Samoa Joe on His WWE Debut and Contract, Chris Hero Comments

Newly-acquire WWE Superstar and part-time Ring Of Honor star Samoe Joe recently appeared alongside former NXT star and current ROH wrestler Chris Hero on the SmashCast podcast to discuss various topics in their wrestling careers. Below are some of the highlights from the discussion.

Joe noted how it’s still crazy to believe he is working with WWE after all these years:

“Careers and fate have a funny way of working, and I guess a lot of people, myself included at some point, didn’t think that those were words that would be said together – but here we are now and I’m very happy with it.”

He went into detail on the kind of contract he has, which will allow him to work Ring Of Honor dates up to June 20 when he will switch full-time to WWE:

“It’s a real new concept and I was definitely the test case for the new deal that I have. And it was definitely something that they felt would be beneficial for wrestlers who have an established career and aren’t really new to the game, in a sense of speaking. […] I was really mattered that I was a part of that first initial run of test cases to try that concept out, and I hope it leads to over very talented individuals getting a chance to join the ranks of WWE.”

Hero then chimed in on how crazy it is two of the indy scene’s biggest names have made it big in NXT and WWE:

“Very unpredictable the way things have unfolded for both Samoa Joe and for Kevin Steen. Man, I think him showing up on RAW was amazing, and not just him showing up but completely obliterating John Cena, the face of the WWE correct. So, it’s fun, it’s exciting man, you never know what can happen. You don’t know if Samoa Joe is gonna turn up or…he’s keeping his name, that’s pretty cool! He’s himself, you know, this commodity he’s created for himself over the years that’s it, he’s there. Who knows what’s possible!”

More from the interview can be heard here.

Editor’s Note

An amazing time in wrestling we are experiencing right now. Can’t wait to see the near future.

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