WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry last competed at the Greatest Royal Rumble (2018) premium live event in Saudi Arabia.
It’s been five years since Henry last wrestled in the ring, and it looks like fans will never see the former World’s Strongest Man lace up his boots again.
During a recent appearance on Isiah Kassidy’s YouTube channel, Henry discussed not wrestling anymore, his current role in AEW, and more.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On enjoying his role as a coach: “I’m not who I used to be. Once you feel the joy of teaching, it takes the place of the joy of competition. I feel more accomplished as a teacher seeing one of the people that I work with succeed than I would be going out and being 70% of what I used to be.”
On not being concerned about competing in the ring anymore: “If I go out there and I watch a match and I don’t look like I used to look, I’m going to feel like I’m diminishing my career. I left the game while I was still good, and people didn’t look at my work and go, ‘He used to be really good.’ You don’t never want that; I didn’t want that.”