Samoa Joe Noncommittal On AEW All In London Status

Samoa Joe isn’t ready to commit to an AEW All In London appearance just yet. The former world champion, who hasn’t wrestled for the company since dropping a match to Will Ospreay at Double or Nothing back in May, addressed his current standing during an appearance on Fightful Overbooked with Joel Pearl.

Asked directly whether he’d be part of AEW’s marquee London show, Joe kept things vague. “Time will tell,” he said. “We’ll see. We’re close to the end…” His comment trailed off before getting into specifics, leaving his exact plans — and his broader future with the promotion — an open question.

Joe’s absence from AEW programming since May has already drawn attention given how prominent a figure he’s been in the company since jumping over from WWE in 2020. He’s held both the AEW World Championship and the AEW World Television Championship during his run, and he’s been positioned as a top-tier veteran presence across multiple eras of the roster, feuding with names ranging from Jon Moxley to Ospreay. A stretch of more than two months without a televised appearance is notable for a performer of his stature, even if it doesn’t necessarily point to anything beyond scheduling or booking decisions that haven’t been made public.

His phrasing — “we’re close to the end” — is the kind of comment that will inevitably fuel speculation, whether that’s about the current program he was involved in with Ospreay winding down, his contract situation, or simply the current chapter of his AEW tenure. Without further clarification from Joe or the company, it’s worth resisting the urge to read too far into a partial quote. What is clear is that AEW hasn’t given fans a defined answer on whether he’s part of the London card, and Joe himself isn’t rushing to fill in the blanks.

All In London has become one of AEW’s signature annual events, drawing tens of thousands of fans to a stadium setting and typically featuring some of the promotion’s biggest matches of the year. A roster spot for a former world champion like Joe would carry weight on a card of that magnitude, so his uncertain status is worth tracking as AEW continues to build out the lineup.

For now, the situation remains fluid. Joe’s track record suggests he tends to resurface for big moments rather than fade quietly, and “time will tell” leaves plenty of room for him to pop back up on weekly programming before London arrives. Whether that happens in the near term, or whether his AEW story is indeed nearing some kind of conclusion, is something PW Exclusive will continue to monitor as more details emerge.