Shawn Michaels hopes and believes that WWE fans have not seen the last of Joe Hendry on NXT.
Stunning the world on the June 18th broadcast, somebody said Joe Henry’s name in NXT as the TNA star made a shock appearance in the battle royal to crown a new number one contender to Trick Williams’ NXT Championship. Eliminated from the match early, Hendry was seen later in the show confronting Shawn Michaels and declaring that he would appear on any show, leaving the fans wanting more from the viral sensation.
Showing no signs of slowing down, Hendry has gone from strength to strength in TNA and has been positioned as one of the top stars in the company thanks to his success on Impact, on social media and in the UK charts. Using unorthodox methods of getting over, Michaels was impressed with the way that Hendry had gotten his name out into the wrestling world.
“I Liked Him A Great Deal”: Shawn Michaels On Joe Hendry
While speaking on the media call to promote NXT heatwave on July 7th, Michaels was asked by Kenny McIntosh of Inside The Ropes about Hendry’s recent success on social media and if there are any plans to have the TNA star come back anytime soon:
“Clearly you could see what it was. It was my first time meeting Joe. Again, even for me not being the most skilled social media guy. You see his turnaround all the time from a social media standpoint. Clearly he is a bright young man. The short dealings that I had with him, I liked him a great deal. So again, nothing would thrill me more than to have the opportunity to work with Joe Hendry in the future. I think he would tell you the same thing, he is someone who wants to continue to grow and move up.
But right now, unfortunately, nothing to add at this point in time, but I think he’s a young man that’s very bright, and certainly has a very bright future and I appreciate the way he has generated this on his own and I think that always speaks well of somebody. Again, you used the words thinking outside of the box, he’s obviously done that and I always appreciate the intellect that it takes to grow outside the wheelhouse that they’re in.”
Hendry recently qualified for the 6-way elimination match at the upcoming TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view on July 20th, which will see World Champion Moose defend the title against Hendry, Josh Alexander, Nic Nemeth, Steve Maclin and Frankie Kazarian.
H/t to Inside The Ropes.
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