Samoa Joe Calls Tyson Kidd WWE Injury The Biggest Regret Of His Career

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Samoa Joe has opened up about TJ Wilson aka Tyson Kidd suffering a severe injury during their WWE match together.

Samoa Joe notably faced Tyson Kidd in a dark match at the June 1, 2015 WWE Superstars taping.

Kidd suffered a spinal cord injury from the Muscle Buster move he took from Joe in the closing moments of the match, forcing him to retire from in-ring action.

Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Joe noted that the Muscle Buster he delivered that night didn’t feel any different from the ones he hit previously.

Calling it the biggest regret of his career, Samoa Joe said:

“To this day that probably remains the largest regret in my career that that happened.

(When told there’s nothing he could’ve done about it) But that doesn’t change things for Tyson. It doesn’t change things for a guy who is probably one of the most passionate people in the world of professional wrestling.

“For a guy who has an amazing mind for it. WWE is fortunate to have him. Even though he’s not in a physical role within the company, the finishes, his ability to put together matches and be a producer and agent are unparalleled.”

Recalling the incident, Joe noted:

“It didn’t feel any different. It’s just when I turned around and went for the pin and got back up, the only thing that even hinted that there’s something wrong is when Cesaro looked back up at me.

“I know when Cesaro is concerned and then I was like, oh my God, I hope everything is okay. Then we got in the back and he went to hospital and everything got checked out. But I mean, the whole circumstances regarding that and everything, it just makes me sick to this day that that guy is not out there being the Tyson Kidd that I know that he is.

“He’s an amazing human being. He a great understanding of a greater picture and when you talk about guys who who are great finish men, guys who can produce, he’s going to be heralded as one of the dudes there if he isn’t already.”

Samoa Joe has also addressed plans for his own wrestling retirement, which you can read more about right here.

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