Mark Henry announced for the Hall of Fame

[slik]

His fake retirement speech is the best retirement speech ever


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: As first reported by <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USATODAY</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheMarkHenry</a> will be inducted into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEHOF</a> Class of 2018! <a href="https://t.co/xM34UzPNvD">https://t.co/xM34UzPNvD</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/975771317059407873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Evil Vito]

That's what he do.

[slik]

Mark Henry going to split some wigs during his speech

[Innovator]

Please have Cena induct him

[Destor]

most undeserved HoFer and career ever

[Black Widow]

Goldberg is the only speech i'll have to watch this year.

[Loose Cannon]

after the Mae Young angle, i think he had a job for life.


I did love his retirement speech angle. one of the rare moments in the last 20 years i was completely swerved

[Ruien]

really don't care who gets put in as long as they give a good speech. It's not like it matters anyways. Henry should have some good stories to share.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Everybody is gonna get their wig split in the Hall of Pain and the Hall of Fame.

Well deserved. Godfather inducts? D'lo Brown?

[Theo Dious]

IF HE DOESNT WEAR THE PINK SUIT I WILL RUIN THE WORLD WITH MY ANGER

[Theo Dious]

Seriously should be Cena thst inducts him, then he comes out and slams him, then says "naw, I'm really retired, I just thought y'all would enjoy dat."

[Curtis]

This gives me hope that now Mideon will get inducted at some point in the future.

[Anybody Thrilla]

The Hall of Pain was cool. Everything else was between 'garbage' and 'barely passable'. Congratulations, though. Seems like a super nice guy.

[Emperor Smeat]

Does that mean everyone inducted into the Hall of Pain are now WWE Hall of Fame members by association?

[Tom Guycott]

most undeserved HoFer and career ever

see: Koko B. Ware

Seriously should be Cena thst inducts him, then he comes out and slams him, then says "naw, I'm really retired, I just thought y'all would enjoy dat."

Hey, if Mick Foley could get that win (with the help of special ref CM Punk) over Chris Jericho at his Hall of Fame induction, I could totally see this being a thing that happens. Or even at least teasing it again, just to set him back down and go "Ah! Gotcha!"

[Emperor Smeat]

Rumor going around the net hints the reason why Henry got the nod was due to Bam Bam Bigelow's family unable to reach a financial deal with the WWE in terms of royalties and image rights for this year's class.

Bigelow was the only one from the original list of rumored names to not be inducted while Henry, Jarrett, and Hillbilly Jim were late additions for this year's class.

[Anybody Thrilla]

I used to work with Bam Bam's niece. Maybe I can talk to her about it.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Concept: Mark Henry delivers the most beautiful HOF speech and just as everyone applauds and he’s getting ready to walk off the stage, he picks up Kid Rock and World’s Strongest Slam’s him into the podium just to say, “I STILL GOT MORE LEFT IN THE TANK!”</p>&mdash; taryn (@livorleave) <a href="https://twitter.com/livorleave/status/975773248326717443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Tom Guycott]

Only if he actually stiffs Kid Rock. And the podium isn't gimmick'd.

[Nicky Fives]

Rumor going around the net hints the reason why Henry got the nod was due to Bam Bam Bigelow's family unable to reach a financial deal with the WWE in terms of royalties and image rights for this year's class.

Bigelow was the only one from the original list of rumored names to not be inducted while Henry, Jarrett, and Hillbilly Jim were late additions for this year's class.

They also have not named a black guy.

[Evil Vito]

D-Von Dudley
Jarrius Robertson

[Jordan]

Mark Henry totally deserves to be in the HOF. He surpassed one of the worst angles ever, was apart of a legendary stable, and totally turned around his career and had an amazing Heavyweight Championship run. I look forward to his speech more than anyone. I'd say Ron Simmons will induct him but he's not the most eloquent speaker so I really don't know who would be best, maybe Michael Hayes.

[Destor]

see: Koko B. Ware


Koko was massively over an drew money...were you born in the 90s or what?

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah, the "Koko is undeserving" thing is a myth. He got the shit end in the fed, but there's a reason they signed him.

[KIRA]

Destor the Hall of Pain gimmick alone is worth everything

[Destor]

Destor the Hall of Pain gimmick alone is worth everything
It was a good...12 months? tacked on to a lazy career. Feels wrong to reward that.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

It could have been more, but injuries impeded it. Still, you're right. 15 years of shite, 1 year of the goods.

[Evil Vito]

As I've been saying, the HOF is little more than a golden watch to thank a long-time employee for their years of service.

[Destor]

As I've been saying, the HOF is little more than a golden watch to thank a long-time employee for their years of service.
But with henry he was long term because they siged himto a stupid 10yr deal fresh out of the olympics.


