Samoa Joe in WWE?
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I would love to see this list. Try making it with people that were pushed when the company they came from was still around.
Every time WWE goes on a hot run and pushes a guy the IWC loves, they tend to suddenly think WWE will book anyone of their favorites into a star. You people have way too high of expectations of what WWE would do with Joe. Him being friends with CM Punk and John Cena won't change a thing in the grand scheme of things. Being friends with stop stars hasn't helped anyone since 1996.
Samoa Joe has re-signed with TNA 2 or 3 times in the past 5 years, each time WWE didn't show much interest in bringing him in. Despite the fact that Mick Foley (back when he was in WWE) vouched for Samoa Joe and so did Jim Ross. John Cena has been there. Cm Punk has been there. Joe still hasn't gotten hired.
So, assuming Joe even wants to go to WWE and work twice the amount of days per year, if WWE barely cares to sign him, what makes you believe they will push him?
hopefully the more say HHH has the less we will have to worry about VKM ego and burying guys from the "other company" and trips will continue to do "whats good for business"
im not a big fan of joe but i would like to see him come in because it will be something new. he'll start on smackdown b/c that is the wwe's B show and he can jump right into main event type matches. i think if they try to start him in the midcard it would be a waste of time considering how popular he is. if they do start him around there,it has to begin with cody rhodes (who i dont like either,but he has talked his way into the main event) b/c they will both be in the main event in a year and then start a feud with christian. how incredible will it be to see joe vs daniel bryan?
i went on a bit of a rant and i apologize, but Joe needs pushed like a main event star, so when Rumble comes around people will go nuts when he gets in the same ring as punk and cena.hopefully they will keep him away from those guys until the big events that start the road to wrestlemania.
im not a big fan of joe but i would like to see him come in because it will be something new. he'll start on smackdown b/c that is the wwe's B show and he can jump right into main event type matches. i think if they try to start him in the midcard it would be a waste of time considering how popular he is. if they do start him around there,it has to begin with cody rhodes (who i dont like either,but he has talked his way into the main event) b/c they will both be in the main event in a year and then start a feud with christian. how incredible will it be to see joe vs daniel bryan?
i went on a bit of a rant and i apologize, but Joe needs pushed like a main event star, so when Rumble comes around people will go nuts when he gets in the same ring as punk and cena.hopefully they will keep him away from those guys until the big events that start the road to wrestlemania.
Robert Roode was shown the door by WWE back in 2007 when he attempted a tryout. Kaz was given a "you suck. You need to look like this" speech by WWE.
Now, explain to me why the heck would Samoa Joe (who often did negative shoots on WWE) would sign there and expect to be used? Friends with Punk and Cena is very very thin of a reason. I haven't heard him mention none of them including Homicide in years.
Joe is under contract with TNA and It's simply not changeable unless he was fired. At the moment, he's getting rebuilt similar to Mark Henry in WWE as the dominating force in the company and considering Joe's attitude problems and lack of weight loss in TNA, that WWE would even put up with him.
Also, I'd like to state, anyone who believe Joe going to WWE would damage TNA is flat out wrong and laughable. I actually don't want Joe unless he goes back to his 2005 body and gimmick when he was unstoppable for 1 year. He's a joke with the amount of weight and body fat he currently has and It really makes him hard to watch.
In response to the question? He would be better off debuting on SmackDown. I think pure wrestlers need to focus within that brand first, while RAW makes them more popular and puts them in better storylines compared to SmackDown rather than matches.
Main event spots? Because you get one title shot doesn't make you one. Zack Ryder might as well be a main eventer then.
He's getting a storyline. He's not being buried. Devon is the same age as R-Truth and he lost weight, got into shape and out wrestled Joe.
Now, explain to me why the heck would Samoa Joe (who often did negative shoots on WWE) would sign there and expect to be used? Friends with Punk and Cena is very very thin of a reason. I haven't heard him mention none of them including Homicide in years.
