10 Wrestlers Who Are In Da Wrong Company
9. Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry not winning the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary 2024 was greeted with some criticism from fans, but was Hendry's current parent organisation simply preparing for an impending exit?
On the July 16th edition of NXT, Hendry revealed he was going to be "sticking around" on Tuesdays, and from a couple of early ratings spikes on the show, there's smoke to the fire that the market leaders are interested. Hendry himself moved to suggest he still had time with TNA during a podcast interview with Chris Jericho, but went on to add that the company had been flexible and amicable when he'd asked to do other things in the past. Speculatively, this may include booking him despite a certain departure.
It feels like a now-or-never era for Hendry in WWE too. While more than competent in the ring, it's his endearing and meme-worthy gimmick that has helped propel him beyond the chasing pack, and with the likes of Jey Uso and LA Knight working main events and earning monster merch cheques off of monosyllabic catchphrases, the stars have never been so aligned for both promotion and performer.