Braun Stowman was the guy they were grooming to face Lesnar. What is Braun Strowman? He was a destructive monster. He was tossing people around and looking extreme. He even beat Roman Reigns. The injury killed what they were building him up for.
Of the 5 men in that #1 contender's match on Sunday, who matches Strowman the best? Who was that destructive monster? Obviously not Finn Balor. Not Seth Rollins. Bray Wyatt is more of a heel that plays mind games. Roman Reigns may be a powerhouse, but he is not really a destructive monster. Besides, the WWE wouldn't waste this match so soon. Samoa Joe is that destructive force. They sell him as a destroyer. They sell him as the guy that took out Seth Rollins. They portray him as this intimidating force that beats people up. He is the best replacement for Braun Strowman, if the WWE wants to sell that same kind of story.
There were obviously other stories they could have gone with. I would have gone with Finn Balor finally getting his rematch for the title he never lost. Bray Wyatt and Lesnar have unfinished business. You can talk about the rest. But this is the story they are going with.
Samoa Joe will have to be protected in the weeks to come and made to look very strong. He will likely beat Roman Reigns in the weeks to come. It might even be a clean win. The same kind of push Strowman was getting, that is what you might expect for Samoa Joe. They have to sell him as a huge threat to Brock Lesnar.
Does this all mean that Samoa Joe will stand a fighting chance against Brock Lesnar? The WWE loves having Lesnar just mow people over. Rarely does Lesnar look bad, like when he faced Goldberg. Strowman was obviously someone they were building to feed to Lesnar. And Samoa Joe is just filling in for the injured Strowman. It would be easy to say Samoa Joe will be on the receiving end of a whole bunch of suplexes and an F5. Let's see how the WWE builds things.
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