During a talk on "Busted Open Radio," Henry shared insights into his role as WWE's unofficial talent advisor. The list of wrestlers he has mentored includes current and rising stars like Bron Breakker, Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, Baron Corbin, and Apollo Crews. Reflecting on his contributions, Henry shared an eye-opening financial perspective.
"I did the math one time. And the company has about 8 point something million dollars in salary of people that I've helped get here. If they're able to pay $8 million to people, how much are they making for those guys ... I feel like if I died tomorrow, I did my part."
Despite his past success, Henry continues to focus on discovering the next generation of wrestling stars.
"There's a former football player for the University of Texas. He looks like Thor but 300 pounds, about 6'6". And he's gonna be going to Dustin Rhodes' academy when football is over with," Henry shared. "I said, listen I'm not a dream smasher, but you not gonna play on Sundays. You can wrestle for 15 years and make a million dollars a year for at least six or seven of those years. What do you think? He was like, 'Hell, yeah.' And I'm gonna mentor him for free because that's my contribution to the business, because I love it."
In an interesting turn of events, Henry's own son has recently signed an NIL deal with WWE, possibly paving the way for a new generation of superstars influenced by the Henry legacy.
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