TNA World Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry made his WrestleMania debut. He wrestled Randy Orton on the grandest stage of them all. Unfortunately, he lost the match. People on social media have been claiming that Hendry was squashed by the Viper.
Recently, while speaking to Chris Van Vliet on his Insight podcast, Joe Hendry addressed the comments about being squashed by Orton. The Prestigious One mentioned that although he lost to The Viper, he did get some offence in as well. Hendry also noted that his WrestleMania appearance helped increase viewership for TNA Wrestling.
“The thing is, one, it was back and forth, so I got offense in. It’s Randy Orton’s 20th WrestleMania. It’s also Randy Orton. The thing is, I did the spin around. So it’s like me being the Joe Hendry character, the RKO is one hit kill. And in that show the feedback that I got was exactly what it was supposed to be. And let’s be honest, the next how many days later, we had the biggest show TNA has ever had in 10 years, we had a higher attendance at Slammiversary. So we were past 4,000. I understand what this is, and my job is to put asses in seats for TNA wrestling.”
Joe Hendry also addressed the comments that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship is devalued
During the same interview, The Prestigious One also addressed the comments that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship has been devalued. He shared that everything in professional wrestling is a story, and that now, it is all about how he will recover from losing to The Legend Killer.
“I think that in wrestling, everything has to be a story. So, in the movie, does Rocky win every single match? I mean, the story is Joe Hendry lost to Randy Orton. How is the champion going to recover from this? You know who else lost quickly at WrestleMania? John Cena to The Undertaker. You know who else lost quickly at WrestleMania? Triple H. People have lost quickly at WrestleMania and these are the stories that we’re telling. When John Cena lost to The Undertaker, it was what is the path from here?
“And that’s what I’ve really learned from watching John Cena is that just make everything a story. Everything is a story. So it’s just about, okay, where do I go from here as champion? It added more weight and drama to the triple threat that we had, because it was me, it was Frankie [Kazarian], and it was Ethan Page, and it’s like the partnership’s so strong. All three outcomes were completely within the realms of possibility, and nobody knew what was going to happen that night. Not even we knew what was going to happen that night right up until the wire. So that’s when it’s exciting, when anything can happen,” Joe Hendry said.
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