Joe Hendry has been gaining attention on social media in the world of professional wrestling ever since his WWE debut on “WWE NXT.” The video of his debut became the most-liked video from the promotion online since WrestleMania 40. Hendry is known for his various personas such as “The Local/Global Hero,” “The Prestigious One,” and “The King of the Entrances.” He is not only a wrestler but also a creative force who creates his entrance themes and produces videos with parodies of commercial and wrestling theme songs.
His innovative approach online is reminiscent of Matt Cardona’s rise to fame during his WWE days as Zack Ryder when he started his “Z! True Long Island Story” web series. Hendry acknowledged Cardona as his source of inspiration during an interview on “Busted Open,” saying, “Matt is the original. Matt is someone I look up to in a lot of ways and so he definitely laid out the blueprint for a lot of this mad behavior that I’m doing.”
For almost a decade, Hendry has been working on his entrance themes and videos, continuously refining his ideas and unveiling them at the opportune moment. He explained, “I’ve been basically taking ideas that I’ve had and deploying them when the time is right. For example, the entrance as well, I released the entrance because it was going mega-viral on TikTok, and I knew it was the right time. So, it’s the element of timing.”
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