Samoa Joe joined the SmackDown roster tonight during WWE’s Superstar Shake-Up. He came down to the ring to a great reaction to face Sin Cara.
Be afraid, #SDLive Superstars… @SamoaJoe has ARRIVED on the blue brand! #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/5K2VzdjqTE
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018
Joe connected with a series of knees, but Sin Cara battled back with a springboard elbow to the face. Samoa Joe got right back up and hit a couple of jabs to Sin Cara’s face. Joe then decked Sin Cara with a chop to the chest.
Sin Cara targetted Joe’s knee with a couple of kicks. Joe shrugged them off and unloaded some massive punches to Sin Cara. Joe then locked in the Coquina Clutch for the easy submission victory.
After the match, Samoa Joe grabbed the microphone and said that the SmackDown roster has had things easy because he hasn’t been on the roster. Joe added that he is here now and that he will get all the oppurtinities. Joe vowed to put Daniel Bryan to sleep, take down Randy Orton and emasculate AJ Styles. Joe promised to destroy whatever is left of Roman Reigns at Backlash. Joe added that if Reigns somehow wins the Universal Championship at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble, he will will tear it from his waist at Backlash.
Samoa Joe will be competing for the Intercontinental Championship at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble. Joe was on RAW last night and cut a promo on Roman Reigns for the second week in a row. Joe will face Roman Reigns at WWE Backlash and has mocked Reigns for his failures against Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar will defend his Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage Match at WWE Greatest Royal Rumble on April 27th.
If you're wondering what @SamoaJoe has planned for #SDLive… he's happy to break it ALL down for you in detail! #SuperstarShakeup pic.twitter.com/1yQ9vymOnt
— WWE (@WWE) April 18, 2018
