"I almost shed a tear"- 9-time champion reveals how he felt when Joe Hendry entered the WWE Royal Rumble
Joe Hendry made history when he entered this year's Men's Royal Rumble as the reigning TNA World Champion. While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, TNA legend James Storm talked about how emotional he got during that moment in this year's Royal Rumble.
James Storm is one of the most accomplished stars in TNA history. He is a former one-time TNA World Champion, a former one-time TNA King of the Mountain Champion and a former seven-time TNA World Tag Team Champion.
During his appearance on Chris Van Vliet's INSIGHT podcast, Storm spoke about Hendry's Royal Rumble appearance. He said that he shed a tear for TNA while watching that moment.
"I actually almost shed a tear. Because I was happy for Joe, but I was really happy for TNA. People can say whatever they want to say about 'Oh, this was not a good look.' No, it was a good look. It's the biggest show of the year, and they have another company's belt being shown." [0:30-0:49]
Joe Hendry engraved his name in the history books by becoming the first reigning TNA World Champion to enter the Royal Rumble match and later compete at WrestleMania. It'll be interesting to see what's next for him.
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Joe Hendry breaks silence after TNA World Championship loss
Joe Hendry defended his TNA World Championship against Trick Williams at NXT Battleground last month. Trick shocked the world by beating Hendry to become the new TNA World Champion.
Trick became the first active WWE Superstar to capture the TNA World Title. Hendry broke his silence recently after losing the title to Trick. He expressed his regret over losing the title to Trick.
"Now the [TNA] World Championship is in the hands of someone that does not work here. I was supposed to be the team captain, and I'm the one that dropped that ball. I let myself down, I let those fans down that believed in me, I let my peers down. The title is in the hands of someone who doesn't appreciate the history of that championship. The TNA World Championship is for us, TNA wrestlers, the richest prize in the game," Hendry said.
Fans are really hoping for Hendry to win back the title from Trick.