Joe Hendry's debut on WWE did not go well for him. He appeared on NXT for the Battle Royal to be the nuber one contender for Trick Williams. However, Joe made a lot of enemies soon. The crowd delivered a loud pop as the TNA star entered the arena. Joe said that the match had 24 participants and one sensation before entering the ring.
It did not go well with the other participants who all targeted him and eliminated in 30 seconds. Backstage on NXT, Joe met Shawn Michaels and said it was Hendry vs NXT. He further spoke about his debbut and claimed to be capable of being on any show. Since hen, the fans have speculated him to arrive on big rosters of WWE like Raw and Smackdown.
WWE NXT posted the video of Joe's debut. It received great interaction from the fans of WWE and TNA. Whil there was a mixed opinion on his debut, there were a lot of fans who took to X, Instagram, and other social media handles and spoke about his debut. Soon, the video posted by WWE went viral on X, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
Joe Hendry's WWE NXT debut viewed more than debuts of three popular AEW stars combined
On X, the video posted by WWE received over 35,00,000 views in about 15 hours, which is the second most in the company since WrestleMania XL. It is the highest viewed after the debut of Wyatt Sicks. Those are insane numbers for someone who is assciated with TNA and NXT, two small rosters, compared to that of major rosters like Raw and Smackdown.
For the context, the video is viewed by nearly double the number of people who viewed the debut of some AEW stars like Mercedes Mone, Will Ospreay, and Kazuchika Okada in their roster. The comnined viewes of debut of these wrestlers on X stands about 20,00,000 (And running). It shows how over Hendry is among the fans. The Stamford-based comapny would be looking to cash-in on his popularity in the next few weeks.