10 Things We Learned From Mark Henry On Stone Cold's Broken Skull Sessions

9. Henry’s First Meeting With ‘Taker Didn’t Go Well

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Originally, Henry didn't see eye-to-eye with The Undertaker, but not because 'The Deadman' thought he was some jobber who was there to carry his bags. Quite the contrary. Mark just didn't know any insider terminology, and thought 'Taker was insulting him when he addressed him as, "Our new babyface".

"I ain't no babyface", Mark replied.

Things were off to a rough start. Henry had strolled over to say something to Yoko (who was sitting with his BSK buddy), and wasn't thrilled when 'Taker called him a big baby. Of course, he didn't - the locker room leader was trying to welcome Mark with open arms. He wasn't to know that the ex-Olympian had a sizeable chip on his shoulder.

Despite the frosty intro, 'Taker grew fond of Henry's passion and acted as a mentor of sorts for him whenever others questioned his place in WWE. That, eventually, made both men great friends.

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