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Samoa Joe hints at leadership changes in The Opps on AEW Collision
Samoa Joe hinted at changes to The Opps during a backstage segment on AEW Collision.
The group includes Joe, HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata.
HOOK led The Opps while Joe was away, from May 27 until Joe returned on September 26.
Joe said the group was no longer seen as a force that others should approach with caution.
He suggested this could be a failure in leadership or in who was allowed to lead.
Joe also pointed to his return and recent wins over the TNT Champion and AEW World Champion as signs that the group’s reputation could change.
Joe did not confirm a specific change, and the segment did not say what The Opps will do next.
Samoa Joe hinted that leadership or other changes could be coming to The Opps during a backstage promo on AEW Collision.
Joe said the group’s public perception had changed and suggested that its leadership might be responsible.
He said he had returned and made the TNT Champion submit and the AEW World Champion tap out.
HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata appeared with Joe in the segment.
Anthony Bowens and Action Andretti, also members of The Opps, were not in the segment.
- Who
- Samoa Joe spoke alongside HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata. The comments concerned The Opps.
- What
- Joe hinted at possible changes to the group’s leadership or direction.
- When
- Saturday’s episode of AEW Collision.
- Where
- In a backstage promo on AEW Collision.
- Why
- Joe said the group’s perception had changed and suggested this could reflect a failure in leadership or in who they allowed to lead.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Joe’s absence from The Opps began.
Joe returned.
Joe appeared in a backstage promo with HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata and hinted at possible changes within The Opps.
- Group
- The Opps
- Promo participants
- Samoa Joe, HOOK and Katsuyori Shibata
- Members absent from segment
- Anthony Bowens and Action Andretti
- Joe’s absence
- May 27 until his September 26 return
- Champions mentioned by Joe
- The TNT Champion and the AEW World Champion
What people are saying
I have to admit, if that’s anything, it’s a failure in leadership. Or maybe it’s a failure in who we let lead.
And I guarantee you that the perception of The Opps will change. Or maybe we change the nature of the beast.
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