Joe Hendry Forced TNA To Change Their Slammiversary Main Event Plans

Such is Joe Hendry's popularity that TNA Wrestling changed their plans for the main event of Slammiversary. Hendry will be one of five challengers for Moose's TNA World Championship in the Six-Way Elimination Match along with Nic Nemeth, Frankie Kazarian, Josh Alexander, and Steve Maclin.

Speaking with WrestleZone, Hendry revealed that TNA called him a couple of months ago and told him he had disrupted their plans for the July 20 pay-per-view.

"So, I had a very cool conversation with management probably two months ago, where I got a phone call and they said, 'Congrats. You've done so well that you have disrupted the plans.' And the word disrupted is something that I wear proudly. Because everything I am doing is disruptive. Getting billboards outside Clash at the Castle, just having fun with social media, calling everybody out. I feel like I'm just embracing the fun with the fans, the social media aspect of it. Having the courage and the balls to actually do these things," Hendry revealed.

"So yeah, I am having so much fun with everything that's going on. I do feel like professional wrestling is in a place where anything can happen. And that's when professional wrestling is at its best. I also think the fans are getting what they want. The fans are winning, the companies are winning, the wrestlers are winning... And right now, the fans want to see Joe Hendry carrying TNA. They want to see Joe Hendry as the champion in TNA. They want to see Joe Hendry as the face of TNA. And I've got the opportunity to go in and deliver on that."

Joe Hendry has very much been on a hot streak in recent months which began with his entrance music becoming a hit on iTunes. He has since made his debut in WWE and his first NXT feud was revealed on Tuesday night.