It was previously reported that Samoa Joe was out of action with a plantar fascia rupture and he would be returning sometime early March.
Dave Meltzer provided an update in the latest installment of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter and indicated that Joe’s return has been pushed back. Instead of returning early March, it’s now believed that he’s more likely to return mid/late March instead. Many were hopeful that he would only be out of action for just a couple of weeks but upon further evaluation of his injury, it was much more severe than expected.