True or False: Mark Henry Should be Top Heel on Raw

[Steamboat Ricky]

The guy is huge, and I really think people legitimately dislike him much like they dislike Vickie Guerrero.

That being said...Should Mark Henry be the top heel on Raw? WWE would likely never do it...but given the right manager...Mark Henry could be a credible top heel for one of the major brands. The problem with heels like Orton is that they are too likable. I'm not sure if anybody likes Mark Henry. Automatically, that will get any babyface over in an instant.

So...True or False?

 

[klunderbunker]

False. Henry has absolutely no track record to justify him being top heel. Every time he goes against a top face he's lost. It would be the same issue as when JBL was pushed as top heel on Smackdown four years ago. It failed becauise he came out of nowhere and no one bought it. Henry's in ring work is below average at best. If you don't believe me, watch his neverending, I would say feud but that implies he won sometime, fights with Taker. Taker could do nothing with him and Taker could get decent matches out of the fat ass called Yokozuna. Henry has no gimmick. He's strong. That's not a gimmick, it's a nickname. Absolutely no on Henry as top heel. A jobber to the stars and little more.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

The most fun anyone had with Mark Henry was when he was Sexual Chocolate. He was over, because he was chocolate, and he was sexual. He was a comedic jobber of sorts. Kinda like Santino.

The only route they can go with this is if Mark Henry goes back to Sexual Chocolate and starts doing comedy again. Him and Santino would have a helluva feud. But as far as a TOP heel? Absolutely not. No proven track record as KB said, and no viable mouthpiece to talk him up. He was the Muscle in the Nation and that's it. He didn't have to talk. Now, being on his own, he won't make it.

Let it be said, Mark Henry's destined to be a comedy jobber. Or released.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

He had a legitimate run as ECW Champion...the upper crust of the mid-card belts. So, he has the ability to go over those guys that he already beat. Furthermore, it's really easy to put over somebody...it's called...having them win. Look at Dolph Ziggler. His overness increased 10000% when he won last week. Real quick fix.

 

[Fuel The Fire]

i dont think this would work...to me hes boaring and would not be entertaining as a heel. i remember when the draft first started and he was bending frying pans and flipping over cars..ya he was entertaining . now hes just another boaring filler they have that beats up little people all the time

 

[Megadeth]

To be a top heel, you have to be so hated people would be willing to spend money on a PPV to see you get beat. Jericho works so well as a heel right now because he has everyone waiting to see the legends get their revenge on him for all the things he has said and done. Mark Henry is hated in the since that people hate being forced to watch his matches regardless of whether or not he is gonna be beat. Anytime Mark Henry is on TV it just makes me want to change the channel. Sadly, WWE has gotten to the point of not realizing the difference between the two, which is why people Like The Great Kahli, Kozlov, and Henry have all been pushed as top heels in the past. I dont care who any of them are fighting, I just dont want to watch their matches. It would probably take something like Bret Hart, who is probably my favorite wrestler of all time, returning to the ring, and his return match was going to be against Mark Henry, for me to every be excited about any match when Henry in it, and even then I would really struggle with whether or not to watch. So to answer your question False a 1000 times over.

 

[truk24]

The answer to this ridiculously easy question is false. Henry is not a draw, and is hardly interesting. Seriously, at what point did you even consider this idea for Henry to become the top heel on RAW? Mark has done nothing to suggest otherwise. I'm glad he stuck around long, but I think he deserves to be where he is now.

 

[Black Snow]

People don't hate Mark Henry because he's a good heel. They hate him because he's boring and not very good at wrestling due to the fact that he's a big blob. Does anyone expect a good match out of Batista/Henry? Cena/Henry? HHH/Henry? Show/Henry?

There's a reason why the guy has been with the company for over a decade and never got higher than the European title until Michael Hayes went all racist on him. He sucks.

 

[THE Madcap]

Personally, because of my background in strength sports, I have a HUGE amount of respect for Henry and all his personal accomplisments and for a guy his size, I don't think he's bad in the ring, maybe I'm looking at things through chalk tinted specs so to speak... I fail to see how his strength isn't a gimmick, when really, noone in the ME has a gimmick anymore these days, bar the Undertaker. Henry's reign in ECW was legit and if the WWE really wanted to build on his strength, he could be a monster heel. However, RAW already has Big Show in this role. It would've made more sense to me to keep him on Smackdown.

