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

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Rick Ucchino | Last updated Jul 14, 2025 10:19 PM ET

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.

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"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.