10 Ridiculous Wrestling Storylines You Won't Believe Were Pitched

8. Mark Henry Is A Sexual Deviant

Ok, so the title of this entry may be a little misleading - a lot of longtime fans will be sitting there realising that Mark Henry's nickname in late-1999/early-2000 was 'Sexual Chocolate'. Better yet, he was in a romantic relationship with pensioner, Mae Young, and the pair were discussed on television as trying for a child. Mark's sexual preferences (older chicks) was not hidden from viewers, and it remains one of the most confusing babyface characters of all time. Thankfully, that's where it stopped, because even though Mae would go on to give birth to a hand on Monday Night Raw, the then-WWF's creative unit had something altogether more mentally-scarring for wrestling fans to watch. Long before he was seen hanging out with old women, Henry was trying to woo Chyna, and he'd end up sleeping with a random transvestite, because Chyna is hilarious and set it up to make a fool of him. The above all happened, but cheerfully Mark Henry wasn't tasked with going the whole hog, being written as a character who had a real interest in his own family. Yes, the future World Heavyweight Champion was supposed to hook up with his own sister, and even though this would be hinted at on TV, it was ignored shortly afterwards. Thank goodness, because it would have been an utterly terrible persona, one the man may never have been able to live down.
 
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