 

[Zeedeevel]

Basically from what i have heard is that Henry's ECW title reign was an apology by the WWE. If you look at when he was competing for the WHC against people like kurt angle and taker, it was horrible. henry was given his chance and he didnt do much with it to prove that he is better than the likes of orton jericho and edge

 

[butsecks]

Henry was an ECW champion? either alzheimer's is starting to kick in or the man just never did anything memorable as the champion for me to remember. Hes a total borefest. the hell should he be a top heel on RAW for? just thinking about him walking from the ramp down to the ring will put me to sleep.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

Yeah, but look at the heat that Henry is drawing right now from all of you. Heels are to be hated, not liked, not appreciated, not entertaining...HATED. Their purpose is to make the good guys more likable. How is a "heel" like Orton or Edge going to make their adversaries more likable when they themselves are extremely likable?

 

[jellmoo]

Top heel? No. His in ring work (while not as bad as some claim) isn't good enough to hold down interest in 20+ minute match.

His mic work has unfortunately never improved in his run. And oddly enough they chose Tony Atlas as a mouthpiece. Possibly the only man worse than Henry on the mic.

For me, Henry should be pushed as an absolute monster. So strong that the very idea of going face to face with the guy is enough to make any but the top faces wet themselves. I would have him wrestle as little as possible. Make him a bodyguard/enforcer, and just use him to brutalize people.

 

[DXRulez19]

Obviously this is a kinda dumb topic and the answer is false. Henry is slow and very boring to watch. He has no gimmick or point in the WWE other than being an extra guy when their is not enough people that can wrestle that night or when hes the only guy left on ECW. Another thing is why is Tony Atlas with him he doesn't do anything accept come ut and stand their. He servers no point.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

Top heel? No. His in ring work (while not as bad as some claim) isn't good enough to hold down interest in 20+ minute match.

Even more of a reason to push him as a top level heel. All he needs to do is overpower the heck out of all his opponents and be generally menacing. If Ultimate Warrior can be the top guy in the company...anyone can based on move set.

His mic work has unfortunately never improved in his run. And oddly enough they chose Tony Atlas as a mouthpiece. Possibly the only man worse than Henry on the mic.

Yeah, Atlas isn't the best. But Henry shouldn't even need to talk. His actions should speak louder than words. What if Henry just went around brutalizing people for a year without saying a word and without anyone saying a word for him?

For me, Henry should be pushed as an absolute monster. So strong that the very idea of going face to face with the guy is enough to make any but the top faces wet themselves. I would have him wrestle as little as possible. Make him a bodyguard/enforcer, and just use him to brutalize people.

Henry should be pushed as an absolute monster. Why? Because he is one. Look at the guy. He's legitimately scary looking.

 

[Ushiku]

He should be lucky he's a jobber to the stars, if he wasn't so huge he wouldn't even be that. Vince books him as an "unbeatable monster" against mid carders, yet when he's against any top level stars he gets completely punished. The only think he has going for him is his size, and even then its arguable that Kane, Big Show, and fuck it even Khali is better in the ring.

 

[golden miz]

false- He couldnt even put over the looser otherwise named finnley and he barely made matt hardy look good if anything he dragged him down. This is the most rediclious thing I ever read because its true he gets major heat but most of that heat is dirrected at wwe for allowing him to wrestle and hes is natuarly hated like vickie but his mic skills are allot worse then hers and the big man with a manager era is basically over, sure he has a manager but not a legit one or even a good mouthpeice. I think that he will be the top heel when hell freezes over how he even has a job with as absolutely horiable performance he has done since the late 90's is beyond me even big dady v was better even if you cant really say he was that much better

 

[CJ The Pirate]

Henry is disliked because he's terrible and boring. He shouldn't be anywhere near that spot. Viki's position doesn't justify it either. She's hated also for the wrong reasons and the day the WWE feel they have apologised to her enough and get rid of her the better.

 

[Harthan]

So I see a lot of complaining about Mark Henry having a limited moveset. Being slow. Not being exciting. Alright. Here's my question:

What do you want from a 400 pound hulking piece of meat?

Basically, you're pissing on Mark Henry because he's not a cruiserweight. But it's sort of hard to be, when you eat them for breakfast. He's big. He doesn't need a moveset. Slams, suplexes, bear hugs - these are the stuff of big men. And Mark Henry does them just as well as the next one. He's a legitimately huge, strong man, and he works a dominant big man style - and that's all anyone can realistically want from him.

