WWE Star Lied to Wife About Retirement: “Even She Didn’t Know”
WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry reveals he deceived his wife Jana about his 2013 retirement speech before his shocking attack on John Cena in the iconic salmon suit segment.
Mark Henry recently revealed he deceived his wife about his memorable WWE “retirement” segment with John Cena in 2013. WWE ranked the angle as No. 25 on their list of Top 30 villainous turns in wrestling history.
Speaking at Monopoly Events in February, Henry discussed how he prepared for the now-iconic retirement swerve. The WWE Hall of Famer admitted he misled everyone close to him, including his spouse.
I knew it was going to work because everybody that I knew, I just lied to their face. For like a year, I told people that I was retiring, the people that was the closet (to me). My wife did not know. She was prepared for me to retire and start doing what I’m doing now. And then when I did what I did, like every voicemail I had was like, ‘You b*stard! Don’t you ever lie to me like that again,’
The segment featured Henry delivering an emotional retirement speech while wearing his now-famous salmon-colored suit before suddenly attacking Cena. This surprising turn set up their WWE Championship match at Money in the Bank 2013.
Henry challenged Cena for the WWE Championship at the premium live event but was unsuccessful, losing via submission. Despite the defeat, many fans believe Henry should have won the match due to the effectiveness of his retirement angle.
The World’s Strongest Man’s villainous turn became one of wrestling’s most memorable moments, largely because of how convincingly he portrayed genuine emotion during his “retirement” speech before revealing it was all a deception.
