{"id":143314,"date":"2025-10-06T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=143314"},"modified":"2025-10-06T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:40:40","slug":"joe-hendry-named-special-guest-referee-for-wwe-nxt-showdown-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/10\/06\/joe-hendry-named-special-guest-referee-for-wwe-nxt-showdown-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Hendry Named Special Guest Referee for WWE NXT Showdown Match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a few hours after NXT General Manager Ava assigned Jordynne Grace<\/a><\/span> as the special guest referee for the NXT vs TNA Women\u2019s match at NXT Showdown, TNA Director of Authority Santino replied in a way only the Milan Miracle can. Even if Joe Hendry announced<\/span><\/a> he would appear at NXT Showdown<\/a><\/span>, Marella announced that Hendry would be the special guest referee of the NXT vs TNA Men\u2019s Survivor Series-style match.<\/p>\n

Team NXT will feature WWE NXT Champion Ricky Saints, TNA World Champion Trick Williams, Je\u2019Von Evans, and Myles Borne. As for Team TNA, they will be represented by Mike Santana, Moose, TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater, and TNA International Champion Frankie Kazarian. Hendry will have a massive task on his hands, primarily because of how polarizing both teams will be toward him.<\/p>\n

Joe Hendry was meant to be there<\/h2>\n

On NXT<\/a><\/span>, TNA Team Captains Mike Santana and Kelani Jordan were unsure of whose side Joe Hendry and Jordynne Grace would be on, and they\u2019re not leaving next week up to chance. As a result, neither of them was picked for Team TNA. If Joe Hendry complained about the situation, like Jordynne Grace did, he announced on Friday that he would appear at NXT Showdown, whether someone says his name or not.<\/p>\n

In his message<\/a><\/span>, Joe Hendry agreed with Grace, saying, “none of this happened without Jordynne Grace.” He added that he changed the entire landscape of NXT vs TNA and confirmed he would be there tomorrow at NXT Showdown. Santino Marella made it official: Hendry would be the special guest referee of the NXT vs. TNA Men’s match.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s official, @joehendry<\/a> will be the special guest referee for the men\u2019s survivor series style match at #showdown<\/a> #TNA<\/a> #NXT<\/a> @ThisIsTNA<\/a> @WWENXT<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZhDXf2hECa<\/a><\/p>\n

— Santino Marella (@milanmiracle) October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n