50 Ruthless Aggression Era Superstars Ranked From Worst To Best

Pros:

1. Ridiculously strong

2. A terrifying sight to behold

3. Credible threat

Cons:

1. Wasn’t putting on the best of matches

2. ‘World’s Strongest Man’ gimmick didn’t catch on fire as much as it was expected to

3. Kept getting injured

When you’re billed as ‘the World’s Strongest Man’, and you have record-breaking performances and Olympic achievements to back that up, you should, in theory, be a terrifying force that would make people tremble as you approach. Naturally, that did happen for Mark Henry…until he got replaced by the Great Khali as SmackDown’s biggest monster.

You see, Henry was, and still is, an insanely strong wrestler. However, his run during the Ruthless Aggression Era was hampered by multiple setbacks. Most notably, both he and major rival Batista exchanged injuries one after another, delaying the confrontation that had been building between them for months. When they finally faced off, some two years after Henry’s return, it was for free on SmackDown and wasn’t the competitive bout people were expecting.

Unfortunately, Henry didn’t accomplish much of anything during the Ruthless Aggression era. He managed to have a WrestleMania match against the Undertaker, but other than that, he was a lower midcarder who got lost in the shuffle, despite his legitimacy as an athlete.

However, being both an Olympian as well as a long-tenured WWE loyalist does count for something, which is why Henry has this spot on this list.

Final Rating: ***1/2