The feud between Ricky Saints and NXT Champion Joe Hendry intensified this week on “WWE NXT,” with the latter initially ambushing the previous within the parking zone. Later, Hendry traded in his physical jabs for verbal ones when he called Saints out to the ring, leading to a future NXT Championship match being made.
As an alternative, Saints appeared on the elevated platform situated amongst the group, claiming that Hendry stole the NXT Championship from him. He moreover accused Hendry of being a “meme” that brings each the title and the “NXT” brand down. Alternatively, Saints asserted that he himself possesses talent and attractiveness, qualities that make one worthy of being a champion.
To counter Saints, Hendry identified that he has possession of the NXT Championship, which makes him, not Saints, one of the best in “NXT.” Still unimpressed, Saints continued to take digs at Hendry’s fashion, diplomacy, and marketing strategies before proclaiming his refusal to let Hendry “smash” his efforts of boosting “NXT.” To settle their grievances, Saints then suggested that Hendry put the NXT Championship on the road in a match against him at “NXT” Vengeance Day on March 7.
“You are on!” Hendry shouted in response, “And Ricky, it’s gonna be the identical because it at all times is, you whining, crying, complaining, blaming your failures on everyone else. Meanwhile, in the sector, they’ll still be chanting ‘we imagine.'”
Hendry captured the NXT Championship earlier this month by knocking Saints off a ladder, then reaching up above it to retrieve the title amidst a ladder match. The next week, Hendry successfully defended the title against Jackson Drake, after which Saints attacked the previous TNA star.