It was announced by Kurt Angle via twitter that WWE Superstar Samoa Joe suffered an injury last night on RAW, and because of that he will not be able to compete as Bayley’s partner in the upcoming Mixed Match Challenge Series.
Angle wrote, “Thank you all for voting for @itsBayleyWWE partner in #WWEMMC, but due to an injury suffered on #Raw @SamoaJoe is unable to compete…
…therefore the runner-up @IAmEliasWWE will be Bayley’s partner. #WWEMMC”
You can see Angle’s tweets below:
Thank you all for voting for @itsBayleyWWE partner in #WWEMMC, but due to an injury suffered on #Raw @SamoaJoe is unable to compete…
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) January 9, 2018
…therefore the runner-up @IAmEliasWWE will be Bayley’s partner. #WWEMMC
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) January 9, 2018
PWInsider is reporting that this is a legitimate injury and not part of any storylines. Their report did not elaborate on exactly what the injury Joe sustained last night was, or how much time he may miss.
We will keep you updated as this story develops.
