Welcome to Gaia! ::

The arena plunges into darkness as the Godzilla theme blares over the sound system. The crowd collectively gets to its feet as they anticipate the arrival of one of their own.

And I'm nice like B.I.G. is
I'm the greatest of all time
I'ma say it just like Ali did

The sound of bare hands slapping a bongo drum reverberates around the arena.

The champ is here!

The crowd gets to their feet applauding as Joe steps out from behind the curtain. His forehead is visibly swollen from his prior match with Brock Lesnar and as he begins to walk down the ramp towards the match fans can see that he is walking with a slight limp. Joe has a fresh towel slung around his neck and the look on his face, despite the injuries he has already suffered, is one of pure determination. Joe walks up the ring steps and stands on the apron. He pauses before going through the ropes to look out into the crowd. The crowd are still standing and applauding, appreciative of his hard hitting previous effort against Brock, even though he lost. Joe steps through the ropes into the ring.

Bobby Cruise: He is the winner of tonight's Wild Card Draw! From the Isle of Samoa, standing six feet an two inches tall and weighing in at two hundred and eighty pounds... Samoa Joe!

Joe pulls the towel from around his neck and holds it high in the air as the crowd cheers at the mention of his name. He throws the towel to the timekeeper at ringside and heads to the far left corner of the ring. He leans back against the turnbuckle snapping his neck from side to side while he waits for his opponent.

*Joe glares at his opponent. He pushes himself out of the corner and heads towards the centre of the ring.*

*Looks at Minowa's outstretched hand. He thinks about shaking it, but instead just shakes his head and backs away towards the ropes.*

*Joe moves back to the center of the ring, signaling for a tie-up*

*Joe uses his weight advantage to get the better of his opponent. He tries to power Minowa down to his knees.*

*Joe pulls his leg away from Minowa before he can get a good grip on it. He takes half a step back and goes to kick Minowa in the chest!*

*Joe runs against the ropes and leaps in the air, looking to hit his jumping knee drop*