AEW star and WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry recently revealed how he “lied through his teeth” to recruit none other than the former WWE Champion, Daniel Bryan. He wanted to increase the chances of Bryan getting signed by WWE.
AEW star Mark Henry lied to WWE for Daniel Bryan
Henry has been offered several roles in the company but he never worked for the company in an official scouting role but he has been credited for recruiting several WWE stars in recent years. Triple H ‘Bans’ WWE Stars From Surprising PPV
He recalled reaching out to Bryan after watching him on an independent show in Canada.
The World’s Strongest Man recently spoke on Renee Paquette’s Oral Sessions podcast, Henry and said he gave Bryan’s details to WWE executive John Laurinaitis. But he lied about Bryan’s physique as WWE prefers signing taller talents.
“I got his information and I passed it on to Johnny Ace [John Laurinaitis],” Henry said. “Johnny [said], ‘Erm, how big is he?’ And I was like, ‘Oh, he’s like six feet, six-one, about 200 pounds.’ I just lied through my teeth because I knew that they wanted bigger guys. He said, ‘Well, we’ll bring him in.’ Once I transferred that information, boom, they started doing all the scouting. I never touched him again. I never said nothing until he ended up in FCW [WWE’s former development system] and here we are, Hall of Fame guy.”
Henry has also played a major role in WWE for recruiting stars like Apollo Crews, Bianca Belair, Braun Strowman, and Rich Swann.
