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#3 Samoa Joe gets punished but attacks Reigns again

By attacking Roman Reigns from behind on RAW, Samoa Joe made it clear that Reigns is back on his hit list and that he is gunning for the Intercontinental Championship. Usually, General Manager Kurt Angle likes to have the wrestlers settle it in the ring, but he won’t reward Joe with a title shot for his bad behaviour.

Joe calls Reigns out to challenge for the title, but Kurt Angle shows up instead and says that Roman will indeed be defending his title, but not against Joe, who is banned from the building due to his actions on the previous week’s episode.

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Matt Hardy is putting on a valiant effort against Reigns in his shot at the title, but Samoa Joe interferes in the match when he comes through the crowd and attacks Roman from behind again, causing a disqualification. He also takes out Matt Hardy for good measure, and Joe and Reigns brawl to the back. This leaves Hardy alone in the ring for the second week in a row, with nothing to show for his efforts.

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