Mark Henry was recently a guest on the WNS podcast (which you can listen to above) where he talked about his lengthy career, when he plans to retire and more. During the interview he let the world know that he thinks the “Sexual Chocolate” chants are hilarious.
“It’s hilarious to me. I embrace it. I start dancing and sweet talking and blowing kisses at girls and all kinds of stuff so…I embrace it. It’s a part of my career that the older fans remember and like and now the young kids are watching the network and they’re seeing it and going ‘why was Mark Henry smiling and dancing all the time?’ They don’t realize that I’ve been about 4 or 5 different things in the industry.”
He also talked about the legacy of his Hall of Pain run.
“I think it was the best and most serious part of my career. I don’t think it was the most entertaining part of my career. But it was the more validating point in my career. Anytime that you dominate the best talent in the world and not only become world champion but main event pay per views. Some guys in our industry, to have only one main event on our TV show. To main event just one time is an accomplishment but to main event a few hundred times and to main event Wrestlemania with The Undertaker and to main event multiple pay per views and actually create an era in wrestling, The Hall Of Pain era is a thing in wrestling that existed and I’m just proud of my career. I don’t have a problem walking away. And, being 44 years old and approaching 45 and kids in school crying and complaining when I leave, my son doesn’t but my daughter does. Nonetheless, it’s a family affair and I look forward to getting to Beaumont not only to see my family but also our friends and a lot of people I kept in contact with.”
When asked about a retirement match he names Daniel Bryan as a potential opponent.
“I think that I want to go out in dramatic fashion. Win, lose or draw I want to have a retirement match and a lot of guys have done it throughout history and I’m going to go back and kind of see what style of match. Maybe even let the WWE Universe decide what my match will be. I’m not sure yet but it’s imminent. It’s coming.”
