From 2009 to 2011, Mark Henry was a face character, who was all about having fun with the audience and getting them excited. Unfortunately, this run didnt lead to anything fruitful for him, so he turned heel again in 2011. During that second run, Henry would often yell things at fans while the commentators would be in shock of Henrys brutal assaults. While his most popular catchphrase at the time was, Thats what I do, in reference to hurting people, his greatest and funniest line was a random ad-lib, where he walked past some rowdy fans saying, My heart dont run on Kool-Aid. This was a reference to Henrys attire while he was a face. During that time, he mainly wore a bright red singlet, as opposed to his trademark jet black one. That bright red color, coupled with Henrys wide frame and big smile, created this joke that he looked like the Kool-Aid Man. While fans just joked among themselves that Henry sort-of looked like the famous mascot, his statement made the joke that much funnier because he was acknowledging something that some fans had joked about when Henry was in the ring. While Henry tried to forget that rather hilarious statement by repeating his thats what I do catchphrase and the Hall of Pain line, there will always be a group of fans who will look at Henry wearing a red singlet and see the Kool-Aid man.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
