AEW commentator Jim Ross recently heaped praise on the promotion’s new world champion Samoa Joe. The WWE legend stated that he was a big fan of Joe because he made everything believable inside the ring.
Professional wrestling is an art, which not everyone can master. Samoa Joe is one of the few men, who can work a good match with any wrestler, be it a heel or a babyface. He recently captured the AEW World Championship at World’s End by defeating MJF.
Discussing Samoa Joe’s character and career, Jim Ross said on the Grilling JR podcast:
“You know [Samoa] Joe has been over the years has proven to be very durable and his work is believable. So I am a big Samoa Joe proponent, he’s the right man for the job it seems like he can have good matches with just about anybody as a babyface or a heel which is important.”
Jim Ross concluded by saying that AEW made a great decision by crowning Joe as the new world champion. He liked the fact Joe is a world champion because he can work a good rivalry with anyone on the roster.
Samoa Joe is excited for his reign as the AEW World Champion
Speaking immediately after capturing the AEW World Championship, Joe said that he was excited for the upcoming feuds with him being the champion. He mentioned that he cherished being a world champion of a promotion at this point in his career. Lastly, he also mentioned that he was looking forward to competing with the many talents present on the AEW roster.
How do you think MJF will react to getting betrayed by Adam Cole? pic.twitter.com/o6jdpAdfSJ
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Although MJF lost his AEW World Championship to Joe, MJF may not get an immediate rematch. The Devil Adam Cole has targeted MJF, and it seems like AEW fans will witness a full-fledged rivalry between Cole and MJF, who were former tag team champions together not long ago.
