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Samoa Joe
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Ring name(s)Joe Seanoa
King Joe
Samoa Joe
Samoan Joe[1]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1. 88 m) [2]
Billed weight290 lb (130 kg)
BornMarch 17, 1979 (1979-03-17) (age 29)[3]
Orange County, California, United States [4]
ResidesLos Angeles, California, United States
Billed fromAmerican Samoa
Huntington Beach, California
"The Isle of Samoa"
Trained byCincinnati Red
John Delayo
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Johnny Hemp
DebutSeptember 1999[3]
WebsiteSamoaJoe.com

Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa (born March 17, 1979)[4] is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Joe. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California, United States. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean is a Japanese Actor, and professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling September 1999 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff A ring name is a Stage name used by a professional wrestler, or in some cases a Martial artist or boxer. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he holds the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Before debuting in TNA in June 2005, Samoa Joe competed primarily in Ring of Honor, where he held the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months. 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional Upon joining TNA, Samoa Joe embarked upon an 18 month-long undefeated streak in which he never lost a match by pinfall, submission or knockout. A pinfall, a pin, or a fall (the first term most commonly used in Professional wrestling) is a victory condition in various forms of wrestling A submission (depending on the context also referred to as a " tap out " or " tapping out " is a Combat sports term for yielding to

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Early life

Seanoa's family founded a Polynesian dance troupe in the United States called Tiare Productions. Polynesia is a group of island chains spread across much of the Pacific Ocean, and includes many countries and territories The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Joe Seanoa made his on stage debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics opening at the age of 5. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, [3] He became a California State Junior Judo Champion and was an all league football player while attending Ocean View High School. [5]

Before becoming a wrestler, Seanoa worked as a mortgage broker. A mortgage broker acts as an intermediary who sells Mortgage loans on behalf of individuals or businesses [6]

Professional wrestling career

Samoa Joe was the first graduate of the UIWA West Coast Dojo, training under Cincinnati Red, along with Johnny Hemp and, occasionally, John Delayo. Cincinnati Red is an American semi-retired professional wrestler Debuting in December 1999 in a match against "Uncle" Jess Hansen just three months after beginning training, Samoa Joe quickly rose through the ranks of independent grapplers throughout California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Samoa Joe quickly signed with former World Wrestling Federation developmental affiliate Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where he feuded with his friend John Cena and made an appearance on WWF Jakked against Essa Rios,[7] and eventually captured the UPW Heavyweight Championship. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW is a Professional wrestling promotion owned and operated by Rick Bassman A Professional wrestling feud is a staged rivalry between multiple wrestlers or factions of wrestlers John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Jesús Guadalupe Delgado Saldaña (born December 10 1977) is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for Consejo Mundial [8] He later became the longest reigning UPW Heavyweight Champion ever.

Samoa Joe now resides as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles, California. is a major Professional wrestling federation in Japan and is a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 real name, born February 20, 1943) is a Professional wrestling promoter and retired Japanese Professional wrestler and mixed martial Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE (2001-2002)

In June 2001, Samoa Joe made his way to Japan, wrestling for Shinya Hashimoto's ZERO ONE promotion, fighting in its Shingeki series of pay per views[9] and the annual Burning Heart tournaments. June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Professional wrestling in Japan is commonly referred to as in Japanese, short for "professional Shinya Hashimoto (Japanese name 橋本真也)( July 3 1965 - July 11 2005) was a Japanese Professional wrestler. "ZERO-ONE" redirects here ZERO-ONE is also the name of the vehicle in Pokémon Snap. Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event [10] During this time Samoa Joe also began wrestling for southern California promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, where he has a standing rivalry with Super Dragon. Pro Wrestling Guerrilla ( PWG) is a Professional wrestling promotion that is run by wrestlers themselves as it was created by Southern California wrestlers Daniel Lyon (born May 23 1975) better known by his ring name Super Dragon is an American professional wrestler.

In his debut match at the Yokohoma Red Brickhouse, Samoa Joe teamed with Yoshihiro Takayama to take on the team of Mitsuharu Misawa and Takeshi Morishima. Yoshihiro Takayama is a free lance Japanese Professional wrestler and a mixed martial arts fighter. is a Japanese professional wrestler. He became famous working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. (October 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and for Ring of Honor in the United Samoa Joe captured the win for his team after pinning Misawa with an Island Driver. Two days later, on October 27, Samoa Joe would again face Misawa, this time for the GHC title in a one-on-one match at the Budokan Hall. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Both competitors had exchanged and overcame their respective signature moves throughout the match but it was Misawa who won the pinfall after elbow striking the back of Samoa Joe's head, thus marking his 6th successful title defense.

