5 former talents that IMPACT missed the boat on
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1. Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry was someone who a lot of people gave a lot of hype to as he walked into the company back in 2018, I wasn’t too aware of him before he came to Impact however after his time in the company he certainly won me over. He was one of theose wrestlers who came in with a real bounce and all through his run I really felt like everything was clicking with him, his time with the company was so enjoyable that it was a great surprise when you realise that he was only in the company for about 8 months.
Hendry was added into story lines with Grado and Katarina where instantly (in my opinion) he added a spark to these segments that were missing. He was someone that just oozed charisma and the fact that he was put into a feud with Eli Drake and he made Eli look average on the mic and in the ring, that’s pretty impressive. You know you’ve got something special when a fan of Eli Drake is saying you’re doing better work than he is..
Hendry is currently in Ring of Honour and it feels like Ring of Honour are very possibly the next to break into the circle of promotions who are in and out of the forbidden door. If that does happen then Joe Hendry is someone who should definitely be at the top of Impact’s list to make return to the company. He felt like he had so much more to offer from his last run and hopefully how Impact is moving now, we will get to see what he can offer more predominantly.
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Andrew Everett, Jesse Godderz & Joe Hendry definitely on my list. Everett not winning the X-Division Championship at least once is just as much of a surprise (and let down) as Jeff Hardy not doing the same.
Jesse Godderz was stuck in the same boat as Eddie Edwards going solo, Billy Corgan had guys like Aron Rex & Mike Bennett leapfrogging the homegrown talent & Godderz just got lost. He even had James Storm & Bobby Lashley saying that he was main event & World Championship material.
Joe Hendry was fantastic. Been a huge fan of his prior to coming to Impact & seeing him going no further than Grado & Katarina was a disappointing use of such a charismatic megastar. He could have done with some extra moves in his arsenal though, but Sonjay Dutt busted his ass putting him over on commentary.
While I don’t loathe any of these people, the fact that none of them have done much post-Impact is very telling. Maybe THEY missed the boat.