Stars In Progress…Henry/Big Show, Samoa Joe, Hardy & More

October 9, 2011

Samoa Joe Loses
One Redundant Step Down

Joe has had a lot of momentum in recent months due to his storyline of wanting to take out wrestlers involved with the BFG Series. Putting Crimson on the shelf and then working with Matt Morgan had me taking Samoa Joe the other direction in this feature just about every week. However, this week I feel different as Joe lost to Crimson with a small package.

Can someone (besides Mark Madden) tell me why TNA doesn't ever commit to Samoa Joe fully? The crowd has always been behind him and his non-traditional look makes for a refreshing change of pace. He can work. His mic skills are a little weak, but then again, he doesn't need to talk much and his character is more believable when he doesn't.

I know TNA is high on Crimson and I get it, but a small package?? I hate that finish 7/10 times in the first place, but especially for a guy like Joe who ends up looking extremely weak as a result. Let Crimson get a the win through disqualification or something and then have Joe go over at the first pay per view. Now "there's" something different.

Might just be wishful thinking on my part though. And maybe I'm wrong. Is Samoa Joe as deserving as I think he is?

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.