Following his WWE release, Samoa Joe would stick around in a different role. He left RAW & Smackdown to return to NXT, where he arguably had his best run in WWE. There he is a two time NXT Champion and former Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic winner, and considered a legend of the brand. However, he’s not around to continue to focus on his in-ring career. Joe has signed on to be the enforcer of NXT GM William Regal, helping to keep control on the brand after months of chaos. However, he is allowed to get physical when provoked, something which Pete Dunne is keen to do.
Samoa Joe Wants To Wrestle Again, And Was Fighting To Get Cleared
Before Joe was released from WWE, he made it clear that his in-ring career is not over. He might be done wrestling on a full time schedule, and hasn’t wrestled since February 2020, when he was on the losing end of an eight man tag team match alongside Kevin Owens & The Viking Raiders. Joe didn’t wrestle at all during the Thunderdome era of WWE, instead mainly being on commentary and other roles, and this was mostly due to Joe being injured.
He has been trying to get cleared, and was ready to go elsewhere in wrestling if WWE wouldn’t allow him to wrestle. It’s unlikely he would have signed a deal with NXT if it didn’t mean he could get into the ring. The format of WWE and his current character leaves the option open, but also makes it very possible to pick up a match with someone like Dunne.
A Dream Match For Many
Back when he broke into the industry with Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (now Impact Wrestling), Joe was in a similar role to that of Pete Dunne currently. While they don’t share the same body type, their styles are similar. Both rely on hard hitting strikes and submission wrestling, and had long and critically acclaimed title runs, Joe with the ROH Championship & Dunne with the NXT UK Championship. It’s not hard to see a match between these two in front of a hot crowd being an instant classic, and WWE is building this up.
This is one of the few matches fans have been excited for with Joe in NXT. Another is a clash with NXT UK Champion WALTER, and fans would also not mind seeing him choke out Karrion Kross or even getting a third reign as NXT Champion. Who would you want to see Samoa Joe wrestle in NXT? Let us know what you think in the comment section down below.
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