Samoa Joe believes Ring Of Honor can adapt and easily integrate into the current landscape of professional wrestling under its new ownership.
In an interview with Joseph Staszewski of the New York Post, Samoa Joe spoke about his experience in Ring Of Honor and how the company helped so many performers start their careers.
“Ring of Honor has been a tremendous launching pad for so many superstars in the industry and one that is remembered fondly by most of those superstars,” he said. “Aside from the people involved, I think the industry as a whole would love to see it survive, to regain prominence and become as great as it has been in the past.”
“It’s always been a place where the newest, the most innovative guys from the industry kind of find a foothold to do what they do,” Joe said. “I’d like it to continue to be that. I’d like to see more new faces and more opportunities given to younger guys in Ring of Honor. … There has always been young, hungry talent waiting in the wings to show the world what they got and Ring of Honor has been that place where they do that.”
Samoa Joe went on to explain that Ring Of Honor has always changed with the times, and feels as if they could easily be integrated into AEW and strengthen that brand as well.
“One of the strong points of Ring of Honor is it’s always been malleable,” Joe said. “It’s always changed with the times. Would I like to see it integrate with AEW? I feel like that integration is kind of there. As for what I expect for it, I’d love to see it come back to its prominence and be a greater extension of the All Elite family, putting on great shows and putting out great athletes that fans enjoy seeing.”
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