Summary

Ricky Saints addressed the mixed reaction to his concert segment from the March 3 episode of NXT on The CW, where he mocked then-opponent Joe Hendry ahead of Vengeance Day.

Saints said he understood the response was divided and framed it as part of doing non-wrestling TV. As we previously noted after that segment aired, the angle quickly became one of the more talked-about pieces of that build.

Quote from Ricky Saints

"I’m a great singer. I play guitar. I learned how to play guitar that day. I don’t know if I really thought anything of it. I didn’t watch it back. I still haven’t watched it back because I really don’t watch my stuff. I think there’s a balance of something being good in an entertaining way. I think there is something to being bad in an entertaining way. I know it was pretty split. Some people loved it, some people hated it. I just never had that in my career where I was in that type of situation (for a non-wrestling segment). I think everything is going to be subjective in what you find entertaining and what kind of misses the mark."

What it means for Ricky Saints at Stand & Deliver

With Ricky Saints now heading into the NXT Championship Fatal 4-Way at Stand & Deliver against Joe Hendry, Ethan Page, and Tony D’Angelo, the promo reaction adds extra attention to how he is being presented outside the ring.

The immediate next checkpoint is the announced contract signing on the March 31 NXT episode, where Saints has another chance to shape crowd momentum before the title match.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.