Joe Hendry (wrestler)

Joseph "Joe" Hendry (born May 11, 1988) is a Scottish professional wrestler best known for his work in the UK independent circuit. Hendry is nicknamed as The Local Hero and is known for his flamboyant ring entrances, where he usually parodies a famous song to mock his opponent. Hendry is best known for his appearances in Insane Championship Wrestling, where he was a former ICW Tag Team Champion as part of of the team "Local Fire" with Davey Boy, New Generation Wrestling, where he is one-third of the NGW Tag Team Champions along with Lionheart and Kid Fite (under the Freebird rule), and What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), where he is the current WCPW World Champion in his first reign.

Training and early career

Hendry initially trained to become a professional wrestler with Damian O'Connor, Mikey Whiplash, Robbie Brookside, and Marty Jones at the Source Wrestling School. He had a early try-out match with the WWE and appeared on screen as a Russian character. His first Canadian tour was with SMASH Wrestling. He has also worked with Ring of Honor on a UK tour. He has also worked for Pro Wrestling Ulster.

Insane Championship Wrestling (2013–present)

Hendry been regularly appearing for Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW) in 2013. He began his ICW career as part of manager James R Kennedy's stable the Kennedy Administration and entered a rivalry with Big Damo before feuding with fellow Kennedy Administration member Kenny Williams. Williams won the ICW Zero-G Championship during this time, and Hendry faced him several times for the title but was unable to win it.

Hendry later formed tag team the Local Fire with Davey Boy. Together they entered the ICW Tag Team Title Tournament—held to crown new champions once Polo Promotions left the company after winning the belts—and beat Mike Bird & Wild Boar in the finals at Shug's Hoose Party 3 on July 31, 2016 to win the vacant ICW Tag Team Championships. They lost the titles on September 11, 2016 to Polo Promotions in a ladder match.

New Generation Wrestling (2015–present)

Hendry made his debut for New Generation Wrestling (NGW) in 2015, losing a match to Nathan Cruz before forming Team Scotland with fellow ICW wrestlers Davey Blaze, Lionheart and Kid Fite. Team Scotland often antagonised NGW Champion Nathan Cruz and eventually challenged Cruz to face them in an eight-man tag team match with Cruz's title on the line with the stipulation that if Cruz or any of his teammates were pinned, he would lose the title. Cruz retained his title in the eight-man tag team match in November 2015. Hendry, Lionheart and Kid Fite next appeared for NGW in May 2016, all three answering the NGW Tag Team Championship Open Challenge set by The UK's Biggest Tag Team (Stixx and Colossus Kennedy). After Hendry used the belt as a weapon, the trio became the new tag team champions. The official name for the team was later confirmed to be Insane Fight Club.

What Culture Pro Wrestling (2016–present)

Hendry then began working for What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW). On June 27, 2016 at WCPW Loaded #1 Hendry was defeated by Big Damo in a number one contender for the WCPW Championship. The next few weeks Hendry teamed with Joseph Conners. On September 3, at WCPW Stacked Hendry was involved in a fatal four way for the WCPW World Championship, in which, he was betrayed by Conners, and Conners won the title. On September 10, WCPW Hendry was the winner of the 2016 Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble. On October 15, at WCPW Refuse To Lose Hendry was defeated by Kurt Angle. On November 5, at WCPW True Legacy Hendry was defeated by Conners with the WCPW World Championship on the line. On November 30, at Delete WCPW Hendry was involved in a triple threat steel cage match for the WCPW title, where he was defeated by Drew Galloway, after Galloway pinned Conners, and the referee had counted to three before Hendry had touched the floor. On January 5, 2017 at WCPW KirbyMania Hendry was attacked by the returning Conners later on the show there was a No Holds Barred Match which was won by Hendry. On WCPW Loaded #21 Hendry took on Galloway for the WCPW Championship where both men pinned each other. A rematch happen on February 12, at WCPW True Destiny where Hendry was defeated by Galloway. Later on that night, Kurt Angle, who had defeated Alberto El Patron in his last match before returning to WWE, was congratulated initially by Hendry, but Hendry later attacked Angle, thus turning heel.

On the twenty fourth episode of Loaded, Hendry defeated Alberto El Patron with the help from Joe Coffey and Travis Banks. On March 6, at Exit Wounds, Hendry, Coffey, Banks, and BT Gunn formed The Prestige, a stable claiming something was wrong with professional wrestling and they were going to fix it. On March 20, at Bulletproof, Hendry defeated Gabriel Kidd in a #1 Contenders Match for the WCPW Internet Championship. On April 1, at State of Emergency, Hendry attacked Joey Ryan from behind and pinned him for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. Hendry then stated the title represented everything that was wrong with professional wrestling and threw it in a trash bin. At the Mexican qualifier for the WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup, Hendry defeated Martin Kirby by referee stoppage after he attempted to punt an injured Kirby in the top of the head, finally becoming the WCPW Champion.

On August 18, after filming a few videos for the WhatCulture Wrestling channel, Hendry was revealed as one of two hosts of WhatCulture's new MMA-focused WhatCulture MMA channel.

Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, Hendry was a musician for 10 years and was signed to Sony Music label. He incorporates his prior career into his professional wrestling work. Hendry writes and performs his own entrance music and videos.

He has a Master's degree in business and marketing.

• Finishing moves
  • Christmas Gift / Trip Around the Globe (Inverted front powerslam)
  • Freak of Nature (Fallaway slam, sometimes from the second rope)
  • Hendry Lock (Ankle lock) - adopted from Kurt Angle
  • Hendry Slam (Olympic slam) - adopted from Kurt Angle
  • Arm wrench DDT
  • European uppercut
• Nicknames
  • "The Local Hero"
  • "The Global Hero"
  • "The Man Who is Better Than Damien Sandow"
  • "The King of the Entrances"
  • "The Prestigious One"
• Entrance Music
  • "I C Double Me and U" by Joe Hendry (ICW; NGW)
  • "I C Double Me and U (WCPW Version)" by Joe Hendry (WCPW; 2016-2017)
  • "Prestige Theme" by Joe Hendry (WCPW; used as part of The Prestige)
  • "Prestigious" by Joe Hendry (WCPW; 2017-present)

• Insane Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Davey Boy
  • ICW Tag Team Title Tournament (2016) - with Davey Boy
• New Generation Wrestling
  • NGW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Kid Fite and Lionheart
• Pride Wrestling
  • N7 Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Elite
  • PWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
• Pro Wrestling Ulster
  • PWU All-Ulster Championship (2 times, current)
• Reckless Intent Wrestling
  • Reckless Intent World Championship (1 time)
• Scottish Wrestling Alliance
  • SWA Laird of the Ring Championship (1 time)
• Scottish Wrestling Entertainment
  • SWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• What Culture Pro Wrestling
  • WCPW Championship (1 time, current)
  • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
  • Kurt Angle Invitational Rumble (2016)