Samoa Joe shares his thoughts on CM Punk and the incident at AEW All In.
Punk was involved in a backstage confrontation with Jack Perry at AEW All In, which led to Punk’s termination. Joe was reportedly involved, as he tried to deescalate the confrontation.
Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Joe was asked whether there was anything he wanted to set the record straight on. He was also asked to describe what was going through his mind in the moment.
“For the most part, I haven’t read what’s been portrayed,” Samoa Joe said. “There’s been so much said. I’m not the one to go out there and try to debunk everything. I know we had the initial incident. Everybody rallied. Everybody got together. Got their heads together and lined up and got ready to do the show and we went out there and we did the show.
“That really was the focus at that point in time. We got a massive show to do and we got fans out there rabid to see that happen. So it’s important that we step up and do it and it’s important that we did and I was proud to be a part of that.
When asked to describe whether the situation was as intense as it sounded, Samoa Joe stated that, to him he’s used to that kind of environment. He noted that the perception depends on the person.
“That’s up to whoever perceived it. I’m used to that environment,” Samoa Joe said. “Those things don’t seem very intense to me, but it could be something crazy intense to someone else. I wasn’t really affected by the moment. I was more focused on getting the show back on track and getting us going because it was bell time .
Samoa Joe On CM Punk
During the interview, Samoa Joe was also asked whether he thinks some things about Punk have been misunderstood or misportrayed.
“I’d imagine there are tons of things that are misunderstood or portrayed about him,” Samoa Joe said. “Now, what those things are it’s who’s representing in what way. I can’t really give you a blanket statement as far as what those things are. For the most part, our relationship has been very, especially for these years, has been very non-wrestling related. It’s just been extraneous stuff outside of the world of wrestling and talking about life stuff.
Additionally, Samoa Joe commented on renewing his in-ring rivalry with CM Punk. He made it clear that he has always enjoyed facing him.
“I’ve always enjoyed the many minutes I’ve spent in the ring with Punk and to be able to revisit that at this point in our careers was a big thing for us both personally,” he said. “It was good to get back in there and scrap around with him a bit and entertain a ton of people in the process.”
At AEW Dynamite: grand Slam, Samoa Joe will challenge MJF for the AEW World Championship. WrestleZone will have coverage of the show as it airs.
