Whatever the reasons behind Samoa Joes departure from TNA, it seems pretty obvious that the man will now be in even higher demand than he already was within the wrestling industry. For their part, WWE is down on Samoa Joe because he doesnt look like a male model (frankly, stupid doesnt even begin to cover that one), but now that he has severed ties with TNA, it might finally be time to bring Joe back to the WWE. Why back to the WWE? Because in the early days of his career, Joe worked as a jobber for the then-WWF, thats why. Yes, its a cheap, flimsy excuse to include him in this list, but thats how strongly many fans (including myself) feel that Joe deserves a run at the very top of the sport. For over a decade now Samoa Joe has been considered to be one of the best wrestlers in the entire world. He has been unfairly ignored by WWE for all that time because of his old school looks, but things can always change in wrestling, which is just one reason why we love it. Samoa Joe in the WWE would set the company on fire, he has genuine wrestling appeal, indie cred and hes as real as the nose on your face. Plus, we know how well he can work with many of WWEs ex-ROH talents. He may not be an exile in the strictest sense of the word, but hes the person on this list that WWE seems to be the most down on right now, which is a genuine shame.
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