5 Storylines to debut Samoa Joe on the Main Roster

In an era when the size of the average wrestler is not much larger than your next door neighbor, Samoa Joe stands out. With an inherent (kayfabe) nastiness, a bad-ass Samoan lineage, and a physique that spells devastation, Joe is a destruction machine like no one else in NXT as of now.

And when he comes to the main roster, we have no doubt that he’ll be a main event player. After all, there’s a serious dearth of vicious, evil looking characters in modern wrestling who can also work like serious world class professionals.

But we’ve seen how talented wrestlers such as Alberto Del Rio, Bray Wyatt, Bo Dallas (former NXT Champion) and even Dean Ambrose can be wasted with bad booking. So here are some ideas to debut Samoa Joe in the right manner, to get him ‘over’ with the crowd and for him to have a long, sustained and productive run in the main roster.

Read on, and share your thoughts.

#5. Retiring The Undertaker

This will immediately make him the top heel in WWE

While fans have wanted a John Cena vs Undertaker match forever, John Cena retiring The Undertaker won’t really make sense. Cena’s already a part time performer and while it sets the stage for a heel turn, we all know that Cena will never turn heel, as he's said consistently.

Instead, Samoa Joe can be the one to end the career of The Undertaker and immediately become the number 1 heel in WWE. Fans will definitely turn on Joe, if he were to take out the most beloved character ever, in wrestling history.

#4. Opponent for Brock Lesnar

Maybe one day this dream match will become a reality

Everything WWE does is for a legitimate reason. Brock Lesnar has pummeled every opponent in his path with a flurry of fists and German suplexes. There seems to be no wrestler in the current roster who can take the beast down.

We’re sure WWE is building Brock up, so that a new star can defeat Lesnar and get the rub. And who better than Samoa Joe to take the fight to Lesnar? He’s got the size, the physique and the talent to do it.

This could set up a series of matches where the two of them go back and forth, with Joe debuting scoring the the first upset victory over Brock, finally culminating in a rubber match at Wrestlemania 33.

Because think about it...who else seems like a legitimate threat to Brock Lesnar as of now? After Goldberg, the Submission Machine would be a legit option for Lesnar!

#3. Daniel Bryan’s candidate to take out The Miz

Maybe this time theyâll be on the same side — Maybe this time they’ll be on the same side

The Miz and Daniel Bryan have been having a major war of words recently. But that’s all that it will ever be, as Daniel Bryan hasn’t been cleared to wrestle by WWE’s medical staff. We have all heard about how much respect Daniel Bryan has for Samoa Joe.

Bryan could pick Joe as his candidate to take on The Miz, and give him a chance to prove that he’s not a coward. While this will mean a face turn for Samoa Joe, we believe he’s so well respected in the wrestling circuit, that he’ll be able to pull of this role with panache.

Moreover, debuting as a Daniel Bryan guy will definitely give Joe some legitimacy in the main roster. And then he can embark on a path of destruction, that Daniel Bryan cannot control.

#2. Bringing A.J. Styles’ reign to an end

The two faces of TNA can put on a classic

We’ve seen this match a million times already. But, we know that every time the two men face each other, it is magic. A.J. Styles has impressed the WWE top brass enough to become the 6th fastest WWE Champion in history.

We foresee a long and extended title reign, with him becoming more and more obnoxious with the passage of time. And as his confidence grows and he runs through the entire roster successfully, he could be challenged by his old foe- Samoa Joe.

We know what the quality of that match will be, and if Joe grabs the title from Styles, it can lead to a lengthy, entertaining feud.

#1. Feud with Cesaro over Tyson Kidd

Recently, Cesaro has gone on record saying that Samoa Joe's ‘Musclebuster’ move should be banned. The move had previously injured Cesaro’s tag team partner Tyson Kidd. We can very well see this translating well on screen, considering Joe and Cesaro will put on 5-star classics if given the opportunity.

There’s a set storyline in place already, and after the pointless 7-match series with Sheamus is done, we think Cesaro will want a new opponent. What better launchpad for Samoa Joe, than as a nasty, blood thirsty heel?