Hey, guess who just signed a contract extension...
 

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Posted by Aaron Rift on 05/07/2006 at 12:11 AM

Dave Meltzer reports that Mark Henry's WWE contract has been extended. Henry signed a 10 year contract with the WWE back in 1996 after he competed in the Olympics for $1 million dollars a year. Henry's new deal is not guarenteed and lasts through 2007. His money has been cut down from $1 million a year dollars to $300,000 a year.

Credit: Steve Gerweck

Huh? Well, shit in my mouth and call me your sister. :(

Vince is a complete and total fool... ...we'll see when he learns he wasted his time and money... ...AGAIN.

What the fuck that asshole was making a million a year

Well at least he is making only 300 000 now. (n)

Well, if you insist :naughty:

Oh You're My Sister, You're My Sister!

He was making a million a year? Okay, I can understand Vince giving him a long contract, thinking he might possibly be big. But wtf..

Mark Henry hasn't been awful since he's returned. I almost feel sorry for the guy. I really hope they've thought this through, though. A decision closer to when his contract actually expires may have been better. Knowing the WWE's luck, Henry will be injured come Summerslam.

Hes hurt like ten people

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Ok/

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Meh.. I saw it coming.

But im still not happy about it.

Was I the only one who read "10 year contract" and thought that was for the re-signing?

If only the Ruse Report hadn't done a "Mark Henry had injured his 100th wrestler" joke.

You weren't. I couldn't believe it though, and immediately re-read it.

Batista, Angle, WHO'S NEXT?!

BULLLLSHITTTT.

BUUUUULLLLLLSSHIIIIITTTTTT.

Meltzer hasn't reported this I'm certain. Plus he wasn't making one million a year, but rather $250,000

The contract included bonuses. If he injures more than 3 wrestlers a year, he gets an extra 100 grand. Five wrestlers and that doubles.

Fortunately, one of the restricted activities that could void the contract IS eating Cruiserweights. Vince wants to protect Rey Mysterio so he can milk him even more.

He's been sitting on his ass for like 2 thirds of his WWE contract, and he was on $1m a year. :eek:

Hugest. Pay Cut. Ever.

If Vince was smart, he'd send him to TNA. Half the roster would be gone by September.

I don't know why, but I found this to be fuckin hilarious.

He wasn't making one million a year.

ROFL, I did too, when I read it.

Oh and maybe it's my imagination, but Henry DID sign the 10 year/10 million contract back in 1996, but then in 1999 (or maybe it was 2000) he was forced to resign a different contract...and even if I am remembering something that never happened, he was released from his contract in 2001 or something...surley I am not the only one who remembers this stuff?

The "10 Million Dollar Contract" was actually a deal for $2.5 million over 10 years guaranteed, meaning $250,000 a year, which is why I doubted this being true - people presenting false info.

For the record, I just emailed Meltz, and his reply was - "hsmeltzer@juno.com - I don't know anything about it. It may be true, but people in WWE that I asked don't know about it."

And as this wasn't in an Observer or on the site, and it was reported as coming from him, this story is total bullshit.

Mark Henry has improved somewhat since his last WWE run. However, the human injury machine needs to be taught proper protection techniques before getting in another major feud......

--The latest fake news item credited to me is WWE signing Mark Henry to a new contract. I don't know that they haven't, but having checked around, nobody there seems to know anything about it and I haven't reported it.

- Meltzer

There ya go.

i really haven't minded mark henry since his return

Hmmm that's odd. Gerweck has been a pretty reliable source for me

hey i know this is a stupid question but im new so how do you post your own threads and shit?

The big button on the thread index that says "Topic" may help you, just not 100% sure.

hell just froze over

Mark Henry was making $1 million dollars a year? I don't remember him being anywhere near a WWF or WWE ring for the years of 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and with an exception of a couple of months in 2004 he was out all year. Not too mention he just returned very late in 2005. He was out of action for the better part of 7 years.

Yes, I do realize he may have been training and doing shit in OVW but he never did shit all for the MAIN ROSTER.

For crying out loud...NO, he was NOT making a million a year.

Yes he was. I've read it somewhere before. Case. Closed.