Samoa Joe has simply taken time to pay a fast tribute to John Cena tonight at AEW Winter is Coming. This comes a number of days earlier than the WWE icon is ready to compete in his retirement match.
This weekend, at Saturday Night time’s Predominant Occasion in Washington, D.C., the 17-time world champion can be competing in his remaining wrestling match. Gunther has earned the precise to be the person to retire him after he received the Final Time is Now match. This can be a spectacle that the complete world can be tuned into, seeing as that is the top of an period.
Moments in the past, throughout AEW Winter is Coming, Samoa Joe put his AEW World Championship on the road in opposition to Eddie Kingston. This was a extremely bodily contest, with each males bringing brute power and their technical wrestling talents into play throughout the match.
At a degree within the contest, Joe laid out the Mad King on the mat, and he then went in for an STF submission maintain. He then made a rapid nod to John Cena by doing a salute. Each the transfer and the salute have been related to Cena all through his decades-long profession.
It’s attention-grabbing to notice that the 2 stars have recognized one another for greater than 20 years as effectively. Within the early 2000s, they shared the ring in Final Professional Wrestling, which on the time was an affiliate firm of WWF. Quick ahead to 2017, and so they additionally shared the ring on a number of events in WWE, together with some enjoyable bouts throughout their home exhibits.
Earlier this 12 months at Crown Jewel, each AJ Types and John Cena paid tribute to Samoa Joe by having a spot throughout the match the place the Coquina Clutch was used.
Joe has additionally been vocal concerning the respect he had for each John Cena and the Phenomenal One as they’re about to hold up their boots. Tonight was an ideal gesture on his half.
Edited by Enzo Curabo