Samoa Joe continued to work for the promotion throughout 2002, participating in a number of their biggest shows and tournaments. After forming a team with Keiji Sakoda, they became the first-ever holders of the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. Ryan Anurak Sakoda (born December 31, 1974) is a Japanese American professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Wrestling The NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship is a Professional wrestling Tag team title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling He worked as both Samoa Joe and, later, King Joe, but ultimately chose to leave the promotion when he was asked to take on a more gimmicky character.

While in Japan, Samoa Joe trained extensively in Japan at the Fujiwara Gumi, under the guidance of submission wrestling master Yoshiaki Fujiwara.

Ring of Honor (2002-2007)

Back in the United States Samoa Joe joined the ranks of the East Coast-based Ring of Honor promotion in 2002. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. He made his debut at "Glory by Honor" as Christopher Daniels' "hired assassin", brought in to take out Daniels' chief enemy, Low Ki. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler [11] Originally booked for just the one match against Low Ki (due to the cost of flying him from California to Pennsylvania, which ROH had to pay), Samoa Joe impressed fans with his extremely stiff and hard-hitting style that resembled an mixed martial arts fighter more than a wrestler, which led to ROH booking him full time. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and [12]

Samoa Joe quickly rose through the ranks and became ROH Champion, defeating Xavier for the belt in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 22, 2003. The Ring of Honor (ROH World Championship, originally named the "ROH Title" is the top championship title competed for in the independent Professional John Jirus (born in Queens New York New York) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [13] He held that title for twenty one months before losing it to Austin Aries at "Final Battle 2004", also in Philadelphia, on December 26, 2004. Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004 Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [13] It was also at this event that Samoa Joe developed his infamous "Olé Olé Kick" move; an idea which got after watching a commercial during the English FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Southampton (which was being held on the same day of the Frontiers of Honor show). Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Low Ki challenged Samoa Joe to "get the crowd to chant Olé Olé Olé," which he accepted, and during his match with Zebra Kid he positioned the Kid on a chair, and performed the move. Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler [14]

With his historic ROH title reign, Samoa Joe also established himself as the face of the company and a perennial main-eventer in North America. He elevated the title from a mid-card attraction, secondary to established independent stars like Low Ki, Daniels, and A.J. Styles, to the ultimate prize in Ring of Honor. Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Especially famous are his trilogy of title defenses against CM Punk[15][16][17] (the second match earning "Five Stars" from Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the first American match in 7 years to do so), and his match with Japanese wrestler Kenta Kobashi. Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. David Allan Meltzer (born October 24 1961 is the editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (WON. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Not to be confused with his protégé Kenta Kobayashi (known as KENTA is a Japanese Professional wrestler currently under contract

Soon after losing the ROH World Championship to Austin Aries, Samoa Joe became the promotion's fifth Pure Champion, defeating his (kayfabe) protegé Jay Lethal for the belt on May 7, 2005 at Manhattan Mayhem in New York City. Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004 The Ring of Honor (ROH Pure Championship was a title contested for in the North American independent Professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Jamar Shipman was born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth New Jersey. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [18] He held the title for over three months before losing it to Nigel McGuiness on August 27 at Dragon Gate Invasion in Williamsville, New York. Nigel McGuinness is the Ring name of an English professional wrestler, currently working for Ring of Honor in the United States Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Williamsville is a Village in Erie County New York in the United States. [18]

In October 2005, when Japanese heavyweight superstar Kenta Kobashi made a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip to the United States, he was signed to two Ring of Honor shows. Not to be confused with his protégé Kenta Kobayashi (known as KENTA is a Japanese Professional wrestler currently under contract ROH officials selected Samoa Joe, ROH's top wrestler, to face him in a singles match on the first night[19] and a tag match on the second. [20] The first show was in New York City at the New Yorker Hotel. 43-story New Yorker Hotel, (481 Eighth Avenue New York City) was built in 1929 and opened its doors on January 2 1930 Samoa Joe proved to be a formidable opponent for Kobashi, and, after a back and forth match, which Dave Meltzer again gave "Five Stars" , Kobashi walked away with the win. Many fans and experts consider this match to be the finest in Ring of Honor's history. It went on to win the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for "Match of the Year"

