Samoa Joe Reveals He Almost Missed ROH Supercard Of Honor

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AEW’s Samoa Joe has revealed that he nearly missed ROH Supercard of Honor, where he ultimately made his first appearance under contract with Tony Khan.

In the closing moments of the April 1 show, Samoa Joe showed up to save ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham from Jay Lethal and Sonjay Dutt. Shortly after, it was revealed that Joe had signed with AEW.

Speaking on AEW Unrestricted, Joe confirmed that he ran into a number of issues trying to make the show, noting:

“Oh, absolutely, I know there was weather permitting jets to get there on time, and a lot of mechanical issues on flights that went out. So, I had to end up driving to Cross City, Florida, a small little rural town in the middle of Florida to catch a private jet to get up to the show.

“The best part was, as I arrived to the airport and I walked into this little office, this little man sitting behind the counter looked at me. I said, ‘hey man, I am here, I’ve got a jet coming in to pick me up,’ he said, ‘what time?’ I said, ‘I think seven o’clock,’ he said, ‘well, we close a six, man, I’ll see what I can do.’”

Joe also recalled meeting Tony Khan prior to the launch of AEW, stating:

“So, I actually met Tony prior to AEW and everything, just backstage at a WWE show just hanging out. He was just a cool, quirky guy. Man, he’s got a lot of ideas,” he said. “I liken Tony to an overfilled balloon, all you have to do is just prick the skin, and then all the ideas, everything just comes flooding out in a mass.

“Really high energy dude, seemed cool, and our talks since then have always been very cool. We get along well, we have a lot of commonalities.”

Joe is currently the ROH TV Champion, and has been feuding with Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh. The wrestling veteran recently called the controversy surrounding Singh’s AEW debut ‘ridicuous’, which you can read more about right here.

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