He finally started getting his together a decade later and even then didnt get good for 14 years into his run.


He's literally one of the most overpaid wrestlers of all time.

[Evil Vito]

I don't disagree. But he still put his time in and was well-liked. That's basically all you need to do to round out a HOF class from WWE's standpoint.

[Evil Vito]

There are a shitload of people currently on TV every week who don't feel like HOFers in the traditional sense but I can pretty much guarantee most of them will be going in eventually.

[Tom Guycott]

Koko was massively over an drew money...were you born in the 90s or what?

Yeah, the "Koko is undeserving" thing is a myth. He got the shit end in the fed, but there's a reason they signed him.


Nope. 1980. Koko did his thing, and Frankie was pretty over, but still felt like he was kinda... there. Always felt like a poor man's JYD.

[Jordan]

For me the Hall of Pain was a brilliant angle and his run on Smackdown on top was really great. Probably the best surprise title run ever for my money. For the rest of it, sure he went through tons of garbage stories but he also endured and was a positive person in the locker room. He's a HOFer in WWE standards for sure.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Nope. 1980. Koko did his thing, and Frankie was pretty over, but still felt like he was kinda... there. Always felt like a poor man's JYD.

I don't even think Koko had Frankie until he was in the WWF?

[Destor]

Nope. 1980. Koko did his thing, and Frankie was pretty over, but still felt like he was kinda... there. Always felt like a poor man's JYD.
Such a pointless statement.

[Destor]

"i didnt like him" =\= "he wasnt profitable act"

[DaveWadding]

Was I the only one that really found awkward Sexual Chocolate funny?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Does that mean everyone inducted into the Hall of Pain are now WWE Hall of Fame members by association?

Yes. Congratulations Random Sound Guy #767. Let's take a look at his storied career:

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[terryna]

Loving this thread!http://gshort.click/buluhidung/34/o.png

[Luigi]

His fake retirement speech is the best retirement speech ever


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: As first reported by <a href="https://twitter.com/USATODAY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USATODAY</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheMarkHenry?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheMarkHenry</a> will be inducted into the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWEHOF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWEHOF</a> Class of 2018! <a href="https://t.co/xM34UzPNvD">https://t.co/xM34UzPNvD</a></p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWE/status/975771317059407873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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I will have to agree this. That fake retirement speech/segment was amazing.

[Mr. JL]

As I've been saying, the HOF is little more than a golden watch to thank a long-time employee for their years of service.

I was going to come up with a list of reasons why Mark Henry should not belong in a Hall of Fame until I remembered this quote.

I give props to his fake retirement speech though. Probably the only great thing I can remember from my Mark Henry memories bank.

[Tom Guycott]

"i didnt like him" =\= "he wasnt profitable act"

I had a whole wall of text, but honestly, I know you know better than that. I will, however, still question your point of "being profitable" equating to "HoF worthy".

For all your Andres and Dustys and Horsemen, you have people in the Hall that are kinda debatable. I think Koko is a "meh" tier Hall of Famer much like HHH will be a "meh" tier future Hall of Famer (let's be serious; only way he doesn't get in is if he goes full Benoit), as I've made my feelings well known about Hunter's spectacularly mediocre in-ring career.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I was going to come up with a list of reasons why Mark Henry should not belong in a Hall of Fame until I remembered this quote.

I give props to his fake retirement speech though. Probably the only great thing I can remember from my Mark Henry memories bank.

You didn't care for his 2011 Hall of Pain run?

[#1-norm-fan]

most undeserved HoFer and career ever

James Dudley

[#1-norm-fan]

Mark Henry, much like Big Show, is an era where booking was a thing, would have been HUGE. Once he entered that feud with Randy Orton, he showed that he could do what needs to be done in the ring. And he's always been fine on the mic. Even before the Cena retirement thing that gets all the attention, he had the talent.

You've gotta induct some more recent guys to make it look like wrestling hasn't just gone to complete shit. With that in mind, few are a better fit than Mark Henry.

[Mr. Nerfect]

You didn't care for his 2011 Hall of Pain run?

I've grown to like Mark, and I'm glad he's going in, but the fact that you can identify the good shit by year is kind of contrary to the point you are trying to make? "Remember that one time..."

[Mr. Nerfect]

I just hope he gets inducted by John Cena and wears the salmon suit.

[EIWF]

Another addition to the hall of fame that makes you question it's credibility.

[#1-norm-fan]

I don't think most people question its credibility. They know it isn't credible and only exists for faux prestige/an excuse to get mainstream attention from the celebrity inductees.

[Sixx]

But he's fat.