En entrevue pour le podcast “After The Bell” de Corey Graves, Samoa Joe a manifesté son bonheur de pouvoir lutter de nouveau après avoir été dû se reposer à cause d’une commotion cérébrale.
Son dernier match remonte en février 2020. Il est ravi de revenir dans le ring lors de l’événement NXT TakeOver 36, le 22 août, afin d’affronter le champion Karrion Kross.
“Obviously, it’s good to be back. It’s good to be an active competitor again. I like the circumstances, coming back into NXT and fighting for the championship. It feels right. It seems right. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to get back in the ring in front of the WWE Universe.”
Joe a confié que durant sa longue pause du ring, il avait comme but de demeurer en forme, en évitant les pressions inutiles.
Il admet avoir eu peur de ne pas revenir dans le ring, car il était vraiment mal en point. Joe ne voulait pas revenir à 70 % de sa capacité, souhaitant donnner le maximum pour les fans.
“It was a much worse type of injury than I think I had dealt with before. It scared me. It scared a lot of people that care about me too. They were very, very concerned. It became very easy to make that the focus as far as what I wanted to do, and when I wanted to come back. It inevitably all hinged on that, just making sure I was alright, and making sure I was feeling good. When I came back to the ring, I didn’t want to come back in a 70% capacity. I wanted to make sure I can come back and give the best I could to the fans.”


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