Welcome to THIS edition of GOOD QUESTION, brought to you exclusively by THISent.com! I’m your host, “Word Heavyweight Champion” Mr. Joe Walker.
Throughout my illustrious career as an entertainment writer and journalist, I’ve been blessed with opportunities to speak with many notable and famous persons. One of those is International Sports Hall of Fame and WWE Hall of Fame legend Mark Henry.
During our conversation I asked The World’s Strongest Man THIS good question: Did you think you’d ever use your athletic experience to tell stories through physicality?
He answered, “The psychology part of what I do, and what people in the industry I’m in do, is paramount. In a professional wrestling match, sports entertainment, you use everything you have. I went from powerlifting and being the best in the world, to Olympic weightlifting, to strongman, to professional wrestling. I doubt there’s anyone that has ever been world champion in as many things as I’ve been world champion in.
As far as me using all of that – my experience as a weightlifter, a powerlifter, a strongman – I’ve always been a Type A personality. I always tried to entertain the crowd where people didn’t entertain. That’s one of the reasons Vince McMahon thought I’d be a success in professional because of the fact I entertained. In order to celebrate you have to win. I wanted to celebrate.
And I didn’t win because I wanted to celebrate, but it came with it.” |THIS.
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