Joe Seanoa

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Joe Seanoa
Image:Joe seannoa.jpg
Statistics
Stage names	King Joe Samoa Joe
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Born	March 17, 1979
Hometown	Samoa
Debut	1999

Joe Seanoa (born March 17, 1979 in Samoa, now resides in Huntington Beach, California), better known by his stage name, Samoa Joe, is an American professional wrestler, currently performing for numerous independent promotions including Ring Of Honor, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ultimate Pro Wrestling.

1 Career
- 1.1 Ring of Honor
- 1.2 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
2 Finishing moves
- 2.1 Signature moves
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References
5 External links

Career

Joe started his career in September of 1999 as the first graduate of the UIWA's now-defunct West Coast Dojo. He was trained under the guidance of West Coast indy legend Cincinnati Red.

Debuting in December of 1999, Joe quickly rose through the ranks of independent grapplers throughout California. He soon signed with former WWE developmental affiliate UPW, where he captured the UPW Heavyweight Championship.

After finding success in UPW, Joe debuted in Japan for Shinya Hashimoto's ZERO ONE promotion, fighting in its "Shingeki" series of pay per views and later the annual "Burning Heart" tournaments.

Joe now resides as a member of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Inoki Dojo in Los Angeles.

Ring of Honor

Back in the United States Joe joined the ranks of the East Coast-based Ring Of Honor promotion. Debuting at "Glory By Honor" as Christopher Daniels' "hired assasin" to take out Daniel's chief enemy, Low-Ki, Joe impressed fans with an extremely stiff and hard-hitting bout that resembled an MMA fight more than a wrestling match.

Joe quickly became the company's ROH Champion, defeating Xavier for the belt in February 2003. He held that title for an incredible 21 months before losing it to Austin Aries on December 26, 2004. In the process, Joe made the ROH Championship a world title by defending it outside of the United States, and established the ROH World Championship as one of the most prestigious titles in North America.

With his historic ROH title reign, Joe also established himself as the face of the company and as 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. Especially famous are his series of title defenses against CM Punk and his match with Japanese wrestler Kenta Kobashi.

Soon after losing the ROH World Championship to Aries, Joe became the promotion's fifth Pure Champion, defeating his protege Jay Lethal for the belt. He would hold the title for several months before losing it to Nigel McGuiness.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

On June 19, 2005 Joe debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at the Slammiversary pay-per-view, squashing Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine". On the July 22 episode of TNA iMPACT!, Joe defeated Sonjay Dutt once more, this time in the quarterfinal round of the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup. Joe advanced to the tournament finals at the TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view on August 14, 2005, by defeating Alex Shelley in his semifinal match on the August 5 episode of TNA iMPACT!. Joe won the tournament by defeating A.J. Styles at Sacrifice, despite interference from Daniels which both wrestlers fended off, and thus became the number one contender to Daniels' TNA X Division Championship. However, as a result of Daniels' interference, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko made the title defence, scheduled for TNA Unbreakable on September 11, a three way dance, placing Styles in the match.

Samoa Joe proved his worth against Styles and Daniels in the three way dance, which was the main event at Unbreakable. However, A.J. Styles pinned Christopher Daniels to become the first 5-time TNA X Division Champion. Although he failed to win the title, Samoa Joe's undefeated streak at TNA remained intact. At TNA Bound For Glory on October 23, Joe defeated the veteran Japanese junior heavyweight Jushin "Thunder" Liger.

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Finishing moves

The Choke (ROH) / Coquina Clutch (TNA) (Rear naked choke)
Muscle Buster (Double leg-capture brainbuster)
Avalanche Muscle Buster (Second rope Muscle Buster)
Island Driver (Sitout side powerslam or side reverse piledriver)

Signature moves

Chimeraplex (Combination German suplex, Dragon suplex, and Cross-arm German suplex)
Dragon Suplex Hold (Bridging full nelson suplex)
Powerbomb with prawn hold pin, using the opponents kick out to turn the over in to an STF
C.C.S. Enzuigiri (Enzuigiri)
Facewash (rubbing the sole of his boot against an opponent's face while the opponent sits in a corner, the last of which usually sees him charge at the opponent)
Óle kick (Running front kick to the face of an opponent seated on a chair next to a guardrail, while fans chant "Ole Ole Ole Ole")