Samoa Joe
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| Samoa Joe | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Real name: |
Nuufolau Seanoa |
| Height: |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: |
270 lb (122 kg) |
| Born: |
March 17, 1979 |
| Resides: |
Huntington Beach, California |
| Wrestling information | |
| Names: |
Samoa Joe |
| Billed from: |
American Samoa |
| Trained by: |
Cincinnati Red |
| Wrestling debut: |
1999 |
| Currently: |
Total Nonstop Action |
| Ring of Honor | |
| Debut: |
Glory by Honor |
| Departure: |
Fifth Year Festival: Finale |
| Full Impact Pro | |
| Debut: |
New Years Classic |
| Departure: |
Evening the Odds 2005 |
| SHIMMER Women Athletes | |
| Deubt: |
N/A |
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979 in Orange County, California) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Samoa Joe. Currently competing for Total Nonstop Action, Joe is well known from his time in Ring of Honor as well as it’s sister promotion Full Impact Pro.
In ROH, Joe held the ROH Pure Championship and was the longest reigning ROH World Champion in ROH history. During his time in ROH, Joe has several memorable feuds against several of ROH’s top stars, including Homicide, CM Punk, Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson and the Briscoe Brothers, and was a key player in ROH’s feud with Combat Zone Wrestling.
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[edit] Career
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- The Choke (Rear naked choke)
- Muscle Buster
- Island Driver (Sitout side powerslam, sometimes from the second rope)
- Olé Olé Kick (Running boot into the face of an opponent sitting next to the guardrail)
- Belly-to-belly suplex
- Chop to the back, followed by a kick to the chest, ending with a jumping knee drop to the head
- Death valley driver
- Exploder suplex
- Facewash
- German suplex
- German suplex, followed by a Dragon suplex, ending with an X-Plex
- Inverted atomic drop followed by a running single-leg dropkick, into a running senton
- Powerbomb into a Boston Crab or STF
- Sidewalk slam
- ST Joe (STO)
- Theme music
- "Another Body Murder" – Faith No More
- "The Champ is Here" – Jadakiss
- "Momma Said Knock You Out" – LL Cool J
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Ballpark Brawl
- Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Extreme Wrestling Federation
- EWF Xtreme 8 tournament (2006)
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- Revolution Strong Style tournament (2004)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #4 in the PWI 500 for 2006
- Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)
- Feud of the Year (2007) – vs. Kurt Angle
- Pro Wrestling ZERO1
- NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Keiji Sakoda [1]
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (1 time)
- ROH Pure Championship (1 time)
- Total Nonstop Action
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) [2]
- TNA X-Division Championship (3 times)
- Super X Cup winner (2005)
- Twin Wrestling Entertainment
- TWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ultimate Pro Wrestling
- UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- UPW No Holds Barred Championship (2 times)
- United Independent Wrestling Alliance
- UIWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Wrestling Observer
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)
- Best Brawler (2005, 2006)
- 5 star match – vs. CM Punk (October 16, 2004)
- 5 star match – vs. AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels (September 11, 2005)
- 5 star match – vs. Kenta Kobashi (October 2, 2005)
[1] Joe and Sakoda's reing is not recognized by Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX
[2] Due to the stipulation of the match, Joe won and held the title by himself
[edit] Media
- ROH World Champion: The Best of Samoa Joe
- The Champ is Here: The Best of Samoa Joe Vol. 2
- ROH Legend: The Best of Samoa Joe Vol. 3
- Straight Shootin’ with Samoa Joe
- Straight Shootin’ with Samoa Joe & CM Punk
[edit] Videos
| Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong (November 19, 2005: Part 1) | Samoa Joe & Jay Lethal vs. Austin Aries & Roderick Strong (November 19, 2005: Part 2) | Samoa Joe vs. Apocalypse (May 12, 2006) |
