Randy Orton He did not have his scheduled fight against Kevin Owens in Wrestlemania 41 for the injury of the latter; However, he decided to launch an open challenge to whom he would like to fight him at the event, which was answered by the world champion TNA, Joe Hendry. The fight lasted a few minutes with “The Viper” victory after an RKO, although Hendry had its time Wrestlemania.
► Joe Hendry fought in Wrestlemania 41 against Randy Orton
Despite the initial enthusiasm for the appearance of Joe Hendry in Wrestlemania 41, Some fans subsequently expressed their disappointment for the resultsince he lost in just over three minutes of initiated the fight (considering that he was the world champion TNA at that time). However, the former world champion TNA mentioned in the podcast «Battleground» That the end of the fight is largely irrelevant, since several other factors contributed to positive things for him, TNA and WWE.
«To tell me what they want on that, but created an iconic moment, so much that a collectible Topps card was made from him. It is a moment that everyone will remember, the turn that took me to RKO. Then there was talk of the second RKO, but when Randy pats me, it is his approval seal. In addition, I repeat, it was I who said that I wanted people to associate my career for the title with a promotion in the big company. In the posterior TNA show, the posters of the meetings and greetings were crazy. The appeal was incredible, so it had a positive impact on the business. That is my contribution to TNA Wrestling. I want it to be that. “
Recall that Hendry was chosen personally by Randy Orton to be his rival in Wrestlemania 41 after knowing the absence of Kevin Owens, and This also meant to continue having subsequent appearances in NXT, although he eventually lost the TNA World Championship against Trick Williams; However, he has not let the latter affect him, since he will seek to recover it in Slammiversary on July 20.
