May 25, 2025 - A poster for the match between Joe Hendry and Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship at WWE NXT Battleground: Tampa on May 25, 2025, Image Credits:- WWE official site

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Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams TNA World Championship Preview and Predictions for Battleground Tampa

Learn All About Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams TNA World Championship Match Preview and Predictions on May 25, 2025.

May 25, 2025 - A poster for the match between Joe Hendry and Trick Williams for the TNA World Championship at WWE NXT Battleground: Tampa on May 25, 2025, Image Credits:- WWE official site

Joe Hendry will finally wage war against Trick Williams with the TNA World Championship on the line. These two will finally come to blows at WWE NXT Battleground: Tampa on May 25, 2025.

Joe Hendry’s war against Trick Williams is an example of a company vs. company match. Joe Hendry represents TNA while Trick Williams is a member of WWE. Let’s see the preview for this match as well as the predictions about the match between them.

Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams TNA World Championship Match Preview

Joe Hendry finally became the TNA World Champion by defeating Nic Nemeth (formerly Dolph Ziggler in WWE) at TNA Genesis event on January 19, 2025. Trick Williams however, was not very fortunate regarding titles. He lost to Oba Femi in a triple-threat match for the NXT Championship at WWE NXT: Stand & Deliver on April 19, 2025 (via WWE on YouTube) –

Trick Williams then changed into an entitled and selfish heel while he constantly whined for a rematch from Oba Femi. He also insulted Joe Hendry during this time. This brought Joe Hendry into the equation. Trick Williams then completed his heel turn and attacked Joe Hendry at TNA Rebellion on April 27, 2025. He also helped DarkState defeat Joe Hendry, Hank Walker and Tank Ledger on WWE NXT on May 6, 2025 The two also engaged in a brawl more recently over their musical performance on May 20, 2025 (via WWE on YouTube) –

Hence, the WWE has made the TNA World title match between Joe Hendry and Trick Williams official for May 25, 2025.

Joe Hendry vs. Trick Williams TNA World Championship Match Predictions

Joe Hendry’s match against Trick Williams can have two predictions. The first one is Joe Hendry gets a clean win and retain the TNA World Championship. This is because Joe Hendry is very beloved in both WWE and TNA. Moreover, TNA would not want their top star lose their title to a star from WWE NXT, which is developmental. Hence the first prediction comes into play.

The second prediction is Trick Williams wins via DQ. This might happen due to another TNA star and rival of Joe Hendry making an interference in the match. This is a win-win for both companies. WWE gets a win because it’s their event. Joe Hendry and TNA gets to keep their top title to themselves. Either of these two predictions can happen.

Joe Hendry can then start a rivalry with the wrestler that interferes in the match back in TNA. Trick Williams might permanently move to the main roster since he has achieved almost everything in WWE NXT. He might reunite with Carmelo Hayes in Friday Night SmackDown. This will help both of them to learn and develop themselves for the future under The Miz’s guidance.

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I’m a sports content writer focusing on MMA, WWE and MLB writer at The Playoffs. I have a Master’s degree in Media Science (M.Sc) from my college The Heritage Academy. I got into the sports industry through my previous company where I worked from 2023 to March 2025. I’m a fan of combat sports like pro wrestling and MMA. My favorite part about working at The Playoffs is speculating what can be happening in WWE, especially face-heel turns and results of matches.