Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about SAMOA JOE!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: he is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. he established himself with promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH). he also wrestled internationally Joe officially debuted in WWE’s developmental territory NXT in may 2015 . he became the first ever two-time NxT Champion . in march 2019, Joe won his first title on the main roster, the United States Seanoa’s family founded a polynesian dance troupe in the united states called Tiare Productions . he made his stage debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics opening at the age of five . before becoming a Joe tagged with Mike Knox and defeated Al Katrazz with Basil . he became the longest reigning UPW Heavyweight Champion ever . when Joe was in pro wrestling, he met Bruce Prichard and Jim Ross he made his debut at “Glory by Honor” as Christopher Daniels’s “hired assassin” he impressed fans with his stiff and hard-hitting style that resembled a mixed martial Joe became the promotion’s fifth Pure Champion . he held the title for over three months before losing it to Nigel McGuinness . the match went on to win the Wrestling Observer Newsletter award for ” Joe was one of the wrestlers representing Ring of Honor in their war against CZW . the war culminated in a five-on-five Cage of Death match at “Death before Dishonor IV Joe ceased to be a full-time performer in ROH on march 4, 2007 . all shows leading up to that date were billed as the “Samoa Joe Farewell Tour”. on march 4, he beat longtime rival Homicide in his final ROH match . on November 22, 2008, Joe made a one night only return for Rising Above . he defeated Tyler Black in a non-pay Joe made his to date final PWG appearance on April 8, 2007, when he defeated Low Ki . Joe also made several appearances for Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South . he has also wrestled in Europe for promotions such Joe was a participant in the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup . he defeated sonjay dutt and Alex shelley to advance to the tournament finals . Joe won the tournament by defeating A the match is to date the only match in TNA’s history to receive a rating of five stars from Dave Meltzer . he teamed with Daniels, Alex Shelley, and Roderick Strong in an Styles called Joe out on an episode of impact!, saying his attack violated a code of respect . Joe defeated Styles at Turning Point and won the X Division Championship . Daniels came out and stopped Joe, Joe was slated to face Daniels at Final Resolution in 2006 for the X Division championship . Styles came down to the ring to cheer for Daniels . Joe stopped going for the pin, instead dropping knee after knee on Joe proceeded to win the rematch of the three-way at Unbreakable, thus retaining his title . this feud continued until Destination X, when he lost the title to Daniels in an Ultimate Joe and Sting were victorious, but after the match, Joe left the ring and allowed Sting to be attacked . Joe added Scott Steiner to his undefeated streak . Joe would remain out of action for two weeks . he lost his X Division Championship in a triple threat match with Sonjay Dutt and Senshi . Joe would have his chance at revenge when he participated in at Bound for Glory on October 22, Joe defeated Raven, Brother Runt and Abyss . he defeated Raven in a Monster’s Ball match . after the match, Jarrett took the belt back special referee Jake Roberts performed a DDT to Raven . Joe was involved in a pull-apart brawl with Kurt Angle . this ended his eighteen-month undefeated streak Joe qualified to compete in the Match of Champions at Victory Road . he defeated Jay Lethal and Chris Sabin for the X Division title . Joe won the TNA World Tag Team Championship from Team 3D . hall, Nash and Young defeat the Angle Alliance . Joe goes five minutes overtime . he apologizes at talent meeting the next day . Joe complains to Jim Cornette that he did not have a match at Final Resolution . cornette decides to team Joe with Kevin Nash, who was to receive a title shot with Scott Hall when he returned Joe defeated Kurt Angle to win his first TNA World Championship . at Lockdown, Joe defeated Angle to become TNA’s third Triple Crown Champion . Joe was challenged to a match by Booker T at Victory Road, which he accepted . at Bound for Glory IV, he fought Sting in a losing effort to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Joe and AJ Styles formed a faction of younger wrestlers to oppose the main event mafia . at Final Resolution, The Front Line lost to the Main Event Mafio in a 4-on-4 Joe got disqualified in a match with Sheik Abdul Bashir . he entered last and won the match by pinning rival Kurt Angle via the Muscle Buster . he later stated backstage that he did not wish to be captain, but would still be part of the team . his teammates were Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles and the returning Daniels . Joe betrayed A.J. Styles and helped Kurt Angle win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . he then feuded with Kevin Nash as his next victim of the Mafia . Joe then at Hard Justice Joe defeated Homicide to win the X Division title for the fourth time . after winning this title, Joe feuded with his longtime rival Daniels and defeated him at No Surrender. Joe loses the X Division title to Amazing Red after Bobby Lashley interfered in the match . Kurt Angle turns into a fan favorite, thus signaling the end of the Main Event Mafia . Joe resurfaces in a video package on an episode of Impact!. on march 29 . he was abducted by masked men after losing a match against Orlando Jordan . on the same episode he Joe was a surprise member of Team Hogan in an eight-man tag team match . scored the deciding pinfall by pinning Roode after a Muscle Buster . his abduction never was explained Joe was ranked number ten in the first ever TNA Championship Committee rankings for a World Heavyweight Championship title shot . he began his climb up the rankings by defeating Hernandez on June 17, number four ranked A.J Joe was upset with the production crew for starting a countdown to the time limit draw . he specifically requested not to start one because he thought it would reveal the ending of the match early . Joe was suspended from TNA at Bound for Glory Joe and Jarrett faced Sting, Nash and their newest ally D’Angelo Dinero . after Hulk Hogan