WWE star Joe Hendry drops music album, stands by calling for Logan Paul's firing and not jumping to use AI

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Fox News · collected 2026-10-07 · by Ryan Gaydos

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WWE star Joe Hendry released his debut album "Beyond Belief," featuring 11 songs, following his recent in-ring appearances with the company. The wrestler-turned-musician wrote one track within a week that calls for Logan Paul's firing from WWE due to their ongoing feud. Despite criticism and backlash, Hendry remains committed to this campaign. He also discussed his stance on artificial intelligence, stating he prefers to rely on his own songwriting skills rather than using AI technology in music creation.
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Joe Hendry, a former WWE NXT champion and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) champion, released his debut music album titled "Beyond Belief" this week, featuring 11 songs. The album debuted high on iTunes charts, reaching as high as No. 2 in certain categories. Hendry revealed he wrote the entire album in just over a month and mentioned that WWE Music initially wanted him to create a song about The Miz but it evolved into his full-length project.

Hendry also addressed his ongoing feud with Logan Paul, stating that he would not stop calling for Paul's firing, despite criticism. He defended his stance by saying, "It just goes to show you, never stop believing in Joe Hendry," emphasizing the importance of using his platform for good. The wrestler-turned-musician expressed gratitude towards fans and listeners who supported him through this new venture, which he described as a significant commitment.

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OutKick Dropkick Raw Total Nonstop Action Wrestling WWE NXT WrestleMania

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Hendry PERSON · 8× Logan Paul PERSON · 4× Joe Hendry PERSON · 3× OutKick Dropkick ORG · 2× Raw ORG · 2× WWE ORG · 2× Randy Orton PERSON · 1× TNA ORG · 1× Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ORG · 1× WWE NXT ORG · 1×

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"She is obviously in the judgment Day who I have frequent problems with, so, I'm afraid that, I'm not going to lend my songwriting skills to the Judgment Day at this time." Hendry noted on X on Tuesday his album was rising on the iTunes, scoring as high as No. 2 on one chart. It just goes to show you, never stop believing in Joe Hendry.
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🔮 I think when you have a platform like mine, you have to use it for good, and that will probably involve trying to get Logan Paul fired, and that feels like a quest that I'll never stop.

Claims (40 extracted, 1 hedged)

Joe Hendry was a WWE NXT champion, a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) champion and made a surprise WrestleMania appearance in 2025 to take on Randy Orton. asserted
Hendry → make → Orton
But did anyone have Hendry being a chart-topping musician on their bingo cards? asserted
Hendry → have → cards
Call it if you did. asserted
you → call → it
Hendry’s "Beyond Belief" was released this week, which includes 11 songs. asserted
which → release → songs
He told OutKick Dropkick he had been performing live since he was a kid growing up in Scotland and before he started to pursue pro wrestling as a career. asserted
he → tell → career
I had such fun when I released ‘I Believe in Joe Hendry’ as a single, but like an album is a whole different beast. asserted
album → have → single
That’s a big commitment for our fans and music listeners a full feature-length album," he said. asserted
he → ’ → fans
"I appreciate people taking the time to listen to it and buy it, and it's just been very humbling to see the response." asserted
it → appreciate → response
Hendry said he wrote the album in a span of about 34 days. asserted
he → say → days
At first, he said WWE Music wanted to put out a song about The Miz. asserted
Music → say → Miz
The idea transformed into a possible EP and then into a full album. asserted
idea → transform → album
One of the songs on "Beyond Belief" is about firing Logan Paul, who Hendry has been in a feud with for a few months. asserted
Hendry → fire → months
He’s performed it live on "Monday Night Raw" multiple times and interrupted Judgment Day matches with his vocals. asserted
He → perform → vocals
He said he had about a week’s notice before getting the song together because it was going to be about his Raw debut. asserted
it → say → debut
But with a small storyline change, the lyrics changed with it. asserted
lyrics → change → it
I was told that I'd be debuting on the Raw after WrestleMania, so I had about a week's notice to come up with a song, but it was gonna be, ‘Raw, Raw, Joe Hendry signed to Raw,’ but then they announced my appearance, it was delayed, and they announced my appearance the following week, so me signing to Raw was no longer the story. asserted
signing → tell → Raw
And I needed to go after someone, and I've always been of the opinion you go after the biggest name in the building, and that's Logan Paul. asserted
that → need → building
He's our most Googled WWE superstar. asserted
He → google → ?
And so, to me, that was the person to go after and that's where ‘Fire Logan Paul’ came from. asserted
that → go → Paul
So, I'd say about a week for that one. asserted
I → say → one
" Hendry said Paul hates the song, but he has no plans of backing off it. asserted
he → say → it
"Obviously, he hates it. asserted
he → hat → it
He despises it. asserted
He → despise → it
It tells the truth. asserted
It → tell → truth
It’s ‘Logan Paul should be fired.’ asserted
Paul → ’ → ?
We all know this. asserted
We → know → this
It’s why it's an important part of the album. asserted
it → ’ → album
I think when you have a platform like mine, you have to use it for good, and that will probably involve trying to get Logan Paul fired, and that feels like a quest that I'll never stop. asserted
I → think → that
AI has been shown to create music, generate melodies and essentially creating a band when you have no instruments available. asserted
instruments → show → band
But Hendry told OutKick Dropkick he would trust himself before he trusts a machine. asserted
he → tell → machine
"For me and my songwriting, I feel like that's my skill, and I don't want to use AI to write songs because I don't know, I can just, I can personally tell the difference between a song that's been AI generated and that's been written by a human being and it's a skill that I've worked very hard on. asserted
I → feel → that
So I understand that we live in a world where there are tools that you can use. asserted
you → understand → that
For example, there are amazing keyboard sounds and drum sounds that you can get just by pressing buttons on your keyboard, which obviously as musicians like those are amazing tools. asserted
which → be → those
But in terms of the actual creation of music, I think I'm going to trust Joe Hendry before I trust the machine. asserted
I → think → machine
Hendry is far from the only one who has recorded songs on the WWE roster. asserted
who → record → roster
Liv Morgan released "Trouble" before WrestleMania 42 and made it her entrance music. asserted
it → release → WrestleMania
Alexa Bliss is set to release a song with her husband Ryan Cabrera later this week. asserted
Bliss → set → husband
Hendry said he was open to collaborations but might have to wait a bit on Morgan given her associations with The Judgment Day. uncertain
he → say → Day
Right now, I will say, look, I'm open to collaborations, but right now myself and Liv Morgan are not on very good terms," he said. asserted
he → say → terms
"She is obviously in the judgment Day who I have frequent problems with, so, I'm afraid that, I'm not going to lend my songwriting skills to the Judgment Day at this time." Hendry noted on X on Tuesday his album was rising on the iTunes, scoring as high as No. 2 on one chart. It just goes to show you, never stop believing in Joe Hendry. asserted
It → have → Hendry
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