Mark Henry Denies War Between AEW & WWE Exists

Tony Khan has taken many shots at WWE through his social media platform, and it’s not likely to stop. He is known to stand behind AEW and proclaim their achievements, but his recent activity saw a huge response within the fan base, and it may not have been the best, because the war is supposedly on.

It was previously reported that there is a feeling within WWE that their battles with AEW may result in something similar to their wars with WCW and TNA. That being said, things may not be that drastic.

Booker T recently had Mark Henry on his Hall of Fame podcast, and they discussed several topics. When Henry was asked whether he saw CM Punk try to teach younger talent, the World’s Strongest Man affirmed that he did see that happen. Then he was asked about the war between AEW and WWE, and Henry had to shut that down.

“There is no war. You know what the war is? The war is the ratings in your segment. Do people turn the channel to another channel when you’re on? When Sexual Chocolate was on or the World’s Strongest Man or Hall of Pain, they didn’t turn the channel, and you could turn. You could put me with some of the best. When Booker T was King Booker they didn’t turn the channel.”

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“So, that’s where the war is. The war is in the segments and the individuals. But, if I’m WWE I don’t wanna be on the same night as AEW, because I want all the attention. If I’m AEW I’m not going to move my show to a show that WWE is on unless I’m preempted. That’s the point of AEW on a Tuesday, because we had to. It’s not like ‘oh, we’re gonna go piss in their Corn Flakes.’ That’s not what we did. Can I say piss on here? Sorry boys, but I’m telling you, man it’s not a war. A lot of the reason things happens is because programming notes with the networks. That’s the only way that you should be in the conversation about going on the same night. You got seven days a week.”

We will have to see what is next in the pro wrestling landscape. There could a “war” or two, but only time will tell how fierce things get. There could also be some stars jump companies, as we’ve already seen a couple already do just that.

Keep checking back with Ringside News for more on this story, and so many more, in the pro wrestling world. After all, you never know what kind of shot will be fired next.

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