Mark Henry Resonates with the Charlotte And Becky Lynch Angle

By Christopher McManus

mark henry
Photo by: Evans Vestal Ward/NBCUniversal/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry appeared on Busted Open Radio on SiriusXM, discussing the current Charlotte Flair/Becky Lynch angle. In the excerpt, the co-host explains how the angle can relate to fans as both women’s rise to the top were very different:

Charlotte is a rarified hier. She was born to be great as she came from greatness. It’s excpected– my kids are jaded, spoiled, entitled as hell. They have every opportunity that a kid like was growing up had no opportunity. There was no safety net… If I failed, I worked at the plant. I was not the best student, I passed, but I was not the best student…Charlotte is the sucess story and Becky is the commonplace. She is the person that has the struggle, that came from nothing, that worked her ass off just to get looked at..and that’s what our fanbase is.

While Henry sees how Becky’s character development could relate more to the blue-collar audience, he has also seen the other side of fame to where he believes Charlotte, daughter to the legendary Ric Flair, would be subjected to:

Let me tell  you something about greatness because thank God I’ve been there. I’ve walk in a place and people are like, “Oh, Mr. Henry! You kno wwhat, don’t worry about the reservation. We got a special table for you.” I’ve had that, and I’ve gone to places where I get the opposite of that… So I understand what Charlotte is too. That being said, the reason this is an angle we all love is that we all identify with it.

RELATED: Becky Lynch Comments After SmackDown Live, The IIconics Return Home For WWE SSD (Video)

Mark Henry

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    MONTMELO, SPAIN - JULY 01: Jorge Lorenzo (L) of Spain and Fiat Yamaha Team poses with Mark Henry of USA ("World's Strongest Man") in box near his bike during the Grand Prix of Catalunya in Circuit of Catalunya on July 1, 2010 in Montmelo, Spain. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    Wrestler Mark Henry attends the WrestleMania 25th anniversary press conference at the Hard Rock Caf? on March 31, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 08: Mark Henry "The World's Strongest Man" is introduced during the WWE Smackdown Live Tour at Westridge Park Tennis Stadium on July 08, 2011 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - FEBRUARY 16: (L-R) NY Jets players Matt Slauson, Donald Strickland, Strongest Man in the World Mark Henry, wrestler Sheamus, Jets players Kyle Wilson and Muhammed Wilkerson attend a press conference to announce a major international event, Wrestle Mania XXIX, at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: WWE wrestler, Mark Henry is seen as he is picked up at Los Angeles International Airport on August 30, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by GVK/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Wrestler Mark Henry at the WWE and The Creative Coalition's Be A STAR bullying prevention rally at James Madison Middle School on February 10, 2014 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Redmond/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Wrestler Mark Henry and actress Danielle Panabaker at the WWE and The Creative Coalition's Be A STAR bullying prevention rally at James Madison Middle School on February 10, 2014 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Redmond/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: WWE Wrestler Mark Henry attends the "Be A STAR" bullying prevention rally hosted by WWE and the Creative Coalition at James Madison Middle School on February 10, 2014 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 10: WWE Wrestler Mark Henry attends the "Be A STAR" bullying prevention rally hosted by WWE and the Creative Coalition at James Madison Middle School on February 10, 2014 in North Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW ORLEANS, LA - APRIL 03: Mark Henry attends WWE's 2014 SuperStars For Kids at the New Orleans Museum of Art on April 3, 2014 in New Orleans. (Photo by Josh Brasted/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    GURGAON, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Mark Henry, American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter and WWE professional wrestler in Kingdom of Dreams on Friday late night, on August 29, 2015 in Gurgaon, India. Henry was a three time U.S. National Weightlifting champion. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    GURGAON, INDIA - AUGUST 29: Mark Henry, American powerlifter, Olympic weightlifter and WWE professional wrestler in Kingdom of Dreams on Friday late night, on August 29, 2015 in Gurgaon, India. Henry was a three time U.S. National Weightlifting champion. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW DELHI, INDIA - AUGUST 28: American wrestler Mark Henry who is currently signed to WWE posing for a profile shoot during his recent visit to India at hotel Shangri-La on August 28, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Shivam Saxena/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW DELHI, INDIA - AUGUST 28: American wrestler Mark Henry who is currently signed to WWE posing for a profile shoot during his recent visit to India at hotel Shangri-La on August 28, 2015 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Shivam Saxena/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 19: Wrestler Mark Henry attends Cheap Heat In Concert at Highline Ballroom on August 19, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 19: Wrestler Mark Henry and Hip Hop Mike attend Cheap Heat In Concert at Highline Ballroom on August 19, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    NEW YORK - MARCH 31: Wrestler Mark Henry attends the WrestleMania 25th anniversary press conference at the Hard Rock Caf? on March 31, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/WireImage)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 24: Wrestlers Mark Henry (L) and MVP are introduced during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

  • Mark Henry

    Mark Henry

    LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 24: Wrestler Mark Henry (L) throws wrestler Chris Jericho (R) over the announcer's table as boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (C) looks on during the WWE Monday Night Raw show at the Thomas & Mack Center August 24, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather was a special guest host during the broadcast. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Christopher McManus
Christopher McManus

Christopher found his passion in writing about Hip-Hop and Pro Wrestling when he was 15 years old creating blogs for MySpace and Facebook. A graduate of Print Journalism from Hampton University, Chris has a desire to push the culture with a youthful flair and thirst to learn more with each project he set out to do. Whenever he is not writing, he indulges in Pro Wrestling videos and Basketball highlights.

Share article

TRENDING

Related