Joe Hendry nearly took the MMA route.
Coming off his appearance in the Royal Rumble match, 2025 is shaping up to be another historic year for Hendry, who is the current TNA World Champion.
As it turns out, fans almost missed out on Hendry’s big break in the world of wrestling. While chatting with The Ariel Helwani Show for a new interview, Hendry revealed that he almost took a fight with BAMMA in Ireland.
"I met with a MMA company in Ireland, it wasn’t Cage Warriors, it was BAMMA. I think I met with BAMMA to discuss potentially having a MMA fight. I was very open to it at one point. Pro wrestling started to pay off and as I got a little bit older, it felt right to move on. The last thing I did in amateur wrestling was win a British title and I thought, ‘that’s a good time to hang up the boots and focus on pro wrestling.’ I only did it to further my pro wrestling. Honestly, I wasn’t happy with how I was being booked or used at the time and I thought I needed to add legitimacy."
Elsewhere in the interview, Hendry revealed some names that he wants to face in WWE. Check out his full comments here.
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