Summary

Ricky Saints' concert segment from the March 3 episode of WWE NXT was reportedly removed from WWE's Twitter/X account after drawing a poor reaction.

The segment had Saints mocking NXT World Champion Joe Hendry, and it became one of the more divisive talking points from that stretch of NXT television. Saints had already addressed the split fan response to the segment before this latest update surfaced.

Backstage reaction to the Ricky Saints segment

According to the report, people in NXT who were spoken to said the segment was not Saints' idea and was not written by him. The same report said he has tried to move away from material on WWE television that would invite comparisons to The Rock.

The backstage reaction was also described as lukewarm. Even so, the belief from those cited in the report was that the segment would not hurt either Saints or Hendry, and that both men recovered well with their later match at NXT Vengeance Day.

What this could mean for Ricky Saints and Joe Hendry

Ricky Saints being kept at arm's length from the creative idea matters because it suggests NXT did not view the segment's reaction as a reason to cool off on him personally. The more immediate consequence is that Saints and Joe Hendry can move forward with their rivalry and broader NXT positioning without that concert segment defining either man.

It also says something about how NXT may handle Saints on television going forward. If the internal read was lukewarm but the fallout was limited, WWE can still feature Saints prominently, just with more emphasis on the traits that made him a standout in the first place rather than leaning into a segment style that missed with viewers.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.