Samoa Joe on His Twisted Metal Role Came Hours After His WWE Release In 2022

Grace Family Church’s Craig Altman held a recent interview with Samoa Joe. One of the topics discussed included Joe’s thoughts about his release from WWE for a second time in January of 2022 and how he had landed the physical role of Sweet Tooth for the Twisted Metal television series hours after his release.

“It was a rough morning; obviously, it’s tough to explain how that happened in a matter of a few weeks. I remember looking at my wife and saying, ‘I got fired.’ I remember her looking up at me and going, ‘It’s alright. God’s got this. We’re going to be fine. We prayed on this. It’s going to work out.’ It took me years to get to this point, but I looked back at her with the utmost confidence and I knew she was absolutely right. Fast forward to four hours later, I received a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for 15 years. He says, ‘Listen, I don’t know what your schedule is. I don’t know if you’re busy, but I’m doing a new TV show for Peacock. I’d love you to come in and star in it. Please, will you send me an audition tape? I think you’re the right guy for the job. Lo and behold, I started Twisted Metal. Went back into the room, looked at my wife and said, ‘Well, I’m now starring in a TV series. I think everything is okay.’ She said, ‘I told you it would all work out.’”

Besides his work for the Twisted Metal series, Joe also joined AEW in April of 2022 after his release from WWE.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com