Editing Samoa Joe (section)

==== United States Champion; color commentator (2019–2021) ====
On the March 5, 2019 episode of ''[[SmackDown Live]]'', Joe defeated [[R-Truth]], [[Rey Mysterio]], and [[Andrade Cien Almas|Andrade]] in a [[fatal four way match]] to win the [[WWE United States Championship]].<ref name="Keller2019"/><ref name="Pappolla2019"/> At [[Fastlane (2019)|Fastlane]] later that month, Joe successfully defended the title in a rematch.<ref name="Powell2019"/> At [[WrestleMania 35]] in April 2019, Joe successfully defended the title against Mysterio in a singles match lasting under one minute.<ref name="Gartland2020"/><ref name="Powell2019B"/> At [[Money in the Bank (2019)|Money in the Bank]] in May 2019, Joe lost the title to Mysterio.<ref name="Powell2019C"/> On the June 3 episode of ''Raw'', Mysterio was forced to relinquish the WWE United States Championship due to a [[separated shoulder]], and surrendered the title to Joe.<ref name="Keller2019B"/> At [[Stomping Grounds]] later that month, Joe lost the WWE United States Championship to [[Ricochet (wrestler)|Ricochet]].<ref name="Powell2019D"/>

The night after losing the United States Championship, Joe attacked [[WWE Champion]] [[Kofi Kingston]], leading to a title match at [[Extreme Rules (2019)|Extreme Rules]] in July 2019 that was won by Kingston.<ref name="Powell2019G"/><ref name="Powell2019H"/> At the [[Smackville]] event later that month, Joe unsuccessfully challenged Kingston for the title in a [[triple threat match]] also involving Dolph Ziggler.<ref name="MacDonald2019"/> In August to September 2019, Joe competed in the [[2019 King of the Ring tournament]], defeating [[Cesaro (wrestler)|Cesaro]] in the first round, wrestling Ricochet to a draw in the quarter-finals, and losing to [[Baron Corbin]] in the semi-finals in a triple threat match also involving Ricochet.<ref name="PowellI"/><ref name="PowellJ"/><ref name="PowellK"/> Following the match, Joe became inactive while rehabilitating a broken thumb.<ref name="Middleton2019"/> While injured, Joe began appearing as a color commentator on the November 18, 2019 episode of ''Raw'' (replacing [[Dio Maddin]]) as well as appearing on ''[[WWE Backstage]]''.<ref name="Gagnon2019"/>

On the December 23, 2019 episode of ''Raw'', Joe was attacked by the [[Authors of Pain]].<ref name="Powell2019F"/> The following week on ''Raw'', Joe saved [[Kevin Owens]] from an attack by the Authors of Pain and [[Seth Rollins]].<ref name="Powell2019E"/> Joe returned to the ring in January 2020. Later that month he competed in the [[Royal Rumble (2020)|Royal Rumble]], being eliminated by Rollins. On the February 10 episode of ''Raw'', Joe teamed with Owens and the Viking Raiders in a loss to Rollins, the Authors of Pain, and [[Buddy Matthews|Murphy]]; this was his penultimate match with WWE and his last match for 18 months.<ref name="KreikenbohmWWE"/> Later that month, it was reported that Joe had injured his head during a commercial shoot and was not medically cleared to compete.<ref name="Gartland2020"/> Four days later, Joe was suspended for 30 days for violating the [[WWE wellness policy]].<ref name="WWEwellness"/>

Joe returned to television on the April 27, 2020 episode of ''Raw'', replacing [[Jerry Lawler]] as the ''Raw'' color commentator. He was named "Commentator of the Year" for 2020 by [[CBS Sports]].<ref name="CBS2020"/> He remained on the ''Raw'' commentary team until April 12, 2021, when he was replaced by [[Corey Graves]]. He was released by WWE on April 15, 2021.<ref name="WWE2021B"/>