How far ahead did Joe Hendry know that he’d be facing Randy Orton at WWE WrestleMania 41?
TNA Wrestling World Champion Joe Hendry was a recent guest on The Ariel Helwani Show. When asked how far in advance he knew that he’d be facing Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41, Hendry revealed that he found out about a week before the show that this was happening.
“So I’ve actually never answered this question,” Joe Hendry began. “I’ve evaded this question every time someone has asked it. But Ariel, because it’s you, I will answer it. I found out about a week before. I had to sit on this for a week!”
Joe Hendry reveals the text message he got from Triple H
When asked what that call was like to get this news, Hendry talks about getting a text message from Triple H asking if they could talk.
“So I was in the airport and I got a text from Triple H, saying, ‘Can you talk?’ And I was [going to be] at WWE World. I was scheduled to be there to be signing things. I thought maybe something to the effect of they got the Slammys, or it might be doing a promo at WWE World. So I’m kinda expecting that’s what the call is going to be.
“And Triple H says, ‘Listen, I’m sure you’re aware that Randy needs an opponent.’ And yeah, that threw me off completely. I was in a state of shock, but I just knew there was a job to be done. I knew in my mind when I approach these things, I just want to bring as much value as possible. And I want this to be the best moment that we can possibly make it.
“And I’m so proud of what we did out there. That shot of the spin around into the RKO is now being made into a trading card. I think it was a really fun moment for the fans. Walking to the ring in front of 60,000 people was a huge moment for me. And what an honor to share the ring with Randy Orton. I just wrestled Randy Orton at WrestleMania. What is going on?”
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