Samoa Joe was the first person outside of the AEW World Champion to qualify AEW WrestleDream Clockwork Carnage match for the company’s top title with a victory over “Jungle” Jack Perry “AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam Paris“A star All Out recently returned to answer Perry’s calland the “Dynamite” fight was Joe’s first match since May.
Perry tagged Joe to start the match, but Joe picked him up and threw him across the ring. Perry continued to try to get the upper hand on Joe throughout the match, but Joe’s size was just too much.
The former AEW World Champion clipped Perry over the ring barrier in the front row and the show returned from the break when Joe did his infamous move on Perry trying to get off the top rope. Joe nailed him with hard chops, but Perry kept getting back to his feet. The former “Jungle Boy” tried to rally with a dropkick and was able to take Joe down.
He tried to roll Joe up for a piledriver, but Joe countered with a back body drop. Perry tried to collect but Joe kicked out and Perry was able to close the trap briefly.
Perry almost got a count out after Joe laid him out on the outside, but the count broke for nine. Perry almost pinned Joe with a back naked choke, but in the end Joe hit the muscle button for the win.