Mark Henry Is World Heavyweight Champion!!! - KEEP IT ALL IN HERE!
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TheLambofDeth
Occasional Pre-Show
I wonder how many people would've believed a year ago Henry would over Orton clean for the world title. I certainly wouldn't have. After the dominating way Henry beat Orton he has to have a lengthy dominant reign. And can people stop complaining abut Orton never putting guys over. Sheamus, Miz, Swagger and Henry to name a few. Come on.
Yeah all those people calling him "SuperOrton" are idiots.
Like the crowd I am stunned though that Henry won.. This is 3 ppv's in a row that they crowned a new WHC. They are switching the title too often IMO. Hopefully they give him a couple of months reign.
Agreed. I think that it was long overdue for someone who has worked his butt off jobbing to EVERYONE. He deserves it. I agree with an above poster. I think the way he dominated Orton tonight, the worst thing they could do is take the title off him immediately. He needs to have the belt at LEAST until the Royal Rumble if not Mania. I think he can handle the run.
Not only did Henry win, he won clean. This has been the best dominant heel run in a long time and I see Henry's reign lasting at least a few months. I'm sure we will see a rematch at HIAC and then Sheamus will get the next crack at him. I'm sure Kane will be back at some point to challenge him as well.
I see Henry continuing to dominate over the next few months and then Taker will eventually make his comeback and be the one to take the strap off him. This is by far the best Mark Henry has ever been both in the ring and on the mic and I'm glad the WWE decided to pull the trigger and give him a run with the belt.
I see Henry continuing to dominate over the next few months and then Taker will eventually make his comeback and be the one to take the strap off him. This is by far the best Mark Henry has ever been both in the ring and on the mic and I'm glad the WWE decided to pull the trigger and give him a run with the belt.
Notorious718
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I'm happy about this. Henry has done a great job playing the unstoppable monster role and best Orton cleanly for the title. I hope and expect him to get a lengthy and dominant title reign. I also hope the whole hot potatoing of the title will stop for now.
I'm sure Orton will get his rematch but I hope he loses so Sheamus can get his shot and so that he and Henry can reignite their feud. I'm actually glad Henry won the title (didn't think I'd ever say that). He's been on a tear with no signs of slowing down yet and I'm digging it.
I'm sure Orton will get his rematch but I hope he loses so Sheamus can get his shot and so that he and Henry can reignite their feud. I'm actually glad Henry won the title (didn't think I'd ever say that). He's been on a tear with no signs of slowing down yet and I'm digging it.
I_Like_All_Wrestling
Championship Contender
Good for Mark Henry. But really, I'm not interested in this in the least. In fact, this would make me change the channel or even not watch Smackdown.
Why? I don't think Mark Henry is a good wrestler. I don't think he's good, or even adequate on the mic. I also don't see him as a monster, even though he's recently been pushed that way majorly.
But, it looks like I'm alone in this, so I hope everyone enjoys MH while it lasts.
Why? I don't think Mark Henry is a good wrestler. I don't think he's good, or even adequate on the mic. I also don't see him as a monster, even though he's recently been pushed that way majorly.
But, it looks like I'm alone in this, so I hope everyone enjoys MH while it lasts.
This is a real 'feel-good' story to probably the twilight of Mark Henry's career. He's towed the company line for 15 years and has been a true company man. I thought this was definitely the right decision to put the strap on him so he can be one of the few who have actually been the Champ at one time in his career.
I see this reign lasting until Vengeance until the Undertaker comes from the woodworks and wins the belt from him then. The only other guy I can see winning is Sheamus as they have some unfinished business (which I hope happens because I would hate to see Undertaker vs. Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania).
Randy needs a well deserved rest as well IMO. This could be a sign of great things to come for Smackdown!
I see this reign lasting until Vengeance until the Undertaker comes from the woodworks and wins the belt from him then. The only other guy I can see winning is Sheamus as they have some unfinished business (which I hope happens because I would hate to see Undertaker vs. Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania).
