Few moments in WWE history live forever like the night Mae Young gave birth to a hand. It was shocking, ridiculous, unforgettableand now Mark Henry has laid out exactly how it happened, who knew, who didnt, and how close one WWE executive came to throwing up on live television.
While speaking with Inside the Ropes, Henry explained that the entire thing began with him being told, casually, that Mae Young was going to be pregnant on TV. That alone made zero sense to him. When he was told it would happen over just a few weeks, he pushed back immediately.
At that point, Henry realized logic was no longer part of the equation, but he still wanted to know the destination. He repeatedly asked Vince McMahon what the payoff was supposed to be.
Henry said nobody would give him details until the actual day of the segment. Thats when Pat Patterson pulled him aside and treated the reveal like sensitive medical news.
Patterson also warned Henry not to tell Gerald Brisco because of how hed react.
That wasnt the end of Henrys involvement. Patterson assigned him a job that made the entire situation even more unhinged. He had to help prepare the birth material.
Henry encouraged fans to go back and rewatch the segment with this new knowledge because the moment itself tells the whole story. And once the camera hit his face, Henry completely lost it.
Meanwhile, Briscos reaction played out exactly as predicted.
Despite winning championships and having serious career moments, Henry admitted nothing topped this for him personally.
What makes the story even more surreal is that none of this was planned months in advance. It was chaos, secrecy, ribbing, slime, catering leftovers, and a rubber hand all colliding into one of the most infamous moments in WWE history.
