| Samoa Joe |
| Samoa Joe Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 280 lb (127 kg) Real name: Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa Hometown: Huntington Beach, California via American Samoa Pro debut: September 1999 Finishing move: Coquina Clutch, Muscle Buster Favorite quote: "I am Samoa Joe, and I am pro wrestling" Other aliases: King Joe, "The Samoan Submission Machine" Career highlights: Natural Heavyweight Champion, NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion (w/Keiji Sakoda), ROH World Champion, ROH Pure Champion, TNA X-Division Champion (3), TNA World Tag Team Champion, TWE Heavyweight Champion, UPW Heavyweight Champion, UPW No Hold Barred Champion (2), UIWA Tag Team Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Trained by: Cincinnati Red, Johnny Hemp, John Delayo TNA profile: The “Samoan Submission Machine,” Samoa Joe has been on a path of domination and destruction since his arrival in TNA Wrestling. Having been undefeated for the first 18 months of his tenure in TNA, Joe routinely leaves all of his opponents crumpled on the mat, gasping for air. Engaged in epic wars with the likes of AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Scott Steiner and the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle, Joe has proven the world over that he is the new face of TNA Wrestling. Samoa Joe has been voted the MVP of TNA for 2006 by the fans, and rightfully so. No other athlete has dominated the competition the way that Joe has. Possessing tremendous submission tactics as well as superhuman agility for a man of his size, there simply is no stopping Samoa Joe. Obtaining gold seems to come with ease to Joe. He has been a multi-time X Division Champion as well as an X Cup winner. There is little doubt that as time progresses, Samoa Joe will finally get a shot at the ultimate prize in professional wrestling, the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Having been trained in several forms of martial arts and being a connoisseur of submission moves, no matter the situation, Samoa Joe can always find a counter move and chance at victory. With chants of ”Joe’s Gonna Kill You,” echoing throughout the arena upon his entrance, many an opponent have already been defeated before the opening bell, they just have not realized it yet. For once Samoa Joe locks in his patented Coquina Clutch, his victim has two choices, tap out or pass out. In the world of professional wrestling, Samoa Joe is a wrestling virtuoso, an athletic flower that blooms perhaps once a generation. As time will surely dictate, Samoa Joe will grow and blossom into one of the all time greats in wrestling history. |
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