Would you like to see Samoa Joe in the WWE?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Austin posted a tweet not long ago asking WWE to hire him as soon as his TNA contract expires.

He also stated, "One of my favorite workers in today’s game. Needs a full green light push."

What do you guys think? Should WWE try and sign him? Would he fit in with the rest of the wwe roster? Where would he be ranked? Maybe a Umaga type of character?

Discuss..

 

[Nate DaMac]

I wouldn't care either way. I'm not a fan of Samoa Joe at all. I'm told constantly about how he's had all of these amazing matches but I seriously couldn't care less. He's too dull for me.

Having said that, I certainly wouldn't be opposed to him coming over. There are far worse guys in the mid card right now than Joe and if nothing else, he should be able to put on a few damn good matches.

If he is ever intending on jumping ship, I suggest he take advantage of TNA's Wellness Policy or lack thereof. He's not going to bode too well in the WWE with a gut like that. Obviously I'm just joking about the WP bit but he does need to get back in shape.

 

[ralphie9181]

As much as I would like to see him in WWE, I can't say that he should wrestle there. When they originally took a run at him, he was supposed to end up being the Umaga character, Joe is too serious about his work to go around playing a crazy savage man. That is why he signed a longer deal with TNA.

If they didn't try to saddle him with a silly gimmick, he would not be allowed to wrestle his style of match, which is very stiff, Joe is not a formula type guy in the ring and I can bet he would hate being restricted to a few moves every match. I just don't see it working out in the end, so if and when his TNA deal is up, he may just go back to ROH where they have a new TV deal and he is a god.

 

[mrpops]

I agree with the above post!

If joe comes to WWE he will be buried. He will be restricted and not allowed to do all the great moves and matches. He will be forced to do the boring WWE style, wont get pushed and be gone after a year.

WWE NEEDS to let the WRESTLERS wrestle. Stop limiting them in the ring. God its the same matches all the time. Tie up, head lock, back and forth safe boring moves, end match. Tag matches in WWE are the worst. SAME formula all the time. Change it up!

If Samoa joe does go, then let him wrestle his style and be his own character. He will get insanely over. Same with AJ styles and others. Give them creative control and let them run wild and they will succeed. Dont turn them into another generic wrestler x who all look the same, dont talk and never go anywhere.

 

[Rising Savior]

I agree with the above post!If joe comes to WWE he will be buried. He will be restricted and not allowed to do all the great moves and matches. He will be forced to do the boring WWE style, wont get pushed and be gone after a year.WWE NEEDS to let the WRESTLERS wrestle. Stop limiting them in the ring. God its the same matches all the time. Tie up, head lock, back and forth safe boring moves, end match. Tag matches in WWE are the worst. SAME formula all the time. Change it up!
If Samoa joe does go, then let him wrestle his style and be his own character. He will get insanely over. Same with AJ styles and others. Give them creative control and let them run wild and they will succeed. Dont turn them into another generic wrestler x who all look the same, dont talk and never go anywhere.

Yeah because Punk vs Cena was so boring right? The money in the bank ladder matches were so boring right? No crazy spots at all just clotheslines and headlocks right? You need to get real and not make stupid post. I'm not saying I want to see Samoa Joe in wwe but I definitely think Joe could succeed in wwe. I can see Joe being a monster in wwe. I can see him having a similar debut to Kharma where as they come and just destroy wrestlers at random.

 

[GODBLESSTHEMACHOMAN]

I would have to say that samoa joe is one of the few talents from TNA that is more than ready that is at the level to compete in the WWE. I think that the potential contests between John Cena and Samoa Joe would be classic and epic. I think that the Mcmahons should explore the posibities when it comes to SJs contract time..

 

[TJucker]

I would like to see Samoa Joe in WWE if he was used right. But, he wouldn't be used right so I'd rather have him stay in TNA or go to ROH. Could you imagine Samoa Joe vs. Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania?

 

[Mr Cold]

If TNA was smart they would write Samoa Joe into an "injury" and give him some time off so they could write him back for a big return..But they are miss using Joe right now..I dont really want to see Joe go to WWE because everyone that jumped from TNA to WWE got shafted..WWE would give him a dumb gimmick as well.

