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Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) and a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in 1995. As a powerlifter, he was WDFPF World Champion (1995) He still holds the WDFPF world records in the squat, deadlift and total.

In weightlifting, Henry was a three-time U.S. National Weightlifting Champion (1993, 1994, 1996), and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship in 2011. First winning the ECW Championship, he became only the fourth black world champion in WWE history (after The Rock, Booker T, and Bobby Lashley).

In April 2018, Henry was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

Early life

Henry was born in the small town of Silsbee in East Texas, 90 miles northeast of Houston. As a child, he was a big wrestling fan and André the Giant was his favorite wrestler. While attending a wrestling show in Beaumont, Texas, young Henry tried to touch André as he was walking down the aisle, but tripped over the barricade. André picked him up out of the crowd and put him back behind the barricade. When Henry was 12 years old, his father, Ernest, died of complications from diabetes.

Henry played football in high school until his senior year, when he strained ligaments in his wrist during the first game of the year and scored below 700 on the SAT. By the time Henry finished high school, he was a three-time Texas state champion with state and national records in all four powerlifting categories—the squat at , bench press at and deadlift at as well as the total at . While powerlifting relies primarily on brute strength and power, which Henry obviously possessed, Olympic weightlifting is considered more sophisticated, involving more agility, timing, flexibility and technique. There have been few lifters in history who have been able to be successful in both lifting disciplines. Mastering the technique of weightlifting usually takes many years of practice, but Henry broke four national junior records in weightlifting after only eight months of training. In April 1991, he won the United States National Junior Championships; 20 days later he placed fourth at the U.S. Senior National Championships, and finished sixth at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Germany two months later.

At the age of 19, Later that same year in October, he competed in the drug-free Powerlifting World Championships and won again, even though he trained on the powerlifts only sparingly—due his main focus still being on the two Olympic lifts. He not only become World Champion by winning the competition but also bettered his previous all-time squat world record to and his all-time drug tested world record total to . No one in the history of the sports had ever lifted as much as him in the five competitive lifts—the snatch and the clean and jerk in weightlifting—the squat, bench press and deadlift in powerlifting. He suffered a back injury during the competition and was unable to approach his normal performance level. His appearance at the Olympics proved to be his last official competition in Olympic weightlifting, as he retired from weightlifting, vowing never to return unless the sport is "cleaned up" of anabolic steroid use.

Although in early 1998 he was still able to do five repetitions in the bench press with , three repetitions in the squat with (with no suit and no knee wraps), and three repetitions in the standing press with in training, while traveling with the World Wrestling Federation, he never returned to compete again in official championships in favor of his wrestling career.

:→ former all-time unequipped squat world record for over a decade in SHW class until 2010 (+regardless of weight class until 2007)

Bench Press –
Deadlift –

Powerlifting Total – ( (done at 1996's U.S. Nationals)

:→ Senior US American snatch record 1993–1997 in SHW class (+regardless of weight class)

Clean and jerk:

:→ Henry is either the fourth or the fifth verified man to clean and press the legendary implement after Louis 'Apollon' Uni himself in the 1890s (which is disputed), Charles Rigoulot in 1930, John Davis in 1949 and Norbert Schemansky in 1954. Unlike any of the predecessors, he cleaned it using double overhand grip and push pressed it without involving a jerk.<br>

Deadlift: x 2 reps oil filled plates (2002 Arnold Strongman Classic)

:→ Henry is the first man in history to clean the legendary dumbbell. He also proceeded to push press it.

Combined official records:

Combined official Supertotal (official weightlifting total + official powerlifting total):

: + =

Career aggregate Supertotal (Individual 5 lift PR weightlifting & powerlifting total):

: + + + + =

Unofficial Records

Olympic Weightlifting

According to Dr. Terry Todd:

Squat: raw with wraps
Bench press: raw
Deadlift: raw

In a two-week period in spring 1998, Henry squatted raw without knee wraps for 3 reps, bench pressed for 5 reps, and overhead pressed for 3 reps, all while travelling with the WWF. On the November 4 episode of Raw, Henry served as a cornerman for Barry Windham in a match against Goldust. He was set to team with Windham, Marc Mero and Rocky Maivia to take on the team of Lawler, Goldust, Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Crush at Survivor Series on November 17, but was replaced by Jake Roberts when he was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury. On the November 17 episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling, Henry defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Crush, and Goldust in a tug of war contest. Henry also worked on several shows for United States Wrestling Association. Henry's career was then stalled as he took time off over the next year to heal injuries and engage in further training.