In 2006, Samoa Joe was one of the principal wrestlers representing Ring of Honor in their war against rival Philadelphia promotion Combat Zone Wrestling. Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW) is an American based Professional wrestling promotion, based around the 'ultraviolent' style of professional wrestling The war culminated in a five-on-five Cage of Death match at Death before Dishonor IV. Samoa Joe helped ROH dominate in the match, until, after picking up CZW wrestler Chris Hero for a Muscle Buster, he was attacked by fellow ROH wrestler Bryan Danielson. Chris Spradlin (born December 24 1979 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Chris Hero. Bryan Danielson (born May 22 1981) is a American independent professional wrestler, also known as the "American Dragon" Danielson repeatedly hit his injured knee with a steel chair, forcing him to quit the match. Samoa Joe was later replaced in the match by Homicide, who went on to win the match for ROH. Nelson Erazo (born March 20 1977) is an American professional wrestler of Puerto Rican descent better known by his ring [21] Samoa Joe later teamed with Homicide to fight against the Briscoes, and, like Homicide, found himself back in the ROH world title hunt. Samoa Joe, however, came up short against champion Bryan Danielson in several matches, including a match that went to a 60 Minute Draw and the final one being a cage match on December 8. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. [22]

At the December 9 show, Samoa Joe called out the Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, claiming "Ring of Honor is right here!" This was not his first encounter with NOAH; at the September 16, 2006 ROH show, after a speech by wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino, Samoa Joe got into an argument and pull-apart brawl with NOAH star Takeshi Morishima. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Pro-Wrestling NOAH is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino (born October 6 1935 is an Italian former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the (October 15 1978 is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently performing for Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan and for Ring of Honor in the United Subsequently a match was signed for February pitting Samoa Joe against Morishima which Samoa Joe won. [23]

On January 31, Samoa Joe announced on the ROH Video Wire that he would no longer be a full time performer in ROH after March 4. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth [24] All shows that led up to that date would be billed as the "Samoa Joe Farewell Tour". On March 4, he beat long time rival Homicide in his final ROH match with a Muscle Buster from the second rope. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth [25]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005-)

On June 14, 2005, Samoa Joe was announced as having signed a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA) is an American Professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett [26] He made his official debut five days later at the Slammiversary pay-per-view, defeating Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine" by announcer Mike Tenay. Slammiversary 2005 was the first annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Pay-per-view (often abbreviated PPV) is the system in which Television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington DC) better known by his Ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American Mike Tenay (born February 28, 1956, in Los Angeles California) is a Professional wrestling play-by-play announcer. [27] Samoa Joe was a participant in the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup, defeating Sonjay Dutt and Alex Shelley to advance to the tournament finals at Sacrifice. Daniel Christopher Covell (born December 24, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name The 2005 Super X Cup Tournament was a Professional wrestling X Cup tournament held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Patrick Martin may refer to Alex Shelley, American professional wrestler Patrick Martin (journalist, Canadian journalist Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May Samoa Joe won the tournament by defeating A.J. Styles, but only with help from Daniels. Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. [28] As a result of Daniels' interference, however, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko made the title defense, scheduled for Unbreakable on September 11, a three way dance, placing Styles in the match. This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America Lawrence (Larry Whistler (born December 5 1953 is a professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name, Larry Zbyszko. Unbreakable was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing

Samoa Joe proved his worth against Styles and Daniels in the match. However, Styles pinned Daniels to win the title. This match is to date the only match in TNA's history to receive a rating of five stars from Dave Meltzer. Though he did not win the match, this finish allowed Samoa Joe's undefeated streak in TNA to remain intact. [29] At Bound for Glory 2005 on October 23, Samoa Joe defeated the veteran Japanese junior heavyweight Jushin "Thunder" Liger with the rear-naked choke. Bound for Glory 2005 was the first annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. better known as and later is a Japanese professional wrestler who invented the Shooting Star Press. [30] At Genesis 2005 on November 13, he teamed with Daniels, Alex Shelley, and Roderick Strong (a team that Daniels called "The Ministry") against Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and Austin Aries in an eight man elimination match. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Chris Lindsey (born July 26, 1983 in Wisconsin) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Joshua Harter (born February 4 1982) better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working Matthew James "Matt" Bentley. Later in 2003 Bentley formed a stable with Shane Douglas and Traci known as The New Franchise. Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004 Following the victory by Daniels and Samoa Joe (Shelley and Strong were eliminated earlier in the match), Samoa Joe viciously attacked Daniels, beating Daniels around the ringside area until he had busted him open. He then threw Daniels into the ring, and delivered a Musclebuster. Samoa Joe then went out to grab a steel chair from ringside and brought it into the ring, after which he gave Daniels a second Musclebuster, this time onto the chair, supposedly giving Daniels a level-3 concussion. [31]

