{"id":121111,"date":"2021-06-14T10:59:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=121111"},"modified":"2021-06-14T10:59:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:59:37","slug":"samoa-joe-reportedly-back-with-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/14\/samoa-joe-reportedly-back-with-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Samoa Joe reportedly back with NXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2049804531\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pwinsider.com\/article\/147782\/wwe-brings-back.html?p=1\">Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com<\/a> is reporting that Samoa Joe is back in WWE exclusively with NXT in a non-wrestling capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson wrote that Triple H &#8220;snatched&#8221; Joe back as soon as possible, noting he was the point person responsible for Joe&#8217;s initial signing with NXT in 2015. Johnson also reported that while Joe had been seen at the WWE Performance Center in recent weeks, he was not backstage at last night&#8217;s\u00a0<em>TakeOver: In Your House 2<\/em> event.<\/p>\n<p>While Joe could wrestle, Johnson wrote that is not the goal. With General Manager William Regal indicating at the end of last night&#8217;s show that he may be done in his role, there is a belief that Joe will be brought in as the new GM\u00a0<em>or<\/em> as Regal&#8217;s new enforcer.<\/p>\n<p>Joe was released in April along with Mickie James and others, which preceded the recent releases of Braun Strowman, Aleister Black, Lana, and more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/06\/13\/new-leadership-teased-for-nxt-coming-out-of-takeover\/\">New leadership teased for NXT coming out of TakeOver<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4096695913\"><div id=\"pwtor-1482849223\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com is reporting that Samoa Joe is back in WWE exclusively with NXT in a non-wrestling capacity. 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