In November 1997, he returned to the ring, making his televised return the following month. By the end of the year, he was a regular fixture on WWF programming, defeating the Brooklyn Brawler on the December 15 episode of Raw, and beating The Sultan on the December 27 episode of WWF Shotgun Saturday Night.

Nation of Domination (1998)

Henry joined the Nation of Domination faction with Faarooq, The Rock, Kama Mustafa, and D'Lo Brown on January 12, 1998. After short feuds against Ken Shamrock and Vader, Henry participated in his faction's enmity against D-Generation X (DX), which included a romantic storyline with DX member Chyna.

Sexual Chocolate (1998–2000)

When The Nation disbanded, he engaged in a short feud with The Rock, defeating him at Judgment Day: In Your House on October 18 with help from Brown, and then forming a permanent team with Brown, gaining Ivory as a manager.

During the next year, Henry gave himself the nickname "Sexual Chocolate", adopting a ladies' man character. He first resumed his storyline with former enemy Chyna, but it ended with her betraying him in a controversial angle including a transvestite. The next night, Henry was awarded the European title by Jarrett in return for his help. Henry lost the title one month later to Brown at the Unforgiven pay-per-view on September 26.

The night after he tried to make up with Brown and later in the week claimed to be a sex addict resulting in him attending a sex therapy session a week later where he claimed that he lost his virginity at eight years old to his sister, and had just slept with her two days ago. He was part of a storyline about him overcoming sex addiction, which he accomplished thanks to The Godfather. Young later gave birth to a hand.

Ohio Valley Wrestling and strongman competitions (2000–2002)

In 2000, Henry was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) to improve his conditioning and wrestling skills.

On February 22, 2002, in Columbus, Ohio the competition, consisting of four events, designed to determine the lifter with the greatest overall body power, began. By deadlifting for two repetitions in the second event and easily pushing a or more Hummer with nearly flat tires in the third event, Henry kept his lead continuously throughout the competition and never gave it up again.

World's Strongest Man (2002–2007)

Henry returned to the WWF in April 2002 and was sent to the SmackDown! brand, where he developed an in-ring persona of performing "tests of strength" while other wrestlers took bets on the tests, but the gimmick met with little success. After being used sporadically on WWE (formerly WWF) television during 2002, as Henry was training for a weightlifting contest, and suffering a knee injury, he was sent back to OVW for more training. After defeating Booker T twice, once in a street fight and once in a six-man tag team match, Henry lost to Booker T at Armageddon on December 14. At a practice session in OVW in February 2004, Henry tore his quadriceps muscle, and was out for over a year after undergoing surgery. While Henry feuded with the World Heavyweight Champion Batista, he suffered a severely torn triceps that required surgery during a live event, forcing him to vacate his title. Henry wrestled for the vacant title on the January 13 episode of SmackDown! in a Battle Royal and wrestled Kurt Angle for the title at Royal Rumble, but lost both times.Henry's next feud was against The Undertaker, facing him at WrestleMania 22 in a Casket match, but The Undertaker defeated Henry. There were talks about Henry ending The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak; in an interview on Heavy, Henry stated that the decision was close and that if they did ask him about it he would have refused, stating he did not want to carry that weight.

thumb|right|upright|Henry lost to [[The Undertaker at WrestleMania 22 and Unforgiven 2007]]

Henry feuded with the returning Batista, being booked to a match at The Great American Bash on July 23. Weeks before that event, however, on the July 15 episode of Saturday Night's Main Event, Henry suffered an injury, canceling the scheduled match. Doctors later found that Henry completely tore his patella tendon off the bone and split his patella completely in two.

Henry returned on the May 11, 2007 episode of SmackDown!, after weeks of vignettes hyping his return. Henry attacked The Undertaker after a World Heavyweight Championship steel cage match with Batista, allowing Edge to take advantage of the situation and use his Money in the Bank contract. Henry and The Undertaker wrestled at Unforgiven on September 16, losing to him after being given a Last Ride. Two weeks later, Henry lost a rematch to The Undertaker after The Undertaker performed a chokeslam on Henry.

