Should Mark Henry Win The World Title?

[AnthonyM4]

I think he should get a run with the title and here's why. He's been with the company for 15 years and has stayed loyal. He plays a very believeable monster heel. I think if he does get the title it will be interesting to see who can beat him because again he's very convincing in his role. Great Khali wasn't anywhere near the heel Henry is and he got a run with the title so I think Mark Henry deserves it and I'm saying this even though I'm not a big fan of the guy and mechanically he isn't a good wrestler.

Should he get at least a short run with the big gold belt?

 

[This Is My Name Thank You]

I think he should get a good run with the title. And not some 3 months rein either. Push the crap out of Henry as the true strong man of the WWE. He should run through everyone who is a title contender and rule Smackdown and add as many casualties into his Hall of Pain that he can. He should truly have a long run even though it probably won't happen.

I think Mark has paid his dues and he deserves a chance to soak in the moment of glory. 15 years of loyalty to Vince and never jumping ship is the greatest thing you could ask from your employees. I think he deserves one more than Khali ever did as Khali is awful and the worse wrestler in the world. Henry should get the belt and run through Smackdown till someone takes it away from him.

 

[Skinsley]

YES
I think that Mark Henry becoming champion could be a really good thing for smackdown.

With Randy Orton loosing the title and then his Re-match he will be forced to Qualify for #1 contender....by doing this Randy will be able to face a multitude of WWE talent that are just ITCHING to get over. Whoever finally takes the belt off Henry during a decently booked feud should become a huge success, or at the very least be seen as very strong in the eyes of the WWE universe for a short period.

Not only this but Marky Henry deserves it and I would be most pleased for him out of Kayfabe for being appreciated, if not for a little while.

 

[hatehabsforever]

I think that Mark Henry should win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. He's been a dominant heel for months now, putting Kane and Big Show on the shelf. He's looked very strong against Sheamus. He's truly been a force for the last period of time, showing a mean streak well suited to a dominant forceful heel. Plus he has been with the WWE for years and has been loyal and has paid his dues. He'd be an excellent choice for a decent heel run as champion.

Having said all of this, I would bet the house that Orton wins the match at NoC this Sunday. With Orton getting beaten down and humbled by Henry on several occasions over the last few shows, chances are super Orton overcomes the odds yet again to prevail. Henry could possibly receive a short transitional championship run, but chances are, he knocks the shit out of Orton throughout the match this weekend, but comes up on the short end of the stick.

 

[frostbite2819]

yes. everyone already said it. he deserves it.
i think he would be a good heel champion.

WM 28: sheamus vs daniel bryan vs. (champion) mark henry for the WHC.

 

[gamma2008]

Absolutely. Mark Henry is finally at a spot after the last few years of just being a jobber as a loveable giant. Now he's doin work, getting heat, and playing the monster heel role freakin perfectly.

 

[Bla Bla0155]

Yes. Not only does he deserve it as a person after being with the company for 15 years, his character also deserves it aswell. If you had asked me the same question a year ago I would have laughed at you. It just goes to show how quickly someones character can grow from jobbing, to main eventing all from a heel turn and a simple gimmick change.

 

[Mr. Artistic guy]

If you'd asked me 6 months ago whether Mark Henry ought to be world champion I'd have said 'never, ever Trevor', but the production crew and the bookers have done fantastic work, some of their best with this guy and he's in the spot now where he not only looks like he will be champion, but to answer you're question he SHOULD be champion.

... and I suppose, similarly to Kane (although he isn't in the same league) he may... somewhat... deserve a title run after his <sigh> dedicated tenure with the big 'E'. It only fits that he's in the position where it's not unfair to give him that reign, if he'd never been given this shot and never got to this position I'd not have cared one bean if he'd have ever been a champion, world or otherwise. His rise is proof of how much easier a monster is to build, and how in such a position the bookers can make this scenario a reality fairly easily. Mark my words, Mark Henry IS NOT championship material, never has been and never will. This is down to the WWE crew alone. Which, I might add, I don't mind all too much as it has worked.

 

[berlinbrawler]

I never was a fan of the guy, but I admit the stuff we have seen of him lately is the best we've ever seen of him.

While I'm still not a fan of the guy, I am generally in favor of the WWE rewarding their loyal long term employees, like they did with Kane last year. Mark Henry is due his 5 minutes in the sun. They did a very good job of setting it up. So they might as well get it over with.

 

[Dagger Dias]

I don't think so. He is doing a good job with this push but if he does win the title, then what? There aren't any faces at the moment who could be built up in time for a title match and be expected to defeat him. If he won only to lose it back to Orton it would make his title win pointless. People could argue that he has earned it after so many years of working at WWE.... His ECW Championship run was that reward, and probably the highest point his career will ever go. I will take back everything I said about the guy if he wins, I just don't see it happening because Orton has other heels he still should feud over the title with like Rhodes, and I find it difficult to take Henry seriously as a threat to the World Championship.

