6/10 WWE NXT Results: Samoa Joe Makes In-Ring Debut, Zack Ryder Returns

SAMOA JOE vs. SCOTT DAWSON

Joe controls about 70% of the action, but it still takes him 4-5 minutes to put away Dawson. The crowd was relatively dead for most of the match, but did pop for the Muscle Buster set-up (which is still actually called the Muscle buster). Owens was on commentary for the match, making fun of every move Joe hit, saying he does it better. 

Winner: Samoa Joe

-Owens leaves commentary and tries to make his way to the back, but Samoa Joe gets on the microphone and calls him a coward that likes to run away from a challenge. Owens says “I don’t really run anywhere” which gets a few laughs, and says it wouldn’t be decent to drop Joe on his head after his very first match. KO mocks his own debut, saying Joe can’t just come in and get a title shot after one match, and calls Joe an “NXT rookie” and gives him some veteran advice. 

-William Regal comes out and announces Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Owens for next week. 

I really feel like WWE is dropping the ball here with Joe. His theme is boring and uninspired – when a TNA theme song gets you more pumped for a match, you really need to rethink some things. About the only thing it inspires me to do is watch an early Quentin Tarantino film. Joe should not have been struggling at any point in his first match against an NXT nobody. That should have been a 20 second squash at most; hit the corner enzuigiri, hit the Muscle Buster, make him tap out to the rear naked choke. Done. And you can tell by the end of the match that there wasn’t enough thought and care put into this, because there should have been nonstop “JOE! JOE! JOE!” chants the minute the match was over. There should NEVER be polite applause after a Joe match.