10 Most INFURIATING Wrestling Narratives
7. [Wrestler X] Was Actually Really Good
Mark Henry wrestled for WWE over a span of 21 years.
Across three of those years, he got it. A terrifying colossus throughout his Hall Of Pain run, Henry’s awesome update on the monster archetype informed his legacy forever. The guy who once shagged Mae Young became, through his guttural roars and thudding ring work, the intense wrecking machine Vince McMahon paid so much money for.
And, in wearing a goofy salmon jacket during his seminal faux-retirement speech, he literally added shades of nuance to his act, using his cuddly bear reputation to snatch our expectations from the stream and rip them to shreds.
Mark Henry was really good…
…for 14.29% of the time.
The years everybody has suppressed - because bland workrate guys are now unfashionable - still happened. Henry didn’t evolve from comedy act to injury-prone to belated, matured investment; for years, a man built to be a credible destroyer often betrayed that aura to a literal extent in lumbering, error-strewn performances.
And now, because hoss battles are in, Henry has become something approaching a great. Honestly, they’ll tell you that Austin Aries was tall in five years. Mark Henry is also a wonderful and inspiring man, which helps shape his career legacy.
So is X-Pac.
You worm-sucking idiots.