WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry said during Monday’s episode of Busted Open Radio that he is leaving AEW when his contract expires on Tuesday, May 28.
Henry said that the departure is “mutual thing” and that he is leaving AEW on a positive note.
“My contract with AEW is set to expire tomorrow, the 28th. And today, of course, is the 27th. So I wanted to address that matter. And Tony Khan said at the press conference that he was very happy and proud of what we did together. And I feel exactly the same way,” Henry said. “I appreciate everything that happened at AEW with Tony Khan and the Khan family. I had a great experience, and I do feel like that it’s time for me to take more time to handle TheMarkHenry.com and the Remarkable brand and focus that attention on what my next steps are. And I am not gonna be renewing my deal. And I think that, you know, it’s a mutual thing. If I can’t dedicate 100 percent of myself, then it’s only fair for both parties to end the relationship on a positive note. And, like I said, it’s been nothing but positive...I’ve done my best to help as many people as I could,” Henry said. “There was still some things that I wanted to help with that I didn’t get to finish, but those people have my phone number and anytime that they need to call me, I’m available for them.”
Henry clarified that he is not leaving pro wrestling, but is going to take some time to work on other projects.
“I am not leaving pro wrestling…what I’m saying is that I’m going to take some time to work on some projects and I’m going to come back again full force. Because that’s what I do.”
Henry, who was inducted into the 2018 WWE Hall of Fame class, signed with AEW back in 2021 as a coach and a member of the broadcast team. Henry also served as a part of the company’s community outreach team.
Source: F4WOnline