Those who have followed Samoa Joe's journey from TNA remember the way that he was presented there. He was portrayed as an intimidating and unstoppable monster, in a lot of ways like Braun Strowman is presented in WWE.
Like it or not, WWE does not see him in the same light as a lot of hardcore Samoa Joe fans do, because he was the man who took the pin in the triple threat main event match at Smackville. A lot of people had assumed that Ziggler was in the match to take the fall.
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I suppose Vince McMahon sees Samoa Joe as someone who's a solid hand, and can have a good main event match without going over in the same. Maybe in the same light as someone like Ziggler!
But then he took the pin and not Ziggler, in this case, which speaks volumes about his position!
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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