10 New SmackDown Matches Made Possible By WWE’s Superstar Shakeup

2. Samoa Joe Vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

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Matches between Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, in Australia and in Japan earned rave reviews from wrestling fans who were there. The TakeOver one is the best remembered, partly because it aired on WWE Network, but also because the pair beat the ever-loving sh*t out of one another.

Alongside AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, The Miz and Jeff Hardy, there's a chance WWE may be about to stumble upon a new "SmackDown Six". If they do, then matches as good as Joe vs. Nakamura will become commonplace.

That's the sound of your mouth watering.

Shinsuke and Joe would tear the house down on the main roster, especially if WWE let Nakamura act like a dirtbag heel and Joe a proud warrior who never gives in. That's organic drama, and it's the kind WWE should do everything in their power to present.

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