1. Mark Henry/Mae Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQ8x9Fjp5w Perhaps wrestling's most infamous romantic relationship was the May-December lovers Mark Henry and Mae Young. Young was a spry 77-years old and Henry was 29. It was a mere 48 years between them. But true love conquered all...very briefly. At the time, Henry had been having a lot of unfulfilling flings with various women: some of the Godfather's hoes, a transvestite and even his own sister. But he hadn't found his soul mate...until he found Mae. The two began dating, and things got serious pretty quick. A camera crew was on hand (for some reason) as the two had just finished making love in a motel room. Their nights of unbridled and disgusting passion eventually led to Mae becoming pregnant. It defied science and logic, but hey, it was a miracle! Unfortunately for the happy couple, no baby was born. Instead, it was a rubber hand covered in goo. That didn't really make any sense either. But it's still tragic...I guess? Perhaps had Henry done a better job of protecting Mae, she wouldn't have had to suffer two powerbombs from Bubba Ray Dudley. Then things may have turned out better. In the end, perhaps the age difference was just too much for them. They split up, but seemed to be on friendly terms until the end of her life. It was a love that will echo through the ages. Or it was one that still makes people violently ill when they think about it. Whatever works.
Andrew Soucek
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