Samoa Joe has vacated the WWE NXT Championship due to injuries. Joe released a video on Twitter Sunday evening, announcing he was relinquishing the NXT title after WWE medical informed him that due to “certain injuries” he will have to step away from the ring for a brief amount of time. Below is his full… Read More Samoa Joe Vacates WWE NXT Title
Samoa Joe is reportedly back with WWE after being released back in mid-April due to budget cuts. It was reported last week that NXT officials wanted to bring Joe back to work as an in-ring talent, and that he was briefly at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando earlier in the week. Now PWInsider reports that Joe is coming… Read More Samoa Joe Reportedly Returning To WWE NXT For Non-Wrestling Role
Samoa Joe has reportedly permanently replaced WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler on the RAW announce team. Joe has not returned to the ring because he’s still waiting to be medically cleared to compete from the concussion he suffered during the RAW commercial shoot back in February. He was brought back to RAW commentary in late April, filling in… Read More Samoa Joe Reportedly Considered To Be A Permanent Member Of The WWE RAW Announce Team
WWE has announced Samoa Joe has been suspended for violating the WWE Wellness Policy. WWE released a statement through their website which says: WWE has suspended Nuufolau Seanoa (Samoa Joe) for 30 days effective Monday, February 24, for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy. As we previously reported, Joe has been out of… Read More Samoa Joe Suspended For Violation Of WWE Wellness Policy
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Samoa Joe is not cleared to wrestle after suffering an injury while filming a commercial. According to sources, the injury took place at a WWE commercial shoot last week when Joe hit his head during a bad table break as they were filming a stunt. While it’s unconfirmed at… Read More Samoa Joe Suffers Injury During Commercial Shoot
During WWE RAW on Monday night, Samoa Joe teamed with Kevin Owens to face RAW Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins & Buddy Murphy for the titles. At one point during the match, Joe hit a dive and grabbed the back of his head. He was then pulled out of the match and taken to the back. Owens ended up finishing the match by himself, however… Read More Samoa Joe Reportedly Injured On WWE RAW
WWE has apparently changed their minds on a few roster moves made during the 2019 Superstar Shakeup last week. Andrade and Zelina Vega are now listed as SmackDown Superstars on the WWE website. They were moved to RAW in the Shakeup last Monday and Andrade picked up a non-title win over WWE Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor, who was sent to the… Read More WWE Tag Teams Splits Up, WWE Quietly Moves New RAW Superstars Back To SmackDown
An angle is planned for Monday’s WWE RAW that will see WWE United States Champion Samoa Joe officially join the red brand roster, according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio. We noted before that Joe was at this week’s RAW, but his segment was removed from the show because he was very sick. If Joe is able to perform… Read More Backstage Notes On Samoa Joe Joining The WWE RAW Roster This Coming Monday (4/22)
Samoa Joe is currently out of action with another injury, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. There’s no word yet on details of the undisclosed injury but Joe has not been cleared to compete. Joe was set to challenge WWE Champion AJ Styles at the Supershow live events last weekend but he was not there. Joe’s last match came on… Read More Samoa Joe Out Of Action With Injury
Last night on WWE RAW, Bobby Lashley made his long-awaited return to WWE, interrupting Elias and layed him out with a stalling vertical suplex. It was Lashley’s first WWE appearance in 11 years. Lashley has since competed for TNA/Impact Wrestling in two stints from 2009-2010 and 2014-2018, winning the TNA/Impact Championship multiple times. Lashley has also gotten into… Read More Bobby Lashley Makes Return To WWE On RAW, Jeff Hardy & Samoa Joe Returns From Injuries
