RAW General Manager Kurt Angle announced today that Joe suffered an injury on last night’s RAW. Joe was in the running to be Bayley’s Mixed Match Challenge partner but due to the injury, Elias will be Bayley’s partner after fans voted. RAW Tag Team Champion Jason Jordan was also eligible. You can see Angle’s tweets below and we will keep you updated on Joe’s status.
Thank you all for voting for @itsBayleyWWE partner in #WWEMMC, but due to an injury suffered on #Raw @SamoaJoe is unable to compete…
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) January 9, 2018
…therefore the runner-up @IAmEliasWWE will be Bayley’s partner. #WWEMMC
— Kurt Angle (@RealKurtAngle) January 9, 2018