Samoa Joe is looking to reclaim the gold.
At Worlds End 2023, Samoa Joe surprised many by defeating MJF to win the AEW World Championship. Holding the title for 113 days, ‘The Samoan Submission Machine’ would eventually lose the gold to Swerve Strickland. Ahead of challenging for the title this weekend, Joe has now discussed feeling as if there’s more for him to do at the top of the company.
Speaking to STL Sports Central, Joe was asked whether he feels there’s more left on the table for him as AEW World Champion.
“Oh, you’d be absolutely correct. I mean, anytime that you are not the possessor, of the AEW world championship. You should be taking it personally. So yes, a hundred percent correct. You know, it was not what we would hope it would be, but like all things in the future, this too can be amended.”
-Samoa Joe
Joe would go on to say that Hangman Page is only champion due to the help he’s received from The Opps.
“Well, I think, in the world that I exist, anybody can get it at any time, including Hangman Adam Page. Now let’s be honest here. I mean, Hangman Adam Page, he’s been an exemplary person. But I mean, as far as like being a champion, what I consider a champion, he’s in the position he’s in right now because of what we, The Opps did on his behalf. He has been protected because of us. When you disrespect me, when you stop and don’t recognize the source, when you bite the hand that has fed you so graciously, I mean, it’s only natural that I have to come in here and do a little correction, you know? I understand how the hierarchy works, how things really are in the world and you know WrestleDream that’ll be that correction, he’ll very much understand where he is on the hierarchy, where I stand and where my level is and where his level is and obviously he’s going to realize there are very very different places.”
-Samoa Joe
Joe remains one-third of the current AEW World Trios Champions, though he’s set to defend the title this Wednesday as The Opps take on RUSH, Sammy Guevara and The Beast Mortos of LFI.
Should the 46-year-old reclaim the AEW World Championship at WrestleDream, he’d become just the fourth man in history to win the title more than once.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Samoa Joe ahead of his match at WrestleDream as soon as we hear more.