So he's not a master of the mic? Alright. Does he have to be? No. Once again, I remind you, he's a behemoth. He doesn't need to give us a 30 minute discourse on all the thoughts that pass through his mind. Big men work best short and sweet on the mic: "I am bigger, stronger, and more powerful than you, and I will eat you for a snack." Honestly, that's all he needs to do. Tony Atlas can throw in some elaboration if he likes. It doesn't really matter.

Doesn't have a character? Does he need one? He's enormous!

Frankly, Henry can take the Big Show's spot any day. I'd prefer it, really. We've seen a lot of Big Show. He's been around a while. The idea of him sleeping with Vickie Guerrero repulses me. But I digress. Henry in Show's spot would be new, and it would be exciting. I've seen Big Show vs Cena a number of times. I don't really need to see it again. I'd enjoy John Cena vs Mark Henry more.

I could do with Henry fighting in Show's spot right now - having the Cena feud, maybe moving on to a title match, maybe even getting the gold for a month, to make him look legit.

So, I say, true. Henry is a consummate big man. He's not the greatest big man of all time, by far. But he's as good as any big man in the WWE right now. Him taking Show's spot on Raw would be more exciting than watching Show have the same matches all over again, and I absolutely believe Henry could be a legit top heel on Raw.

 

[Black Snow]

I expect the same thing from Mark Henry that I expect from any wrestler: entertainment. No one is crapping on Mark Henry just because he's a big guy. There are plenty of men around Henry's size that are better than him. Mind you, he's not the worst. I'd say Khali is the worst. The thing is, you're basically saying that because he's large we should lower our expectations. I think that's garbage.

If Mark Henry was a cruiserweight with the same talent I'd hate him too because he's still boring and can't wrestle. Being a tub of goo is not an excuse to suck in the ring. Everyone should be held to the same standards. Be it a cruiserweight, a super heavyweight or anything in between. If you're not entertaining then get the eff out.

"Mark Henry doesn't need to learn how to wrestle because he likes to drink butter!"

 

[Ushiku]

Bam Bam Bigalow could do fucking moonsaults, its not like all big men have to wrestle in a specific style, and Big Show had a good run as the extreme giant ECW champion, hell I even remember a time when masked Kane was a monster heel before being a jobber to the stars, the difference being that unlike Henry he can put over a decent match.

He was ECW's Khali, and I don't believe either of them should have ever held the top spot on their respective brands. Now I don't see him doing anything, except maybe kayfabe injure a few people.

If I had my way I'd job him to Hornswoggle...

 

[Ezekyo]

I feel Mark Henry has X-Pac heat, if anything. I dunno, to me, he's just kind of there. No purpose, no meaning.

 

[Kid A]

im still surprised that he has a job right now considering some of the other talent that was signed a few years back and arent any more. he def had it with Sexual Chocolate and the whole Mae Young fiasco, i dont think his name needs anymore resurrecting. he just doesnt have the persona, the mic skills to really carry a feud..especially ones like say how Shawn Michaels carries the feud with Taker seemingly having complete control over him only to lose at WM. i dont think Henry can do anything but be muscle for someone else's feud.

 

[hArdyPUNKmArk]

A top heel needs to be able to put over a face in a decent match, need's to be entertaining and needs to get heat and not the kind of heat that JBL got but the heat Jericho gets. When Jericho or Edge or even Orton are out people boo them but still want to see what they have to say or do.

With guys like Henry or JBL yeah they get a fair beat of heat but it's completely different to the heat that Jericho, Edge and Orton get. Henry get's heat because when he comes out people boo because they don't want to hear or see anything to do with him.

There is a BIG defference in the 2 types of heat. Henry just wouldnt cut it as a TOP heel. A mid card heel, yes. He's exactly where he should be atm, on the C show and keeping quiet. I dont have hate for the guy but to seriously picture him as a top heel in a PPV is quite sad, it wouldnt be good to see a Henry/Cena match or Henry/Jeff Hardy.

FALSE

 

[drummerboy144]

false ,remember vicera,umaga,stinsky,great khali, even kane ,that monster heel shit doesnt work anymore almost all of the above i mentioned are jokes right now, khali with the kiss cam,visera was this exotic dancing piece of shit,kane jobing to cm punk and rey mysterio,so yeah go ahead and give henry a good run maybe even a world tittle, not long time after that you will see him with maria throwing tshirts to the crowd