Mark Henry is another guy that is dealing with the two main common factors that lead a wrestler to retirement: age and injuries. The 400 pound veteran of 18 years has missed a lot of time in the last couple of years. At 43 years of age he's not getting younger either. After watching two Henry vs. Rusev matches in the past week it's clear that Henry's very close to retiring or at least he should be thinking about it. His mobility is as bad as ever. He did lose some weight, but he really doesn't look like he can move that well. He was never that fast to begin with. It's just that he looks like he's close to retiring right now as opposed to looking like the fresh, dominant heel that he was a few years ago. It appears as though Henry is set for a heel turn in the near future. He looks mad that he lost to Rusev on multiple occasions and with his big buddy Big Show there to console him, don't be surprised if Henry tries to induct him into the Hall of Pain. That's probably for the best because Henry's always been better as a heel. Henry should realize that at this point in his career he's not going to be the dominant top heel that he was in 2011 when he turned heads with how good he was. It's cool that he was able to win the World Championship, but reality has set in and it's that time in his life where he should probably think about calling it career at some point in 2015.
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