Samoa Joe hasn’t used the Muscle Buster in quite some time. Since Tyson Kidd was injured back in 2015 after receiving the move, the Samoan Submission Machine has rarely pulled it out of his playbook, most notably using it against Finn Balor and Shinsuke Nakamura.
Fans of the former NXT Champion have wondered if we would ever see Joe’s old finish, and there were rumors circulating for a while that it was even banned by the WWE. However, Joe may have finally put an end to any questions regarding the Muscle Buster in a recent interview with City Pages.
The Muscle Buster is something I use at my pleasure when I choose to. Trust me, when the opportunity arises and the conditions are right, you never know what I’ll pull out. Maybe I’m not ready to pull it out of my arsenal yet.
Maybe Joe is holding onto the move until he finally wins the big one? No one really knows for sure.
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