Samoa Joe's rise to the top

[chessarmy]

Samoa Joe went from being World Champion, to a crazy Samoan wielding a sword, to getting kidnapped by ninjas, and now he's back to the old Samoa Joe I used to mark out for. TNA went in the right direction with his character (although they never explained why he got kidnapped) and I'm happy about it. Now is the time to rebuild Samoa Joe and begin his rise to the top, this guy should be booked like Taz was in ECW, make him an absolute force to be reckoned with. They need to have all the babyfaces/heels act scared when Joe arrives, as soon as his theme hits, the crowd should pop because they know Joe's coming down the ramp to kick some ass. I like how Joe fucked up Kazarian last Monday night, if the idea is to put him back in the X-Division for a while I have no problems with that. He should start there, and eventually work his way back up to the main event.

So basically, I want to ask you, how would you book Samoa Joe's rise to the top? Do you think he should get another shot at the main event or would you rather see him as a mainstay in the midcard?

 

[Montana]

At this point in Joe's career in TNA, i think he needs a good long fued. Against a good heel, that can get heel heat, and the fans would love to see Joe "kill him". Looking over the roster, it's going in a bunch of different directions. I would say someone like a AJ styles, but we've seen Joe vs AJ for years. Since AJ isn't a option, i think Joe against X-pac wouldn't be as bad as people think. I wouldn't want a extended fued there, but the band should be able to get Joe over. Certainly Joe vs Hall/Nash would be a awful match. I think X-pac might still be able to hang a little with Joe. Other than that, good heels for Joe would fued with would be Mr. Anderson. That could be your slow build longer fued. 2-3 months. From there build up to a RVD vs. Joe dream match at BFG.

But really the roster is going in all different directions.

Heels

AJ Styles
Anderson
Wolfe (Jobber)
Sting (part-time)


Faces

RVD
Hardy
ANgle
Jarrett
Samoa Joe
The Pope
Abyss


See what's wrong here.

 

[JurassicBonez]

I don't think Joe is a face though. He's more a tweener. He did attack Kaz on last weeks Impact. So he could feud with anyone right now. I still say someone's telling him what to do.

 

[Lady Redfield]

This is one of the few things TNA has managed to do something right with.

 

[KenFan4life]

Just keep Joe away from anything Microphone/Talk related, He's basically a killing machine. If He talks and tries to cut a promo, then he becomes just another dude... imagine if Michael Meyers talked in the Halloween movies....who would mark out for him then?

Just have him karate chop skinny dudes and stuff.