Former WWE NXT Champion Joe Hendry has proven that he isn’t just a threat in the ring, but also on the microphone. As revealed on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” the latter talent has now even led to the upcoming release of a music project.

“I haven’t told anyone anywhere, but I have recorded an album with WWE Music. It’s going to drop this summer,” Hendry said. “We recorded most of that in New York at the WWE Studios. So what I’ve done now is the microphones that we have there, I have basically replicated the setup back home now. I don’t need to fly to New York to do it. I can send stuff in and we can work on it back and forth. That’s one of the things that makes these songs work is because they’re fast and they’re topical. We obviously did the Logan Paul song on TV, but we were able to just get it done that week because we could send files back and forth. But yes, there is an album coming out this summer.”

As of this writing, the number of songs on Hendry’s forthcoming album is unknown.

It is possible, however, that it will feature his new single, titled “Can We Fire Logan Paul?”

Hendry released the music video for his Logan Paul diss track earlier this month, with scenes of him playing the guitar backstage and wearing a cutout of “The Maverick’s” face. In the past, Hendry’s songs, performed live in front of the WWE Universe, have taken aim at other stars, such as former WWE stars Gallus and Grand Slam Champion The Miz.

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WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash has never been shy about sharing his opinion, but he recently gained a lot of attention for one that came about following the WWE release of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, and reports that WWE was asking talents to take pay cuts. Despite his loyalty to long-time friend and WWE chief content officer Triple H, Nash suggested that the wrestlers consider forming a wrestling union, or apply to the Screen Actor’s Guild, in order to receive benefits and prevent similar situations from happening to other talents in the future.

Most in wrestling remain skeptical that a wrestling union will eventually form in wrestling, including former WWE commentator and current AEW announcer Jim Ross. But despite that, Ross declared on the latest “Grilling JR” that there was a lot of merit to what Nash said, and indicated that wrestlers would be wise to listen to his words.

“He’s a very smart guy Conrad,” Ross said. “He’s very bright. He knows what he’s talking about. I tell the story connected to unions that Bill Watts had one time. ‘These guys can’t agree on what to have for lunch, or go to for lunch.’ So it’s hard to get everybody on the same page so to speak, cause the decision makers in that world, heretofore, have been somewhat, oh I don’t know, they have their own agendas. 

“And if they get their money, then they’re happy. And they’re not willing to give some of their money back to the union and move on. So I…you can’t hurt yourself by listening to Kevin and his ideas for a union, or any other topic and wrestling. I think if he was more motivated with the product, he’d probably be in charge of somebody’s creative right now. He’s that good.”

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Retirement in pro wrestling has been loosely upheld for decades, with many performers coming out of it for at least one more dance. In the case of 17-time world champion John Cena, he intends to maintain that status, though he hasn’t closed the door on making special, non-physical appearances for the company he’s called home for over two decades, WWE.

“Gosh, I love watching the product,” Cena told “The Takedown on SI.” “As you saw me, I was having a bunch of fun at WrestleMania. Really looking forward to the future and my future role in WWE. Very excited about the John Cena Classic.

“This was the confusing thing about retirement. First of all, I will stay retired. No fall downs. I will not do anything physical, but that doesn’t mean I’m away from WWE. I mean, anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about not only the sports entertainment business, but WWE as a brand. It was simply a matter of like, well, where do I fit in now? We’re still trying to find out those pieces, but I think we got a clear path.”

Cena’s in-ring retirement kicked off at the December 13 edition of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, where his final match resulted in him tapping out to “The Career Killer” GUNTHER. Now as an ambassador for WWE, he resurfaced to deliver the attendance numbers for night one and night two of WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. More recently, he appeared at Backlash to unveil the John Cena Classic, an annual event where talents from WWE’s main roster will collide with those from “WWE NXT.” The date and location of his next WWE outing has yet to be revealed.

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