The unpredictable nature of Joe Hendry’s appearances has cost Hank Walker and Tank Ledger their shot at the NXT Tag Team Championship. The duo fell short against the defending champions, DarkState, after Hendry’s interference brought the title match to a chaotic end.
The entire situation was triggered by Cutler James, who, at ringside, made the fateful declaration, “Joe Hendry will not appear tonight.”
This immediately summoned Hendry, who burst through an arena wall in pursuit of James. The chase spilled into the ring, creating a massive distraction that the challengers, Hank and Tank, couldn’t ignore. This gave the champions, Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin, the opening they needed to capitalize and secure the pinfall to retain their titles.
The interference serves as an ironic twist of fate. Just last week, Hendry’s gimmick of appearing when his name is spoken directly helped Hank and Tank defeat DarkState in an eight-man tag team match. This week, however, that same bizarre phenomenon proved to be their undoing.