11) Mark Henry: Turns Down Gimmick and Problems With McMahon
Henry turned down a new silverback gimmick in 2007. Henry admitted that creatively the WWE wasn’t being racist, but Henry thought the gimmick was crossing the line. Henry told the WWE he couldn’t do it because he had two black children at home and he wasn’t comfortable working this angle.
In another instance, Henry refused to go back to work after a prank that got extremely heated with Vince McMahon. After a series of ribs, Henry allowed cooler heads to prevail, though one night he finally had enough. During an off-air match, Vince McMahon thought it would be funny to play another wrestler’s entrance music while Henry would make his way to the ring. Mark was so upset that he grabbed the microphone to voice his displeasure about the rib, only to have it also cut off. Following the match, Henry realized everyone had already left the arena. He proceeded to destroy thousands and thousands of dollars of equipment. He then called Vince saying he was done and also threatened McMahon. Henry’s wife finally convinced Mark to go back to work.
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