Samoa Joe Thinks The Return Of AEW Rankings Will Give Fans The Very Best

In an effort to present more of a sports-orientated presentation, All Elite Wrestling recently announced the return of the rankings system, a feature that was present in the first few years of the promotion’s run.

With the return of the rankings for all sanctioned championships, wrestlers in storyline will have to rack up wins in order to earn title shots, a move that AEW World Champion Samoa Joe has praised, with Joe saying the following to WrestleZone:

“Well, I mean, here’s how it works. This is why we’ve established this new protocol,” Samoa Joe said. “This is why we brought back in the committee to handle these things. It’s because, listen, I’m the type of person that can’t have things that are not excellent around me, right? So if you have not excellent challengers around me, I mean, that just dulls the shine on my championship, why would I want to waste time with that?

“So with the committee, you have to show up, you have to produce results, and actually be excellent to be in my presence. And as long as we keep that protocol in effect, I think we’re giving the very best to the fans of AEW because I can’t stand when people suck. It is the worst thing ever having people that suck in my vicinity.

“It sucks the energy out of me just watching their unexcellence [sic] just ruin my day. So I mean, as long as we keep these sucky people, as far away from the city of me, the champion, the epitome of excellence, then I think everything will work out great.”

The rankings were quietly abolished in Summer 2022, with it reported that CM Punk was a leading voice in having the system shelved.

H/T: WrestleZone