Wrestling fans are loving Samoa Joe joining AEW at Supercard of Honor
By Scott Rogust
Samoa Joe made his return to Ring of Honor at Supercard of Honor, and Tony Khan announced that he was officially All Elite. Wrestling fans reacted to the news.
Ring of Honor returned under the ownership of AEW and Tony Khan with the Supercard of Honor show on Friday, Apr. 1. At the end of the main event, a huge surprise took place.
After Jonathan Gresham defeated Bandido to become the undisputed ROH World Champion in the main event, Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt attacked Gresham and Lee Moriarty. Then, the music hit, and Samoa Joe made his return to Ring of Honor! Joe then choked out Dutt to end the show.
WHAT A RETURN TO #ROH WE ARE WITNESSING RIGHT NOW! @SamoaJoe just arrived and business has picked up! What an incredible night it has been at #SupercardofHonor! pic.twitter.com/P5ssPlI333
— ROH - Ring of Honor Wrestling (@ringofhonor) April 2, 2022
Afterwards, Khan announced that Joe is officially “All Elite” and that he would be appearing on Wednesday, Apr. 6 episode of AEW Dynamite.
It’s official! @SamoaJoe is ALL ELITE! See you on Wednesday at #AEWDynamite! #SupercardOfHonor @AEW pic.twitter.com/n29KnFhCBP
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) April 2, 2022
Wrestling fans react to Samoa Joe joining AEW at Supercard of Honor
Wrestling fans, understandably, were pretty excited about seeing Joe return to ROH and subsequently sign a deal with AEW.
Punk, Danielson, and Samoa Joe at the next Dynamite pic.twitter.com/euANMSUSLr
— Joe Gagne (@joegagne) April 2, 2022
Tony Khan was like, “ROH is cool, but what if Minoru Suzuki was a champion and Samoa Joe came back?” and then he just did it.
— Tom. (@NotThatTomGreen) April 2, 2022
Scott Steiner being inducted into the HOF and Samoa Joe returning to wrestling in the same night.
— Fiending For Followers ‼️ (@Fiend4FolIows) April 2, 2022
What are the odds of that?
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) April 2, 2022
**Samoa Joe is walking around backstage and sees MJF**
— Eric Brown (@NeoRealityEnt) April 2, 2022
**MJF backs away a bit, looking frightened.**
Samoa Joe looks at him, glaring, before walking off; laughing and saying: Nah too easy. pic.twitter.com/vCpgDsxqpa
Joe previously spent time with WWE, signing with the company in 2015. He was released by the company this past January. His last official match with the company occurred at NXT TakeOver 36 on Aug. 22, 2021, when he defeated Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship.
Wrestling fans excited for Joe’s debut and signing with AEW are going to be keeping their eyes peeled for the Apr. 6 episode of Dynamite.
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