At the Supercard of Honor, Samoa Joe made his return to the Ring of Honor, and Tony Khan declared that he was now officially all elite. Wrestling fans reacted to the news in a variety of ways.
On Friday, April 1, Ring of Honor returned under the ownership of AEW and Tony Khan with the Supercard of Honor show. A tremendous surprise awaited the audience at the conclusion of the main event.
Following Jonathan Gresham’s victory over Bandido in the main event to become the undisputed ROH World Champion, Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt assaulted Gresham and Lee Moriarty. Then the music started playing, and Samoa Joe returned to the Ring of Honor! Joe then choked out Dutt, bringing the night to a close.
Following that, Khan revealed that Joe is now officially “All Elite” and that he will feature on the April 6 edition of AEW Dynamite.
Wrestling fans react to Samoa Joe’s announcement that he will be joining AEW at Supercard of Honor
Wrestling fans were understandably ecstatic to see Joe return to ROH and then sign a contract with AEW.
Tony Khan was like, “ROH is cool, but what if Minoru Suzuki was a champion and Samoa Joe came back?” and then he just did it.
— Tom. (@NotThatTomGreen) April 2, 2022
Scott Steiner being inducted into the HOF and Samoa Joe returning to wrestling in the same night.
What are the odds of that?
— Fiending For Followers ‼️ (@Fiend4FolIows) April 2, 2022
**Samoa Joe is walking around backstage and sees MJF**
**MJF backs away a bit, looking frightened.**
Samoa Joe looks at him, glaring, before walking off; laughing and saying: Nah too easy. pic.twitter.com/vCpgDsxqpa
— Eric Brown (@NeoRealityEnt) April 2, 2022
Joe formerly worked for WWE, joining the company in 2015. In January of this year, he was let go by the corporation. On August 22, 2021, he defeated Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship in his final official match with the promotion at NXT TakeOver 36.
Wrestling fans are looking forward to Joe’s debut and, along with AEW, will be watching the Dynamite edition on April 6th.
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