ECW Champion (2007–2009)

thumb|Henry as ECW Champion with [[Tony Atlas]]

After a short hiatus, Henry returned to WWE programming on the October 23 episode, working on the ECWbrand, working with Big Daddy V and was briefly managed by Big Daddy V's manager, Matt Striker. As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft on June 25, Henry was drafted to the ECW brand and won the ECW Championship at Night of Champions, when he defeated former champion Kane and Big Show in a triple threat match. During his reign, he was managed by Hall of Famer Tony Atlas and was given a new belt design. On August 17, Henry retained the title against Matt Hardy at SummerSlam bydisqualification; but lost it to Hardy at Unforgiven on September 7 in a Championship Scramble match.

Henry attempted to regain the championship throughout the year, and had a match against Hardy at No Mercy on October 5, but failed as he was unsuccessful. Henry and Atlas then engaged in a feud against Finlay and Hornswoggle, which included Henry losing a Belfast Brawl to Finlay at Armageddon on December 14. On the March 3, 2009 episode of ECW, Henry defeated Santino Marella to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 25 on April 5, and was involved in a series of matches with the other competitors on Raw, SmackDown, and ECW. He was unsuccessful at WrestleMania, however, as CM Punk won the match. In May, Henry began a rivalry with Evan Bourne, which began after Bourne defeated Henry by countout on the May 26 episode of ECW.

Tag team championship pursuits (2009–2011)

right|thumb|upright|Henry before a tag team match with [[Montel Vontavious Porter]]

On June 29, Henry was traded to the Raw brand and redebuted for the brand that night as the third opponent in a three-on-one gauntlet match against WWE Champion Randy Orton, which he won, turning Henry into a face in the process. In August, Henry formed a tag team with Montel Vontavious Porter and the two challenged the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and The Big Show) for the title at Breaking Point on September 13, but were unsuccessful. They stopped teaming afterwards, becoming involved in separate storylines, until the February 15, 2010 episode of Raw in which they defeated the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Big Show and The Miz in a non-title match. The next week they challenged The Big Show and The Miz in a title match but were unsuccessful. At Extreme Rules on April 25, Henry and MVP fought for a chance to become number one contenders to the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, but were the second team eliminated in a gauntlet match by The Big Show and The Miz. Ultimately, The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith) won the match.

Henry mentored Lucky Cannon in the second season of NXT. Cannon was eliminated on the August 10 episode of NXT. In September, Henry began teaming with Evan Bourne, starting at the Night of Champions pay-per-view on September 19, where they entered a Tag Team Turmoil for the WWE Tag Team Championship. They made it to the final two before being defeated by Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre. The team came to an end in October when Bourne suffered an injury and was taken out of action. Henry then formed a team with Yoshi Tatsu on the November 29 episode of Raw, defeating WWE Tag Team Champions Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater, after a distraction by John Cena. They received a shot at the championship the next week, in a fatal four-way elimination tag team match, which also included The Usos and Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. Henry and Tatsu were the first team eliminated in the match.

World Heavyweight Champion (2011–2012)

On the April 25, 2011 episode of Raw, Henry was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2011 WWE draft. In the main event of the night, Henry attacked his teammates John Cena and Christian, turning heel in the process. On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, Henry participated in a Triple Threat match against Sheamus and Christian to decide the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Sheamus. On the June 17 episode of SmackDown, Henry was scheduled to face an angry and emotionally unstable Big Show, who warned Henry not to get into the ring; Henry ignored the warning and Big Show assaulted him before the match could begin. This act ignited a feud between the two; Henry attacked Big Show both backstage and during matches while on the July 1 episode of SmackDown, Big Show's music played during Henry's match against Randy Orton, causing Henry to be counted out and costing him a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Henry reacted by destroying the audio equipment and attacking a technician. Henry faced Big Show in a singles match at Money in the Bank and won. After the match, Henry crushed Big Show's leg with a chair, (kayfabe) injuring him, an act Henry later referenced as an induction into the "Hall of Pain". Henry did the same to Kane on the next episode of SmackDown, and in the months ahead, Vladimir Kozlov and The Great Khali suffered the same fate.

thumb|upright|Henry as [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE, 2002–2013)|World Heavyweight Champion]]

On the July 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry was informed that he could no longer compete as no one dared to fight him, but Sheamus interrupted, saying that he wasn't afraid of Henry before slapping him. At SummerSlam, Henry defeated Sheamus by count-out after slamming him through a ring barricade. On the August 19 episode of SmackDown, Henry won a 20-man Battle Royal to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship to face Randy Orton at Night of Champions, and throughout weeks on SmackDown and Raw, Henry regularly attacked Orton, getting an advantage over him. At Night of Champions, Henry defeated Orton to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Henry successfully defended the title against Orton at Hell in a Cell in a Hell in a Cell match.

