Injured WWE Raw star Samoa Joe has co-authored, alongside Michael Kingston, the new No. 13 edition of the Boom Studios’ WWE comic book series which is available today. The short story chronicles Joe’s journey from NXT to the WWE main roster in 2017, and is titled “Undrafted”.
Joe recently appeared on the “In This Corner” podcast to promote the new comic book, and during the interview, he discussed his shoot fight background and MMA training. Below is what Joe had to say, via CBS Sports, on why he would not consider crossing over to MMA at this point in his career:
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“I figure, at this point in my career, knowing what my friends and my close family go through in training and in sacrifice, I think it would be disingenuous to them for me to say, ‘Oh well, I’m going to take this fame and parlay it into a fighting career,’” Joe said. “I know other people have, and I don’t fault them. I think it’s awesome; I think you should follow your dreams and do what you want to do.
“But at the other end, I have been apart of these training camps for a lot of these guys. I’ve seen the struggles and the heartache and the pain that goes along with being in the fight game. Conversely, they have been with me and have seen the pain, the sacrifice, the nonstop journey that it is to be successful in the world of sports entertainment. There is a tremendous amount of mutual respect there because of that.”
“I think it would be irresponsible for me to say that I’m ready to start a fighting career at this point,” Joe said. “For me, if I was, it would be a cash grab. I wouldn’t be getting into it to be the heavyweight champion; I would be getting into it simply for monetary purposes. For me, if you are not in it to be champion, you shouldn’t be in it at all.”
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