Mark Henry is to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Mark Henry
The 46-year-old wrestler - famous for handing out his Hall of Pain moves - will be honoured at the 2018 Induction Ceremony on Friday, April 6, during WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans.
Speaking to WrestleMania magazine about the honour, he said: "My body is too beat up to turn a backflip, but if I could have done one, I would have! It wasn't so much shock, but it was a feeling like, 'Are you kidding me?' The greatest superstars, the ones that I've grown up watching, are the ones who have received this honour, and to be able to say my name in the same breath as theirs is an unbelievable thing. There have been many times in my life when I've been at a loss for words. Where I can't respond, and it's just like unbelievable happiness. People say, 'Oh Mark, you're a big softie, and you burst into tears so easily.' This moment wasn't like that. It wasn't a falling down reaching for the sky type moment. It was more like, 'Wow, I cannot believe that the work that I did paid off.' Anyone who says that they're prepared for it is lying."
Mark started in the sports industry with powerlifting, eventually signing with WWE in 1996. Soon after, he made his ring debut, where he went head to head with Jerry 'The King' Lawler and triumphed in the ring.
With a strong wrestling career behind him, one of his career highlights included winning the World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Randy Orton at Night of Champions 2011 but his most famous moment was when he went along with the rumours he was retiring, only to appear on Monday Night Raw in June 2013 to make a speech before slamming John Cena into the mat.