 

[MrrrEricB103]

In all seriousness, Vince would not push him just for the sole fact that he is fat, and does not fit the mold of what Vince thinks a professional wrestler should look like. He would be buried, just like every other talent that has come over from TNA,and even though hes not being used right in TNA either, he should stay there, thats probably where his best chance of being a star is.

 

[(s)AINT]

I love how people say WWE would misuse Joe, what do you think TNA is doing with him? Plus, people are forgetting he's friends with Johnny Ace AND John Cena so if Joe was to sign there, he already has a political foot in the door. Also, people mentioned how WWE wanted him to be a Umaga character with face paint and that is why Joe chose to sign with TNA instead. Lest we forget that TNA had Joe in face paint, waving a machete around...or are we supposed to forget about that?

I would love to see Joe in WWE. Would he become world champion? Who knows. There is no saying, none of us can say how far he will go. I remember when Punk went to WWE and everyone was saying how they will bury him, how he won't get anywhere, etc. Same thing when Bryan Danielson signed with WWE, now look at him!!

=)

 

[ralphie9181]

I love how people say WWE would misuse Joe, what do you think TNA is doing with him? Plus, people are forgetting he's friends with Johnny Ace AND John Cena so if Joe was to sign there, he already has a political foot in the door. Also, people mentioned how WWE wanted him to be a Umaga character with face paint and that is why Joe chose to sign with TNA instead. Lest we forget that TNA had Joe in face paint, waving a machete around...or are we supposed to forget about that?

I would love to see Joe in WWE. Would he become world champion? Who knows. There is no saying, none of us can say how far he will go. I remember when Punk went to WWE and everyone was saying how they will bury him, how he won't get anywhere, etc. Same thing when Bryan Danielson signed with WWE, now look at him!!

=)

I'm not advocating he stays with TNA, god no. They have taken what was at one time THE hottest person in the biz and reduced him to nothing. I don't think WWe could do much worse, but I have absolutely no faith because I know how they treat certain talents. Joe would get buried based on his body type because Vince would dismiss him as fat, and if you are fat in the WWE you had better be at least 6'5" to 7 feet tall so you can be a monster. Joe is not that big. I would like to believe that things are changing in the company, but I have no proof that they are ready to push a guy like Joe. I have a feeling it would end up like when Taz came to the company and was buried beyond belief. If you remember Taz was in a similar mold of Joe, less hefty, but the same type of worker. Taz was also a mega star in ECW, and was seen as a mega star when he entered WWE Vince promptly buried the shit out of him.

 

[thegreekhero]

I, for one, wouldn't mind. I mean, I honestly do not like Joe. He is way too boring for me. I've seen what he can do in his early days of TNA to now, and it seems that he has gotten very lazy. Even if he does sign with WWE, I am positive that they will limit his moves and the Joe fans wouldn't be so happy with him going there in the first place.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I'd love to see it happen. But I think it would have to happen within the next year. Altho- I have no clue how long Joe's contract with TNA is. I'm assuming it's longer then that.

The reason I say I think it needs to happen soon, is to take advantage of this whole CM Punk situation is going down rightnow. Most especially if talents like Cabana, Hero & Castagnoli really are on thier way to getting WWE contracts. Even if Joe cant come in at the inception of this possible group of former "indies"...he could be a great suprise addition to said group at a PPV, during a important match.

Like others have said tho. So far it's been tough for guys from TNA to come over to WWE & flourish. Christian and R-Truth have, after some time. But both of them were in WWE before the went to TNA. So that may have helped matters, possibly.

Either way- i'd like to see Joe make a WWE run. Just to see what they would do with him.

 

[TheHitMark-SirJoseOle]

I love how people say WWE would misuse Joe, what do you think TNA is doing with him? Plus, people are forgetting he's friends with Johnny Ace AND John Cena so if Joe was to sign there, he already has a political foot in the door. Also, people mentioned how WWE wanted him to be a Umaga character with face paint and that is why Joe chose to sign with TNA instead. Lest we forget that TNA had Joe in face paint, waving a machete around...or are we supposed to forget about that?

