WWE May Be Interested in Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe has been dominating the wrestling world headlines over the past 24 hours.

Tuesday, the former TNA World Heavyweight Champion announced he was leaving the company after nearly 10 years wrestling on “Impact Wrestling.” The reasons given for his departure boiled down to finances, where Dixie Carter could not guarantee it could provide the same contractual money it was able to in his last deal. Several TNA stars were vocal about the disappointment in the locker room regarding the situation.

However, a new report from verified WWE insider MetsFan4Ever says Joe may not be out of work for long.

According to the report, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations Paul Levesque, also known as Triple H on television, is interested in bringing Joe in for a WWE tryout. Should he be approved, he would then be signed to NXT.

Joe, like many of Triple H’s favorites, began on the independent circuit before settling down in TNA. It has been widely expected he would return to the indies much like AJ Styles did when he left TNA, though Joe has yet to publicly comment on his status.

It should be noted Joe wrestled several dark and squash matches for WWE over the late-90s and early-2000s as he was trying to make a name for himself, but never officially signed with the company.

At 35 years old, Joe would in theory be one of NXT’s oldest talents.

Editor’s Note

I understand the interest, but I’d be surprised if he actually ended up making the jump. There’s tons of money for him to make on the indies and at his own pace.

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