In an interview with Matt Camp for The Wrestling Matt, Joe Hendry discussed his involvement in the crossover between TNA Wrestling and WWE’s NXT brand.
The former TNA Digital Media Champion revealed that the companies reached an agreement allowing him to train at the Performance Center on a regular basis:
I’m in a situation where we’re having historic collaboration between TNA Wrestling and WWE. We’re in a situation where TNA Wresting have worked it out with WWE where I can appear on TNA Wrestling as a contracted talent, I can appear on NXT, and I can train at the Performance Center full-time and do indies and do signings. This is unprecedented. It’s never been done before in the business. So thank you to TNA and WWE for figuring it out.
Hendry also talked about his determination to improve and build on the skills he has, and the opportunity to learn from Shawn Michaels who had approached him about the training:
For me personally, from a training perspective, Shawn’s giving me a huge opportunity, and Shawn said, ‘Hey, this door is open. If you want to train at the Performance Center, we’re gonna open that door.’ I was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ I said, ‘Give me a week to sort out my real-life stuff back home in Scotland, and let’s go.’ We figured it out. So right now, I’m training at the Performance Center and I’m here in Orlando, and I’m getting this amazing opportunity to learn from the greatest in-ring performer of all time.
Hendry has taken great strides in working on his skills, having previously trained at the Dungeon 2.0 run by Natalya and Tyson Kidd, and has a chance to put that training to good use when he takes on Joe Coffey at NXT Great American Bash Week Two on August 6.
Source: Fightful