Josh Matthews Goes On A Twitter Rant After Samoa Joe Tweet

UPDATE: As previously reported, TNA announcer Josh Mathews commented on Samoa Joe’s recent debut in WWE NXT on Twitter, saying, “How did the @WWENXT announcers know who @SamoaJoe was if we are #obscurity in their world? Sick of hypocrisy.” Obviously, posting such a remark drew him a lot of heat from other users online, and Mathews defended his opinion later on. You can check out some of his responses below.

Please. Joe is a TNA made star. https://t.co/tkq6jdyBxU
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

I actually get paid in buckets of money. Salt wouldn’t do me much good. https://t.co/BIzRKT6Kzt
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

Bitter??? I don’t know, I’m not! I enjoy large sums of $$$ put into my bank. Life is good, kid! https://t.co/NtXCjBFKNU
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

No, I promise you, you don’t. https://t.co/8PmqCpLtXA
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

@AnotherIWCJerk Little longer than 5 minutes. My point last night was (and I don’t need to defend myself) we shouldn’t ignore facts.
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

Thanks, Josh. It’s funny that I’m defending a company I believe in & made a simple point that people will vilify. https://t.co/da9Hm2VayF
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

@hXcFuller not “all of a sudden” I’ve been in this biz for a long time. Joe’s past is not lost on me. I’m happy for him & his success.
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

I agree 100% & well said. I’ve mentioned WWE & ROH in commentary. Everyone has a past & Joe’s is amazing. https://t.co/NqeuFOTwjo
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

Easy, never “bashed” made an observation. Last time I checked that was allowed on my personal Twitter. https://t.co/y71Rl7nqW6
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 23, 2015

Lol, I guess I can’t have an opinion on anything… Someone who’s been CALLING wrestling matches for over 10 years. https://twitter.com/mrdrg_wir/status/601940194690904064
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 23, 2015

I FU****ING KNOW!!!!! I TALK ABOUT ALL WRESTLING COMPANIES ON MY SHOW!!! I TAP OUT!!!!! ENOUGH!!!! https://t.co/whrPxT3RoN
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 23, 2015

ORIGINAL: While most people were quite pleased with Samoa Joe’s debut, Josh Matthews was apparently not among that crowd. Matthews posted the following to Twitter, claiming that WWE was being “hypocritical” in acknowledging Joe by his well-known ring name:

It is worth mentioning that WWE has often acknowledged Ring of Honor, where Joe also worked under that name to great success before going to TNA. WWE has considered TNA to be a non-entity in wrestling, not mentioning Sting’s TNA run and referring to him as away from the ring between his WCW run and WWE debut. It has generally been WWE’s policy throughout its history not to acknowledge their biggest United States competition, though there have been exceptions to the rule.