Joe Hendry talks working with AJ Francis.
Throughout the majority of 2024, Hendry and Francis have been at odds with each other in TNA Wrestling. While the feud is seemingly on ice for the time being, Hendry still has lots of thoughts about Francis.
In a new interview, Fightful asked Hendry to bury Francis. In response, Hendry talked about his love-hate relationship with Francis.
"With AJ. We have this love-hate thing. He’s absolute unbearable on social media. I’ve never been more thankful for the mute button in my entire life. If I ever challenge for the Digital Media Championship...have you seen some of the videos he’s posted with the title? Some of the things he’s done with the title? If I ever win the belt again, we have to get a new one made. All jokes aside, AJ is the perfect foil for what I do. Us working together is a really good example of everybody winning. The fans won, AJ won, I won. Everybody won. It was a great piece of business. We worked really well together and have really good chemistry, but we annoy the hell out of each other, so it’s a weird dynamic. I like him, but we hate each other."
Hendry then went on to dispute Francis taking credit for his fast rise in popularity.
"Oh yeah. If it wasn’t for AJ Francis, I’d be under a bridge somewhere [laughs]. The reason the stuff with AJ works so well is because you know it’s killing him on the inside. The reactions are real. That’s why it works. It kills him. Whether he agrees or disagrees, this is the difference. I’ve had people who don’t like the entrances and throw a tantrum. If AJ doesn’t like the entrance or what I’m going to say, he’ll voice his opinion, but regardless of what that is, he’ll go out and do his job to the best of his ability. That’s what a professional do. AJ Francis, it kills me to say it, but he’s way better than people think."
Elsewhere in the interview, Hendry talked about how hard work and focus have led to a bunch of his opportunities. Learn more here.
Also, check out our full interview with Hendry in the video linked at the top of this article.
