Samoa Joe Returns On AEW Dynamite, Wins Squash Match

Samoa Joe made his return to the ring, picking up a dominant win on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite. The Opps member made his return on Wednesday night’s show and faced Cody Chunn. Joe controlled pretty much the whole match, and picked up the win in two and a half minutes with a Muscle Buster.

You can see clips from the match below, which include Chunn briefly backing Joe off by going after his eyes and then leaping off the top but finding air as Joe did his “Walk Away” spot.

The match was the former AEW World Champion’s first bout since January 21st, when he faced Mike Bailey on an episode of AEW Dynamite. He was announced the next week as having suffered a non-contact injury in training, which was reported to have placed him in concussion protocol. Joe noted in early March that he would be back “sooner than later.”

His opponent may have been ready for the Muscle Buster, but @SamoaJoe was ready for that dive!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 23, 2026

Muscle Buster gets @SamoaJoe the win in his return match!

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— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) April 23, 2026