Samoa Joe medically cleared, set to compete on AEW Dynamite
Former AEW World Champion Samoa Joe will return on Wednesday’s AEW Dynamite after it was revealed he has been medically cleared to return.
AEW head Tony Khan disclosed the news in a live X video prior to the show, but didn’t say who he would be going up against.
Joe has been out of action since mid-January with a reported concussion, but it has yet to be reported where he suffered it. His last match was a win over “Speedball” Mike Bailey on the January 21 Dynamite.
Two months ago, he said he would be back “sooner than later.” His fellow Opps member Hook has been attempting to recruit new members with Anthony Bowens set to find out on Saturday’s Collision if he will join Hook, Joe and Katsuyori Shibata.
Khan also said that he has booked Brody King vs. Lio Rush for the show.
Tonight’s AEW Dynamite lineup | Portland, Oregon
- Brody King vs. Lio Rush
- Samoa Joe vs. TBA
- AEW World Champion Darby Allin defends against Tommaso Ciampa
- Will Ospreay vs. Mark Davis
- Hikaru Shida vs. Mina Shirakawa
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