Happy Birthday! Mark Henry Turns 45 Today!

Mark Henry, a two year veteran of the WWE, turns 45 today. Signing after the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, to a ten year contract, Henry is one of the longest tenured superstars in the active roster, next to the Undertaker and Triple H. Henry was billed as the World's Strongest Man, and rightfully so. Henry still holds world records for deadlift, squat, and total in weight lifting that he set in 1995.

Upon arriving, Henry was outfitting with an all-American gimmick, even decked out in the Stars and Stripes and an instant feud with Jerry Lawler. After a string of injuries, Henry came back and later became a member of the Nation of Domination. After the Nation disbanded in 1998, Henry started calling himself "Sexual Chocolate", which was one of the most risque gimmicks in WWE history, but fit right in with their, at the time, new Attitude Era.

He is also known for one of the most bizarre angles ever in wrestling history as he got Mae Young pregnant and eventually, gave birth to...a hand. It almost buried his career and Henry was sent to OVW, the developmental territory to recondition himself and hope for a repackaging.

When the brands split, Henry headed to SmackDown! where he was used as a strongman and the rest of the locker room would take bets on whether or not he could do insane feats of strength like roll up a frying pan. That didn't quite get over and he was moved to Raw and on the hunt for Goldberg's World Heavyweight Championship.

Henry is a two-time World Champion in the WWE having held the ECW Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship as well. He has victories over future Hall of Famers like Triple H and the Rock and hopefully will get a chance to be entered into the Hall himself one day.