Joe Hendry
| Joe Hendry | |
|---|---|
Hendry as one half of the ICW Tag Team Champions | |
| Birth name | Joseph Hendry |
| Born | May 2, 1988 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Joe Hendry |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Billed from | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Trained by | Damian O'Connor Mikey Whiplash Robbie Brookside Marty Jones |
| Debut | October 2013 |
Joseph "Joe" Hendry (born 2 May 1988) is a British professional wrestler, who is best known for his work in the independent circuit in the UK and also known to be Alacodes's favorite Wrestler.[1][2]
Hendry is best known for his appearances in Insane Championship Wrestling, where he was one half of the ICW Tag Team Champions along with Davey Boy known as Local Fire, and New Generation Wrestling, where he is one third of the NGW Tag Team Champions, along with Lionheart and Kid Fite, with which the third man defends the title under the Freebird rule. He is known as The Local Hero.
Career
Insane Championship Wrestling (2013–present)
Hendry has been regularly appearing for ICW since 2013. He has gained great notoriety due to his popular music video-style entrances parodying famous songs such as "Hello" by Adele and "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit that he uses to mock his opponents.
Hendry began his ICW career as part of manager James R Kennedy's stable the Kennedy Administration and entered a rivalry with Big Damo before feuding with fellow member of the Kennedy Administration Kenny Williams. Williams won the ICW Zero-G Championship during this time and Hendry faced him several times for the title but was unable to win it.
Hendry later formed tag team the Local Fire with Davey Boy. Together they entered the ICW Tag Team Title Tournament - held to crown new champions once Polo Promotions left the company after winning the belts - and beat the Rich Kids of Instagram in the quarter-finals,[3] the Filthy Generation in the semi-finals[4] and then Mike Bird & Wild Boar in the finals at Shug's Hoose Party 3 on July 31, 2016[5] to win the vacant ICW Tag Team Championships. They lost the titles on September 11, 2016 to Polo Promotions in a ladder match.[6]
New Generation Wrestling (2015–present)
Hendry made his debut for New Generation Wrestling in 2015, losing a match to Nathan Cruz before forming Team Scotland with fellow ICW wrestlers Davey Blaze, Lionheart and Kid Fite. Team Scotland often antagonised NGW Champion Nathan Cruz and eventually challenged Cruz to face them in an eight-man tag team match with Cruz's title on the line - if Cruz or any of his teammates were pinned, he'd lose the title. Cruz accepted and went on to retain his title in the eight-man tag team match in November 2015.[7]
Hendry, Lionheart and Kid Fite next appeared for NGW in May 2016, all three answering the NGW Tag Team Championship Open Challenge set by The UK's Biggest Tag Team (Stixx and Colossus Kennedy). After Hendry used the belt as a weapon, the trio became the new tag team champions.[8] The official name for the team was later confirmed to be Insane Fight Club.
WhatCulture MMA/WCPW
On August 18, after filming a few videos for the WhatCulture Wrestling channel, Hendry was revealed as one of two hosts of WhatCulture's new MMA-focused WhatCulture MMA channel, therefore confirming his status as an at least part-time employee of WhatCulture,[9] as well as wrestling for the company's promotion, WCPW.[10]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Christmas Gift / Trip Around the Globe (Inverted front powerslam)
- Freak of Nature (Fallaway slam, sometimes from the second rope)
- Signature moves
- Nicknames
- "The Local Hero"
- "The Global Hero"
- "The Man Who is Better Than Damien Sandow"
- "The King of the Entrances"
Championships and accomplishments
- Insane Championship Wrestling
- ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Davey Boy[11]
- New Generation Wrestling
- Pride Wrestling
- N7 Championship (1 time)[13]
- Pro Wrestling Ulster
- PWU All-Ulster Championship (1 time)[14]
- Scottish Wrestling Alliance
- SWA Laird of the Ring Championship (1 time)[15]
- Scottish Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- WhatCulture Pro Wrestling
References
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Joe Hendry « Wrestlers Database".
- ^ "ICW: Joe Hendry". Insane Championship Wrestling.
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=150083
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=142463
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=142465
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=155846
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=137273
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=154925
- ^ WhatCulture MMA (18 August 2016). "Introducing WhatCulture's MMA Team" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Joe Hendry – WCPW".
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=142465
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NGW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "N7 Championship « Titles Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PWU All-Ulster Championship « Titles Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SWA Laird Of The Ring Championship « Titles Database".
- ^ "SWE World Heavyweight Championship".
- ^ "WCPW Loaded #8: The Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble". YouTube. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.