It was just over a month ago that Joe Hendry claimed the NXT Championship, which had previously been relinquished to make way for Oba Femi’s main-roster call up. Two months prior, Femi conquered Ricky Saints to re-capture the title at “WWE NXT” Deadline. And just two months before that, Saints dethroned Femi at “NXT” No Mercy.

Needless to say, the latest NXT Championship reigns haven’t been rich in length. Femi’s second reign, despite it ending on purpose, spanned a mere 31 days. Meanwhile, Saints’ stretched 70 days. In Hendry’s case, his title run has just surpassed 30 days with the potential of concluding at the hands of Saints at Vengeance Day.

Admittedly, the sight of Saints regaining the NXT Championship would feel like poetic justice to some of us as his first one seemed to end abruptly. More importantly, that title loss interrupted a wave of momentum that could have catapulted Saints into a top babyface position. Instead, he awkwardly turned heel and is now playing off-key concerts…in his pajamas.

Despite the karmic relief a Saints win might bring, the vast majority of Wrestling Inc. staff (86%) are confident that “NXT” will further capitalize on its current top babyface, Joe Hendry. After all, Hendry does good numbers across social media, and we all know WWE loves good numbers.

Speaking of numbers, we also imagine that WWE will want to boost the amount of days in Hendry’s NXT Championship reign, especially considering the aforementioned short reigns before his and the fact that the company left the title vacant for a whole month as well.

Written by Ella Jay