Joe is under contract with TNA and It's simply not changeable unless he was fired. At the moment, he's getting rebuilt similar to Mark Henry in WWE as the dominating force in the company and considering Joe's attitude problems and lack of weight loss in TNA, that WWE would even put up with him.
Also, I'd like to state, anyone who believe Joe going to WWE would damage TNA is flat out wrong and laughable. I actually don't want Joe unless he goes back to his 2005 body and gimmick when he was unstoppable for 1 year. He's a joke with the amount of weight and body fat he currently has and It really makes him hard to watch.
In response to the question? He would be better off debuting on SmackDown. I think pure wrestlers need to focus within that brand first, while RAW makes them more popular and puts them in better storylines compared to SmackDown rather than matches.
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Main event spots? Because you get one title shot doesn't make you one. Zack Ryder might as well be a main eventer then.
He's getting a storyline. He's not being buried. Devon is the same age as R-Truth and he lost weight, got into shape and out wrestled Joe.
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I'd love to see him go to WWE just in hopes that he'd get used more. I know usually people get used less when they go to WWE, but TNA has barely used him at all the past 2 years. It's like every once in a while they'll start out with him in some kind of angle but then it just kinda gets dropped or goes nowhere. He should be in the main event picture in TNA, not doing low card shit that doesn't go anywhere.
Guy is right though, Joe would probably need to lose at least enough wait to be back to how he looked in 2005 for WWE to even consider him though.
Guy is right though, Joe would probably need to lose at least enough wait to be back to how he looked in 2005 for WWE to even consider him though.
Personally, I would not mind seeing Samoa Joe try his hand in WWE. In think he could be used as an enforcer for someone, or as part of a faction or even as half of a tag team. After being there for a while, a nice mid card push would be OK, for the US or IC championship. I think he could be an excellent role player. If anyone think he's going to leave TNA and go to WWE and enter the main event picture, they are either dizzy or delusional (somewhat synonymous). Joe cannot even maintain a place in the main event in TNA how in the hell is he supposed to do so in WWE? He's got the wrong look, the wrong style, and the lack of mic skills which WWE requires. At this point, if Samoa Joe wants to see the main event, the only place I see it happening is back in ROH.
He may be content to come to WWE in this capacity and earn a decent pay cheque for a change, especially as his career progresses. He might like competing in a lesser capacity, but in bigger venues, for bigger money, in front of audiences.
Wouldn't really matter if it is RAW or Smackdown, though, as their mid cards are comparable, and he isn't seeing the main event of either.
He may be content to come to WWE in this capacity and earn a decent pay cheque for a change, especially as his career progresses. He might like competing in a lesser capacity, but in bigger venues, for bigger money, in front of audiences.
Wouldn't really matter if it is RAW or Smackdown, though, as their mid cards are comparable, and he isn't seeing the main event of either.
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Samoa Joe if he went to WWE would get a push based on how bad they want him and how much reaction he can get. If Joe got into much better shape, garnered interest from WWE and was able to connect with the fans he could get a good IC push. Most likely he will debut and sit in the mid-card spot where WWE will evaluate him and decide what next. TNA doesn't create a buzz for WWE fans so lots of hte people will have no clue who Joe is. Also I am sure he will be given a different name.
If I were to book him, I'd show off what he does best and build him kind of like how WWE pushed Tazz at the beginning.
If I were to book him, I'd show off what he does best and build him kind of like how WWE pushed Tazz at the beginning.
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There is a fallacy in your argument. That being that even though it's still the WWE and still basically the same company, it's not THE same company. They hire different marketers and writers all the time and it's pretty clear there is a change in direction in the product on screen.
I mean, Chris Hero has been pretty damn good for a long time now, but WWE just now decided to sign him. Samoa Joe has been pretty damn good for a long time too, so why not Joe?
Also, before Punk wasn't in the position he is now and it seems they've always kind of jerked Ross around.
