7 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Nov 19)
Ups...
7. Hey Joe!
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Paige putting over Samoa Joe as a quality addition to the Raw broadcast booth was a comforting case of Fox higher ups (or the former Divas Champion herself) realising what the 'Samoan Submission Machine' brought to the table beyond his astonishing late career in-ring form as one of the company's most believable sh*tkickers.
Joe really was a worthy voice on Monday's Raw, not least because of his ability to judge when to offer insight and when to lay back and let the chaos and illogical booking speak for itself.
Fresh from his decent showing on last week's episode of this show, Joe may well have found his next career move with or without the cast around his wrist.
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