are genuine.

“I do feel like he genuinely wants to clear his name. He sees people that used to respect him, they look at him different. And it hurts. And he brought that on himself. But, he’s trying his best to clear that up,” Henry said.

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