Randy needs a well deserved rest as well IMO. This could be a sign of great things to come for Smackdown!
corinoiswrestling
Dark Match Jobber
Watch the smackdown rating go down even more, why on earth does the wwe insist on having a terrible wrestler hold the 2nd best title, when there are so many better wrestlers?. i'd rather see spike dudley as champion
mrbrownstone
Fucking Hostile
People are actually happy about this? Seriously? How quickly have you forgotten Kane's title reign, because that is near exactly the same as this. Veteran monster heel gets the title, solely because he has been around forever and may be retiring soon, and goes on to have several worst match of the year candidates. Sound familiar, because that is what this will turn into.
I still fail to see any redeeming features in Henry. Sure, he is big and strong, so are about a million other people in the WWE, doesn't make them good (see: Mason Ryan, Skip Sheffield, The Great Kahli). The bottom line is this, he cuts average promos that I struggle to understand (bigger is better or better is better?) he has matches ranging anywhere from horrid to (at best) decent and he plays a character that is about as overdone as anything in the WWE (Angry black guy/monster heel). The only reason he is getting this title is because he has been in the WWE for 15 years, that is it. I guarantee if this was say his 5th year in the company he would not have won that title.
Just because Henry is the best he has ever been doesn't mean he deserves a title. I mean, anything is a step up from utter shit right?
Whats next a Goldust title reign? Regal perhaps? They have been around forever too so they must deserve the title right?
I still fail to see any redeeming features in Henry. Sure, he is big and strong, so are about a million other people in the WWE, doesn't make them good (see: Mason Ryan, Skip Sheffield, The Great Kahli). The bottom line is this, he cuts average promos that I struggle to understand (bigger is better or better is better?) he has matches ranging anywhere from horrid to (at best) decent and he plays a character that is about as overdone as anything in the WWE (Angry black guy/monster heel). The only reason he is getting this title is because he has been in the WWE for 15 years, that is it. I guarantee if this was say his 5th year in the company he would not have won that title.
Just because Henry is the best he has ever been doesn't mean he deserves a title. I mean, anything is a step up from utter shit right?
Whats next a Goldust title reign? Regal perhaps? They have been around forever too so they must deserve the title right?
FunKay the Inevitable
People Like Me, We Don't Play
Mark Henry isn't getting the belt solely because he's a veteran. He's been given the belt because in the last few months, he's stepped up and done a fantastic job of being a monster. He's convincing in the role, he's gone through everyone, and most importantly, he's been very, very entertaining in that role. The other thing is, whoever stops Henry now, whether it be Kane, Sheamus, Orton, Daniel Bryan or someone else, is going to look like a million bucks. Henry with a run as champion not only benefits himself, but those around him. Congratulations Mark Henry on a well deserved victory last night.
BigPoppaPunk
BPP is your hookup, now GTS!
Honestly, Mark Henry is a better champion than some wrestlers who have won the WHC(remember Great Khali as WHC?). While he's not the best or most technical wrestler ever, WWE has done a great job this time of getting his monster gimmick over. It was the right time, since the WHC scene was growing tired after all the Orton/Christian matches. Mark Henry has pretty much earned his position as champion. He worked his butt off, through the good and bad times in WWE(unlike Spike Dudley, who didn't last as long as Henry has). If were judging winning world titles by consistency, then he definately deserves to be champion. If Del Rio can come in and win the 40 man RR, win MITB, and become WWE Champion in a span of 6 months, Mark Henry should win the WHC. Del Rio hasn't proved anything, but he was made champion so soon, and without any merit IMO. Of course, I highly doubt we'll be discussing Del Rio 14 years from now like Henry has lasted.
I'm not Mark Henry's biggest fan, but far worse wrestlers have won either the WWE or WHC without proving themselves. Having a unique wrestler as champion every now and then is interesting. I know I'll be watching to see how WWE proceeds with his current push...
attackgypsy
Dark Match Winner
There are very few wrestlers who have been as loyal to the WWE as Mark Henry. Kane is the first that comes to mind.
That loyalty has finally been rewarded tonight. Will this last long? I doubt it. He'll probably drop to someone at the Royal Rumble, but they did reward him for his loyalty.
Something like this, I have absolutely no problem is. Its a good change of pace from what has been a stale title picture on Smackdown for the past few months.
That loyalty has finally been rewarded tonight. Will this last long? I doubt it. He'll probably drop to someone at the Royal Rumble, but they did reward him for his loyalty.
