What happens in Vegas normally stays in Vegas — unless it’s Joe Hendry showing up on “NXT” and verbally atomic-leg-dropping Trick Williams into the emotional abyss.
Fresh off his WrestleMania cameo (and one Randy Orton RKO away from waking up in 2034), TNA World Champion Joe Hendry showed up on WWE NXT to do what he does best: talk, taunt, and casually destroy fragile egos. While Oba Femi was out there accepting applause and maybe scouting real estate atop Mount Dominance, Trick Williams popped up like a badly timed YouTube ad.
Williams demanded another match with “The Ruler” even though his last attempt went about as well as trying to out-chop a Redwood.
Cue Hendry’s music — and an arena reaction that said, “Oh, we believe.”
Then came the microphone murder.
He told Trick he’s not the same guy he used to team with. He said Trick doesn’t bask in cheers anymore — he soaks in self-pity. He asked the question no man wants to hear unless he’s on a reality show intervention:
👉 “Maybe Trick Williams is a whiny b**?”**
Trick clapped back by pointing out Hendry’s loss at WrestleMania to Randy Orton, telling him to take his TNA title and jog on. Hendry — calm, smug, powered by 60,000 fans at Mania — reminded him that at least he was on the card, while Trick was eating popcorn in section 312.
As tensions rose, Oba Femi stepped in to remind everyone that Moose already tried this crossover claptrap and got folded like a beach towel. But Trick, determined to make everything about him again, stepped between the champions — and got treated like the stale bread in a meat sandwich.
Later, we got bonus footage of Trick going full rockstar backstage, flipping furniture and possibly crying off-camera. NXT GM Ava’s response? “Get out.”
Honestly? Valid.