"That's not fair" - Mark Henry slams WWE

Mark Henry has slammed WWE over a big issue. The WWE Hall of Famer doesn't hold back when it comes to his opinions on the state of the wrestling industry.

The former World Heavyweight Champion has criticized the Stamford-based promotion for its soaring ticket prices. Speaking in an interview on TMZ's Inside The Ring, Mark Henry said the company needs to lower the prices.

"They need to lower the damn prices. Like, I grew up going to wrestling with my grandmother, and my grandmother was poor, but she saved her money, and she would go to wrestling when I was 9, 12, 13 years old it was like $8. The grandma taking her grandchild to wrestling is almost over, because my grandmother, if she was alive today, she could not afford to take me even into the nosebleeds. She couldn't afford to pay $250 for a ticket," he stated.

Henry also said that the company needs to bring back live events so that a common fan can afford to watch the show. Mark Henry then mentioned the reason why the sports entertainment giant is not doing many live events.

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"The reason that they took the live events away is not because it cost too much and they weren't recouping the money that they spent. They did it because they want you to be like you're in the desert. They want you to be thirsty and say, 'Oh man, I haven't had wrestling in forever. I'mm a drive 150 miles, 200 miles away. I'mma get a hotel and I'm going to have to miss work day and I'm going to have to spend $500 a ticket and to be able to go see wrestling.' That's not fair," he added.

You can watch the interview below:

WWE has been called out for its exorbitant prices by fans, with one individual confronting company President Nick Khan over the cost of tickets for attending a show.

Mark Henry pitches heel turn for top star

During the interview, Mark Henry also talked about some of WWE's booking and said that Randy Orton should rise to the top again as a heel.

He said that he doesn't want a babyface Orton to be Champion but The Viper should be in the role of a heel, which is "tailor-made" for him.

The World's Strongest Man added that there is hardly anyone better at playing the bad guy on WWE TV than Orton.

If you use quotes from this article, please credit TMZ's Inside The Ring and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.

About the author

Sherjeel Malik is a writer at Sportskeeda and covers pro wrestling. He was hooked on the product from the moment he saw The Hardy Boyz jumping off ladders during the Attitude Era. While he comes from an engineering background, Sherjeel’s love for pro wrestling and content writing led him to pursue a career in sports journalism. Before assuming his current role at Sportskeeda, Sherjeel worked at other reputable organizations for five years.

While writing articles, he ensures that he only relies on credible sources for information and covers relevant subjects that do not project an agenda against a particular person or association. WWE legend Paul Heyman once shared Sherjeel’s work on his social media handle.

Sherjeel’s earliest memory of pro wrestling is watching Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker square off for the WWE Title in the main event of a pay-per-view in 1998. His favorite wrestlers are Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy. While he admires Orton for his character work as a heel, he looks up to Jeff because of his unique wrestling style and risk-taking ability.

If he could go back to the Attitude Era, Sherjeel would like to manage Ken Shamrock and be his mouthpiece. He feels Shamrock’s promo skills prevented him from becoming a main event-level act in WWE. Hence, he would like to help the UFC Hall of Famer get over with fans.

When not writing about pro wrestling, he likes to read classics and fiction books.

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Edited by Sherjeel Malik