{"id":124162,"date":"2024-04-26T11:41:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124162"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:51:18","slug":"tna-wrestler-seeking-to-climb-the-charts-i-believe-in-joe-hendry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/04\/26\/tna-wrestler-seeking-to-climb-the-charts-i-believe-in-joe-hendry\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA Wrestler Seeking to Climb the Charts: &#8216;I Believe In Joe Hendry&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clap, clap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For anyone who has no idea why I added two claps has not been bombarded on <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TikTok<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the last few days. You are missing out on an earworm that has folks from London and Paris and Tokyo, America, Scotland Canada and Mexico believing in\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">TNA<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0wrestler\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joe Hendry.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">For years, Hendry has gained recognition and stood out by writing, performing, and singing his songs on the way to the ring. Joe also pens hilarious parody diss tracks to shame the wrestlers he is feuding with. Hits include \u201c<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Edge<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019s B***h\u201d for\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Matt Cardona<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, with more recent tracks \u201cI Am\u201d and \u201cCheez-It Champion\u201d aiming at<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0AJ Francis<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0before their match at TNA\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rebellion<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0PPV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Arguably, his biggest success so far is his entrance music: \u201cI Believe in Joe Hendry\u201d. The song debuted last year when TNA was still\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Impact Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. At present the song has 407K views on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">YouTube<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The track is going viral. Now Hendry, who was a musician before wrestling and was signed by\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sony\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">music label, has picked a new opponent: the UK Singles Chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On 16th April, Joe Hendry posted on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">X<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the following tweet:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Apparently<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0it only takes around 4,000 single sales to enter the charts<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Which would force BBC Radio 1 to play \u2018I Believe in Joe Hendry\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What do we think?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So Cheesy and So Memeable and It Gets Stuck In Your Head\u00a0<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hb17uaaldwM?si=KVxEbD6YxE88XzLI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI Believe In Joe Hendry\u201d haunts my brain even when I am not on X. I can\u2019t scroll without being greeted by Hendry\u2019s face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The dazzling white teeth. The smiling wide cheesy of a man who looks so sickeningly happy. Like he\u2019s a cross between a pop star and that overly enthusiastic salesman. The blank white void of space behind him that exists is only so bad they\u2019re good old-school music videos from history. Like\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Genesis\u2019<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cI Can\u2019t Dance\u201d, only instead of a dance, it\u2019s hand clapping. Oro\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Take That\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cDo What You Like\u201d.\u00a0without the dancing or food-fighting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The repeated scene of Hendry\u2019s easy-to-copy signature move, the double clap, is such a copiable and accessible move. Like iconic music videos, it\u2019s got a dance move associated with its artist. Clap, clap. The simplicity of this and the easy call-and-respond nature of it means it can be used by anyone at a wrestling show, street corner or dance floor. Then add in the waving your hands from side to side like you are at a concert, a football game drunk or both. Simple, cheesy, and universally fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Spliced between scenes of Hendry, standing on top of what I believe is Arthur\u2019s Seat, an extinct volcano in Edinburgh, Hendry looks like he\u2019s king of the world. His silk shirt and white trousers look like they might rip under the intensity of his guitar shredding. It evokes the cheesy nostalgia of classic music videos that the internet has both made fun of and adopted with childish glee. It\u2019s perfect mem fodder and led to the song\u2019s success on TikTok.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read the 1,219 (at the time of writing) comments on\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">YouTube<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to see how many folks believe.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Why Else Should You Believe is Joe Hendry?<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TKqBcFL9qdQ?si=KGXs1b8RIxXg7NbK\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Beyond the catchy and funny music parodies, Hendry is a wrestler who has been rising for some time. Evolving through a list of progressively grander nicknames.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">From \u201cThe Local Hero\u201d, a reference to a segment in the UK music magazine\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kerrang!<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, to \u201cStadium Joe\u201d. The latter was fuelled by the idea of Joe\u2019s delusions of being a headline music performer. Although, Hendry beyond music and wrestling has competed on large stages in front of big crowds before. Hendry represented Team Scotland in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia as an amateur wrestler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is the base of Hendry\u2019s powerhouse and technical wrestling prowess. As an amateur wrestler, Hendry won the British Senior National Championship in Greco-Roman wrestling in 2018. Also, he has a black belt in judo and holds a degree Master\u2019s degree in business and marketing. The latter of which has helped him make his songs so ear-grabbing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hendry\u2019s ability to go from \u201cThe Global Hero\u201d and now the \u201cPrestigious One\u201d has come with years of grind. It all started in his native Scotland. Trained by\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Source Wrestling School<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in Glasgow and competing early on for promotions such as\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Insane Championship Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hendry was later a prominent figure