Five best Samoa Joe matches in the WWE
In a few weeks time, at SummerSlam, Samoa Joe will go one on one with AJ Styles for the WWE championship.
The two men have a well-documented history outside of the WWE, but this will be their first encounter inside a WWE ring.
Over the past few months, Joe has grown into one of the strongest performers in all of the WWE. Needless to say, his in-ring work is immaculate, and he has also become one of the company's strongest on the microphone.
The former NXT champion made his main roster debut at the start of 2017, and despite picking up several injuries, has quickly become one of the biggest stars on the main roster. He has had several excellent matches since making the step up to the main roster, so to prepare for his potentially show-stealing bout with Styles at SummerSlam, let's take a look at Samoa Joe's best matches in the WWE, and NXT so far.
#5 Samoa Joe Vs Finn Balor Vs Bray Wyatt Vs Roman Reigns Vs Seth Rollins- Extreme Rules 2017
Samoa Joe's first shot at main event gold in the WWE was earned thanks to his victory against four of Raw's top competitors at Extreme Rules 2017.
Heading into the match, many fans believed that Finn Balor was going to walk away victorious and finally get a chance to reclaim the Universal title belt that he never lost.
Samoa Joe had other plans though, surviving a brutal encounter, before putting Balor to sleep with his patented Coquina Clutch.
Given the talent involved, it was no surprise that this match turned out to be one of the best PPV main events of 2017, and it was arguably the bout that cemented Joe's place as one of the top stars in the WWE as well.