pulled out due to a back surgery at Turning Point Jarrett defeated Joe, after choking him out with a baton . the following month at Final Resolution Joe faced Jarretett in a submission match . on december 17, 2010, Joe returned on the January 6, 2011, edition of impact!, confronting D’Angelo Dinero . two weeks later Okato was revealed as the camera man . on February 13 at Against All Odds Joe’s next feud would be with the undefeated Crimson, whom he would abandon in the ring and the hands of Abyss on two occasions . on June 12 at Slammiversary Joe attacked its participants Devon, D’Angelo Dinero and rankings leader Crimson . he was forced to pull out of the tournament following the attack . on the following edition of Impact Wrestling, Joe Crimson defeats Joe in a singles match on the October 6 edition of Impact Wrestling . a three-way match also involving Matt Morgan is also contested at Bound for Glory . styles and Joe and Magnus defeated Crimson and Morgan in non-title match on impact wrestling . on february 12 at Against All Odds, they won the TNA world tag team championship . they then Joe and Magnus successfully defend the TNA World Tag Team Championship . they were attacked by Christopher Daniels and Kazarian, who had asked for a title shot earlier in the event . on the first “Open Fight Night,” Joe defeated James Storm to win the vacant TNA Television Championship . he made his first successful title defense the following week . Joe successfully defended his title against former tag team partner Magnus . Joe resumed his rivalry with former partner Magnus, defeating him via disqualification . the rivalry culminated in a No Disqualification match on November 11 at Turning Point . three days later at Final Resolution the returning Sting saved Joe and Angle from a beatdown from Aces & Eights . he revealed the mystery member as the debuting Mike Knox . on impact wrestling, Joe was defeated by Jeff Hardy . Joe defeated Robbie E to qualify for the 2013 Bound for Glory Series . he was helped to a submission victory over Mr. Anderson in his match after Kurt Angle and Sting took out Anderson’s fellow Aces Samoa Joe’s first round matchup will be a Fall Count Anywhere match on turning point . he will defend his title with AJ Styles if he wins the title . Joe defeated by Joe was unsuccessful in grabbing any of the four cases in a Feast or Fired match . on the January 1, 2014 edition of Impact Wrestling, Joe talked to Dixie . Joe went on to win the match by Joe, James Storm, Gunner, Eric Young, Joseph Park, and ODB win tag team match . defeats rockstar Spud by submission after a Muscle Buster . leveled playing field in Sting Joe defeated The BroMans and Zema Ion on the February 13 edition of Impact Wrestling . Joe defeated Bad Bones in a singles match . on march 9, 2014 at Lockdown, Joe lost to Samoa Joe has taken time off from TNA . he helped Eric Young and Bully Ray fend off MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King all by himself . it could only be ended via knock Joe defeated low Ki and Sanada to win the TNA X Division title for the first time in nearly 4 years . at Hardcore justice, Joe successfully defended the title against low Ki after pinning him with a muscle MVP christened the group as his “family” and officially named them the Beat Down Clan . Lashley refused to become a part of this new group and decided to leave . on February 6, 2015 at Lockdown, Joe returned to the promotion in July 2011, when he represented La Sociedad in two tag team matches . he captured the win for his team after pinning Misawa with an Island Driver . two days later, Joe again Joe and Magnus defeated Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama to win the GHC Tag Team Championship . on July 22, 2012, Joe returned to Pro Wrestling Noah and defeated Jay Briscoe to retain the Joe made his in-ring debut on the June 10 episode of NXT . a match between Joe and Owens ended in a no contest . the two continued to brawl after the match until they were separated Joe defeated Baron Corbin by technical submission at nxt takeover: Brooklyn . he was then paired with NXT Champion Finn Bálor to enter the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament . they Joe and Zayn had a #1 contender rematch on the January 27 episode of NXT, which ended in a draw . Joe won a two out of three falls match on the March 9 episode of the show During the match, Joe suffered a legitimate dislocated jaw . he lost the title back to Nakamura on December 3, 2016 in Osaka, Japan . it was the shortest reign in the title’ Cole attempted to warn Joe that Triple H turned on prior cohorts . Joe claimed that he was not his heavy, and hurt people only because he has done so for all of his career . on march 5, at Fastlane, Joe faced Rollins at Payback, in a losing effort, giving him his first singles loss on the main roster . on the July 17 episode of Raw, Joe faced Reigns to determine the next number one contender for at Survivor Series, Joe would team with Finn Bálor, Braun Strowman, Triple H and Kurt Angle . he would cost Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose a Raw Tag Team Championship match on the January 1, 2018, episode of Raw, Joe would get a rematch for the title against Roman Reigns . next week, Joe suffered a foot injury during a match with Titus O’Neil at SummerSlam, Joe defeated WWE Champion AJ Styles by disqualification . at Crown Jewel, Joe again lost to Styles in a title match . on the November 27 episode of SmackDown, Joe Joe entered the 2019 Royal Rumble match but was eliminated by Mustafa Ali . he failed to capture the WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber . Joe defeated Truth, Mysterio, and Andrade to win the United Joe became a two-time United States Champion on the June 3 episode of Raw . at the Stomping Grounds, Joe lost the title to Ricochet . the following night on Raw, Joe would turn his attention to Joe was announced as a competitor in the 2019 King of the Ring tournament . he defeated Cesaro in the first round, facing Ricochet in the quarter-finals . it was reported that Joe suffered a broken Joe saved Kevin Owens from an attack by AOP and Seth Rollins . on february 24, 2020, Joe was suspended for thirty days for violating WWE’s wellness policy . in July 2019, Joe defeated Jimmy Us seanoa avidly trains in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, and muay Thai at LA Boxing in Costa Mesa, California . he is often noted as a