"I hated it" - Mark Henry recalls a moment in WWE that made him feel depressed

WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has reflected on falling into depression after he was split up with his former tag team partner MVP. The duo was known as The World's Strongest Tag Team/Power-Ballin.

The team was formed in 2009 and they even challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship at one point but were unsuccessful. The World's Strongest Man revealed on Busted Open Radio that he and MVP were expecting to get a big push and were slated to win the tag titles before WrestleMania, but WWE decided to split them up and push Jeri-Show instead.

Mark Henry went on to mention that after he and MVP broke up Power-Ballin, he fell into depression and started working with Finlay and Hornswoggle, which he hated.

“We were supposed to win the tag titles and go on to WrestleMania but the writers came up with something called ‘JeriShow,’ and they went with that. Which, hey, it’s their company, do what you do. But I went into a depression about it and I didn’t realize. And when they ended Power Ballin, it was over. They tell me that they wanted me to take the ‘WSM’ off [my wrestling gear] and just wear red, and you’re gonna go and work with Finlay and Hornswoggle and just do some fun-lovin’ stuff. I was this in-between good guy, midcard deal, and I hated it," said Mark Henry. (H/T - POST Wrestling)

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Mark Henry on the fans comparing him to Kool-Aid Man after he wore the red attire

The former World Heavyweight Champion started wearing an all-red attire after he split up with MVP, which resulted in the fans comparing him to Kool-Aid Man.

Mark Henry said it was funny at first but he ended up hating it. He then started working out with wrestling veteran Tony Atlas so he could lose weight.

“I’m wearing all red, so I hear people in the crowd going ‘Hey Kool-Aid!’ Like I’m the Kool-Aid Man. They started having signs, and at first, it was funny. Having ‘WSM’ on the Kool-Aid jug. And I’m like, ‘Alright, come on man, cut it out.’ And then it became ‘Man, I hate that dude.’ When you look at yourself and go ‘Ah, ****, I gotta get myself in better shape.’ I told myself if I didn’t get myself in better shape, I was going to get let go. After that, I started riding with Tony Atlas. We were back in the gym again."

Mark Henry recently left AEW after signing with the promotion in 2021. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.