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Samoa Joe

American professional wrestler

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa (born March 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also wrestles in their sister company, Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name, Samoa Joe. Joe is also known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and WWE, where he competed on the NXT and Raw brands.

Samoa Joe
Joe in June 2015
Birth nameNuufolau Joel Seanoa
Born (1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 45)
Orange County, California,
United States
Spouse(s)
Jessica Seanoa
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(m. 2027)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Joe Seanoa
King Joe[1]
Samoa Joe
Billed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2][3]
Billed weight282 lb (128 kg)[3]
Billed fromHuntington Beach, California[3]
The Isle of Samoa
Trained byCincinnati Red
Johnny Hemp
DebutDecember 5, 1999

He first wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2002 to 2007. During his time in ROH, he held the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months.

During his time in AEW, Joe has been a one-time AEW World Champion and a two-time AEW TNT Champion.

Career

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All Elite Wrestling

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At New Year's Smash, Joe was supposed to team with MJF to defend the ROH World Tag Team Championships in place of an injured Adam Cole. Before the match, it would appear that Joe was attacked by The Devil's Masked Men backstage. MJF would fight The Devil's Masked Men in a 2-on-1 Handicap match but would lose the match and the titles. It was then revealed that Joe faked the attack and then attacked MJF after the match.[4] At Worlds End, Joe defeated MJF to become the new AEW World Champion.[5]

Championships

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  • Ballpark Brawl
    • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1
  • Extreme Wrestling Federation
    • Xtreme 8 Tournament (2006)
  • Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
    • Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2004)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • He was ranked #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006.[6]
    • He was ranked #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2008.[7]
    • PWI Feud of the Year (2007) (vs. Kurt Angle)[8]
    • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)[9]
  • Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
    • NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (one time)2 (with Keiji Sakoda)
  • Pure Wrestling Association
    • PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (one time)
  • SoCal Uncensored
    • Rookie of the Year (2000)[13]
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
    • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (one time)[14]
    • TNA Television Championship (one time)[15]
    • TNA World Tag Team Championship (two times) (by himself (one),3 with Magnus (one))[14]
    • TNA X Division Championship (four times)[14]
    • King of the Mountain (2008)[16]
    • Maximum Impact Tournament (2011)[17]
    • Super X Cup (2005)
    • Turkey Bowl (2007)
    • Feast or Fired (2009 – TNA World Heavyweight Championship contract)
    • Wild Card Tournament (2011) (with Magnus)[18]
    • Third TNA Grand Slam Champion (one time)[19]
    • Third TNA Triple Crown Champion (one time)[14]
    • Mr. TNA (2006)[20]
    • Mr. X Division (2006)[20]
    • Feud of the Year (2006–2007) (with Kurt Angle)[20][21]
    • Finisher of the Year (2007) (Muscle Buster)[21]
  • Twin Wrestling Entertainment
    • TWE Heavyweight Championship (one time)
  • Ultimate Pro Wrestling
    • UPW Heavyweight Championship (one time)
    • UPW No Hold Barred Championship (two times)
  • United Independent Wrestling Alliance
    • UIWA Tag Team Championship (two times)
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
    • 5 Star Match (2004) (vs. CM Punk at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16)
    • 5 Star Match (2005) (vs. AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels at TNA Unbreakable on September 11)[22]
    • 5 Star Match (2005) (vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1)
    • Best Brawler (2006)
    • Match of the Year (2005) (vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH Joe vs. Kobashi, October 1)
    • Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)

1After he was stripped of the title, his reign was stricken from the promotion's records and the title returned to the opponent that he beat, Eddie Osbourne.

2After the title was vacated, Joe and Sakoda's reign was stricken from the promotion's records.

2He held the title by himself during his first reign.

References

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  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". wrestlingdata.com.
  2. ↑ "Stats from Joe's TNA profile". TNA Wrestling.com. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Samoa Joe". WWE.
  4. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/27): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Jon Moxley vs. Jay White, and Bryan Danielson and Eddie Kingston in Continental Classic semifinal matches". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Samoa Joe Wins AEW World Title At AEW Worlds End". Fightful. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "PWI Top 500 - 2006". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Complete 'PWI 500' List For 2008". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ "PWI Feud of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Great Voyage 2012 in Ryogoku ～力皇猛引退セレモニー～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Ring Of Honor Pure Championship". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on April 4, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Ring of Honor Title". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ "SoCal Uncensored Awards 1999 and 2000". SoCal Uncensored. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Total Nonstop Action Wrestling official title histories". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Caldwell's TNA Impact Results 9/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact - new TV champ, BFG PPV hype, Hogan at the Clubhouse". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Slammiversary PPV Results - 6/8 - Southaven, MS (KOTM, AJ & Angle)". WrestleView. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Video - Samoa Joe earns TNA World Title shot". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  18. ↑ "McQuade's TNA Impact Wrestling report 1/5: Review of final Genesis PPV hype, six-man tag main event, tournament finals". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Impact: Hogan, Sting head to clubhouse". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 "Impact: Angle gets his rematch against Mr. TNA". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Full 2007 TNA Year-End Awards Results: Finisher, Tag Team, Feud, more". WrestleView. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  22. ↑ "Daniels feels Detroit's economy won't hurt this Sunday's PPV". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

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