Adam Rose Pays Tribute to a WWE Legend, Note on Samoa Joe’s WWE Nickname, Vince McMahon Comments

– We noted before that Samoa Joe is expected to keep his name in WWE but it doesn’t look like they will be using his “Samoan Submission Machine” nickname. Joe’s first official WWE t-shirt has the name “Submission Specialist” and it appears that may be how he’s branded.

– Vince McMahon tweeted the following today about Memorial Day:

Let's not forget the true meaning of #MemorialDay and those that paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) May 25, 2015

– The apron elbow drop that Adam Rose did to Tyler Breeze at last Thursday’s WWE NXT TV tapings was a nod to WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley, like King Barrett also does. Rose tweeted the following:

An ode to a the man that made me wanna be a pro wrestler! @realmickfoley thanks to who ever got this pic! #Raw pic.twitter.com/xvxJtFG35a

— Adam Rose (@WWEAdamRose) May 25, 2015

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