Samoa Joe was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda. He spoke about differences in the backstage atmosphere between RAW and SmackDown, which current NXT Superstars he feels have the potential to succeed on the WWE main roster and more. Below are some of the interview highlights.
Joe on how the backstage atmospheres differ between RAW and Smackdown:
“Well, backstage, I do my own thing and have my own spots in the locker room so environmentally it’s not very different for me. But, the backstage environments are vastly different, but that is mainly because of the personalities. You’ve got some very unique individuals in the WWE and it’s a completely different nexus on SmackDown than it is on Raw.”
On who he wants to face if he wins the WWE Championship from AJ Styles at Summerslam”
“That answer is very simple. It would be whoever is worthy of being the number one contender. If we look up and down the SmackDown roster, we could see a lot of great possible match-ups. There are the Jeff Hardy, Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy Orton out there, not to forget Rusev. You know, there are a lot of first time ever match ups there. After I win the Championship, I’ll be happy to take on anyone.”
On which NXT Superstars he thinks has the potential to shine on the WWE main roster:
“I think Aleister Black is a good bet, then there is Velveteen Dream. There is a great crop of talent, and some of the newer guys are picking up well.”
On a related note, here are our Summerslam predictions.