 

[cm ben]

I don't think so. He is doing a good job with this push but if he does win the title, then what? There aren't any faces at the moment who could be built up in time for a title match and be expected to defeat him.

Well, I could see them re-opening the feud with Sheamus. Sure, it just happened, but it didn't have an extremely satisfying conclusion, and starting a new feud would work, I think, now that the title would be a variable. After Sheamus? Uh... hmm... trade someone from RAW..?

Whatever the case, I'd like to see Henry win the title. This is another one of these weird, kayfabe-bending storylines we've been seeing lately, which really interests me. They're kind of admitting that Henry's career sucked, and THAT'S why he's mad now. Historically, that'd be something they'd try to make fans forget, I think...

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

He needs the win to get his mosnter push over also to have a little more crediblity in the heel department on Smackdown!

Plus a monterous Henry which Orton cannot figure out in the first match will allow fans to rally up behind Orton. So Henry winning the titles actually benefits both men.

 

[LoudClearVoice]

I think he should get a run with the belt. I'm enjoying his heel character on Smackdown and I think it's time to give him the belt. I see Sheamus eventually beating him for the belt but a long term feud between the two is definitely in the works.

Henry with the belt is a good move. He's a good heel and believable "monster" type of character.

Well, I could see them re-opening the feud with Sheamus. Sure, it just happened, but it didn't have an extremely satisfying conclusion, and starting a new feud would work, I think, now that the title would be a variable. After Sheamus? Uh... hmm... trade someone from RAW..?

Whatever the case, I'd like to see Henry win the title. This is another one of these weird, kayfabe-bending storylines we've been seeing lately, which really interests me. They're kind of admitting that Henry's career sucked, and THAT'S why he's mad now. Historically, that'd be something they'd try to make fans forget, I think...

Sheamus-Henry is definitely back in the works. The feud never really ended appropriately and there's more that can be done with it especially if it's for the belt.

 

[XXJJ]

I never really understood people saying Mark Henry been with the WWE 15 years he should win the title. The guy's been paid a lot of money and has made a nice living working for the WWE. I dont think that should be a factor for him winning the title though.

Henry is doing a great job playing a monster heel. Win or lose he already gained credibilty. They have been doing a great job of booking him. The only way it makes any sense for him winning the WHC is if they give him a long reign.

I personally want to see Orton lose the title to Rhodes. Or even someone like Barrett or Daniel Bryan at WM. I think one of them beating Orton for the WHC would be huge for their careers. That will gain them instant credibility and help propel them to main event status. I think it makes much more sense than Orton dropping the title to Mark Henry. Who probably would be more of a transitional champion.

 

[JWGunslinger]

Do I want to see the Michelin tire guy as the World Heavyweight Champion? No
I do feel bad for Mark Henry, he's put in so many years of hard work with WWE but I really just don't see him winning it. If this is just based on his performance I would say that he's a great contender, but that's all that he should be. He does not have the skills to be an entertaining champion and I think it would be a tad boring to have to sit through his reign. I will say one good thing for him though, if you asked me a few months ago if Mark Henry after so many years of irrelevance would find his way to the top contender spot and be facing Randy Orton for the WHC at Night Of Champions I would have never believed it. The roll he has been on was set up perfectly and he has done an exellent job, but I do not see Mark Henry hitting Orton with a World's Strongest Slam and pinning him for the win.

 

[Masked_Rick]

For me the answer is an obvious yes. At least from the way it has been booked (and he deserves it after a long career blah blah). In the past weeks Randy Orton has been shown as completely powerless against him, and him grabbing a miracle win at NOC and ending the feud there is anticlimatic to say the least.

Plus, Sheamus can easily be built as the guy that can beat him. Remember they went pretty much toe to toe in their previous feud (which ended somewhat inconclusively - none of them got a clean win over the other) and Sheamus even holds a countout victory against Henry. I think he is a believable contender.

 

[PowerHouse]

He absolutley should get a World Title run and a good length one at that. This is the best Monster push he has ever had. He is having the best matches of his career right now as well. He mic work is very good and is really adding that dimension to Henry he never had during his other pushes the WWE tried.

 

[MisterRob]

I don't care much about the whole argument that he's been there for 15 years and so he deserves a title run. I'm not worried about anything like that. I think he should be World champion and I'd like to see him World champion based solely on the fact I've really loved his character over the past few months, what they've done with him, and I find the idea of him as a dominant heel champion really interesting. It would certainly be a change from a lot of the previous champions over the last few years.

I have a hard time believing they're going to take the title off Randy Orton, though. Especially since he's not really had it very long. But, at the same time I really think it would benefit Henry and his current character to beat Orton and be seen as credible going forward, and still dominant. It would even be pretty cool to see him be dominant for months, with a longer reign, and then put someone over like Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. That would be a huge win, and a pretty nice build up and rub, for someone like Daniel Bryan to overcome a dominant champion whose run through the competition for a long time with big stars and old veterans unable to deal or stop him.

