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#3 Mark Henry vs Rey Mysterio- SmackDown May 5th, 2006
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You could say that the beginning of 2006 was the alpha test for Mark Henry's Hall of Pain run. After he injured the nearly unstoppable Batista and forced WWE to strip him of the World Heavyweight Championship, Henry was the odds-on favorite to win the belt in the aforementioned over-the-top battle royal. But in the end, he was eliminated by Kurt Angle, who went on have a strong, short reign before Rey Mysterio won the gold at WrestleMania 22.
Mysterio's first World Heavyweight Championship run is viewed as one of the worst in the company's history. During this period, WWE was actively burying its top star week after week. Mysterio racked up losses against The Great Khali, Finlay and Rob Van Dam, and he also faced Sabu in a title match that ended in a draw .
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But oddly enough, one of Mysterio's best WWE matches came during this run, and it was a bout against Mark Henry. Though Angle and Henry had a bit of a dud at that year's Royal Rumble, fans saw what he was capable of in that battle royal, especially when it came to a performer like Mysterio.
As a massive powerhouse, Henry needed someone who can sell his powerful, devastating shots. At the time, there was probably nobody better to fill that role than Mysterio. In the video above, you can see how Henry cut off the champion's offense with a devastating single clothesline.
JBL had paid Mark Henry off to weaken Mysterio ahead of their title match at Judgement Day, and that's exactly what he did. Henry even surprised fans with an incredible feat of athleticism where he rolled backwards with Mysterio in his arms to nearly hit the World's Strongest Slam.
Mysterio countered with a tilt-a-whirl DDT and a 619. That just wasn't enough, though, and Mark Henry flattened the World Heavyweight Champion with the World's Strongest Slam. In this dynamic clash of styles, Henry looked like a genuine monster against the fan-favorite champion.
