From Marlon Moraes to Zabit Magomedsharipov to Frankie Edgar to Sijara Eubanks to Katlyn Chookagian, the … Mark Henry and Frankie Edgar Henry’s career training fighters didn’t begin until about ten years ago when he met Frankie Edgar. Henry later announced it to be his last official competition in Olympic weightlifting. In July 2016, Mark Henry was drafted to Raw at the WWE Draft. More determined than ever to focus on Olympic weightlifting, he began competing in earnest everywhere in the world. Most of Henry’s frustration goes back to things McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh, said about his fighters. In February 23, 2002, he won the first annual Arnold Strongman Classic. He defeated important fighters including Steve Lombardi and The Sultan. He became the youngest man in history to squat more than 900 pounds without a squat suit, the youngest to total more than 2,300 pounds raw and the only person to accomplish these feats under 25 years of age. Famous as: Weightlifter, Powerlifter, Wrestler, See the events in life of Mark Henry in Chronological Order. He has a son Jacob and daughter Joanna. Edgar (23-6-1 … However, he lost the title to Matt Hardy at Unforgiven in the Championship Scramble match. None dared to fight him except for Sheamus who took the challenge. By the time, he finished school, he was a three-time Texas state champion with state and national records in all four powerlifting categories, squat at 832 lb, bench press at 525 lb, deadlift at 815 lb and the total at 2,033 lb. Trained by Leo Burke, Mark Henry’s first ever appearance in the WWF ring was against Jerry Lawler. During this time, he gave himself the nickname Sexual Chocolate and claimed to be a sex addict. He later tried unsuccessfully to bag the vacant Intercontinental Championship at Elimination Chamber but was eliminated by Sheamus. No one in the history of the sports had ever lifted as much as he did in the five competitive lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk in weightlifting and the squat, bench press and deadlift in powerlifting. There, he received training in Olympic style weightlifting. The matches following his loss to John Cena mostly turned out against Henry as he lost most of them to his opponents. He outperformed America's Strongest Man of 1997 Mark Philippi. Since an early age, Mark Henry was fond of wrestling. Interestingly, he not just won the contest, but also achieved it in record time. In 1991, he won the US National Junior Championship and the International Junior Powerlifting Championship. He later defeated Randy Orton to earn a spot in the number one contenders' Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship. The following year, he became a North America, Central America, Caribbean. Till date, he is known as History’s Greatest Lifter. Before becoming a professional wrestler, Henry was a successful powerlifter as well as weightlifter. His first match was against Randy Orton whom he defeated. Mark Henry grew up to be a tall, strong and sturdy man. He idolized Andre the Giant. In 1991, he captured the Junior International title in powerlifting as well. He also became the fifth African-American to win a World Heavyweight title. In 1996, Henry was sponsored by the World Wrestling Federation at the 1996 Summer Olympics and was signed to a ten-year contract in professional wrestling. Upon his return, he was briefly involved in feuds with Kurt Angle and The Undertaker, before suffering a knee injury. He won several weightlifting competitions, thus cementing his dominance at the sport. Though injuries have played a spoilsport for Mark Henry, his established persona of a ruthless and powerful man terrifies his opponents till date. Mark Jerrold Henry (born June 12, 1971) is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter, strongman, and professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Mark Henry also known as The World's Strongest Man is a wrestler in WWE. In 2003, Henry returned to WWE, where he took part of the group "Thuggin' And Buggin' Enterprises", a group compiled of African Americans who worked a race angle in which they felt they were victims of racism and were being held down by the "white man". After the disbandment of the group, he acquired the moniker "Sexual Chocolate", which led him to participate in controversial angles. In 2012, At Night of Champions, he defeated Orton to become World Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his 15 years of career with WWE. Mark Henry is an American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter and professional wrestler. In 1999 WWF Intercontinental and WWF European Championships, he helped Jarrett win both the match and the title. He successfully defended his title thrice, first against Orton at Hell in a Cell match, next against Big Show at Survivor Series and finally against Bryan in a steel cage match. He holds all three Senior US American weightlifting records of 1993-1997. http://wwepnguploader.deviantart.com/art/Mark-Henry-Renders-1-575196693, http://www.hdwallpapersfreedownload.com/mark-henry-wwe-champion-wallpaper/, http://wwehdwallpaperfree.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/mark-henry-hd-wallpapers-free-download.html, https://www.givemesport.com/1285697-mark-henry-says-hes-not-ready-for-hulk-hogan-to-return-to-wwe-hogan-responds, http://smackdown.wikia.com/wiki/Mark_Henry, http://kaboom-magazine.com/2013/09/06/mark-henry-cleared-to-return-to-the-wwe/.