Joe Hendry says he initially regretted using his real name in pro wrestling.
For a lot of professional wrestlers, a ring name and their real name are seperate entities, but for some, like TNA World Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry, they are one and the same.
While speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet in a recent interview, Joe spoke about initially regretting his decision to use his real name in wrestling, and how he changed his mind.
“You know, I’ve had this conversation a couple of times recently. For many years, I regretted using my real name. But now, I think it’s because it’s also me, that people are so interested in what I’m what I’m doing, because it’s like they’re seeing someone living their dream in real time. Which is, I think again, like I said earlier about when I made the entrance in NXT, that was Joe Hendry the person, that 30 seconds was Joe Hendry the person having that moment, and I think when that comes through, that’s the beauty of wrestling. It’s when stories that you tell and reality intertwine, and you’re not really sure where one begins and the other ends.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Hendry spoke about the origins of 'say his name and he appears'. You can read more about that here.
