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A powerful look back at Mark Henry's WWE career photos% Y" I( N! V. M6 Q4 E) _4 M
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. r' D$ _0 ?5 V1 e% V- G) U; \Mark Henry debuted in WWE in 1996, slamming Jerry "The King' Lawler to the mat.% _/ [4 t4 c+ n( s1 b7 ^1 s
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: j- l z' y. R' H2 mThis is one of the first - but certainly not the last - feats of strength the WWE Universe would see from Henry.+ S1 U# ]/ x0 @2 b, x* ]) r
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Henry joined The Nation of Domination in 1998.
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Also in the faction were The Rock, D'Lo Brown, Farooq and Kama Mustafa.
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Henry was certainly dominant in the ring.
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Henry was once managed by SmackDown General Manager Teddy Long.
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Mark Henry won the ECW Championship in 2008 in his home state of Texas.
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) z7 B: Y$ R6 E+ v" H% V3 H7 Z; }: r4 wThe World's Strongest Man built up a fierce rivalry with Randy Orton in 2011 ...
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) H; v# f* q/ {7 |( l7 ? G, ?... while looking for his first World Championship win./ ^) G' V" N4 q6 S
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h' b1 ~8 T8 o, x! v @( D* M4 TIt took the World's Strongest Slam ...
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... to pin The Viper Randy Orton.4 ]( V% c" ^: z
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9 m# h; o2 j" P1 {0 m6 W+ N" kMark Henry became the World Heavyweight Champion on Sept. 18. 2011. |
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