10 Last-Minute WWE No Mercy 2017 Rumours You Need To Know

7. Samoa Joe Makes A Splash

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It's been a few weeks since WWE fans have seen Samoa Joe. The former number one contender to the Universal Championship teamed up with The Miz in a loss to John Cena and Roman Reigns the evening after SummerSlam, but since then, he's been absent from programming. In actuality, Joe suffered a minor knee injury in a house show contest with John Cena the following weekend, and he's been resting it at home.

Initial estimates put Joe's time on the shelf at about four weeks, which means he could pop up at No Mercy if his rehabilitation went according to plan. Though Joe doesn't really have any outstanding issues with anyone on Raw, that could change easily if he were to insert himself into one of the show's matches - particularly the Cena-Reigns or Brock Lesnar-Braun Strowman encounters.

When it comes to injuries, WWE typically likes to play it safe - so smart money is on Joe spending a bit more time resting up. Still, don't be too surprised if someone gets choked out on Sunday.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013