Samoa Joe Reveals Fractured Ankle Injury While Filming ‘Twisted Metal’

Samoa Joe is currently on hiatus from AEW to promote the new season of his Peacock series Twisted Metal, but he’s now revealed that filming came with a major setback — a fractured ankle.

Speaking with Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Joe said the injury didn’t come during a big stunt, but from something far more ordinary.

“Normally, I would say the ring is always a much more precarious place to be in, but halfway through the season, I fractured my ankle,” Joe explained. “It was just parking, and I had to hop out the back on some really rocky, busted-up asphalt. I turned my ankle and spent the rest of the season taping it up and limping through it.”

Joe, who plays the chaotic ‘Sweet Tooth’ in the action-comedy series, said the role is extremely physical, with both fight and driving sequences — but his pro wrestling background prepared him for the grind.

“Twisted Metal is incredibly physical — fighting scenes, driving scenes. Anytime that car is driving, you see me in it, it’s me. It’s a demanding role, but spending enough time in the ring as I have, it’s no new territory.”

Season two of Twisted Metal premiered on Peacock on July 31, but Joe’s return to AEW is already in sight.

“Definitely sooner than later. We’re clearing our various medical protocols, and as soon as we’re done with that, we’ll be back to business,” he said.

Joe was written off AEW television with a storyline injury at All In: Texas, after he, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs successfully defended the AEW World Trios Championships before being attacked by the Death Riders.