In response to these actions, A. J. Styles called Samoa Joe out on an episode of iMPACT!, saying his attack of Daniels violated an unwritten code of respect in the X Division. Prior to Turning Point 2005, Samoa Joe attacked Styles, saying he did not respect the X Division code (a vast departure from his Ring of Honor persona, who is a stalwart defender of their written Code of Honor). Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December Ring of Honor (ROH is an American Professional wrestling promotion. Samoa Joe defeated Styles at Turning Point and won the X Division Championship. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December Before Samoa Joe could injure Styles, however, Christopher Daniels came out and stopped him. [32]

Daniels was later slated to face Samoa Joe at Final Resolution 2006 for the X Division Championship. During the build-up to the match, Samoa Joe stated that he intended to end Daniels' career. During the match, Styles came down to the ring to cheer Daniels on. Not long after making Daniels bleed from his head, Samoa Joe stopped going for the pin, instead dropping knee after knee on Daniels' head. Styles, concerned about Daniels' health, signaled for the match to be stopped by throwing in the towel, allowing Samoa Joe to retain the X Division title. [33]

Samoa Joe was then scheduled to face the next number one contender for the X Division Championship, A. J. Styles, at Against All Odds 2006. Against All Odds is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of February Daniels, however, complained that he had not wanted the towel thrown in, and still wanted his unfairly aborted title shot. The match thereafter was made into a rematch of the Unbreakable three-way match, with Samoa Joe, Styles and Daniels. In the match, Samoa Joe pinned Styles after delivering a Muscle Buster, and retained the title. [34] Samoa Joe continued his feud with Daniels and Styles until Destination X 2006, when he lost the title to Daniels in an Ultimate X match. The Ultimate X match is a type of Professional wrestling match created by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA mainly used in their X Division [35]

Samoa Joe was then taken out of the X Division, and matched with an initially unannounced opponent. On the March 25 edition of iMPACT!, it was announced that he would take on Sabu at Lockdown 2006. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Terry Michael Brunk ( December 12 1964) better known by his Ring name Sabu, is an American professional wrestler. Lockdown (2006 was the second annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Despite that, he still had a scheduled X Division title match, and, on April 13, 2006's iMPACT! (TNA's Thursday debut), Samoa Joe regained the X Division title after delivering an Island Driver from the middle turnbuckle to Christopher Daniels. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Samoa Joe then successfully defended his X Division title against Sabu at Lockdown. [36]

Samoa Joe signing autographs for fans
Samoa Joe signing autographs for fans

At Sacrifice, Samoa Joe partnered with Sting in a tag team match against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner. Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May Jeffrey "Jeff" Leonard Jarrett (born April 14, 1967) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Scott Rechsteiner (born July 29 1962 better known by his Ring name Scott Steiner, is an American professional wrestler. Samoa Joe and Sting were victorious, but after the match, Samoa Joe left the ring and allowed Sting to be attacked. [37] Samoa Joe explained this by stating that he agreed to only watch Sting's back "from bell to bell" (implying that once the second bell rang, his duties were over), but still had issues with Steiner. Samoa Joe added Scott Steiner to his undefeated streak, at Slammiversary 2006. Slammiversary 2006 was the second annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling [38]

During the iMPACT! tapings on May 15, Samoa Joe was injured as he performed a kick, and it was reported that he tore every knee ligament except the Anterior Cruciate Ligament. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The knee is the lower extremity Joint connecting the Femur, Patella, and the Tibia. In Anatomy, the term ligament is used to denote three different types of structures Fibrous tissue that connects Bones to other bones The anterior cruciate ligament (or ACL) is one of the four major Ligaments of the Knee. He suffered a first degree tear to the Posterior Cruciate Ligament and a second degree tear to the Medial Collateral Ligament. The posterior cruciate ligament (or PCL is one of the four major Ligaments of the Knee. The medial collateral ligament of the Knee is one of the four major Ligaments of the knee Samoa Joe would remain out of action for two weeks.

On the June 22 episode of TNA iMPACT!, Samoa Joe lost his X Division Championship in a triple threat match with Sonjay Dutt and Senshi. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. TNA Impact! (official typeset " TNA iMPACT! " is a Professional wrestling Television program produced by Total Retesh Bhalla (born April 7, 1982 in Washington DC) better known by his Ring name, Sonjay Dutt, is an Indian American Brandon Silvestry (born September 6 1979) better known by his Ring name, Low Ki, is an American professional wrestler Senshi pinned Dutt to win the championship after Scott Steiner laid out Samoa Joe with a steel chair. Samoa Joe would have his chance at revenge when he participated in a four-way number one contender match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship along with Sting, Christian Cage, and Scott Steiner at Victory Road 2006 on July 16. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Samoa Joe lost this match when Sting pinned Steiner. [39]

