Samoa Joe
| Samoa Joe | |
|---|---|
Joe in June 2015
|
|
| Birth name | Nuufolau Joel Seanoa |
| Born |
March 17, 1979 Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | King Joe Samoa Joe Joe Seanoa Joe Seannoa |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) |
| Billed from |
Huntington Beach, California The Isle of Samoa |
| Trained by |
Cincinnati Red Johnny Hemp |
| Debut | 1999 |
Nuufolau Joel "Joe" Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), better known by his ring name Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE and performing on the Raw brand. In WWE NXT, he was a former two-time NXT Champion. He was previously best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Ring of Honor (ROH).
Joe established himself in ROH from the promotion's beginning in 2002, holding the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months from May 2003 to December 2004. Upon joining TNA in June 2005, he embarked on an 18-month-long undefeated streak, and went on to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once, the TNA X Division Championship five times, the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice, and the TNA Television Championship once; completing the TNA Triple Crown and the TNA Grand Slam.
He also wrestled internationally and on the independent circuit for various promotions, winning several titles, including the GHC Tag Team Championship with Magnus in Pro Wrestling Noah, an he was an inaugural NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion with Keiji Sakoda in Pro Wrestling Zero1. He left TNA in February 2015, briefly competing again in ROH and the independent circuit.
...
Wikipedia