TNA World Champion Joe Hendry opens up about his experience in the Royal Rumble match. Hendry recently became the third TNA champion to compete in a Royal Rumble match. At WWE Royal Rumble 2025, he was a surprise entrant in the Men’s Royal Rumble match.

Joe Hendry captured the TNA World Championship at TNA Genesis, and he recently made a surprise appearance in the 2025 men’s Royal Rumble match. While speaking with Ariel Helwani on “The Ariel Helwani Show,” Hendry opined on his 2025 Royal Rumble experience. He said,

TNA World Champion Joe Hendry believes that he will face John Cena in 2025, and he says Cena talked to him about the possibility. Hendry competed in the Men’s Royal Rumble match, which gave him the opportunity to speak with several WWE stars backstage.

Image WWE If a match between himself and John Cena is to happen this year, TNA World Champion Joe Hendry said it’s up to him to drum up the interest to make it a reality. Hendry appeared on The

This was his first appearance in the Royal Rumble and on the main roster. He has made multiple appearances on NXT television in 2024, including challenging for the NXT Championship at NXT No Mercy 2024.

Joe Hendry recently made his Royal Rumble debut but ended up getting blocked out from the Jericho Cruise and replaced by an AEW megastar.