Nic Nemeth Blasts Joe Hendry Over TNA Title Loss to Trick Williams

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The TNA World Championship currently rests on the shoulders of a WWE NXT Superstar—a fact that hasn’t sat well with TNA Wrestling’s Nic Nemeth. In a recent interview with Andrew Pollard of WhatCulture Wrestling, Nemeth didn’t mince words about his frustration.

“I’m absolutely furious and pissed off about it, and that’s not a joke… He lost our world title. I am not okay with that.”

The “he” in question is Joe Hendry, who dropped the TNA World Championship to Trick Williams at WWE NXT Battleground. While Nemeth had praise for Williams, his primary issue lies in the belt leaving TNA’s hands.

“Trick Williams is a badass. He’s awesome. He’s got a great future, but he is an NXT talent who now is the TNA World Champion, and I am pissed off about it.”

Nemeth went so far as to suggest reviving Wrestler’s Court—a backstage tribunal once used to address locker room issues—as a fitting consequence for Hendry’s failure to retain the title. While Wrestler’s Court is a thing of the past, Nemeth believes Hendry’s loss warrants internal accountability.

Hendry had held the TNA World Championship since January 2025, after defeating Nemeth in a victory many fans saw as a long-overdue moment. With Trick Williams scheduled to appear on this week’s TNA iMPACT, it remains to be seen how both Hendry and Nemeth will respond to this crossover fallout.