AEW All In was a historic event for the company as tens of thousands of tickets were sold to the show at Wembley Stadium. The event kicked off with Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk, but it was later reported that Punk got into a physical altercation with Jack Perry backstage before heading out into the stadium for his match.
In recent weeks there have been various reports, rumors and claims made about what went down during the altercation. Samoa Joe was reportedly present for the incident and he recently shared what was going through his mind during an interview with the New York Post.
“For the most part, I haven’t read what’s been portrayed. There’s been so much said. I’m not the one to go out there and try to debunk everything. I know we had the initial incident. Everybody rallied. Everybody got together. Got their heads together and lined up and got ready to do the show and we went out there and we did the show.
That really was the focus at that point in time. We got a massive show to do and we got fans out there rabid to see that happen. So it’s important that we step up and do it and it’s important that we did and I was proud to be a part of that.”
When asked if the situation was as intense as it sounded Samoa Joe said, “That’s up to whoever perceived it. I’m used to that environment. Those things don’t seem very intense to me, but it could be something crazy intense to someone else. I wasn’t really affected by the moment. I was more focused on getting the show back on track and getting us going because it was bell time.”
Samoa Joe will get another chance to win championship gold this week when he challenges MJF for the AEW World Championship at Grand Slam. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available.
