Joe Hendry revealed how he found out about his WrestleMania 41 match.
Randy Orton was suspended from the mania card as his scheduled opponent Kevin Owens had to withdraw from the match due to a neck injury. Still determined to take part in the show, Viper decided to take an open challenge, which no one could answer except the current TNA world champion.
The Viral Star interviewed Ariel Helwani after the PPV to discuss his opponent. Reports suggest that WWE began considering Hendry as soon as KO made the announcement, but the TNA star revealed he only knew about it the week before the match.
“So I was at the airport and I got a text from Triple H saying, ‘Can you talk?’ And I was in the world of WWE.
Joe Hendry pointed out that even when Triple H answered the phone with him he didn’t expect his WrestleMania debut. When the match grew, he was surprised:
“So I hope that’s a call, and Triple H says, “I’m sure you hear and you know that Randy needs an opponent.” And, yeah, it completely dumped me.
Last week, Joe Hendry’s WWE appearance was not a WrestleMania match. He returned to NXT on Tuesday to tease the champion vs. champion match. You can check the details here.
