“JDS needs to lay them strikes in”, “Way better than Cain” – Twitter reacts to Junior dos Santos’ AEW debut

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Junior dos Santos during his in-ring AEW debut (Credits: AEW)

Former UFC star Junior dos Santos made his AEW debut on the latest episode of AEW Rampage

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos accompanied by the American Top Team made his in-ring debut on AEW Rampage.

JDS, alongside Men of the Year – Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page, took on the Inner Circle.

Dos Santos marked his arrival with a barrage of strikes on Chris Jericho. The match saw a lot of action, and at one point JDS was put through a table by Jack Hager of Inner Circle.

In the end, with the help of distraction from ATT’s Paige VanZant, Jorge Masvidal (another ATT member) executed his trademark flying knee on Jericho, who ended up getting pinned.

Inner Circle were irate and left fuming after their defeat.

Twitter not convinced with Junior dos Santos’ punches

Junior dos Santos might have ruled the UFC back in his heydays, but his punches in his pro-wrestling debut were nowhere close to convincing – at least that is what the wrestling community felt.

Ciryl Gane of France punches Junior Dos Santos of Brazil in their heavyweight bout during the UFC 256 event at UFC APEX on December 12, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Here are a few Twitter reactions to JDS’s AEW debut:

Carlos Felipe who co-headlines tomorrow’s UFC event against American Top Team member Andrei Arlovski was all eyes.

JDS’ punches were the topic of discussion: