Joe Hendry made an announcement on the “Respect The Craft” podcast recently about his future plans, expressing that he still has unfulfilled obligations within WWE NXT. Hendry made an appearance on NXT multiple times the previous year, once even competing against Ethan Page for the NXT Championship at No Mercy 2024.
In Hendry’s words, “I’ve put it all out there. You guys know what matches I’m looking for. Again, if you look at my run in NXT, I think there’s unfinished business and history there. I’d like to see some of that spill over into TNA Wrestling.”
He further added, “But at the end of the day, my job is to be the best champion I can possibly be, and whatever is put in front of me, to do it to the best of my ability. It doesn’t matter who the challenger is, whatever the task is. I’ve just gotta do my best.”
During a fresh interaction on the “Wrestle Mobs” podcast, Kevin Kelly voiced his preference to rejoin NJPW for Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026. Having exited NJPW in 2023, Kelly aligned with AEW but was let go in March 2024.
His statement reads, “Chris [Charlton] and I talked about maybe me going back for Wrestle Kingdom, for Tanahashi’s last match. But I don’t think it went any further than that. I think it was something that he was gonna run up the flagpole, to see if anybody would salute. I would love to, but at this point in time, I don’t think that’s going to happen. Walker [Stewart] is doing a great job. They’re not looking to replace him. It would be to have me come in and add my point of view as the third man. If Walker couldn’t make it, for example, would I be available to do something? Yeah, sure. But I think again they can find ways to have Walker [work] those shows since they’re already paying him. But yeah, that’d be fun. I would love to go back for Wrestle Kingdom.”