I would love to see Joe in WWE. Would he become world champion? Who knows. There is no saying, none of us can say how far he will go. I remember when Punk went to WWE and everyone was saying how they will bury him, how he won't get anywhere, etc. Same thing when Bryan Danielson signed with WWE, now look at him!!

=)

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Daniel Bryan (I do miss him being called Bryan Danielson) is looking pretty prime to continue his momentum in WWE, but you never know what could happen, between now and WM 28, WWE can change their minds on his push at anytime. So far Bryan has had a good run in WWE, winning the US title and of course Money In The Bank, but do keep in mind he was shifted off the PPV broadcast of WrestleMania this year. Let's not forget that.

If Joe did go to WWE it would be nice to see him retain his TNA name and persona, in certain cases I think for the sake of maintaining his integrity as a wrestler he should be allowed to do what CM Punk did and keep the name that made him famous. I would like to hope they would give this guy a major push if he jumped, but who knows. It would be nice to see Joe's value be exploited again, he has taken a back seat in TNA for sometime, which is unfortunate. But again let us not forget that WWE has done the same with their former World Champions at one time or another like Sheamus and Randy Orton for instance (I am sure we all remember how he spent three years between title reigns at one time).

So who knows, it is a crap shoot Joe could strike a mountain of good fortune by going to WWE like CM Punk did after stints in ROH and TNA or he could go the way of Low-Ki (Kaval) and not fit into what they are looking for in a superstar.

 

[Lionshare]

Yeah, because TNA is making such a star of joe right?, how many points he has?? zero right?. I really think that a jump right now can revitalize his wrestling passion, plus theres a lot of room to work in the wwe right now.

 

[aboynameddirt]

There are a ton of guys in WWE that Samoa Joe could have tremendous matches with, but the chances of him being put in those situations would be slim.

WWE would bury Joe. They would have him go down the same road as Umaga. Comes to the ring, destroys everyone, leaves. Eventually the angle would get dull and they would have no clue where to go with him.

Joe needs to be somewhere that he can actually wrestle a match. Not that WWE doesn't offer that, but I don't think they would for guys like Joe. I just don't think he could properly showcase his abilities there. I don't at all mean that he's being used right in TNA either, he obviously isn't. I think it's best for Samoa Joe to head back to ROH.

 

[H33LTurn]

Not really. I hear hes not exactly the most professional person backstage and plus he doesnt fit the WWE mold. He'd be stale compared to the the rest of the roster. I just dont see what he has to offer. And yes I know hes agile for his size but thats about it. WWE is full of guys who can wrestle a flashy match but dont have the personality to back it up.

 

[uguess94]

since HHH is the new man in charge cant you see Punk going nuts after SS and being back for good and HHH brings in Joe to take Punk down, granted hes coming from the second best as opposed to WWE to TNA so many kids and people might not know who he is, but come on i would love to see Punk vs. Joe in WWE if you watched there ROH matches you know what im talking about. It would elevate Joe to a Main Event level, (sort of when Jericho returned a couple of years ago, but again granted he was a former WWE star) and they can bring Austin in to work with him as a mentor or something along those lines because like it or not twitter is a HUGE part of WWE feuds now (Rock vs. Cena has been all on Twitter so far -- or Punk vs. Austin) and Austin has had words with Punk on Twitter and posted how high he is on Joe....Just an all around good fit if WWE dont give him a silly gimmick and let him be himself (not too crazy about his mic skills but after Kurt, Punk, & Benoit his ring skills are great)

 

[ray kidman]

no way u know the wwe would not make joe a main eventer as a matter of fact u know who would be jobbing to the miz mysterio jacks swagger etc he is better in impact wrestling only if they had better writing

 

[Schuyler]

I rather Joe have his shot in WWE then never, TNA as done crap with Joe, and it don't look like he will ever main event in TNA again. What as Joe got to lose if he goes to the WWE, nothing, its win/win for him, and if it don't work TNA will take him back in a heartbeat. I say he needs to go for it now, or it will be never!