Something like this, I have absolutely no problem is. Its a good change of pace from what has been a stale title picture on Smackdown for the past few months.
hollowpoint
The Greatest of the Universe!!
All I can say is it's a welcomed change and whether you like Mark Henry or you don't, you have to recognize his work up to this point. He has been dominant and a throwback mean heel who does what he says he's gonna do. I didn't necessarily mark out (no pun intended) when he beat Randy Orton, but I was happy because, as most people, I assumed Orton will pull out the victory in the underdog, come from behind victory.
Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
I was surprised to be honest. I figured Henry would give Orton all he could handle, would take him to the limit, but that Orton would find a way to overcome the seemingly unbeatable monster. I was even more surprised to see Henry go over Orton clean.
As I said in a post yesterday about Henry possibly walking out with the strap, I have no complaints whatsoever. The simple truth is that Mark Henry has stepped up with this new direction and character that he's had over the course of the summer. He's been consistently believable, legitimately intimidating, his matches have actually been pretty good and, most surprising, he's actually been entertaining. I'd have laughed my ass off at anyone who said Henry should be champ 6 months ago but Henry has proven a lot of people wrong.
Now that it's happened, I'm sure we'll have plenty of people coming out of the woodwork tossing endless levels of hate on Mark Henry. They won't focus on the fact that Henry is vastly improved or even acknowledge it. We'll get the usual "he can't wrestle" or "he's a fat ass" types of complaints. Henry already has a lot going against him in the eyes of some internet fans. After all, he's at least 6 feet tall and weighs more than 200 pounds. He's a big, powerful monster heel that can't do all the flips and flops of your typical faceless vanilla spot monkey.
As I said in a post yesterday about Henry possibly walking out with the strap, I have no complaints whatsoever. The simple truth is that Mark Henry has stepped up with this new direction and character that he's had over the course of the summer. He's been consistently believable, legitimately intimidating, his matches have actually been pretty good and, most surprising, he's actually been entertaining. I'd have laughed my ass off at anyone who said Henry should be champ 6 months ago but Henry has proven a lot of people wrong.
Now that it's happened, I'm sure we'll have plenty of people coming out of the woodwork tossing endless levels of hate on Mark Henry. They won't focus on the fact that Henry is vastly improved or even acknowledge it. We'll get the usual "he can't wrestle" or "he's a fat ass" types of complaints. Henry already has a lot going against him in the eyes of some internet fans. After all, he's at least 6 feet tall and weighs more than 200 pounds. He's a big, powerful monster heel that can't do all the flips and flops of your typical faceless vanilla spot monkey.
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The worst part has always been that in the past when they wanted to bury someone by showing the world how useless they were in the ring they fed him to Henry in a "look how shite they are they can't even beat him" way
Endless Respect to Henry for sticking to his guns and refusing to quit no matter what Vince threw at him, just because he loves the business and the WWE so much he would always do whatever they told him to no matter what if it kept him there.
Wade's Public Transit Bomb
Championship Contender
Mark Henry breaking legs and killing jobbers =/= Kane winning MiTB
How in the fuck do you know that? Last year, Kane did the best he could with a near cripple Taker and a goddamn ATROCIOUS Edge feud. Mark Henry has much more competent talent around him than Kane did.
Hey, another bigot towards big men. You can never have too many of those.
So, what do you want him to do? Wrestle like Sin Cara? So, what would be the appeal of Sin Cara then? Big men wrestle differently not only because they physically can't do flips and shit. They wrestle differently because it makes the smaller (and hopefully) much more faster guys look that much more cooler/gutsier/'talented.' Someone doesn't know how a TV show works.
Let's see.. He signed in 1995/1996.. Add 5 years.. Yeah. With Austin, Rock, HHH, Taker, Foley, and Angle around.. Real spot on analysis. Some of those names are the biggest in pro wrestling history.
If they went on a breaking legs and killing jobbers spree, I don't see why they wouldn't be considered for a title shot/win.
FearMyBeard
Occasional Pre-Show
Their match was my favorite from the PPV. It wasn't flashy nor fast-paced, but it was well done by both men. They sold what they're aiming to sell which was: MARK HENRY IS A DOMINANT MONSTER.
