7 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Feb 20)

3. Samoa Joe Strikes Again

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Has anyone had a stronger, more dominant debut period in recent WWE history?

For the second week in a row on Monday, Samoa Joe took out Sami Zayn, this time before Sami’s match against Kevin Owens. In addition to battering Zayn, Joe has battled Roman Reigns and taken out Seth Rollins in his short time on the main roster. Monday’s beatdown came just after Sami trashed Samoa Joe in a backstage interview, which would indicate that the two are headed for an in-ring confrontation at Fastlane.

Joe’s first few weeks have been solid so far, and his aggressive attack Monday only added to it. Let’s see if (and hope) it continues.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.