Mark Henry (@themarkhenry) is a professional wrestler and commentator currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also a WWE Hall of Famer. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about why he left WWE and signed with AEW, what his initial conversation with Tony Khan was like, his thoughts on having one last retirement match, the prank that Vince McMahon pulled that lead to his "Hall of Pain" gimmick, the original plan for his storyline with Mae Young giving birth to a hand, why he chose a salmon-colored jacket for his fake retirement speech, his son Jacob's incredible size and strength, the talent he has discovered like Bianca Belair, Braun Strowman and Jade Cargill, working on Busted Open and much more! Use the code CVV to get your first month of Bluechew for FREE at http://bluechew.com Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV at http://thecoldplunge.com Quote I'm thinking about: Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Breault Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Mark Henry 00:00 Intro 00:50 Is John Cena stronger than him? 02:07 His son Jacob following in his footsteps 04:59 What’s missing from pro wrestling? 07:34 Not getting hired by WWE 10:00 How he discovered Braun Strowman 10:55 Discovering Apollo Crews & Rich Swann 13:03 How was he hired by AEW? 15:35 His AEW role on Rampage 16:36 Adopting PowerHouse Hobbs as his ‘road son’ 20:30 Kurt Angle adopting to the business so quickly 22:00 Memories of the Iron Sheik 24:55 All In at Wembley Stadium 27:50 Will WWE run another international Wrestlemania? 29:03 Did he want a retirement match? 32:34 Stone Cold’s importance to WWE 34:06 The Rock’s many corporate brands 37:06 Memories of his fake retirement speech 40:31 Wrestlemania 22 vs The Undertaker in a casket match 42:25 How much weight has he lost? 43:47 The time he quit WWE 49:08 Mae Young giving birth to a hand 51:07 How has Busted Open changed fans perception of him 52:26 Memories of powerlifting competitions 57:28 CM Punk & AEW Collision 58:50 3 Things Mark Henry is grateful for Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #aew #wwe #markhenry