TNA announcer Josh Mathews, who used to work for WWE, blasted WWE for their “hypocrisy” after Samoa Joe made his NXT debut Wednesday at NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable. Mathews tweeted:
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Samoa Joe Debuts At NXT Takeover Unstoppable – Here’s Everything You Need To Know
Samoa Joe made his WWE NXT debut at NXT Takeover Unstoppable – Despite Triple H’s best efforts to play down the growing rumors within the IWC. Even going as far as denying the rumors during a media press teleconference on Tuesday. Joe appeared in the last few minutes of the live broadcast on the WWE network with a stare-down with NXT champion Kevin Owens.
It appears that Samoa Joe will be keeping his name, as WWE already has official merchandise including the shirt he was wearing during his appearance. WWE tweeted the following link to buy the shirt below
Following the broadcast Samoa Joe spoke to the crowd. You can watch the video below courtesy of WWE.com
Ring of Honor wrestling where both Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe have competed in the past sent out their well wishes for Samoa Joe
In an interview with Renee Young for WWE.com, Samoa Joe briefly discusses his history with both Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
Samoa Joe Scheduled For 2 Independent Shows In August
There are rumors that Samoa Joe has agreed to a deal with WWE but nothing has been confirmed. Joe is scheduled to compete at two Northeast Wrestling (NEW) shows – Saturday August 1st at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls, NY and Sunday August 2nd at a location to be announced next week.
WWE usually doesn’t allow their signed talent compete for other companies.
Also on the August 1st show are – Rey Mysterio, Alberto El Patron, The Young Bucks, Mickie James, Velvet Sky, NEW Champion Matt Taven, Brian Anthony and many others to be announced.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Samoa Joe Rumored To Make WWE Debut At NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable
There are rumors that Samoa Joe has agreed to a 2 year deal with WWE. It is also rumored that Joe could make his debut at next Wednesday’s NXT TakeOver: Unstoppable. The rumors has yet to be confirmed.
Joe has been expected to join WWE for several months now and it looks as though it’s just of matter of when than if.
Samoa Joe Negotiating With WWE
Samoa Joe was guest on Chris Jericho’s podcast Talk Is Jericho. Joe didn’t talk about any negotiations with WWE during the interview, but told Jericho as he was leaving that he wanted the fans to know that there have been discussions and “there’s some negotiations going on.”
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Samoa Joe Added To ROH 13th Anniversary PPV
Ring of Honor announced that Samoa Joe will be at this Sunday’s ROH 13th Anniversary pay-per-view show in Las Vegas.
“We have received word that Samoa Joe will be LIVE in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel & Casino this Sunday night.”
“He has something to say, and wants the world to hear it.”
Samoa Joe Is Returning To ROH
Ring Of Honor announced that Samoa Joe is returning to the company.
ROH sent WrestlingINC.com the following:
Samoa Joe is coming Home to Ring of Honor Wrestling
Ring of Honor is proud to announce the return of the most dominate Ring of Honor World Champion in company history, Samoa Joe!!!
When you speak of legendary names in Ring of Honor one of, If not the first name mentioned is Samoa Joe. He made his debut in Ring of Honor in October of 2002. Within 5 months he would blow through the competition and win the Ring of Honor World Championship. He would hold the ROH World Championship for a record setting 645 days. His title reign would see him engage in legendary matches with CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Homicide and AJ Styles just to name a few.
“The Samoan Submission Machine” will return home to Ring of Honor Saturday March 7, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Who will Samoa Joe be gunning for? Is ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe safe? Is ROH World Television Champion Jay Lethal safe? Is anyone safe? Who do you want to see Samoa face in Ring of Honor?
Don’t miss the chance to see a true legend in the prime of his career as Samoa Joe returns home to Ring of Honor.
* Saturday March 7, 2015 Baltimore, Maryland
* Friday March 13, 2015 Milwaukee, WI
* Saturday Match 14, 2015 Chicago Ridge, IL
* Friday March 27, 2015 Redwood City, CA **Sold Out**
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Rumors Of Triple H Interested In Giving Samoa Joe a WWE NXT Tryout
There are rumors that Triple H has interest in giving Samoa Joe a WWE tryout for a potential run in NXT.
According to the report, Vince McMahon isn’t as interested in Joe as Triple H but there could be a push within WWE over the next few weeks to give Joe at least a tryout run.
There is no word yet if Joe is even interested in coming to WWE and working NXT.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Samoa Joe Leaving TNA
Samoa Joe announced on Twitter that he is leaving TNA Impact Wrestling.
PWInsider reports that Joe and TNA negotiated and tried to come to terms for a new deal up until the end and things remained friendly between Joe and the company. The situation was described as similar to the one that led to AJ Styles leaving TNA in 2013, where TNA was not going to be able to match what Joe had been making. TNA made a final offer and left things up to Joe.
TNA made it clear to Joe that the door would be open for a future return.
A lessor factor had to do with Joe’s departure is that TNA is looking to invest more in newer talents coming in.
Source: WrestlingINC.com
Samoa Joe Relinquished The TNA X-Division Title
Samoa Joe announced that he isn’t medically cleared to compete & relinquished his X-Division Title. Joe promised that when he is healthy he will come back and take the X-Division Title from whoever holds it.
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