On the following edition on iMPACT!, Samoa Joe answered an open challenge made by Rhino. Terry Gerin (born October 7 1975 Extreme Championship Wrestling (1999-2001 Gerin debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1999 as Rhino, the A match between the two was set but was interrupted by Monty Brown, who was very vocal about the issues he had with both men. Montaque N "Monty" Brown (born April 13 1970 is an American professional wrestler and former National Football League Linebacker Samoa Joe defeated Brown and Rhino in a Falls Count Anywhere Match at Hard Justice when he pinned Monty Brown following an STO through a table from the stage ramp. [40]

Samoa Joe beat Jeff Jarrett at No Surrender 2006 in a "Fan's Revenge Lumberjack Match". No Surrender is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. After the match, he took Jarrett's NWA World Heavyweight Championship with him, telling Jim Cornette that if Jarrett or Sting (Jarrett's scheduled opponent at Bound For Glory) wanted the belt, they could take it from him. James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17 1961 is an American Professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter Bound for Glory is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event, produced every October by the American Professional wrestling [41] On the October 12 episode, Samoa Joe agreed to return the belt to the Jarrett-Sting winner under one condition – the winner had to agree to give him a title shot. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. This offer was turned down, and finally Samoa Joe was given the choice of giving back the title or being removed from the TNA roster. Kurt Angle would make his debut and get into a brawl with Samoa Joe after he again refused to give back the belt, and during the brawl, Jarrett took the belt back. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist

At Bound for Glory 2006 on October 22, Samoa Joe defeated Raven, Brother Runt and Abyss in a Monster's Ball match. Bound for Glory 2006 was the second annual Bound for Glory Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Scott Anthony Levy (born September 8 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) better known by his Ring name Raven, is an American Professional Matthew Johnathan "Matt" Hyson (born August 13 1970) and was a Third grade English Teacher. Christopher J "Chris" Parks Border City Wrestling BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time A Monster's Ball match is a Professional wrestling, hardcore match staged by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. The match ended when special referee Jake Roberts DDTed Raven, allowing Samoa Joe to deliver the Muscle Buster to Raven for the pinfall. Aurelian Smith Jr (born May 30 1955 in Gainesville, Texas) is a second-generation American professional wrestler and In Professional wrestling a DDT is any move in which the wrestler falls down or backwards to drive a held opponent's head into the mat Later in the night, Samoa Joe was involved in a pull-apart brawl with Kurt Angle after Jim Cornette announced that he would be removed from the TNA roster if he interfered in the main event match that involved Angle as special enforcer. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist [42]

Samoa Joe would get his chance at Genesis 2006, where he would lose to Kurt Angle after tapping out to Angle's ankle lock. Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist Professional wrestling holds include a number of set moves and pins used by competitors to immobilize their opponents or lead to a Submission. This would end his 18 month undefeated streak. [43] Throughout the rest of 2006 into 2007, Samoa Joe continued to feud with Angle picking up a victory by submission in their rematch at TNA Turning Point 2006[44] before suffering a legitimate knee injury in a tag team match that pitted Rhino and Kurt Angle against Samoa Joe and AJ Styles. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December In Professional wrestling, legit (from "legitimate" is a slang term used to describe a match or event which has not been booked, or a performer

On January 14, 2007 at Final Resolution, Samoa Joe faced Angle in a thirty minute Iron Man match. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. An Iron Man match is a Professional wrestling match type that is set to go a specific amount of time usually 30 or 60 minutes with the competitor with the most decisions With seconds remaining, Samoa Joe had Angle in the Ankle Lock. Although Angle tapped out, he did so just after time had expired. As a result, Angle won the match three falls to two. [45]

On the February 14 edition of iMPACT!, Samoa Joe won a gauntlet match to become the number one contender to Christian Cage's NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Destination X. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance Samoa Joe lost to Cage after Cage reversed the Coquina Clutch into a pinning combination and used the ropes for leverage. [46] Samoa Joe was a member of the victorious Team Angle in a Lethal Lockdown match at Lockdown 2007. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing Lockdown (2007 was the third annual Lockdown Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

At Sacrifice, Samoa Joe pinned A. Sacrifice is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of May J. Styles after converting his Coquina Clutch into a suplex. A suplex is an Offensive move used in wrestling both in competitive Sport wrestling, including Olympic and collegiate wrestling and Professional wrestling On the May 24, 2007 edition of iMPACT!, Samoa Joe qualified for the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary by defeating Sting with a Samoan drop after Christopher Daniels hit Sting with a baseball bat; Samoa Joe lost the King of the Mountain match when Kurt Angle hung the belt. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Slammiversary (2007 was the third annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9 1968 is an American professional wrestler and Olympic gold medalist He would then qualify to compete in the Match of Champions at Victory Road by defeating Jay Lethal and Chris Sabin for the X Division title on iMPACT!. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jamar Shipman was born April 21, 1985 in Elizabeth New Jersey. Joshua Harter (born February 4 1982) better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler, currently working On the July 12 episode of iMPACT!

