Samoa Joe was gone from AEW for quite some time, filming the second season of Twisted Metal, and now we know why.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Samoa Joe recently sat down with Mike Johnson of PWInsider. While discussing filming the second season of Twisted Metal, Joe revealed he fractured his ankle while filming his role as Sweet Tooth for the show.
“Normally, I would say the ring is always a much more precarious place to be in, but halfway through the season, I fractured my ankle,” Samoa Joe revealed. “Nothing crazy — we had done a series of pretty crazy driving stunts and some dangerous things here and there. Then it was just parking, and I had to hop out the back on some really rocky, busted-up asphalt. I turned my ankle and spent the rest of the season taping it up and limping through it.
“Twisted Metal is incredibly physical — fighting scenes, driving scenes. Anytime that car is driving, you see me in it, it’s me. It’s a demanding role, but spending enough time in the ring as I have, it’s no new territory.”
You can check out WrestleZone’s interview with Samoa Joe in the embedded video below:
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