Report: TNA suspends Samoa Joe for one month

PW Insider reports that TNA has suspended Samoa Joe for one month after an incident backstage at an iMPACT taping.

According to the report, Joe was upset after his match with Jeff Hardy. During the taping, Joe reportedly went to the production truck where he complained to the staff, which TNA management saw as a breach of etiquette.

A one month suspension sounds awfully harsh to me, especially considering that Joe’s concern was for the betterment of the product.

If he assaulted co-worker – hey, didn’t Awesome Kong do this? – then I could understand being suspended. Although when employees do that, TNA doesn’t seem to take any disciplinary action. But being upset about the quality of their television show, seemingly wanting to better the product, well that’s grounds for action.

It’s seemed strange to me that in recent months, Joe has had little to do on TNA’s show. Along with AJ Styles, he’s certainly the most marketable, “home-grown” name that the company has. Not that I wouldn’t push RVD, Hard, Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle, but they have to find a spot, a main event spot, for Joe.

He has face-of-the-franchise potential.