At the Match of Champions, Samoa Joe scored the winning pinfall on Brother Ray after Kurt Angle hit the Angle Slam and won the TNA World Tag Team Championships from Team 3D, making him the first wrestler in TNA to hold multiple TNA championships. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Victory Road is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He later opted to hold both the titles by himself. At Hard Justice, Samoa Joe put up the X Division title and both Tag Team titles against Kurt Angle's TNA World title as well as the IWGP World Championship (Third Belt). Inoki Genome Federation ( IGF) is a Professional wrestling promotion in Japan founded by Antonio Inoki in 2007. However, Samoa Joe lost all his titles thanks to interferences by Karen Angle, enabling Kurt to become the second TNA Triple Crown Champion. This article deals with the achievement as understood in professional wrestling in the United States.

Samoa Joe was the first man to defeat Christian Cage by pinfall or submission in TNA, forcing him tap out to the Coquina Clutch at Bound for Glory, thus ending Cage's 23 month undefeated streak by pinfall or submission in TNA. Bound for Glory is a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event, produced every October by the American Professional wrestling Samoa Joe then started a rivalry with Robert Roode which was settled on TNA Genesis. Robert "Bobby" Roode (January 1 1977 is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Genesis is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Samoa Joe was then announced as the teammate of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall in their match against The Angle Alliance at Turning Point. The Outsiders are a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Turning Point is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of December However, Hall no-showed the event. Before the match, Samoa Joe was asked to cut a promo alleviating heat from the company and introducing Eric Young as Hall's replacement. In Professional wrestling, a promo is short for "promotional interview" a dialogue or monologue used to advance a storyline. This article is about a Professional wrestling term For the World Wrestling Entertainment program see WWE Heat. Eric Young can refer to Eric Young (baseball Eric Young (footballer Eric Young (wrestler, Jeremy Fritz professional Samoa Joe went five minutes overtime and ranted against Hall, Nash and some other superstars, which legitimately upset Nash and TNA President Dixie Carter at ringside. a it can be replaced somehow Before calling Young to come to the ring he told the TNA ringside staff, "Are you mad? Go ahead, fire me, I don't care. " Samoa Joe, Nash and Young defeated the Angle Alliance when Samoa Joe pinned Tomko after a Muscle Buster. The Angle Alliance is a Heel wrestling stable headed by Kurt Angle (and briefly Christian Cage on a self-proclaimed basis in Total Nonstop Action Professional wrestling throws are the application of techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming him or her down which makes up most of the action of After the match, Samoa Joe and Nash briefly argued and shoved one another backstage, with Samoa Joe apologizing at a talent meeting the following day. [47] In kayfabe, though, Samoa Joe continued to direct his frustration towards TNA management, going as far as to trash a Christmas party organised by Matt Morgan.

After complaining to Jim Cornette that he didn't have a match at Final Resolution, Cornette decided to team Samoa Joe with Kevin Nash, who was to receive a title shot with Scott Hall when he returned. At Final Resolution, Samoa Joe, along with his tag team partner Kevin Nash lost to the team of Styles and Tomko. This occurred after Kevin Nash refused to tag himself into the match leaving Samoa Joe to fend for himself. In addition, Nash "flipped off" Samoa Joe whilst leaving the ringside area. After Nash had screwed Samoa Joe at Final Resolution, Nash told Samoa Joe he was teaching his a lesson about the wrestling business and told Samoa Joe he could help him to the top if he followed his direction. On the January 17 edition of iMPACT!, Samoa Joe was in a Triple Threat Match for the number one Contender for the Heaviweight Championship, in which he was disqualified after being caught with a steel chair, in fact used against him and Christian Cage by A.J. Styles. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler Alan Jones (born June 2 1978 (TNA where he is a three-time TNA Triple Crown Champion. On the January 24 edition of iMPACT!, Samoa Joe went on a rampage, attacking several TNA employees, culminating in his attacking of J.B. after being announced as the MVP of 2007. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Jeremy Borash (born May 28, 1977 in Minneapolis Minnesota) also known as TV'S JB is an American Professional wrestling