Henry's been on a roll lately, probably the best roll in his career and it was a great move by the WWE to put the strap on him while he's hot. Will it be a long reign? Who knows but again, I'm giving the WWE props for this decision because Henry deserves it and it's a refreshing result as opposed to always having Henry be one of those "phony" threats who are hyped to be monsters but always lose cleanly in the end.
As for Orton, he did his job. He sold the idea that Henry's brute strength overwhelmed him and that the latter could be the true apex predator of the WWE. Will Orton regain the belt in Hell In A Cell or Vengeance? He could but I think it would be better if he regains it at a Big4 PPV(Royal Rumble or Survivor Series) just to prove how BIG of a win it would be against this current version of Mark Henry.
A lot of potential storylines here.... Orton obviously wants a rematch so a another Orton vs Henry mano-a-mano encounter could headline the SD! side of things and later down the road, a Fatal Four way match including Sheamus and Christian as well. Also, Kane and Big Show are set to make their respective returns in a month or two so they obviously want some payback.
Henry's been on a roll lately, probably the best roll in his career and it was a great move by the WWE to put the strap on him while he's hot. Will it be a long reign? Who knows but again, I'm giving the WWE props for this decision because Henry deserves it and it's a refreshing result as opposed to always having Henry be one of those "phony" threats who are hyped to be monsters but always lose cleanly in the end.
As for Orton, he did his job. He sold the idea that Henry's brute strength overwhelmed him and that the latter could be the true apex predator of the WWE. Will Orton regain the belt in Hell In A Cell or Vengeance? He could but I think it would be better if he regains it at a Big4 PPV(Royal Rumble or Survivor Series) just to prove how BIG of a win it would be against this current version of Mark Henry.
A lot of potential storylines here.... Orton obviously wants a rematch so a another Orton vs Henry mano-a-mano encounter could headline the SD! side of things and later down the road, a Fatal Four way match including Sheamus and Christian as well. Also, Kane and Big Show are set to make their respective returns in a month or two so they obviously want some payback.
I wrongly assumed there would be a DQ finish with Orton picking up a feud ending victory at Hell In A Cell.
Henry as champion, I don't really see the point. But at the same time I like seeing new champions and Henry's reign is at least something different. I've heard Henry described as underrated, which I don't really buy into. He does what he does well except when he's required to wrestle. He's not a horrible worker, but he's has a 15 year WWE career and he doesn't even have a handful of stand out matches.
His reign will be a short one, probably pretty forgettable and ultimately worthless.
Henry as champion, I don't really see the point. But at the same time I like seeing new champions and Henry's reign is at least something different. I've heard Henry described as underrated, which I don't really buy into. He does what he does well except when he's required to wrestle. He's not a horrible worker, but he's has a 15 year WWE career and he doesn't even have a handful of stand out matches.
His reign will be a short one, probably pretty forgettable and ultimately worthless.
Poop Master Flex
Mid-Card Championship Winner
I was pretty happy to see them go in this direction with Mark Henry and I'm not too shocked it happened to be quite frank.
As crazy as it sounds, Mark Henry has made me a believer and for the first time in his career I am looking forward to seeing what this guy can bring.
Since his heel turn he has done a fantastic job and has been something I haven't seen in a long time, a LEGIT unstoppable beast of a man. They tried to do the dominant thing with a lot of people (Sheamus, Big Show, Kane) but I never quite bought it from anyone except Henry, I can't quite put my finger on it, maybe its because all of the names mentioned have shown signs of weakness whereas Henry really hasn't.
He handled the Big Show and Kane like nothing, ran through Sheamus (all big huge guys and all former World/WWE champs) and now has beaten Orton (one of the 2 top guys) clean. Henry unlike the others hasn't had to resort to cheap tactics to stay unstoppable and I think this is where they didn't drop the ball and it has made Henry a believable, unstoppable monster and Henry to his credit has ran with the ball and I don't see him slowing down any time soon.
This is me wishing Henry well and hoping for a long and lengthy title run from the World's Strongest Man.
As crazy as it sounds, Mark Henry has made me a believer and for the first time in his career I am looking forward to seeing what this guy can bring.
