Mark Henry pointed out a truth that is very evident in the wrestling business today. He mentioned one mindset in the business that many people use to have but unfortunately not many have today (a few – just not as many). It’s the unselfish nature to better the business by putting others over and not necessarily worrying about getting oneself over. In the process of working to benefit others, wrestlers will get themselves over in the process – that is a lost art. A perfect example of this is Shawn Michaels – because he got himself over primarily by making others look good in the squared circle. It’s extremely true that “you don’t necessarily need to go over by winning a match – you can get there other ways.”
The most recent example of this I can think of was at Backlash in The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever between Randy Orton and Edge. The WWE universe knew that, based on history, Randy Orton was the more naturally gifted performer. The WWE universe expected Orton to get the victory and he did. However, Edge got himself over more despite losing the match. The Rated-R Superstar displayed several brand-new moves and wrestled the longest match I have probably ever seen him compete in. Despite the fact that he got injured by tearing his triceps, he has to feel good about the fact that he achieved his goal for the match, and as a result, he is more over with the WWE universe than he was before the match (he certainly didn’t need this but it will help in this run of his career). Orton went over in the match, but Edge got himself over also with his grit.