Samoa Joe AEW Title Run Appreciation

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Well that all worked out really well didn’t it?

He got that title run he deserved after all those years of WWE oddly not letting him run with the ball, even Lesnar wanted him to win against him once I think. Came off as a super legit monster, very intimidating with the usual great Joe promos. It wasn’t the longest run but I think it’ll end up being very memorable for how he was a guy who just wanted to destroy people. It was very cool.

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Great stuff, MJF got the belt feeling stable after the Punk fiascos, but by the end of it he got super stale so Joe was a breath of fresh air, and it's Samoa Joe so it was just cool to see the guy get this run at the top again in a company that actually let him win the top belt and a company didn't make him look like a complete doofus loser as soon as he got the belt. We got some great matches like the Hook one and the triple threat, Joe cut some killer promos, and it didn't overstay it's welcome and he dropped it at the perfect time to the right person.

[HIM]

4 months as champion and he killed it. Loved his run, glad he did his thing. Shoutout to Joe.

[Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert]

Loved it. He showed you don't need to hold the title for a year or longer to have a memorable reign.

[Facetious]

I was initially annoyed because Swerve was ready, but Joe has been criminally under used his entire career and getting that thank you run was worth it.

[ayumidah]

Yeah. Enjoyed his mini-feud with Hook, and everything else was pretty solid too.

[Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert]

Apr 22, 2024 1:00:39 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

Yeah. Enjoyed his mini-feud with Hook, and everything else was pretty solid too.

Those TNT Title matches with Darby are some of my favorite AEW matches.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

He's my favorite cast member of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

A game that I don't own and will never play.

Joe's great though!

What were we talking about?

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

Apr 22, 2024 1:11:10 GMT -5 TWERKIN' MAGGLE said:

He's my favorite cast member of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League.

A game that I don't own and will never play.

Joe's great though!

What were we talking about?

us creating a petition to have the young bucks say they’d download a car on the next episode of dynamite after someone throws a rock at the cybertruck and it explodes

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

He was awesome, he did everything he needed to do, and he f***ing wrecked shit

Whatever he does next will rule too, he can basically do whatever he wants, plenty of titles to go for.

[Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert]

Apr 22, 2024 1:26:07 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

He was awesome, he did everything he needed to do, and he f***ing wrecked shit

Whatever he does next will rule too, he can basically do whatever he wants, plenty of titles to go for.

He should choke out Jericho for the FTW Title and then throw that belt in the trash!

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Apr 22, 2024 1:26:54 GMT -5 Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert said:

Apr 22, 2024 1:26:07 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

He was awesome, he did everything he needed to do, and he f***ing wrecked shit

Whatever he does next will rule too, he can basically do whatever he wants, plenty of titles to go for.

He should choke out Jericho for the FTW Title and then throw that belt in the trash!

You joke but Taz and Joe have a history so...

[Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert]

Apr 22, 2024 1:29:35 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

Apr 22, 2024 1:26:54 GMT -5 Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert said:

He should choke out Jericho for the FTW Title and then throw that belt in the trash!

You joke but Taz and Joe have a history so...

What I would give to see Joe vs. a prime Taz.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

No complaints. Not the longest reign, but a great one that ended exactly as it should have.

[Doo Doo is a Ratings Expert]

Apr 22, 2024 1:56:02 GMT -5 Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks said:

No complaints. Not the longest reign, but a great one that ended exactly as it should have.

Agreed completely. You just don't say this about many title reigns anymore.

[KingPooper]

Served its propose and it was well deserved… I hate the term transitional champion… he’s not the iron sheik. In this age of painfully long title runs where you only remember one or two feuds. It’s nice to have short runs that will be more well fondley remembered.

[HMARK Center]

I've said a bunch of times that given how big a fan I've been of the guy for 20 years, I'd have been thrilled with him holding the belt for a year.

But they got it right, here; the most you could've pushed Swerve's coronation off to was Double or Nothing, but doing it last night worked, and Joe still walks away from the belt feeling like a legitimate champ who had a solid run. Not a "transitional" champ, I agree, but it did have that air of "thank you" run to it, and ain't nothing wrong with that.

[Mid-Carder]

Short and sweet and packed full of great matches and moments. He was the perfect reset between MJF and what feels like a new era with Swerve

[humanoid33]

Joe deserved his flowers, he looked amazing as a champ and Swerve taking the title off Joe gives him another layer of credibility. One of my favourite AEW world title runs.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

I didn't think Joe would ever get the title, but that he definitely deserved it, too much of his DNA is in AEW and having him as part of the title lineage in recognition of that would lay down the influence clear. He proved he can still go even after seeming like age finally caught up with him in WWE. He was Joe. He might not have been Joe of twenty years ago, but that man is nothing short of Samoa Joe even still and he proved it on this run. Great run, absolutely needed change of pace in between MJF going long and the likely long reign Swerve is going to have to establish himself as a top guy now.