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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Interesting tidbit from my kid, who is at his first Raw tonight in Memphis:
no Samoa Joe merch in the house ... which is interesting since he's spoilered to be in the main event (or the 10p main at least). You'd think you could sell some merch like that huh.
Only non-Raw merch on the tables is AJ. And the best-selling item being carried around in the early crowd? The MiTB briefcases ($75 a pop).
But thought the Joe thing was interesting, he'll main the show but we ain't gonna put out merch, something to remember IMO next time we hear merch numbers and analysis of who sells what.
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Stories like this have been going around for years now. I remember CM Punk complaining when he got hot that his merchandise was never available (or not enough was brought).
I'm still 90% sure it's just them just guessing what merchandise will sell the most and bringing that. But 10% of me wonders if the company pushes certain wrestlers merchandise more because they want to get them over at the expense of fans. I guarantee you'll never see an event with a shortage of Reigns merchandise.
Either way, with the reaction Joe's been getting over the past couple months, the company should be figuring out he's getting more and more popular.