Since his heel turn he has done a fantastic job and has been something I haven't seen in a long time, a LEGIT unstoppable beast of a man. They tried to do the dominant thing with a lot of people (Sheamus, Big Show, Kane) but I never quite bought it from anyone except Henry, I can't quite put my finger on it, maybe its because all of the names mentioned have shown signs of weakness whereas Henry really hasn't.
He handled the Big Show and Kane like nothing, ran through Sheamus (all big huge guys and all former World/WWE champs) and now has beaten Orton (one of the 2 top guys) clean. Henry unlike the others hasn't had to resort to cheap tactics to stay unstoppable and I think this is where they didn't drop the ball and it has made Henry a believable, unstoppable monster and Henry to his credit has ran with the ball and I don't see him slowing down any time soon.
This is me wishing Henry well and hoping for a long and lengthy title run from the World's Strongest Man.
Good Golly It's Ollie
Magical Girl
Agreed Notorious. Largely because 1) A short reign would diminish Mark's position and 2) Mark/Sheamus got no true resolution.
If Mark Henry drops the title back to Orton in two weeks' time at Hell In A Cell, I will be quite annoyed. Not only would this make Henry look weak, rendering his long push pointless, but on a grander scale, it would devalue the title to just drop it back to Orton. I feel passing the title around so frequently just makes it seem less elusive, and easier to acquire.
Now as for Sheamus. Not only is he in a great position to leap back into the title scene, having done some nice work in the mid-card, he is amazingly much better as a face, in fact surprisingly so for me. But at Summerslam the finish between these two suggested that the feud would continue; it did not. It was left hanging and Sheamus has a score to settle.
For everyone's peace of mind, Sheamus/Henry at least needs a brief revisit, but I'd save it 'til after HiaC so as not to squander the already-built Orton/Henry contest at that PPV.
Hulk Hogan's Brother
Stop asking me what I'm gonna do!!!
I wasn't expecting this result but I guess the jaded smark in me got the better off me in this case. Mark Henry looked unstoppable in the weeks leading upto this match and usually that is a dead giveaway for a PPV loss. Oh well, I guess in the Triple H era, stereotypes are made to be broken.
Mark has fully deserved this title run. Not because of his veteran status but because he has done a really great job for the past 6 months. When he turned heel and came to Smackdown after the draft, I thought it would be yet another mediocre chapter in the Mark Henry story. I am glad to see that I was wrong.
Mark's run is great for all parties involved. Henry has been looking good for some time now and it does make Orton look human which has been a complaint with some wrestling fans. Whoever takes the title off Mark will look great too, be it Orton, Sheamus or who knows even a Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. Some things never change in pro wrestling and beating a dominant monster heel will always be a great rub.
Mark Henry has never been my favorite wrestler but I do not mind him as champion one little bit.
Mark has fully deserved this title run. Not because of his veteran status but because he has done a really great job for the past 6 months. When he turned heel and came to Smackdown after the draft, I thought it would be yet another mediocre chapter in the Mark Henry story. I am glad to see that I was wrong.
Mark's run is great for all parties involved. Henry has been looking good for some time now and it does make Orton look human which has been a complaint with some wrestling fans. Whoever takes the title off Mark will look great too, be it Orton, Sheamus or who knows even a Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. Some things never change in pro wrestling and beating a dominant monster heel will always be a great rub.
Mark Henry has never been my favorite wrestler but I do not mind him as champion one little bit.
I became a bigger fan of Mark Henry the man a couple of months ago when he was drafted to Smackdown! You see I had nothing against the guy but when he was drafted to Smackdown and broke down in tears in a WWE.com backstage interview saying he had lost like 40 pounds and was ready to be dominant and it would be the year of Mark Henry I really saw that he wanted to do it big time (or maybe it was all a work but it fooled me if it was).
I am really happy that he won and I am a face of credible monster heel. Unfortunately once he lose I am scared he will go back to oblivion, but we'll see later. I hope he has a long credible reign but there's no enough credible face on Raw and it will be hard to keep it going without Orton so I am not expecting a long reign but I am happy he is getting some recognition.
I am really happy that he won and I am a face of credible monster heel. Unfortunately once he lose I am scared he will go back to oblivion, but we'll see later. I hope he has a long credible reign but there's no enough credible face on Raw and it will be hard to keep it going without Orton so I am not expecting a long reign but I am happy he is getting some recognition.
