Mark Henry since his return

[nWo2]

WWE wants to protect Ryback & Sheamus as much as Henry & Big Show as much as The Shield.

WWE has made matches like CM Punk vs The Rock believable, but Mark Henry needs to be on RAW (home of Ryback, Cena & hopefully Sheamus soon). I have hated his booking throughout most of his career, but now his gimmick & music are awesome and Mark Henry is an established heel. Don't EVER turn him face again.

I'd like to see Henry restart his Hall Of Pain on The Great Khali much like what his Big Show & Kane fueds did for him in his last run.

From there he needs to set his ambitions higher for one more title run AGAINST THE ROCK or against some sort of authority figure. Thats what I wanna see. This fued could wind up being one of the best in The Rock or Booker T's career.

Mark Henry can always get cheap heat squashing most of the WWE roster because he's bigger and more menacing than them all. Henry works best when he's pitted against heroes like Cena, The Rock or Ryback or against other freaks of nature like Big Show, Kane, Great Khali.

[Dusty Roids]

I think it really sucks swagger won that EC match. From all competitors he and kane were the one who shouldn't win.

Henry of course has been awesome since his return. He is really doing that monster heel thing. He would have been the best choice vs Del Rio at Mania.

[flawd101]

mark henry vs randy orton. orton finally pinned him at elimination chamber.
i would not be surprised with sheamus. but it appears he will be involved with the shield booking. there is still plenty of time to start a fued.
i thought henry's contract was expect to expire at WM. if he isn't signed i expect orton to punt his head at WM.

[niallf96]

I hope to God Henry doesnt go one on one with Khali at Mania, that wil be soooo disappointing!!! I personally think a Henry/Sheamus feud would be good, but I think a feud with Orton would have that little bit more backstory to it, what with Henry defeating Orton for the WHC and Orton taking Henry outta the EC and all that

[Mustang Sally]

Originally Posted by FarFromFine

Not winning the EC was not a set back for Henry because of the brilliant way he was booked.

If I were to guess, I'd say he didn't win EC because Jack Swagger was already booked the same way: the guy who spent tons of time out of action coming back and winning a major event immediately after his return.

Personally, of the two, I could sooner see Mark making the bigger impact at the PPV; I have no idea why they chose Swagger over Henry. Still, I would think this is what went into their thinking.

Fear not; Mark Henry will still be getting big things thrown his way.

[lekkter_tha_lunatik]

I always assumed that Henry would enter a program with Randy Orton for WM. It makes the most sense because of their history. Orton finally scored a pinfall over Henry at the EC, but not in a singles match. And other than that one pinfall, Henry has crushed Orton on every occasion. It could work...

I see whoever doesn't end up pairing together to take on the Shield, (WAR GAMES MATCH!! Think about it, it was tossed around prior to EC to occur in the chamber, but it got scrapped. What if it never got scrapped at all, just held onto for WM!?! Rather than having it in the chamber, just run a traditional style wargames match. It could work.) whether that is Chis Jericho, Randy Orton, Ryback or Sheamus, will go on to wrestle Henry at WM.

[Mustang Sally]

Originally Posted by THTRobtaylor

Henry has been booked well and it's clear they want to give him that one big push before he retires, but that not might be as soon as you think.

That's the essence of it, yes. A couple of years ago, we read he was getting set to retire, and it all wound up with him being given the biggest push of his career, even bigger than the one he received at the beginning of his WWE tenure.....bigger because this one led to a substantial title run.

I've wondered how it all came about. Was he serious about retiring or just using the threat of it as a tactic to force management to give him a push? That seems kind of hard to believe, given that they were using him as a jobber to guys like Evan Bourne during that last year before his push.

What changed? What made them decide to turn everything around and give a mega-push to a guy who had been reduced to a pushover big man, seemingly content to lose with a smile and a shrug?

Yes, last year's push was a huge success and this year's seems to be shaping up exactly the same. His perpetual scowl and bad mood persist and the company's hope is surely that Mark can complete it and make money for his employer and himself before the next crippling injury puts him on the sideline for God knows how long.

Or, until he finally retires. But we've heard all that before.

[boywithbluehanger]

Originally Posted by Mustang Sally

If I were to guess, I'd say he didn't win EC because Jack Swagger was already booked the same way: the guy who spent tons of time out of action coming back and winning a major event immediately after his return.

Personally, of the two, I could sooner see Mark making the bigger impact at the PPV; I have no idea why they chose Swagger over Henry. Still, I would think this is what went into their thinking.

Fear not; Mark Henry will still be getting big things thrown his way.

The thing is that they needed a heel to face Del Rio for the strap at mania. And between the two guys (Mark Henry and Jack Swagger), they already know that Henry is a solid guy who is on the bottom end of his career whereas the current "We The People" story arc is Swagger's make-or-break opportunity after his difficulty getting over with the crowd prior to this year. So I'm guessing that they wanted to give he and ADR ALL the support they could before deciding to throw them to waste after (what the creative team might percieve as) their failures to get over.

Mark Henry is a guy who can continue to be booked as a legitimate transitional champ which in all honesty, would be perfect for him yet again. It would end Swagger's run with the title if Swagger turns face down the road or it could end ADR's. Either way, the Hall of Pain-Part 2 is a successfully tested storyline that can be used to help put either one of them over later in the year.

[ultramattman]

I'm having a hard time figuring out where Mark Henry fits in to Wrestlemania. I'm afraid he could get lost in the shuffle.

BEST CASE SCENARIO: Henry vs. Ryback, they fight to a double countout at WM, rematch in a steel cage at Extreme Rules.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: Henry & Big Show join forces in a feud with Booker T, leading to Henry/Show in a handicap match against a Booker T-led 4-man tag team.

MOST LIKELY SCENARIO: Henry faces a midcard face like Miz or Rey Mysterio.

BEST USE OF HENRY IF THE MATCH HAS TO BE UNDER FIVE MINUTES BECAUSE ALL THE MAIN EVENT MATCHES WILL TAKE TOO MUCH TIME: squashin 3MB in a 3-on-1 handicap match.

[FarFromFine]

I'm glad to see all of the support for Mark Henry here. I love the little things he has been doing in the ring. Yelling "that's what I do" and "can't nobody stop me" and stuff like that comes off great, like he really believes that he is the baddest man on the planet. His segments are beginning to be ones that I look most forward to on each show.

I like whoevers idea it was to have him vs Ryback go to a double countout at Mania, as long as Ryback isn't busy with the Shield which he probably will be. Other than that I really am struggling to think of something productive for him to do at WM. If it didn't look like it was going to be Miz/Cesaro I would have enjoyed watching Cesaro vs Henry. I'm not even sure it would matter that it was heel/heel because they both get their fair share of cheers as well.

Maybe he just walks out and cuts a promo complaining about the most dominate man in the WWE being left off of the WM card then says he's not leaving until someone makes him. Have jobber after jobber come down and get World's Strongest Slammed until their are bodies lying everywhere but it would have to end with a big name return to finally take him down. I just can't think of the right person to do it