12. Mark Henry Pretends To Retire
It can take a few years before a wrestler finds themselves as a performer, and in the case of Mark Henry, it took nearly two decades. Once Henry locked into his talents, however, he almost became one of the most impressive microphone workers in WWE overnight. His acting skills were never more potent than on June 17th, 2013. Henry entered the ring wearing a downright dapper salmon suit and gave an emotional and heartwarming speech about his career, implying that he was about to retire.
Henry broke into tears when he started talking about his daughter, bringing the crowd to their feet, and causing then-WWE World Champion John Cena to lead a standing ovation. Of course, that was Henry’s cue to turn on Cena and prove that it was all a lie. The fact that the tears were real, truly sold the moment. Henry would bust out his emotional range once again at Night of Champions 2014, letting out a few tears as Lillian Garcia sang the National Anthem prior to a match against Rusev. Unfortunately for Henry in both instances, he came up short in his battles, though he came out of them with fans viewing him in an all-new and perhaps better light than ever before.
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