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Mark Henry had a really impressive professional wrestling career, and he was often regarded as the World's Strongest Man. He transitioned to professional wrestling in 1996 after having a successful powerlifting career. He has always been treated as a mid card star, and during the Attitude Era, he was a rest as the Sexual Chocolate.
He started his journey as the World's Strongest Man after he entered the Ruthless Agression Era, where he was presented as an even bigger star. But he never got a main event break until 2008 when he won the ECW Championship, which was his first World title in his professional wrestling career.
The feud with Randy Orton changed the career of Mark Henry forever
But what was the biggest success of his wrestling career? Mark Henry recently talked about his rivalry with Randy Orton from 2011, which established him as a main event star for the first time in WWE. Speaking on Isaiah 1's YouTube channel, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion explained the following;
Mark Henry and Randy Orton had a feud for the World Heavyweight Championship back in 2011
"I won titles before but it was not at the level of a world championship. But man, I just felt like the fans got served when I won, because it wasn't just about me, it was about giving the fans what they really wanted. Because there was times where I got beat and the crowd would boo, and I was the bad guy. They respected my work so much that they were like, 'Oh man, I don't believe that. That's just garbage. That's bull.'"
"I really grew to appreciate the fans because there was a time when I was so into my character that I isolated myself and, I mean, until I retired I never did autograph signings, I never went to comic cons. I just didn't put myself in a place where fans would get to know me, right? All I wanted them to know was what they saw on television.
Henry defeated Randy Orton at Night of Champions to win the World Heavyweight Championship
"And now I go to Comic Con, I go to autograph signings, and I've met thousands and thousands of people that I took a picture with, shook hands with, talked to about their kids, and you name it. I had a guy tell me that him listening to me saved his life."
The feud Mark Henry mentioned was against Randy Orton, and it was for the World Heavyweight Championship, and it was his only WWE World title run throughout his professional wrestling career. He even defeated Randy Orton at the Night of Champions event of 2011 to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
