WWE Corridor of Famer Mark Henry has disclosed how he was near retiring from professional wrestling and was persuaded by Chris Benoit to proceed his wrestling profession.
Henry stated that accidents had taken a toll on his physique within the 2000s, with one notable damage coming throughout his match with Benoit.
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“I tore my quad coming again — I used to be injured and went again to Louisville to knock the rust off, after which I tore my quad. I used to be out for six months, after which I healed up and I used to be on a roll. I used to be killing, about eight months. After which I dislocated my shoulder; that is proper earlier than WrestleMania,” recalled Henry on “Busted Open.”
The late WWE star, although, coaxed him to remain in professional wrestling, with Benoit telling him that he needed to proceed as he had labored exhausting to get to the place that he was in. He referred to as this dialog one of the vital essential ones of his professional wrestling profession.
“Benoit referred to as me and checked on me. He stated, ‘Hey, man, that was a troublesome deal. How are you feeling?’ I used to be like, ‘I feel I am achieved.’ The frustration, I simply could not take it no extra,” Henry stated. However, Benoit had some spirited phrases for him to rethink his retirement choice. “He stated, ‘Hear, man, we work too exhausting to get you the place you are actually so that you can stop no.’ He stated, ‘I’ll come to Austin and get your a*s in form. You are gonna heal up. It is muscle and bone. Do not let that mess with you. We’d like you. C’mon, man.'”
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Henry stated these phrases inspired him to present wrestling one other shot, and he did not undergo an damage for 3 years after that. He stated that after the damage, he was making an attempt to determine methods to earn a living exterior the professional wrestling world.
