Joe Hendry Hasn’t Processed NXT Title Win Yet, Wouldn’t Change Anything About His Journey

Joe Hendry says that he hasn’t had time to process his NXT Championship win yet, but that he wouldn’t change anything about his journey to the title. Hendry won the vacant title just a little over a week ago on the February 3rd episode of NXT in a ladder match.

It was a long road to success for Hendry, and he spoke about the journey and title in in an interview with The Sportster. You can check out the highlights below:

On Not Having Time to Process The Title Win Yet:

“That’s the thing I love about wrestling is that it moves forward. Winning the Championship was a huge goal of mine. It’s something that I’ve been super focused on, and we got that done. Now the goal is, how do I represent NXT in the best way possible? What can I do to potentially elevate the brand at NXT? What can I do as part of this team to help keep us moving forward and take us to the next level?”

On What The Win Means For Him:

“Validation is one of the emotions, but there’s a hundred different emotions that run through your mind when something like that happens. That’s my way of letting it all out, and then it’s like, Okay, on to what’s next, on to tomorrow. So it’s really cool.”

On Not Doubting Himself As He Started To Rise:

“If you look at it as doubt, that’s putting a negative spin on it. That’s almost like you’re putting it into the random nature of life rather than taking control of it.”

On What He Would Tell His Younger Self:

“I wouldn’t change anything because I think the butterfly effect is a real thing. I think If you were to say one thing, you might just steer them off the trajectory or you know what? I would keep it as is because the journey that I’ve been through to get to this point has been a long journey, but I’ve learned so many lessons. I’ve had so many great experiences. I’ve had the opportunity to do so many amazing things in my life and to experience the relationship that I have with the fans and to get that support that’s built over a long period of time. If I’d have done things differently, for example, if I’d have released my song when I wrote it five years earlier, it wouldn’t have had nearly… It just wouldn’t have blown up in the way that it has. I just got that gut instinct when I was like, You know what? Now is the time to release it. I really trust my gut instinct, and I wouldn’t say anything.”

On WWE NXT:

“This is a fast-paced, action-packed professional wrestling program where the whole roster, everyone that works on it, we’re so proud of the work that we do on this show. So make sure you check out and see on The CW.”