Championship Wrestling from Florida (1987–1991) Henson broke into the business with the help of
Steve Keirn,
Mike Graham and
Gordon Solie. In 1987, he refereed his first match for
Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF). Henson later stated:
World Wrestling Federation (1992–1993) In 1992, Henson was a
jobber in the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) appearing on
Superstars and
Wrestling Challenge.
World Championship Wrestling (1992–2001) Jim Crockett Promotions eventually took over the area and Henson began refereeing in
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1992. Henson refereed the main event at
Starrcade in 1998 between
WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg and
Kevin Nash, which Nash won. He also refereed the
Bret Hart–
Chris Benoit match in honor of
Owen Hart. On February 15, 2000 episode of
Thunder, Henson wrestled against
Mark Johnson, which Johnson won. When
Vince McMahon and the
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) bought WCW in March 2001, Henson was out of the job.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2009) , 2008 After he was signed by
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005 he was placed on the
Raw brand officiating matches, such as the
John Cena–
Kurt Angle WWE Championship match at
Survivor Series in 2005 and the
Hardcore match between
Edge and
Mick Foley at
WrestleMania 22. He continued to officiate matches on
Raw for nine months until 2006, when he was moved over to the newly established
ECW brand. He made his debut for the brand on the July 18 episode, officiating a match between
Mike Knox and
The Sandman, as well as the main event
ECW World Championship match between
Big Show and
The Undertaker. He was named the ECW brand head official shortly after. Despite moving to
SmackDown in February 2007, he was featured as the only ECW brand referee in
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008. In February 2007, Henson was moved to the SmackDown brand and later became its head official. In late 2008, WWE made the decision to have universal referees, in which referees were to appear on every brand, which included Henson. He was then pulled off the road in 2008 due to health issues. On January 14, 2009, Henson was released from his contract with WWE. ==Personal life and death==