But still, a part of me really doesn't see Orton losing at NoC. I think Orton's going to win, and I really hope if he does its in a way that easily a clean victory and still makes Henry look dominant. A way that gives the impression Orton just slipped by. Maybe they will then build up to a Orton/Rhodes feud. Henry doesn't NEED the championship now, or at all really, even if it would be nice. I do see him winning the title, even if its next year sometime for a long reign.

 

[shooter_mcgavin]

that promo in the Cutting Edge feels like a mishap for me. That promo about Mark Henry waiting for 15 almost makes him the underdog and for some reason I actually felt sympathy for the World's strongest man.

Did anyone think the Cutting Edge promo it made it feel like Orton was playing a heel role saying Mark Henry has failed and Mark Henry looked like the baby face.

Did anyone feel this way?

 

[flawd101]

henry should lose by dq and then win in hell in a cell. orton can steal one at vengeance then win outright at SS

 

[corinoiswrestling]

F- off, Regal is more deserving then a fat slob, randy will have to work his ass off just to make it an interesting match rather then a brawl. I think if Mark wins it will be based on pitty and smypathy only and he should only have it one week.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Several reasons why Mark Henry should indeed win the World Heavyweight title, if not at Night of Champion SOON.

1.) Mark Henry's monster push will only last for so long. Putting out Kane with an injury is a big deal. Taking out the Big Show and benching him is a bigger deal. He's competed with Sheamus and that went pretty well, but there was no definitive winner in their too-short rivalry. Who else is Mark Henry going to demolish in order to make him look powerful? Great Kahli? If they want this monster domination thing to pay off, they need to pull the trigger soon.

2.) Henry has been with the company for a very LONG time. We can debate from now until the cows come home about making your own impact and him not trying hard enough to get a title run on his own, but the bottom line is that we've never seen the World's Strongest Man with the World Heavyweight title around his waste. Why not give him the title once before he retires just to see how it goes?

3.) With Hell in a Cell in just a few weeks, and Vengeance around the corner after that, it's the perfect time to experiment with Mark Henry as the champion. If it doesn't work out, or if they're not feeling a long term run they have plenty of opportunity to transition the title back to Randy Orton before the big dance at Survivor Series.

4.) Mark Henry is a dominant heel, and Randy Orton is a dominant face. With Orton as champion guys like Christian and Henry himself have had the opportunity to challenge for the title. But strap the belt on Henry and that gives Sheamus a chance to beat the monster, or Daniel Bryan to have his David vs. Goliath title match. Kane and Big Show might make their return to seek revenge, or maybe an up-and-coming Ted DiBiase? A dominant heel is what Smackdown needs for a few months at the least to give new guys a shot, and if it's not going to be Wade Barrett, I think Mark Henry is just as good a choice.

 

[hollowpoint]

I think he should win and here's why:

-He's been dominating Randy Orton for the past couple of weeks and what way to make him an Ultimate monster heel than to beat Orton at NoC.

- Sheamus is a natural next opponent for Mark Henry and what a way to changing the title picture around than bringing some fresh faces into it.

- A Superface like Orton is always better chasing after the title than actually having the title.

Mark Henry now is miles ahead of any version of him that ive seen in the 15 years he's been in the company and I'm definitely on board with him winning.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I'm torn in this situation, I really am.

I've never been a particularly big fan of Mark Henry. Truth is, I've wished for his release for the vast majority of his WWE career. However, I have to admit that Mark Henry has made me eat lots of crow over the course of this past summer. It's not that WWE has done anything particularly revolutionary with Mark Henry, the direction is actually pretty basic. But what's extraordinary is that Mark Henry is so incredibly good as this unstoppable monster heel. He's really shined during his promos and the man is 100% believable. He has a legit physical presence and physical capability that just really really helps his character. Personally, I think that's what so many people are reacting to, at least first and foremost. It's easy for anyone to put themselves in the shoes of someone facing down a pissed off Mark Henry. He's a big friggin' guy and the majority of his bulk is sheer muscle that renders him, literally, one of the physically strongest human beings in the world. Even his matches have dramatically improved. True they haven't been all time classics but he's looked dominant in the ring and he had two surprisingly good matches with Sheamus. If Mark Henry walks out of NOC as the World Heavyweight Champion, I'll have no complaints.

Randy Orton is a guy that's basically played second fiddle to John Cena over on Raw. Since coming to SD!, however, I've started to enjoy Orton's work much more. I think his feud with Christian is the overall best work he's done in his entire career. I do understand people being tired of seeing Orton in the title picture, I honestly do. At the same time though, he's done a good job as WHC on the blue brand. His feud with Mark Henry has been interesting and Orton is someone that's come across as really vulnerable for the first time in a very long time. If he retains against Henry tonight, I'll have no complaints. I think they'll be able to pull out a very solid match with some good storytelling so I'd like to see the feud continue.

When it's all said and done, I don't think Henry will be World Heavyweight Champion after tonight. I won't have any problems if he does though.