Mark Henry Recalls Being Sent To Canada By WWE Because He Threatened To Kill Shawn Michaels And The Kliq

Mark Henry thought he was being pranked by the Kliq.

In 1997, Mark Henry signed a ten-year deal with the WWE (WWF at the time) where he was billed as ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ after winning the weight lifting competitions throughout his youth career. Henry recalls being sent to Canada because of a prank he thought was made by the Kliq on the Undertaker’s podcast Six Feet Under.

“I got in trouble, and they sent me to Canada, because I threatened to kill Shawn Michaels and the entire Kliq. I meant that shit. I meant it, but I found out later on that it was Paul Bearer who hid my crutches. I blamed it on Shawn. They came up to me, ‘Hey man, they hid your crutches? What happened?’ I was like, ‘You’re too small to be talking shit. I will fucking kill you and everybody that knows you,'” recalled Henry.

Henry continued, “Sid was behind Shawn. When I threatened him, Sid was [imitates heavy breathing]. I was like, ‘The fuck you breathing heavy for? I’m not talking to you, but if you want it, you can get it too.’ [Undetaker] knows who I am. When that switch flips, I don’t give a fuck who you are. Ask Vince (McMahon) himself. I told Vince when to take a step back. ‘You’re in my face.’ I don’t give a fuck how much money you have, you better back up. ‘You’re crazy.’ No, I’m not. I’m mad. That’s when I was stupid. You can’t be a in professional industry with no couth. You can’t. They’re going to get rid of you. It happened to me. [Vince] was like, ‘I’d rather pay you your money and get the fuck out of my face.’ So he sent me to Canada. Nobody ever sat me down and taught me wrestling etiquette.”

Henry would go on to spend nearly twenty-five years with the WWE before leaving the company in 2021 to sign with All Elite Wrestling, recently, he announced that he was going to let his contract expire with AEW.

h/t to Fightful for the transcription.

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