Congratulations, Mark Henry!

From Hall of Pain to Hall of Fame
Photo Credit: WWE.com

So, for those who did catch last night while he was getting his wig split in the ring, Michael Cole mentioned that Mark Henry was being inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. I looked it up, and yes, this is totally legit. Henry is being inducted into the inaugural class with Jack Lalanne, Cory Everson, Chuck Wepner, Randy Couture and Arnold Schwarzenegger (!!). That's a pretty elite class, especially since Henry's so far removed from what put him there.

All of this just baffles me more as to how they're treating him on camera. As World Champion, he was actually moving business for Smackdown, and then all of a sudden, he's a joke. Of course, the change in treatment mysteriously coincided with his groin injury, but far be it from Vince McMahon and his corporate culture that has treated people who aren't white or male so well to punish a guy for wanting to take time off, right? Right? Again though, I have no idea whether those events correlate, but what I do know is that Henry deserves congratulations not only for turning it around in the ring, but for this honor. And if it leads to him splitting Arnold's wig at the induction ceremony? Hell yeah, it'll be all worthwhile.