WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry has no real interest in following Jake Hager into Power Slap, calling the fight format harmful and reckless.
Speaking on TMZ Inside the Ring with Branson Quirk and CJ Perry, Henry was requested about the opportunity of him stepping right into a Power Slap competitors after Jake Hager signed a six-appearance take care of the promotion. Henry was not even barely .
“I’m not a fan of the Power Slap. It’s just asking for a concussion. We live enough of an aggressive existence to not put yourselves in harm’s way. If somebody tells me, hey man, that’s hot, don’t touch it, I’m not touching it. I don’t have to feel, smell my own flesh sizzle for me to get the message.”
Henry additionally pushed again on the fundamental premise of the game, which forces individuals to face nonetheless and take in a strike from their opponent with out defending themselves.
“If you let somebody hit you, then do you really get the true measure of the man? I’m not letting nobody do me wrong. I’m just not gonna do it. You have to sneak up on me.”
When host Branson Quirk joked that he needed to see Henry slap any person throughout WrestleMania week in Las Vegas, Henry responded with a colourful warning about what would occur to whoever stepped up.
“Have you ever seen a watermelon fall and hit the ground? That’s what it would look like.”
Henry did acknowledge that Hager has the credentials to compete, calling him “athletic and strong as shit, country strong” and noting his beginner wrestling background as an All-American on the University of Oklahoma and his MMA expertise. He simply doesn’t see the upside within the format itself.
Jake Hager’s first Power Slap look underneath his new six-event deal goes down on Friday throughout WrestleMania 42 week in Las Vegas.
If you employ any portion of the quotes from this text, please credit score TMZ Inside the Ring with a h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription.
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