Back in July, WWE presented a segment on Raw with Joe Hendry, Danhausen, the Minihausens, and boxer Ryan Garcia, who hit Hendry with a guitar and joined The Judgment Day. It did not go over well with fans in attendance or online.
Asked about the feedback on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Hendry said the scale of the response was new to him.
“It was an interesting experience for me, because what I’ve learned is that when you do something that isn’t received how you’d want it to be received, in previous companies it’s just whatever, on to the next. Whereas now, because of the global platform that we have, these moments don’t just go away,” Hendry said. “You’re getting so much feedback, good and bad, from people that you’re not used to. It was an adjustment, I think, for a small period of time there.”
He credited a member of WWE’s creative team, Alex, with helping him put it in perspective.
“This is a conversation I had with Alex, and she was teaching me that when we’re doing what we do, it’s 52 weeks a year. You have to learn the lessons as you go, and go, okay, take the feedback, and go, okay, this is the direction we’ll go next time. And you have to just get back on the horse and keep going,” Hendry said.
Hendry said the experience reinforced his approach rather than changing it. He said the effort behind his segments does not change based on how they are received.
“I can hand on heart say that we genuinely tried our best to deliver for the audience, and I always do. That’s all I’m trying to do, is just entertain the audience as best I can. I’m not going to necessarily be successful 100% of the time, but I think our hit rate is pretty good, and I’m proud of the effort that goes in,” Hendry said.
Now, Hendry’s focus is on his new album, Beyond Belief, which is set for release on October 5.
