Tag: Samoa Joe
Raw’s Struggles Continue, The Rock vs. Roman Reigns, Samoa Joe’s Return, MITB Briefcase Forgotten?
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Samoa Joe Gives Confirmation That His In-Ring Career Is Not Over
Samoa Joe has not competed inside a WWE ring in quite a while. This is because he has suffered injuries in quick succession. He suffered a concussion last time and was pulled from any in-ring work. Since then he has been a part of the commentary team. Joe spoke to the Wilde On podcast, where he discussed…
Backstage News From WWE Clash Of Champions
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Backstage News On WWE Raw Announce Team Changes
Tom Phillips is rumored to return to the WWE Raw announce team on tonight’s broadcast. Phillips has had the last two weeks off, being replaced both weeks by Michael Cole. Last week, Phillips and Samoa Joe were off. PWInsider hears Phillips is in Orlando and will be returning tonight. Jerry Lawler is also in Orlando…
Announce Team Changes At Raw; Ambulance Match At COC
– Tom Phillips is off the WWE Raw broadcast team for the second week in a row. Samoa Joe is also off this week. Announce duties are being handled by Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and Dolph Ziggler. There is currently no word on the reason behind the temporary changes. – WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will…
Samoa Joe Featured In New Suicide Squad Video Game
Samoa Joe voices the character of King Shark in the new Suicide Squad video game. Footage of the game was released over the weekend at DC FanDome. This is also where we got the first-look of John Cena as Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad movie. Joe’s character is in the movie but will be played…
Samoa Joe Reportedly Returning To Raw Commentary Booth
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Samoa Joe is joining the Raw announce team again starting with tonight’s live broadcast. WWE is airing tonight’s Raw live and pre-taping next week’s show. This will be their taping schedule through the end of June at least. There’s no word yet on if Samoa Joe is replacing Jerry…
Samoa Joe Suspended For Wellness Policy Failure
WWE has suspended Samoa Joe (real name Nuufolau Seanoa) for 30 days. This is Joe’s first violation of the wellness policy and is effective February 24th, meaning he would be back in time for WrestleMaina on April 5th. Joe had been off TV due to an injury sufferws while filming a commercial. Follow @wrestlepages
Injury Updates On Samoa Joe & Shinsuke Nakamura
– Samoa Joe was noticeably absent from last Monday’s Raw because he recently suffered a head injury during a WWE commercial shoot. Pro Wrestling Sheet first broke the news and reported Joe could be out for a “considerable amount of time” after a table break stunt went wrong. There’s no word yet on when he…
Samoa Joe Returning To Raw, 8-Man Tag Match Announced
WWE has announced an 8-man tag team main event for Monday’s Raw. Samoa Joe will return to action to team with Kevin Owens and The Viking Raiders to face Seth Rollins, Murphy & AOP. To put rumors to rest, Samoa Joe was not suspended for a WWE Wellness Policy Violation. In fact, WrestleVotes has retracted…
Samoa Joe Suffers Concussion During RAW Tag Team Match
According to Dave Meltzer, during last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw, Samoa Joe suffered a concussion. This happened during the RAW tag team title match against Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. Joe went for a dive during the match and landed hard on the floor. He was taken backstage after the spot and is…
BIG Return In Raw Main Event (Spoiler)
Earlier in the show, Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe challenged AOP and Seth Rollins to a 6-man tag match. Throughout the night, they would tease everyone as to who it was. Come time for the match and it was revealed to be none other than Big Show! This marks the first time in over 2…
Backstage News On Samoa Joe’s Current WWE Status
WWE plans to transition Samoa Joe from a commentator back to an in-ring performer now that he has recovered from his fractured thumb. This is the reason for the closing segment on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW when he refused to move from the announcer’s desk and was taken out of the…
Dio Maddin Not Returning To Raw Commentary Team?
Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Dio Maddin will not be returning to the Raw commentary booth as he still has aspirations of competing in the ring. As a result, it’s being reported that Maddin is returning to the WWE Performance Center to train. Filling in his spot will be Samoa Joe until Joe is…
Top WWE Star Out With Injury
Since the King of the Ring tournament ended, Samoa Joe has been absent from WWE television. PWInsider is now reporting that Joe is out of action with broken thumb and waiting to get cleared to return to the ring.
Samoa Joe On Vince McMahon Being “Vehemently Opposed” To Him In WWE
In an interview with Fightful.com, Samoa Joe talked about how Vince McMahon vehemently opposed him being in WWE and how they have a great relationship now: ”Oh, there were tons here for years. Years. Vince vehemently opposed me being in WWE. He didn’t know me, wasn’t familiar with me. And now we have a great…
