Joe Hendry discusses WWE 2K26.
As most fans know, Hendry was a bonus character for players that pre-ordered the game before it was released on March 13, 2026. If you missed out on the pre-order, Hendry’s character is now available for individual purchase at a $9.99 price point.
Speaking with Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp, Joe Hendry recalled getting scanned for the game at the WWE Performance Center.
“So it’s the second video game I’ve been in, but it’s the first wrestling video game that I’ve been in. So wrestling video games are what got me into the business. I was a fan of the WWE video games before I actually started watching wrestling, before I got obsessed with the business. So to me, being in the game is a huge thing. Yes, we did get scanned for it. The technology is unbelievable. This van comes to the PC and they have all these kind of cameras. It reminds me of how they shot the bullet time sequence from The Matrix with all the cameras all around you. It’s kind of like that sort of thing. It’s a really awesome set up that they have.”
Hendry also recalled filming the pre-order commercial for the game.
“So I knew I was going to be in the game because obviously they’d scanned me for it, but I got asked to come to the PC to film some promotional stuff, which, I didn’t know what it was. I should have put two and two together, but it was a really high tech set up. They had me kind of doing the spin and just like a couple of different things and walking. I was like, ‘Oh, what’s this for?’ They’re like, ‘Oh, just some B-roll, you know.’ So that was me actually filming the pre-order DLC commercial without knowing it. So it was a complete surprise.”
Rounding out the topic, Hendry revealed that he found out about his inclusion in WWE 2K26 by turning on his Xbox.
“I found out at the same time as everybody else, which was an awesome way to find out because we turned on the Xbox in my house and there I was. So that was a really cool way to do it and it was similar to my first piece of WWE merch which happened at WrestleMania. It was just kind of presented to me, which I love finding out that way because look, we’re all fans at heart. So to get those surprise moments, is pretty awesome. Maybe I could put myself forward for the General’s Fan of the Year. Who knows? I don’t know if that’s allowed.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Hendry talked about taking John Cena’s advice at WrestleMania 41. Fans can check out his full comments by clicking here.
Furthermore, fans can check out Hendry’s entire interview with Fightful in the video linked at the top of this article.