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Hey you guiys no Saomoa Joe not should be signed by the WWE because they misue him like they misuse all the other guys like Daniel Bryan and Colt Cabana and CM Punk and loads of otheres because you know Punk and Bryan fo nothing in the WWE.

Above is what most idiots think and I have read twice on this thread.

I'm a fan of Samoa Joe, he's stiff, and I like that! Yeah, he's dull as a wooden board, but so is Kofi Kingston and he has a freakin' job and gets on television every week. Joe is a hard worker, he has had some magnificant matches, people can say that he needs to be against someone of equal talent for those matches to really stand out e.g. Kurt Angle, CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, but you have to take into account that when Joe was in ROH and TNA he was booked as a machine.

Joe was the biggest thing to walk amongst the locker room when he joined TNA, his debut was huge, everybody knew who he was in an instance. Joe was booked as a machine, and sadly now he is booked the opposite; yes its part of a storyline, but I see what Austin sees in him, as far as a solid worker goes Joe is one of the best. He keeps his mouth shut and does his job, he has small weight issues, but that works in his favor because his mystique was how such a big dude moved so fast.

I'd love Joe in the WWE. If WWE built him right, built him the same way they made guys like Punk and Danielson look, they'd be onto a winner. I'm sure the idiots will probably still think that WWE would book him wrong, but the fact is, so many guys have worked in the WWE and so few have not.

Cabana has admitted, even recently, he didn't work out in WWE because he didn't have "it" at the time, and Kaval has said he doesn't have what they seek either - that is neither parties fault, that is just the way shit goes.

I'm for Joe in WWE, fuck, I support it, head it, I'll be Joe's agent if he ever gets that far.

 

[Depakote]

When it comes to TNA talent going to WWE, two words come to my mind: Braden Walker. Thats how WWE treats wrestlers coming over from TNA. Plus, Joe is surrounded by a lot of guys that have been in the WWE, and I'm sure they keep no secrets about how they feel they were treated in the WWE.

Back in the day when TNA had the balls to unleash Samoa Joe, he was a wrecking ball. Really good in the ring for a guy his size. Now he just looks lazy or just not that into it. He's got potential, but he seems content with keeping it on the back burner while he collects a paycheck. If he ever did decide to go over to WWE, he wouldnt be doing any more than what he's doing in TNA now, and thats squandering his potential.

 

[s3machine]

Ive never really been a big fan of Samoaa Joe. TNA builds him up to be a top main event player but I really dont seen him as anything more than a mid carder at best.

All his promos sound the same.. its just him yelling, cursing and pissed off. His ring work is nothing to write home about either IMO and word is that hes very stiff. Hes not a good technician.. hes not a spot monkey.. he just has a certain amount of power moves that he does and thats about it.. They bill him as a submission machine too.. Maybe I just dont see it.

AJ Styles however.. Id love to see in a WWE ring.

 

[LuN]

Yes. A feud between him and Daniel Bryan would be pretty good. Joe's damn good for his size/body type, he needs to come to the 'big one' eventually.

 

[Karaoke Superstar]

I'm not advocating he stays with TNA, god no. They have taken what was at one time THE hottest person in the biz and reduced him to nothing. I don't think WWe could do much worse, but I have absolutely no faith because I know how they treat certain talents. Joe would get buried based on his body type because Vince would dismiss him as fat, and if you are fat in the WWE you had better be at least 6'5" to 7 feet tall so you can be a monster. Joe is not that big. I would like to believe that things are changing in the company, but I have no proof that they are ready to push a guy like Joe. I have a feeling it would end up like when Taz came to the company and was buried beyond belief. If you remember Taz was in a similar mold of Joe, less hefty, but the same type of worker. Taz was also a mega star in ECW, and was seen as a mega star when he entered WWE Vince promptly buried the shit out of him.

May as well call a spade a spade, he's fat. It's not his body type, it's his body fat. Appearances are very important for pro wrestlers, they play a part and they have to at least look the part. Samoa Joe looks like the fat kid everyone gave titty twisters to in the 3rd grade. He's a great talent but he needs to improve his physique, not saying he has to look like Batista, but he shouldn't look like Jonah Hill either.