Matt Hardy says it's Joe Hendry's time.
Joe Hendry became a breakout star in TNA in 2024. He challenged for the TNA World Championship twice, but he failed to win the gold. Hendry was later crowned TNA's Male Wrestler of the Year. He will challenge Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at TNA Genesis on January 19th.
Sportkseeda Wrestling's Kevin Kellam (via Sportskeeda WrestleBinge), The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) were asked to discuss Joe Hendry's remarkable 2024. Matt spoke highly of Hendry.
"Joe had just such a magnificent year in 2024, and he’s someone who has really found himself, who he is. He’s been able to take Joe Hendry and take the combination of the pro wrestler and the musician, put them together perfectly and turn it up to a ten, turn it up to an 11, turn it up to a 12. He knows how to promote himself on social media, he’s so good at that. He’s just a great dude, a great dude with a great attitude, a great mentality, and he busts his ass, he works hard. We’re looking forward to hopefully teaming with Joe Hendry and hopefully doing a little bit with him here in the future," Matt Hardy said.
Jeff noted that he wanted to perform with Joe Hendry and possibly have a battle of music. The Hardys were then asked to share their predictions for Hendry's title match against Nemeth at TNA Genesis, and Matt said that it was Hendry's time to win.
"I really have to go with Joe Hendry. I just feel like it’s Joe Hendry’s time, I feel like the momentum is behind him. I feel like it was kind of a test run, a dry run. He had that one match, and people were hoping, like, ‘Oh my god, I hope Joe Hendry wins’ because he was the face of TNA, and he didn’t. His fanbase, they still stick with him, and they’re still behind him, and he’s still hot, and they still believe in him. They truly do believe in Joe Hendry. So I think it is the time for Joe Hendry to become the champion of TNA. I think that’s best for business, and I think that is the direction that TNA needs to go in," Matt Hardy said.
Jeff Hardy agreed and said that he could lead TNA into 2026.
Matt Hardy recently said that he thinks 2025 will be TNA's best business year in a decade. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Nic Nemeth had to say about Joe Hendry.
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