For months, Samoa Joe was said to be unhappy with his spot in TNA and that he was considering not renewing his contract. TNA used that Internet rumor into an angle, where Cornette tried to sign him into a new contract, but every week the signature was interrupted. At Against All Odds, Samoa Joe served as the special enforcer for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match where Kurt Angle defended his title against challenger Christian Cage. Against All Odds is an annual Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of February The Total Nonstop Action (TNA World Heavyweight Championship is the primary Professional wrestling championship in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. During the contest, A. J. Styles interfered and Samoa Joe fought Styles to the back, but Tomko came out and attacked Cage giving Angle the win. On the February 14 edition of iMPACT, Samoa Joe formed an alliance with Cage and mentor, Kevin Nash, to compete with Kurt Angle's Angle Alliance. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Kevin Scott Nash (born July 9 1959 is an American professional wrestler and Actor. It was also announced that Samoa Joe would be given the next TNA Championship opportunity against Angle. Over the next few weeks Samoa Joe and his new found alliance would attack the Angle Alliance leading up to their match at Destination X. Samoa Joe vowed that he would eliminate the Angle Alliance so he would receive a fair title match with Kurt Angle at Lockdown. Lockdown (2008 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA which took place on April On the March 6 edition of iMPACT!, Samoa Joe, Christian, and Nash would face a member of the Angle Alliance to determine who would get a five minute advantage during their match at Destination X. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Samoa Joe would lose a first blood match to Tomko after the ref saw blood from his arm, this a result of a blocked chair shot attempt by Tomko. This loss would not matter much as Nash beat A. J. Styles in a Street Fight and Christian beat Kurt Angle in a Steel Cage match, which was disputed as Kurt and Christian hit the floor at the same time, giving Samoa Joe, Nash, and Christian the advantage at Destination X. Though the Angle Alliance would dispute the call it stood and they were given the advantage in the match, where Samoa Joe would make Tomko tap out to the Coquina Clutch. Achieving his goal to eliminate the Angle Alliance, nothing now stood in the way of Samoa Joe getting a fair title shot at Lockdown. Lockdown (2008 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA which took place on April On the iMPACT! before Lockdown, Scott Steiner stated that he would cash in his Feast or Fired Briefcase at Sacrifice against the winner of Angle and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

At Lockdown, Samoa Joe defeated Kurt Angle with a Muscle Buster to win his first TNA World Championship and become TNA's third Triple Crown Champion. Lockdown (2008 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA which took place on April Samoa Joe also became the first person to have won both the ROH and TNA World Championships. The stipulation of the match was if Samoa Joe had lost, he would have had to retire from professional wrestling. Many types of matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, can be found in the form of Performing He successfully defeated Kurt Angle in a rematch on iMPACT! and then retained against Scott Steiner and Kaz at Sacrifice. At Slammiversary, he won a King of the Mountain match (the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion to retain his title in such a match) against Robert Roode, Booker T, Christian Cage and Rhino. Slammiversary (2008 was the fourth annual Slammiversary Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Since Joe retained his championship, he would find out that he would have to face Kaz the following week on iMPACT for the TNA world heavyweight chapionship.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

1After being stripped of the title, Samoa Joe's reign was stricken from their records and the title returned to the man Samoa Joe defeated, Eddie Osbourne. Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW is a Professional wrestling promotion owned and operated by Rick Bassman The UPW Heavyweight Championship is the top singles Professional wrestling title contested for in the Ultimate Pro Wrestling promotion. The UPW Heavyweight Championship is the top singles Professional wrestling title contested for in the Ultimate Pro Wrestling promotion. This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct This is a list of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, current and defunct [55]

Personal life

Seanoa married Jesse on July 27, 2007. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The couple is due to have their first child in December 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He is close friends with fellow wrestlers Chris Masters, CM Punk, Frankie Kazarian,John Cena and Rob Van Dam. Chris Masters may refer to Chris Masters (writer, Australian journalist and writer Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26 1978 Depending on alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage Frank B Gerdelman (born August 4 1977) better known as Kaz and Frankie Kazarian, is an American professional wrestler John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski Another venture that Van Dam produces is RVDTV reality based programming looking at the life of Rob Van Dam [12]