On the October 7 episode of SmackDown, Big Show returned and chokeslammed Henry through the announce table, thus earning a title shot against Henry at Vengeance. During the match, Henry superplexed Big Show from the top rope, causing the ring to collapse from the impact and the match to be ruled a no contest. Henry began a feud with the Money in the Bank briefcase holder Daniel Bryan on the November 4 episode of SmackDown, challenging Bryan to a non-title match to prove that Bryan could not become champion. During the match, Big Show knocked out Henry, making him win by disqualification. Big Show then urged Bryan to cash in his contract, but Henry recovered and attacked both Bryan and Big Show before the match could start. At Survivor Series, Henry retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show after a low blow that disqualified Henry. Angered by Henry's cowardice, Big Show crushed Henry's ankle with a steel chair. On the November 25 episode of SmackDown, Henry was knocked out again by Big Show, at which point Bryan cashed in his briefcase for a title match and quickly pinned Henry. However, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long revealed that Henry was not medically cleared to compete and voided the match, so Henry remained champion and the briefcase was returned to Bryan. Later that night, Bryan won a fatal-four-way match to face Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage. On the November 29 episode of SmackDown, Henry defeated Bryan in a steel cage match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

Then at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Henry lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Big Show in a chairs match. After the match, Henry knocked Big Show out, resulting in Daniel Bryan cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to win his first World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 20 episode of SmackDown, Bryan retained the championship against Henry in a lumberjack match after Bryan provoked the lumberjacks to come in and attack them to cause a no contest. At the 2012 Royal Rumble event, Henry faced Bryan and Big Show in a triple threat steel cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship; Bryan escaped the cage to retain the title. On the February 3 episode of SmackDown, Henry was suspended indefinitely (in storyline) by SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, after Henry physically accosted Long as he demanded a one-on-one rematch that night with Bryan. In reality, Henry had hyper-extended his knee the previous week. Henry returned to in-ring action on the February 20 episode of Raw SuperShow, losing to Sheamus. On the April 2 and 9 episodes of Raw SuperShow, Henry faced CM Punk for the WWE Championship which he won by count-out and disqualification; as a result, Punk retained his title. On the April 16 episode of Raw SuperShow, Punk defeated Henry in a no-disqualification, no count-out match to retain the WWE Championship. On May 14, Henry announced he was going under a career-threatening surgery for an injury.

Final feuds (2013–2017)

thumb|Henry facing [[Jack Swagger in January 2015]]

After a nine-month absence, Henry made his return on the February 4, 2013 episode of Raw, brutally attacking Daniel Bryan, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara. Four days later on SmackDown, Henry defeated Randy Orton to earn a spot in the number one contenders' Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship at Elimination Chamber. At the pay-per-view on February 17, Henry eliminated Daniel Bryan and Kane before being eliminated by Randy Orton. After his elimination, Henry attacked the three remaining participants before being escorted out by WWE officials. Henry then began a feud with Ryback after several non-verbal confrontations. On the March 15 episode of SmackDown, Henry was defeated by Ryback via disqualification, following interference from The Shield. Afterward, Henry delivered the World's Strongest Slam to Ryback three times in a row. On April 7 at WrestleMania 29, Henry defeated Ryback in a singles match. Later that month, Henry reignited a feud with Sheamus by repeatedly attacking Sheamus backstage. Henry and Sheamus then challenged each other in tests of strength, but with Sheamus unable to best Henry, he resorted to attacking Henry with Brogue Kicks. After Sheamus (during his match) Brogue Kicked Henry (who was on commentary), Henry snapped and brutally whipped Sheamus with a belt. This led to a strap match on May 19 at Extreme Rules, where Sheamus emerged victorious. With the loss to Sheamus, Henry declared that he was "going home".

