WWE Hall of Famer and AEW Star Mark Henry recently appeared on an episode of Busted Open Radio, where he talked about the reason fans have not seen him compete inside of a wrestling ring during his stint so far in All Elite Wrestling.
Mark Henry said:
“Bully, to be honest, to be completely transparent, I got nerve damage is why I don’t wrestle, in my back, in my [sacroiliac (SI) joint].” “Luger mentioned that he could walk a little, but there will be unexpected times when his body almost “power surges” out, and he collapses.”
“I get that.” “It will just go out, and I’ll be on the ground, and there have been times where I do too much at AEW, and I have to take a wheelchair through the airport, and it sucks because I’m prideful, and I hate it when I can’t walk through the airport. Feels like my leg is on fire. I’m not saying for a pity party for me; I’m saying that Darren Droszdov is in a wheelchair for the rest of his life, paralyzed from the chest down.”
“I know countless other guys that are on canes and [in] wheelchairs too.” “My doctor told me, ‘Hey, man. You know you can surgically get that fixed?’ And he said, ‘Don’t do it until you can’t walk no more.” He’s like, ‘Let that be your last alternative.’ So I feel it, but I’m not there yet, you know what I’m saying?”
Mark Henry's last match was the Greatest Royal Rumble back in 2018, while his last one-on-one matchup was on February 13th, 2017, when he lost to Braun Strowman during an episode of WWE RAW.
You can check out Mark Henry's full comments at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