in\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WhatCulture\u2019s WCPW\/Defiant<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Champion and Internet Champion. He also featured on ITV\u2019s short-lived arrival of the classic World of Sport Wrestling in 2018. The slow transition to the North America indie scene started in 2018, Hendry had matches\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">for Ring of Honour<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Impact Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0before signing with Impact in 2022. There are grappling skills behind Hendry\u2019s smooth personality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Career Mode<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hendry has the catchphrase and aura that can grab fans. All things that could rival the popularity of WWE wrestlers like\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">LA Knight<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and the chants of \u201cyeah\u201d he induces with every hit. WWE at one stage was the destination. Hendry once reported as stating. \u201cI will become the WWE champion\u201d, at an event in Canada by\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Slam! Wrestling<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Physically, Hendry has the look of a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">superstar in the making. On X, some users have even described Hendry as looking like a created wrestler from a WWE videogame.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hendry also told Slam! Wrestling\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Caleb Smith<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: \u201cMy journey through professional wrestling feels like I have been playing the WWE video game and you play the career mode.\u201d (full interview can be found\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170519091016\/http:\/slam.canoe.com\/Slam\/Wrestling\/2017\/05\/10\/22723433.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Given the viral success already of \u201cI Believe in Joe Hendry\u201d and WWE now regularly putting PLEs in the UK, one might wonder if WWE is also listening. Waiting for Hendry to become a free agent. This year\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clash at the Castle<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is in Scotland. If a \u201cLocal Hero\u201d was able to debut, I think there would be sore hands and voices across Glasgow.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrestling and Music History<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MIo68LalB_o?si=edWx_MPd_oCYskZV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hendry is not the first wrestler to crossover into music.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Captain Lou Albano<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0played\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cyndi Lauper\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0dad in the \u201cGirls Just Want to Have Fun\u201d music video. Tied into\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Wrestling Connection<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, WWE released\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Wrestling Album<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in 1985. It reached 84 on the US Billboard Album Chart. It also gave us the classic and hilarious \u201cLand of a Thousand Dances\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The following year, the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AWA<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0followed suit with their song \u201cThe Wrestle RockRumble\u201d, which was a rip on the 1985 \u201cThe Super Bowl Shuffle\u201d. The former would then be parodied before\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wrestlemania XXVII<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with the \u201cWrestlemania Rumble\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE has also across the decades released various albums featuring wrestlers singing\/talking\/ rapping\/existing. Wrestlers beyond WWE have also released music and albums, from\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chris Jericho<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">R-Truth<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to more recently\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AEW\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">World Champion\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Swerve Strickland<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In terms of the UK charts, a wrestling theme did make it viral and to number 37 before.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fandango\u2019s<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u201cChaChaLaLa\u201d was briefly so over that\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Everton Football Club<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0were strongarmed into playing it before one of their matches in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BBC\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">did not play it. Maybe because the song was lyric-less? Differently today, wrestling is more mainstream and more socially accepted. The songs have gone viral, it\u2019s humorous and the young folks\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Radio 1<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0tries to attract will potentially have heard the song somewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With enough sales (just 4,000 Hendry suggests) and social media buzz, the BBC might be strongarmed also. The BBC will have to believe in Joe Hendry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clap, clap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Believe In Joe Hendry,\u201d is available for pre-order or pre-saving to your streaming platform of choice\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/joehendry.ffm.to\/ibelieveinjoehendry\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>. The single will be released on Monday 29<sup>th<\/sup> April.<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Header image credit \u2013 TNA Wrestling.\u00a0 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. TNA Wrestling Rebellion 2024 will air live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/impactwrestling.com\/impactplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TNA Plus<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clap, clap. For anyone who has no idea why I added two claps has not been bombarded on X\u00a0or\u00a0TikTok\u00a0the last few days. You are missing out on an earworm that has folks from London and Paris and Tokyo, America, Scotland Canada and Mexico believing in\u00a0TNA\u00a0wrestler\u00a0Joe Hendry.\u00a0 For years, Hendry has gained recognition and stood out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4960,"featured_media":124180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2192,8959],"tags":[4114,861,226,246,6346,5067,8493],"class_list":["post-124162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-impact","category-wrestling","category-tna-wrestling","tag-cyndi-lauper","tag-fandango","tag-impact-wrestling","tag-joe-hendry","tag-matt-cardona","tag-rebellion","tag-rock-n-wrestling-connection"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4960"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135238,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124162\/revisions\/135238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}