10 Stupidest Reasons WWE Wrestlers Turned Babyface

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Mark Henry (Self-Admitted Sex Addict)

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Perhaps the worst reason for turning babyface was reserved for WWE's meandering Olympic strongman Mark Henry, part of yet another company bid to do something, anything, productive with their huge investment.

Between 1998-2000, the former Olympian revealed himself as a self-admitted sex addict.

What's more, he liked "pensioners and transvestites".

The company got carried away with this madness when they linked Mark up with Mae Young on TV and had the tough old gal give birth to a hand on Raw. Viewers were also "treated" to several lengthy skits that showed Henry and Young chilling out in bed post-sexathon. Well, the show was called Raw.

Henry had been a heel in The Nation and in a tag-team with D'Lo Brown before suddenly fessing up to his love of elderly women and... other things. It says everything about the 'Attitude' era that fans were asked to cheer someone for being open about their wild sexual proclivities.

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What other stupid reasons for wrestling babyface turns can you think of? For more like this, check out 10 WWE PPVs That Aren’t As Good As You Remember and 10 Stupidest Reasons Wrestlers Turned Heel!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.