Media

Notes

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  2. ^ TNA Wrestling profile
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  4. ^ a b Milner, J. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. (2006-07-09). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Samoa Joe. Canadian Online Explorer. Canadian Online Explorer (commonly CANOE or Canoeca) is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada. Retrieved on 2007-04-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
  5. ^ Unstoppable: the Best of Samoa Joe, TNA Home Video (2006).
  6. ^ Banks, Bill (2005-09-13). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September An Exclusive Interview With Samoa Joe. TNAwrestilng. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at
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  8. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.  
  9. ^ purolove. com. Zero One 2001 show Results.  “(translated from German) ZERO-ONE "SHINGEKI":Samoa Joe & Keiji Sakoda defeated Yuki Ishikawa & Katsumi Usuda (16:48)”
  10. ^ purolove. com. Zero One Fire Festival Results (2001).  “(translated from German) Kohei Sato [2] defeated Samoa Joe [0] (8:25) with a Cross Armbreaker / Samoa Joe [2] defeated George Takano [1] (5:24) with a Lariat. / Samoa Joe [4] defeated Masato Tanaka [3] (8:00) with the Emerald Frosion”
  11. ^ rohwrestling. com (5 October). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Low Ki defeated Samoa Joe in Joe's debut. Joe was hired by Christopher Daniels to take out Ki, but couldn't quite get the job done”
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  13. ^ a b wrestling-titles. com. Ring of Honor Heavyweight TItle History.
  14. ^ PWTorch (September 27). Samoa Joe interview highlights.
  15. ^ rohwrestling. com (June 12). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Samoa Joe and CM Punk went to a Time Limit Draw after 60 minutes”
  16. ^ rohwrestling. com (October 16). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Samoa Joe retained the World Title by going to a one hour draw against CM Punk”
  17. ^ rohwrestling. com (December 4). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Samoa Joe defeated CM Punk”
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  19. ^ Randazzo, Anthony. "ROH in Manhattan: Samoa Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi in match of year candidate", Pro Wrestling Torch, 1 October 2005.  
  20. ^ rohwrestling. com (October 2). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Kenta Kobashi & Homicide defeated Samoa Joe & Low Ki”
  21. ^ Vetter, Chris. "ROH, "Death Before Dishonor IV"", Pro Wrestling Torch, 10 September 2006.  
  22. ^ rohwrestling. com (December 8). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Bryan Danielson defeated Samoa Joe in a ROH World Title Steel Cage Match”
  23. ^ rohwrestling. com (February 16). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Samoa Joe defeated Takeshi Morishima”
  24. ^ RoH Wrestling news (2007-03-03). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian  “February 2nd: The huge story of the week is that Samoa Joe announced his farewell tour to ROH in a very emotional promo in the new ROH Video Wire. ”
  25. ^ rohwrestling. com (March 3). Ring of Honor Official results.  “Samoa Joe defeated Homicide”
  26. ^ Waldman, Jon. "Samoa Joe signs with TNA", Slam! Sports, 14 June 2005.  
  27. ^ Full TNA "Slammiversary" Results.
  28. ^ Official Results From Sunday's "Sacrifice" on Pay-Per-View.
  29. ^ Schultz, Chris. "Official TNA "Unbreakable" Results - AJ New X Champion!", TNA Wrestling, 11 September 2005.  
  30. ^ Schultz, Chris. "Results From "Bound For Glory" - Rhino New NWA World Champ!", TNA Wrestling, 23 October 2005.  
  31. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Results From Sunday's "Genesis" Pay-Per-View", TNA Wrestling, 13 November 2005.  
  32. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Turning Point 2005" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 16 January 2005.  
  33. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Final Resolution 2005" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 16 January 2005.  
  34. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Against All Odds" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 12 February 2006.  
  35. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Destination X" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 12 March 2006.  
  36. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Lockdown" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 23 April 2006.  
  37. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Sacrifice" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 14 May 2006.  
  38. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Slammiversary" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 18 June 2006.  
  39. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Victory Road" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 16 July 2006.  
  40. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA Hard Justice Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 13 August 2006.  
  41. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "No Surrender" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 24 September 2006.  
  42. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Bound For Glory" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 22 October 2006.  
  43. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Results From The TNA "Genesis" Pay-Per-View Event", TNA Wrestling, 19 November 2006.  
  44. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Live Results From The TNA "Turning Point" Pay-Per-View", TNA Wrestling, 10 December 2006.  
  45. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Final Resolution" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 14 January 2007.  
  46. ^ Cygy, Marcus. "Official Live TNA "Destination-X 2007" Pay-Per-View Results", TNA Wrestling, 12 February 2006.  
  47. ^ Keller, Wade "PPV Notes: More details on the Hall no-show, Joe's unscripted rant, and the fallout at TV taping today" PWITorch. com (December 3, 2007) Retrieved December 6, 2007. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  48. ^ Brad Garoon and Jacob Ziegler, 411mania (July 9, 2007). ROH - Joe vs. Kobashi DVD Review.  “Match 9: Kenta Kobashi vs. Samoa Joe”
  49. ^ Robinson, J. (2006-09-21). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Samoa Joe Interview: Talking chokes, videogames, and Fans Revenge with the hardest hitter in wrestling. IGN. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video Retrieved on 2007-04-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.
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  59. ^ Straight Shootin' with Samoa Joe & CM Punk (DVD). Ring of Honor. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
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