5 Times Vince McMahon pranked WWE Superstars/employees (and how they reacted)

#1 Vince McMahon pranked Mark Henry

Mark Henry recalled on Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Sessions show that Vince McMahon once sent him to the ring to face an opponent that did not even exist.

The prank took place during a SmackDown dark match in June 2011, with Henry incorrectly under the impression that he was set to take on Sin Cara. After the masked Superstar failed to show up, “The World’s Strongest Man” went backstage and started to destroy parts of the WWE set.

“I go down the hallways and I kick Vince's door open and he's gone. Started calling Vince, 'Man, I quit, this is the last time. Nobody ribs me, I'm a grown a** man.' Vince calls, 'Why did you get so bent out of shape about that? We just playing around.'” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]

Vince McMahon issued a remorseful apology to Henry before explaining that he wanted the two-time Olympian to show that kind of anger as part of his WWE persona.

Henry told Austin that the incident inspired the creation of his “Hall of Pain” gimmick, which led to him winning the World Heavyweight Championship from Randy Orton at Night of Champions 2011.