10 Times WWE Genuinely Shocked The Fans

6. Mark Henry's Fake Retirement

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Mark Henry has been responsible for two of the most shocking moments in WWE history, although the first - fathering Mae Young's hand - was for all the wrong reasons. There's no need for us to revisit that.

The second time he left our jaws on the floor came on an episode of Monday Night Raw in 2013. Dressed in a bright pink suit, the World's Strongest Man interrupted John Cena's promo to announce to the WWE Universe that he was hanging up his boots.

We all believed him. In fact, those in the arena believed him so much that they started serenading him with a farewell chant, convinced by his brilliant, tearful performance that this could be the very last time they saw him in the squared circle.

And then, out of nowhere, he picked up Cena and slammed him to the canvas. It turned out the writers had pulled off one of the best wrestling troll jobs this side of Survivor Series 1997, and we fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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