The World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry may not have officially retired just yet, but he is certainly at the end of his career. Fans are now able to look back at the career of Henry overall and reflect on the different gimmicks and characters he provided in order to make his mark on the industry.

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The Hall Of Famer has certainly had a lot of brilliant moments and he has never been one for becoming stale with his character. Henry has adapted and switched things up constantly over the course of his legendary career, but which version of Mark Henry has been the best?

12 Test of Strength

Mark Henry

After being sent back to developmental and then going back to compete at the World's Strongest Man competition in 2002, Henry was brought back to television. The idea was that WWE would make the most of that, and he began having 'test of strength' segments on television.

Henry would compete against various wrestlers such as Chris Jericho and Christian, but while the segments were entertaining, they never gave any reason for people to care about him as a talent.

11 Debuting Run

Mark Henry Tug Of War

Mark Henry was brought into WWE with a lot of hype around him, being seen as this American hero, but his initial run wasn't easy. He started out his career feuding with Jerry "The King" Lawler, which went well, but Henry wasn't really connecting.

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WWE then pushed his size and strength with tug of war segments, but he was quickly plagued by injuries, which wrote him off television early on, which didn't help him.

10 Thuggin n Buggin Enterprises

Mark Henry and Teddy Long

This portion of Mark Henry's career saw him join forces with Teddy Long and his faction at the time, which created an interesting situation. While fans mostly remember Long as the SmackDown GM, he was very entertaining in this heel management role, which was mainly designed to put Henry over.

However, while he would enjoy some brief pushes in this role, being seen as a bigger threat than before, his booking didn't always back that up. Henry wasn't pushed to the main event scene, despite the hype and attention Long gave to him, with the two men having great chemistry together.

9 Teaming With MVP

MarkHenry and MVP

Mark Henry enjoyed a tag team run with MVP at one stage in his career, and the duo certainly worked well together. While they were both better as heels, at this point they working as babyfaces and they managed to make it work.

The duo challenged for the Tag Team Championships several times, but never quite managed to claim the gold. It was quite a random pairing, but they were entertaining together.

8 Late-Career Run

Mark Henry at WrestleMania

One of Mark Henry's more memorable WrestleMania matches came up against Ryback at WrestleMania 29. This was the start of Henry becoming a star who would be used to put over other wrestlers. However, Henry would be the one to come out on top against Ryback at 'Mania.

He worked with the likes of Ryback, Rusev, and even had a brief tag team run with Big Show. While Henry often didn't win his feuds, he was able to help develop talent and use his status to help others.

7 Returning Legend

Mark Henry

WWE often brings back certain loyal wrestlers for various spots, and Mark Henry is one of those wrestlers. Whenever he comes back, Henry always has an impact, whether it's in backstage promos or in the ring.

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Henry put over Braun Strowman in the ring, and he continued to help the company with his appearances on WWE Backstage. Henry is great at these roles, which aren't as simple as they seem, and that helps to make him have a real impact.

6 Feuding With The Deadman

Undertaker v Mark Henry

Not many wrestlers got the chance to compete with The Undertaker at WrestleMania, but Mark Henry was one of those lucky few. They battled at WrestleMania 22 in a casket match and while the Deadman came out on top, this was a great period for Henry.

The Undertaker did a great job of making Mark Henry look fantastic and like a real threat, which helped develop him as a talent. The two men worked well together and this period was a great way of establishing Henry.

5 Sexual Chocolate

Sexual Chocolate

The Sexual Chocolate character may not have seen Mark Henry as a dominant monster in the ring, but it was certainly a great gimmick. This period of time really allowed Henry to prove how entertaining he could be, playing on his looks as a ladies man.

His storyline with Mae Young might have been utterly ridiculous, but it was also very funny. This was an incredibly memorable point in his career, and Henry certainly made this character work.

4 Fake Retirement

MarkHenry Retirement

When it comes to one singular moment, there's no doubt that Mark Henry's fake retirement speech against John Cena was the best of his career. He fooled everyone and immediately put himself back into the WWE Championship picture as a top-tier talent.

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His push to the top was only a brief one and certainly should have been longer considering how impressive Henry was at this point. But that didn't stop this period of his career from being a great one.

3 ECW Champion

Mark Henry

The WWE version of ECW wasn't perfect, but it really worked out for certain wrestlers. One of those was Mark Henry, who had a great run on the brand, winning the ECW Championship.

Henry had WWE legend Tony Atlas by his side and he was built as a true monster. He put together great matches with Matt Hardy and Finlay, with the experience factor really working here as he developed a strong reign.

2 Nation Of Domination

Nation of Domination

The Nation Of Domination is one of the greatest factions in WWE history, and while Mark Henry might not have been the main star of the group, he certainly played a big part in things.

Henry was there as the muscle of the faction, as one of WWE's newest signings, he was pushed very heavily during this period. Being able to learn from Ron Simmons certainly helped Henry's career in the long run. But this was certainly a great period of his career, being kept strong as the group was involved in major storylines.

1 Hall Of Pain

Mark Henry

The best version of Mark Henry was certainly his Hall Of Pain gimmick. This period of time was Mark Henry fulfilling all of his potential and promise, becoming the type of dominant heel star he should have been all along.

Mark became incredibly serious and went on a warpath against everyone and anyone who got in his way. Henry won the World Heavyweight Championship and had a brilliant run with the title, which was truly unforgettable.

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