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AEW Champion Set To Miss Some Time After AEW All In Texas

A new report indicates that a current champion in AEW is going to miss at least a few weeks after All In Texas.
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After being stretched out of Globe Life Field at AEW All In Texas this past Saturday, Samoa Joe could be out of action for a little while.

The Opps were successful in defending their AEW Trios Championships against the Death Riders, but Joe ended up the victim of a post match beatdown that ended with Claudio Castagnoli stomping on a steel chair that was wrapped around his neck.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported Monday evening that the injury angle was booked for a very good reason.

"Joe was scheduled to miss some time after AEW All In, as he's set to do some promotion for the upcoming season of Twisted Metal. We haven't heard a specific amount of time that he's supposed to miss outside of it being at least a couple of weeks."

Samoa Joe was a standout performer during the first season of the live action adaption of the popular video game franchise. He portrays the physical being of the psychotic clown-masked Sweet Tooth, with Will Arnett providing the voice for the character.

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Season two of Twisted Metal will be available to stream starting Thursday, July 31 only on Peacock.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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