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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into "Sexual Chocolate" chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it. {{Subverted|Trope}}, however, in that Henry would later admit that he actually quite enjoyed the gimmick- even working with Wrestling/MaeYoung, due to her being such a CoolOldLady.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into "Sexual Chocolate" chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into "Sexual Chocolate" chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it. {{Subverted|Trope}}, however, in that Henry would later admit that he actually quite enjoyed the gimmick- even working with Wrestling/MaeYoung, due to her being such a CoolOldLady.
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* LyingCreator: Even the wrestlers in the back were suckered by Henry's 2013 "retirement speech." He'd been making noise for a while about finally hanging it up and they assumed the speech was for real and as shocked as everyone when he slammed Cena.
** In a WWE Network special on Henry, Big Show related how the guys in the back were all set to give him a big retirement party and stunned to realize he'd been working them all along.
** In a WWE Network special on Henry, Big Show related how the guys in the back were all set to give him a big retirement party and stunned to realize he'd been working them all along.
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* LyingCreator: Even the wrestlers in the back were suckered by Henry's 2013 "retirement speech." He'd been making noise for a while about finally hanging it up and they assumed the speech was for real and as shocked as everyone when he slammed Cena.
**Cena. In a WWE Network special on Henry, Big Show related how the guys in the back were all set to give him a big retirement party and stunned to realize he'd been working them all along.
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** Has had to be written out of several angles due to injury during his career.
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** Has He had to be written out of several angles due to injury during his career.
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** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
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** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) career]], have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
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* CreatorBacklash: He despised the 'Silverback' nickname he was given for a short while, especially due to the racial undertones it could conjure, and eventually managed to talk WWE into dropping it.
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* LyingCreator: Even the wrestlers in the back were suckered by Henry's 2013 "retirement speech." He'd been making noise for a while about finally hanging it up and they assumed the speech was for real and as shocked as everyone when he slammed Cena.
** In a WWE Network special on Henry, Big Show related how the guys in the back were all set to give him a big retirement party and stunned to realize he'd been working them all along.
** In a WWE Network special on Henry, Big Show related how the guys in the back were all set to give him a big retirement party and stunned to realize he'd been working them all along.
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* CastTheExpert: Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, Henry ''is'' one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
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* CastTheExpert: Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, Henry ''is'' one of the strongest men in recent world memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time. It wasn't the first time this had happened, as Henry had previously scouted Wrestling/BigELangston under similar circumstances; apparently he's WWE's primary scout in the powerlifting scene.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time. It wasn't the first time this had happened, as Henry had previously scouted Wrestling/BigELangston under similar circumstances; apparently he's WWE's primary scout in the powerlifting scene.scene.
* MoneyDearBoy: When WWE feared that Mark's ten million dollar contract was a poor investment, they began booking him in bad angles in an attempt to get him to quit. They believed that if they humiliated him on national television, Henry would walk out on a guaranteed one million dollar a year salary to try to salvage his dignity. As it turns out, money was a pretty good salve for the World's Strongest Man's pride.
--> "If Vince [=McMahon=] signed you to a 10-year, $10 million deal and asked you to pretend to date a 77-year-old woman, you'd probably be a good sport about it too."
* MoneyDearBoy: When WWE feared that Mark's ten million dollar contract was a poor investment, they began booking him in bad angles in an attempt to get him to quit. They believed that if they humiliated him on national television, Henry would walk out on a guaranteed one million dollar a year salary to try to salvage his dignity. As it turns out, money was a pretty good salve for the World's Strongest Man's pride.
--> "If Vince [=McMahon=] signed you to a 10-year, $10 million deal and asked you to pretend to date a 77-year-old woman, you'd probably be a good sport about it too."
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time. It wasn't the first time this had happened, as Henry had previously scouted Wrestling/BigELangston under similar circumstances; apparently he's WWE's primary scout in the powerlifting scene.
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* PromotedFanboy: Grew up as a fan of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant. When attending one of Andre's matches, young Mark Henry accidentally fell over the fan barricade and was picked up and placed back on the other side by Andre.
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* IWantYouToMeetAFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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* IWantYouToMeetAFriendOfMine: IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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* CastTheExpert: Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, Henry ''is'' one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* IWantYouToMeetAFriendOfMine: Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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** Was also recently written back ''into'' a storyline due to another superstar's injury when WWE was planning to let him stay on the shelf to heal for another month or so.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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** Was also recently once written back ''into'' a storyline due to another superstar's injury when WWE was planning to let him stay on the shelf to heal for another month or so.
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** His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his earlyyears.
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.years.
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** His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
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* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.BadassBoast.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
* Apparently Henry was the man who discovered Wrestling/BraunStrowman, seeing him at one of the strongman/powerlifting events they both frequent and realising that not only was he monumentally strong, he was also working the crowd at the same time.
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** Has had to be written out of several angles due to injury during his career.
** Was also recently written back ''into'' a storyline due to another superstar's injury when WWE was planning to let him stay on the shelf to heal for another month or so.
** Has had to be written out of several angles due to injury during his career.
** Was also recently written back ''into'' a storyline due to another superstar's injury when WWE was planning to let him stay on the shelf to heal for another month or so.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] Chocolate" chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it.
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* AscendedFanboy: Grew up as a fan of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant. When attending one of Andre's matches, young Mark Henry accidentally fell over the fan barricade and was picked up and placed back on the other side by Andre.
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* AscendedFanboy: Grew up as a fan of Wrestling/AndreTheGiant. When attending one of Andre's matches, young Mark Henry accidentally fell over the fan barricade and was picked up and placed back on the other side by Andre.
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** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
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** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.years.
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
* Judging by the records he set in powerlifting, he is one of the strongest men in recent memory, making the name "World's Strongest Man" a lot more than just a RedBaron and BadassBoast.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of his most well known injuries happened in OVW where he broke through the ring ropes, which Jim Cornette blamed on WWE forcing them to use their equipment instead of cables which could have caught Mark.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of his most well known injuries happened in OVW where he broke through the ring ropes, which Jim Cornette Wrestling/JimCornette blamed on WWE forcing them to use their equipment instead of cables which could have caught Mark.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: One of his most well known injuries happened in OVW where he broke through the ring ropes, which Jim Cornette blamed on WWE forcing them to use their equipment instead of cables which could have caught Mark.
* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans ofit.it.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: His powerlifting career, from which he retired at age 26. Seeing as how other powerlifters have still yet to surpass his records, we can only speculate how much Henry could be lifting had he devoted more time to it.
** Conversely, given the way the [[FromNobodyToNightmare last few years of his career]] (and it's been implied that he's literally months away from retiring at this point) have gone for him, one can only speculate as to what Henry's wrestling career would have looked like as a whole if he hadn't had to endure the injuries and less-than-stellar booking from his early years.
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* OldShame: The crowd has occasionally broken out into [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKG4w7r5PU "Sexual Chocolate"]] chants during his 2011 push, his less than serious gimmick in the 90s. Probably didn't help that he temporarily brought back the gimmick for "Old School Night" on Raw in 2010, reminding knowledgeable fans of it.
