37-year-old star turned down WWE opportunity

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His on-screen personality has appealed to the fans, and his popularity is only going upwards now that he is with the sports entertainment giant. However, he could have been with them almost 10 years ago but decided against pursuing the opportunity.

In an interview with Metro UK, Hendry talked about his appearance as an extra on RAW in 2014 as Rusev and Lana’s lawyer. He mentioned how a backstage conversation with William Regal helped him in his pro wrestling journey.

“I can remember most of that conversation, and it’s really guided a lot of my decisions in the professional wrestling business. So actually, that conversation with William Regal was probably one of the most important moments in my career,” he said.

The former TNA World Champion revealed there was an opportunity to sign with WWE after the 2016 United Kingdom Championship Tournament in Blackpool. However, he decided not to pursue a contract.

“I personally don’t think I was ready to be in WWE at that point. I felt I needed to travel the world to get the skills required to perform in WWE at the highest level and discover who I was as a performer,” he added.

Joe Hendry successfully defended the NXT championship this week

Last week, Joe Hendry won a seven-man ladder match for the vacant NXT title.

This week, he started the show with a promo and was interrupted by the Vanity Project. After an exchange, a brawl started with the faction coming out on top. This led to a championship match between Hendry and Jackson Drake later in the night.

An entertaining match saw Hendry retain his title after a powerbomb, but he was attacked after the match by Ricky Saints.