Mark Henry looks back on his fake retirement.
In 2013, Mark Henry pulled off one of the greatest fake retirements ever when he came out in a salmon suit and swerved John Cena, telling him that he has a lot left in the tank. Henry was able to extract a WWE Championship match out of Cena at WWE Money in the Bank, but Cena was victorious.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Henry reflected on the segment and not winning the title.
"I built that for a year. It was a calendar year of me going, 'I think I'm done.' When my contract came up, I actually told Vince, 'I'm not re-signing.' Then he did the 'come into my office. Let me talk to you.' He talked me into coming back and doing all that. People mad at WWE, guys, don't be mad at WWE because I lost to John Cena. The same way that I did not want to beat Taker at WrestleMania is the same way that I did not want to have to carry the strap and the pressure of that. Also, my body couldn't do it. When you're the main event guy and you hold the title, every night, you're going to do two walks, a promo, an in-ring, a main event style match, and then you go to the next town. You're on every show, every brand. I couldn't do it. I physically couldn't do it. It was not their fault. It was the fact that, 'No, I'm not doing it,'" said Henry.
WWE paid homage to Henry's fake retirement over a decade later when AJ Styles pulled the same trick on Cody Rhodes.
Fans can read Henry's thoughts on AJ's version by clicking here.
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