After being absent from television due to injuries, Henry used social media to tease his retirement. On the June 17 episode of Raw, Henry returned, interrupting WWE Champion John Cena and delivering an emotional retirement speech, which was revealed as a ruse when Henry gave Cena a World's Strongest Slam after concluding his speech. The segment was highly praised by fans and critics. With Henry stating his intent to challenge for the "only title he's never held", he was granted a WWE Championship match against Cena at Money in the Bank. The following night on Raw, Henry cut a promo to congratulate Cena on his win and asked for a rematch for SummerSlam, but was ultimately attacked by The Shield, turning face in the process for the first time since 2011. Henry continued his face turn the following week, by confronting The Shield and teaming together with The Usos to fend them off. Henry and the Usos went on to lose to The Shield in two six-man tag team matches, the first on the July 29 episode of Raw, and the second on the August 7 episode of Main Event. On the August 12 episode of Raw, Henry competed in a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender for the United States Championship, but was the last man eliminated by Rob Van Dam. After the match, Henry and Van Dam were confronted by The Shield, before the returning Big Show came to their aid. Four days later on SmackDown, Henry, Show, and Van Dam defeated The Shield in a six-man tag team match. After a suspected hamstring injury on August 31 at the TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts, Henry was cleared to compete. Henry, however, took time off and during his time off, he dropped down to and shaved his head bald.

Henry returned to in-ring action on November 24, 2013, at Survivor Series, answering Ryback's open challenge and defeating him. On the January 6, 2014 episode of Raw, Henry tried to confront Brock Lesnar during separate encounters after Lesnar's return, resulting in Henry receiving an F-5 the first time and then Lesnar injured Henry's arm after getting it in a kimura lock hold, causing Henry to wail in pain and be absent. He returned on February 10 episode of Raw, and answered Dean Ambrose's open challenge for the United States Championship, but was unable to win the title due to interference by the rest of The Shield. In March, Henry suffered another attack from Lesnar, this time resulting in Henry receiving an F-5 through the announcing table.

On the August 4 episode of Raw, Henry defeated Damien Sandow after a few months absence. That same week on SmackDown, Henry formed a tag team with Big Show to defeat RybAxel (Ryback and Curtis Axel). On the August 18 episode of Raw, Henry entered a feud with Rusev by attacking him. This set up a match between Henry and Rusev at Night of Champions, which he lost by submission. The following night on Raw, he lost to Rusev again by knockout via submission. On the October 27 episode of Raw, Henry attacked Big Show during their tag team match against Gold and Stardust, and turning heel in the process. On the November 3 episode of Raw, Henry lost to Big Show via disqualification and slammed Big Show onto the steel steps. On the November 10 Raw, he joined The Authority's team to face John Cena's team at Survivor Series. On November 23 at Survivor Series, Henry was the first to be eliminated from Team Authority 50 seconds into the match after being knocked out by Big Show. Henry then took another hiatus due to an unspecified injury.

Henry returned on the March 12, 2015 episode of SmackDown, confronting Roman Reigns for having a lack of identity and for not being respected, resulting in Reigns attacking Henry. The attack caused Henry to become a believer in Reigns, and turning face in the process. Henry was unsuccessful in the Elimination Chamber match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber, replacing Rusev who was injured, but was eliminated by Sheamus At Royal Rumble pre-show on January 24, 2016, Henry teamed with Jack Swagger to win a Fatal 4-Way tag team match to earn their spots in the Royal Rumble match. Despite this victory, Henry entered the Rumble match at #22 and lasted only 47 seconds when he was quickly eliminated by The Wyatt Family.

On July 19, at the 2016 WWE draft, Henry was drafted to Raw. On the August 1 episode of Raw, Henry claimed he still "had a lot left in him" when he spoke of reviving the Hall of Pain and his participation in the Olympics. Raw General Manager Mick Foley gave Henry a United States Championship match, but Henry would lose by submission to Rusev. In October, Henry allied himself with R-Truth and Goldust in a feud against Titus O'Neil and The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico), in which Henry's team came out victorious. Henry returned at the Royal Rumble on January 29, 2017, as entrant number 6, only to be eliminated by Braun Strowman. He unsuccessfully competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 33.

Retirement and WWE Hall of Famer (2017–2021)

Following WrestleMania 33, Henry retired and transitioned into a backstage producers role. He later made his return in a backstage cameo at the Raw 25 Years event in January 2018. On March 19, 2018, it was announced that Henry would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Big Show, who was one of his closest friends in WWE. In early 2019, Henry took on a backstage mentoring role helping talent work on their off-air attitude, including cleanliness and respect in the locker room.

Henry appeared on the January 4, 2021 episode of Raw, on its Raw Legends Night special, where in he appeared riding on a scooter due to an injured leg. He was verbally confronted by Randy Orton in what was his final appearance in WWE.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2024)

Henry made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on May 30, 2021, at Double or Nothing where it was announced that he would be a part of the commentary team for its new show AEW Rampage, as well as a coach. On May 27, 2024, Henry announced that he would not be renewing his contract with AEW and would be leaving the company upon its expiration the following day on May 28, 2024.

