Top AEW Star Dealing With Multiple Injuries Following His Return on Dynamite - Reports

A top AEW Champion has been enduring some undisclosed injuries despite his recent return. Some reports suggest that AEW decided to bring him back despite the ongoing injuries. However, the idea is to keep him protected on-screen with minimal in-ring exposure.

Samoa Joe, who returned to AEW on the August 13 episode of Dynamite, has been dealing with multiple injuries. Well, the Samoan Submission Machine had been sidelined since All In: Texas. Earlier reports suggested he had suffered a fractured ankle while filming for Twisted Metal. Therefore, the company decided to write him off following All In: Texas.

As per Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Joe has been dealing with a shoulder injury as of late. While the cause of this issue is undetermined, AEW has been doing its best job to keep the veteran safe. The report added that despite his in-ring involvement on Dynamite, his time in action was pretty much limited, with Powerhouse Hobbs and Katsuyori Shibata doing the maximum efforts.

It is a concerning update over Samoa Joe's in-ring condition, which puts a major question mark over his future as a performer. That said, only time will tell what is next for the former WWE star from here on in All Elite Wrestling.

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AEW star Samoa Joe revealed his experience on the set of Twisted Metal Season 2

Samoa Joe has been fulfilling his commitments with the filming of Twisted Metal Season 2 as of late. He has been playing the role of Sweet Tooth in the series, and fans have been loving his performance. Recently, the former WWE star talked about his experience working on the series.

Speaking with Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Joe said that it is an enthralling experience to bring the character of Sweet Tooth to life. He added that sitting with the showrunner, Michael Jonathan Smith, to plan out the characteristics of the character is truly a unique experience. The 46-year-old star explained that it helps him to add his own touch to the character.

"Sitting down with our showrunner, Michael Jonathan Smith, and figuring out what characteristics we wanted to pick from each iteration of Sweet Tooth to create this one for the television show — going back through the games, watching cut scenes, getting a vibe for Sweet Tooth at his most violent and Sweet Tooth at his silliest — and bringing that together, that really was the initial." [H/T: ITR Wrestling]

Furthermore, the former AEW World Champion said that he could not believe the success of season one of the show. Therefore, he has high hopes for season two now.