Mojo cuts a fiery pre-match promo on Samoa Joe, and for once, he says it’s not about getting hyped. This is a side of Mojo we’ve never seen before. Could it help him defeat Samoa Joe just weeks before Joe’s title defence against Shinsuke Nakamura?
Mojo Rawley vs Samoa Joe
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Rawley starts the match by taking the fight straight to Samoa Joe. The two trade punches in the beginning before Mojo somehow gets the better of Joe who scampers to the outside. He follows Joe to the outside and continues. Joe then moves out of the way as Mojo missed his spear and crashes into the steel steps.
With the action back in the ring again, Joe delivers a devastating Enzeguiri which has Rawley on his knees. He then delivers a series of devastating kicks which are followed up by a running elbow drop. The crowd get behind Mojo but nothing he does can thwart Joe. Samoa Joe then sets Rawley up for the Muscle Buster which Mojo countered with an elbow drop. Mojo follows it up with a modified full nelson slam for the near fall. Mojo went for one corner splash too many after this and Joe caught him with another Enzeguiri. He followed it up with a Muscle Buster to lay out Rawley. He follows it up with a Coquina Clutch for the win.
Samoa Joe def. Mojo Rawley
He locks up the Coquina Clutch again after the bell which draws Nakamura out in Rawley’s rescue. Nakamura dances his way to the ring before security stopped him. Security got in the way and kept Nakamura and Joe apart. Nakamura taunted Joe repeatedly before eventually leaving, with Samoa Joe seething in the ring.