Return to WWE (2025–present)

On March 22, 2025, it was reported Henry had re-signed with WWE under a Legends deal.

Personal life

Henry lives in Austin, Texas with his wife Jana; they have a son and a daughter. He drives a Hummer that he won in the 2002 Arnold Strongman Classic. On September 10, 2012, Henry served as one of the pallbearers for actor Michael Clarke Duncan's funeral.

In March 2019, Henry pledged to donate his brain to CTE research once he dies.

Filmography

Film

{| class = "wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

| 2010 || MacGruber || Tut Beemer

| 2014 || A Haunted House 2 || Prisoner

| 2015 || The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! || Marble Henry

| 2016 || Incarnate || Bouncer

Video games

Henry appears in the following licensed wrestling video games:

{| class = "wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

| rowspan="2"| 1999

| WWF Attitude

| WWF WrestleMania 2000

| rowspan="3"| 2000

| WWF SmackDown!

| WWF No Mercy

| WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role

| 2002

| WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth

| 2003

| WWE Raw 2

| 2006

| WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007

| 2007

| WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008

| 2008

| WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

| 2009

| WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010

| 2010

| WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011

| rowspan="2"| 2011

| WWE All Stars

| WWE '12

| rowspan="2"| 2012

| WWE WrestleFest

| WWE '13

| 2013

| WWE 2K14

| rowspan="2"| 2014

| WWE SuperCard

| WWE 2K15

| 2015

| WWE 2K16

| 2016

| WWE 2K17

| rowspan="2"| 2017

| WWE: Champions

| WWE 2K18

| 2019

| WWE 2K20

| 2020

| WWE 2K Battlegrounds

| 2025

| WWE 2K25

| 2026

| WWE 2K26

Championships, records, and accomplishments

Powerlifting

Championships Participation – High School Level
Two times 1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting TEAM Championships (in Division I under Silsbee High School)
1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1988 in SHW division
1st place in Texas State High School Powerlifting Championships 1989 in SHW division
Collegiate Level
Current Texas State Collegiate Record holder in the squat at in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1991 (best in America as well but not registered as such)
Junior Level (20–23 years)
Current Texas State Junior Record holder in the deadlift at in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995 (best in America as well but not registered as such)
Senior Level (24+ years)
Current Texas State Record holder in the squat at , the deadlift at and the total at in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since 1995
Former All-time raw (unequipped) squat World Record holder at (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) from July 16, 1995, to October 29, 1995 (+regardless of weight class until July 4, 2009*****)
Current All-time drug-tested raw (unequipped) squat World Record holder at in SHW class (+regardless of weight class) since October 29, 1995
Current American Record holder in the deadlift at (drug-tested as well as non drug-tested) in SHW class (+regardless of weight class and equipment) since July 16, 1995
Mark also holds the fourth heaviest drug-tested raw (unequipped) Powerlifting Total in history at ,
results:
results:
results:
results:
Senior US American record holder (+108 kg) in the Snatch at 180.0 kg, Clean and jerk at 220.0 kg, and Total at 400.0 kg (1993–1997)
The Second Strongest Man That Ever Lived according to Flex Magazine

Professional wrestling

thumb|upright|Mark Henry being inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame in April 2018]]

Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2019)
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Frank Gotch Award (2021)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2011)
Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012
Ranked No. 472 of the top 500 greatest wrestlers in the "PWI Years" in 2003
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
ECW Championship (1 time)
WWF European Championship (1 time)
Slammy Award (3 times)
"Holy $#!+ Move of the Year" (2011)
Feat of Strength of the Year (2013)
Match of the Year (2014) –

References

External links

Mark Henry – The Strongest Man That Ever Lived (article by Ben Tatar)
Mark Henry's impressive achievements over the ropes by Katie Raymonds on WWE.com
International Sports Hall of Fame: Mark Henry featured in pictures and Acceptance Speech video clips
Powerliftingwatch of all-time powerlifting records, including Mark Henry's
Video: Mark Henry at the Arnold Strongman Classic 2002 (introduction+Apollon's Wheel+Inch dumbbell)
Video: Mark Henry lifting the "unliftable" Thomas Inch Dumbbell as the first man in history
Video: Mark Henry wins the 1995 USAPL (ADFPA) National Powerlifting Championships and deadlifts 903 lb