TNA star Joe Hendry revealed that he didn’t know he was making his WWE NXT debut until the day before he found out about the opportunity.
In an exclusive interview with Inside The Ropes, Joe Hendry shared:
I had 2 flights booked, one if it was happening and one if it wasn’t happening, but I didn’t know for sure until the day before. I literally went straight from doing Chris Van Vliet’s podcast to the airport and straight to Orlando.
Hendry went on to express his gratitude, giving high praise to everyone involved in his NXT debut, thanking them for their collaboration and that he hopes this is only the beginning of more things to come between WWE and TNA.
I’m extremely grateful to all the staff in the Performance Center from the wrestlers themselves to the coaches, to production, to all the staff, the medical, everyone in there made me feel so at home and they were so open to collaborating.
I feel like I really learned something, I feel like we were able to showcase TNA as well and I think what went down was a classic example of when everybody wins. TNA wins, NXT wins, the fans win, everybody got benefit out of this and everybody won and I think this is just the beginning of an amazing time in professional wrestling.
What Did WWE Officials Say About Joe Hendry’s NXT Debut?
It was reported that WWE officials were said to be “very happy” with Joe Hendry’s NXT debut and that the TNA star will likely make more appearances for NXT in the future. TNA were also reportedly happy with how Hendry and Frankie Kazarian were used on the show.
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