Below are some top news stories of the day, involving John Cena and Samoa Joe.
• Bayley holds the record for the longest reign as Women’s Champion in the modern era of WWE at 380 days (tied with Rhea Ripley). At one point, she feared being labeled the “female John Cena” before turning heel.
On October 11, 2019, Bayley underwent a significant character change during Friday Night SmackDown, destroying her Bayley Buddies and turning heel for the first time on the main roster.
In a recent conversation with Cody Rhodes on “What Do You Wanna Talk About?”, Bayley discussed her decision to turn heel. She admitted she was unsure if the character change would succeed but was eager to explore all possibilities, including an on-screen love angle.
Here’s what the WWE Women’s Champion said:
“So it was kind of like I was at a crossroads, if I never try this then I’ll never know and I always as a fan wanted to do everything. You know, I want to be a good guy. I want to be a bad guy; I want to be in a love story; I want to do like the craziest things because I want all that experience.
I was a little nervous when I first started because I thought I would get a lot of female (John) Cena comments, which is the best compliment I could ever get in that character, you know, but I also was like, ‘Uhh, I want to try different things.’”
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• Samoa Joe was written off AEW TV on this week’s Dynamite during a street fight against FTW Champion Chris Jericho.
Assisted by Big Bill and Bryan Keith, Jericho took advantage of Hook’s absence due to a fireball injury from last week. Katsuyori Shibata was also absent. Jericho drove Joe through a wall with a forklift, leading to Joe being stretchered out and taken away in an ambulance.
According to the Wrestling Observer, Joe was written off AEW programming because he will be filming the second season of Peacock’s “Twisted Metal” show, where he plays Sweet Tooth. He will be absent until October.
