Mark Henry Wanted WWE Office Job Before Going To AEW

Mark Henry made his surprise debut for AEW at Double or Nothing. However, he has now revealed that he originally asked for an office job with WWE.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Henry said that his most recent deal with WWE ran out and he wanted an office job. However, he felt he had to look for his opportunity elsewhere. Here is the quote, courtesy of Fightful:

“My deal was up. It’s not something that was recent. I can go back five or six months and I wanted a position in the [WWE] office. I talked to Vince himself and he said, ‘write it up. You’re somebody I’ll listen to.’ I was told that there was a lot of cleaning house and cuts that were happening and there were a lot to come. I had seen hundreds in the company go. I felt valuable enough that I wasn’t going anywhere. When your deal comes up and the rights come up as to where you’re gonna go next, I wanted to do more. I always want to do more. If I can’t get that opportunity, I have to look for that opportunity somewhere else.”

It was announced that Mark Henry would be an analyst on AEW Rampage when the show launches later this year.

Henry is the latest of a number of WWE legends to make the jump to AEW recently, joining the likes of Sting, Paul Wight, and Christian Cage.

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