8 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE NXT Takeover: Unstoppable
3. Samoa Joe Debuts
What can you say about a surprise that everyone already knows about? For months, rumors have flown around that Samoa Joe was going to or had signed with WWE. Some pointed to his age (36) as a detriment, but his talent and reputation proved to outweigh any concerns WWE might have had, as the Samoan star saved Sami Zayn from a bigger beatdown from Kevin Owens after their title match. Joe made his intentions clear simply by debuting when and where he did. His staredown with Kevin Owens isnt going to sell out Madison Square Garden, but a match between the two will be must-watch television for fans, as Joe is one of only a couple guys who looks like he could go toe-to-toe with Owens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIV1FLJ84o8 It will be interesting to see what happens now, as Finn Balor is the No. 1 contender, but Samoa Joe looks like he jumped the line. Maybe Finn and Joe will fight first, of maybe it will be a three-way match for the title. Either way Joe has shaken things up a little.
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.
