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Samoa Joe

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#1 ·



Any news on when he is going to show up? Or if he actually did sign with NXT? Just wondering if it was actually made official and when we might get to see him. TNA doesn't have a 90-day no-compete clause do they?

Owens seems to be getting into better shape so I'm looking forward to seeing Joe work on his physique and be the badass he used to be. I also saw that he returned to Ring of Honor so that kind of makes me wonder what really is going on with him.
 
#2 ·
I'd love to see Joe debut as Regal's bodyguard or head of NXT security.

Would be kinda funny.
 
#3 · (Edited)
ROH



AAW (Apr 10th)



PWX (Apr 19th)

Scheduled for Apr 25th Minnesotta ROH - not confirmed for Samoa Joe as he has refused to take anymore dates for final week of April which is probably linked to NXT show of Apr 22nd
 
#4 · (Edited)
I personally want him and Rhyno to team up with Heyman guiding them in the WWE future. Maybe they kill it in NXT first. They could be a really dominant little duo in NXT till they get the call up.

Perhaps feuding with Kidd and Cesaro....talk about making an impact on the tag division? People gripe about how the tag division sucks but when any prime time talent gets placed in a tag team they gripe about him getting stuck in a tag team?
 
#8 ·
Where is said that he is scheduled for ROH in Minnesota? I haven't seen ROH announce anything yet.
http://fightnetwork.com/news/54143:ring-of-honor-expected-to-announce-samoa-joe-dates/
http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_83649.shtml

As of this writing Joe is scheduled for the next set of television tapings on March 7th in Baltimore along with March 13th in Milwaukee, March 14th in Chicago Ridge, the Supercard of Honor card on March 27th over WrestleMania weekend as well as April 25th in Minneapolis. They are working on the April 4th date in San Antonio for the television tapings but that is not confirmed yet.
^ Must say the date of that dirtsheet is probably detailing when ROH originally planned their schedule and, since further developments, ROH haven't confirmed beyond April 11.
apologies for the confusion thats what I get for not checking updated info.




^ missed this for AIWF Apr 18th
 
#10 ·
For the 100th time Joe is unlike the other guys on NXT. He is already experienced with working in front of a nationwide tv audience. He shouldn't be put in some stupid "performance center" nor NXT. The main roster needs depth. Is there any legit news about him going to NXT first?
 
#13 ·
Balor and Itami both have experience working for large audiences and they're still in NXT. I think it's good to have Joe in NXT for a short time just to be on the safe side, if he does indeed sign. The original Sin Cara had experience working for large crowds as well and he flopped when taken from his world and being thrown into WWEs.

If Joe does sign, I hope he comes in as Samoa Joe. I doubt it will happen but it would be nice to see because I feel like they could directly promote/reference his past accomplishments when building him.
 
#11 ·
I like Joes body shape, makes him stand out and everything his does is more impressive for it.
He is a killer, he should not have to be on nxt. I know he will though, so I'm braced for it.
I'm very excited by these rumours, he is just too talented to not get over. Plus WWE has a Samoan boner.
 
#20 · (Edited)
Yeah, I don't think they'll even bother to try and fight the "JOE!" chants.


I figure it would be pretty easy to just add a Samoan word before "Joe" for his NXT name.


Like Warrior (in Samoan). Or Destroyer (in Samoan).

Or some other generic word that sounds intimidating in the language to western ears.



And I think a stint at the PC for him would be more so he could trim down a bit. The guy will never be built like Randy Orton, but he's gained considerable weight over the years and I don't think it's unrealistic for him to drop a bit of it.

Kevin Owens is a perfect example. Promo wise and wrestling wise he's ready for the main roster. But they obviously want him to improve his physique a bit, and it looks like he has been working hard on it since his arms are pretty toned now and his gut isn't out of control anymore.
 
#31 ·
If Joe comes to WWE, NXT/Performance Center is going to be like Fat Camp for him ... he was sweating like a pig and short of breath just walking to the ring to do a promo on the ROH PPV, he needs to slim down and get in shape.

The WWE schedule is nothing like the TNA schedule he was waddling through the last several years -- one TV taping where he would maybe do two matches in one day, then off to the all-you-can-eat donut shop for a month before you do it again ... maybe (but not recently) a house show or two in between.

That's different than working five days a week. The WWE schedule is much more demanding than anything he has done in quite some time.

So he can go to NXT to stay active in the ring and get some exposure while also working off some weight day by day in the PC and deciding if he's really dedicated enough to do this, if he really WANTS to do this.
 
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