Samoa Joe shares his thoughts on his match against HOOK.
On the January 17 episode of AEW Dynamite, AEW World Champion Samoa Joe defended the title against HOOK. The young challenger delivered a valiant performance, but Joe emerged victorious. HOOK then refused to stay down after the match, even as Joe punished him some more.
In an interview with Matt Black of WrestleZone, Samoa Joe was asked to describe how he felt about HOOK following their match.
“I mean, what a tough kid. Of all the lambs that I’ve slaughtered lately, that was by far the toughest sheep that I have ever encountered. I mean, no, let’s be honest here. HOOK, he’s very young, he’s a very tough and very durable individual and incredibly strong for his size, I will admit that. But when it comes down to it, he’s the type of dangerous individual that I knew I needed to squelch immediately. You gotta go after the dangers in this world, and that’s a very, very dangerous young man who’s still becoming the predator that someday he hopes to be. But I was more than happy to remind him of his place in the grander scheme of things and his the food chain works," Samoa Joe said.
The memorable spot in which HOOK kicked out of the Muscle Buster at one came up in the conversation, and Joe was asked about the way some fans were upset about it. Joe noted that they should air their grievances, as he agreed with them. He quipped that they should start a petition, and he would be the first to sign it.
"I say they should their grievances. They should tweet about it, and they should Instagram about it, and they should let the works know about their displeasure about what happened during that. I think it needs to be that way, it needs to be unadulterated, unfiltered. You need to say what you think and get out there and let the world know how you feel about it. I thought it was a damn travesty myself. I agree with you. It was ridiculous, and I can’t believe it happened, and it’s disgusting, and it’s wrong. Let’s get together, man, get a petition. I didn’t see no petition yet. Are y’all serious about this? We need a petition. I’ll be the first to sign. It’s gross. That’s what I think. Let the free man speak the free word," Samoa Joe said.
The full interview can be found here.
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