Joe Hendry Reveals When He Found Out About His WWE WrestleMania 41 Match

Say his name and he appears, even at WWE WrestleMania 41, with Joe Hendry making a surprise appearance to take on Randy Orton at the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.

The TNA World Champion answered an open challenge by ‘The Viper’, with Orton’s planned opponent Kevin Owens ruled out due to injury. Reports stated that WWE informed Hendry as soon as they got word that Owens could not compete, with Hendry sharing the following during an appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show:

"I found out about [WrestleMania] a week before. I had to sit on this for a week. I got a text from Triple H, saying, can you talk... Triple H says, 'Listen, I'm sure you're aware that, Randy needs an opponent.' And yeah, that threw me off completely. I was in a state of shock, but I just knew there was a job to be done. It was a huge moment for me, and what an honour to share the ring with Randy Orton. I just wrestled Randy Orton at WrestleMania. What is going on?"

Several names were reportedly considered to face Orton, but the ‘Legend Killer’ reportedly requested Hendry for the match.

H/T: Fightful

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