16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (August 5)

16. People Cheered Samoa Joe's Poll

Samoa Joe
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What is it with wrestling fans and masochism?

On this week's show, Samoa Joe fired back at Michael Cole's poll line by saying, "I just did a poll right now, and it's clear to me that 80% of the WWE Universe are idiots". As soon as he said that, people in Pittsburgh lit up with cheers in support of the heel even though he was making fun of them.

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