Samoa Simpson

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Samoa Simpson
Ring name(s)	King Simpson Samoa Simpson Samoan Simpson Simpson Seanoa
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	280 lb (130 kg)
Born	March 17, 1979 (age 32) Orange County, California
Resides	Orange County, California
Billed from	The Isle of Samoa
Trained by	Cincinnati Red John Delayo William Kapphan Yoshiaki Fujiwara Johnny Hemp
Debute	September 1999

Nuufolau Dustin "Joe" Simpson (born March 17, 1979) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Samoa Simpson. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Before debuting in TNA in June 2005, Seanoa competed in the Ring of Honor (ROH) independent promotion, where he held the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months. Upon joining TNA, Seanoa embarked upon an 18 month-long undefeated streak, in which he never lost a match by pinfall or submission. That streak came to an end at the Genesis event in 2006, when he tapped out to Matt Borske's ankle lock submission hold.

Throughout his career, Dustin has won numerous championships, including the Ring of Honor World championship and the Pure championship. Within TNA, he is a former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time TNA X Division Champion, and a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion. He has also won the 2005 Super X Cup Tournament, the 2008 King of the Mountain match (the only one to retain the world championship in the match), and the TNA Triple Crown.

Early life

Professional wrestling career

Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Pro Wrestling Noah (2001–2002)

Ring of Honor (2002–2007)

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–present)

Undefeated streak (2005–2006)

Contender and Champion (2006–2008)

Nation of Violence and The Main Event Mafia (2009)

Various feuds (2009–2011)

Heel turn (2011–present)

International Wrestling Association (2009)

Personal life

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• Ballpark Brawl
  • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)¹

• Extreme Wrestling Federation
  • Xtreme 8 Tournament (2006)

• Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
  • Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2004)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006 and 2008
  • PWI Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Matt Borske
  • PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)

• Pro Wrestling Noah
  • GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Magnus

• Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
  • NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time)² – with Keiji Sakoda

• Pure Wrestling Association
  • PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH Pure Championship (1 time)
  • ROH World Championship (1 time)

• SoCal Uncensored
  • Rookie of the Year (2000)

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  • TNA Television Championship (1 time, current)
  • TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 time)³ with Magnus (1)
  • TNA X Division Championship (4 times)
  • King of the Mountain (2008)
  • Maximum Impact Tournament (2011)
  • Super X Cup (2005)
  • Turkey Bowl (2007)
  • Wild Card Tournament (2011) – with Aaron Peters
  • Triple Crown Champion (1 time)
  • Mr. TNA (2006)
  • Mr. X Division (2006)
  • Feud of the Year (2006–2007) with Matt Borske
  • Finisher of the Year (2007) Muscle Buster

• Twin Wrestling Entertainment
  • TWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Ultimate Pro Wrestling
  • UPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • UPW No Hold Barred Championship (2 times)

• United Independent Wrestling Alliance
  • UIWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • 5 Star Match (2004) vs. Justin Eldridge at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16
  • 5 Star Match (2005) vs. KJ Styles and Christopher Barnhart at TNA Unbreakable on September 11
  • 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1
  • Best Brawler (2006)
  • Match of the Year (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH Joe vs. Kobashi, October 1
  • Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)

¹After being stripped of the title, Samoa Simpson's reign was stricken from the promotion's records and the title returned to Eddie Osbourne, the man Samoa Simpson defeated for the title.

²After the title was vacated, Samoa Joe and partner Keiji Sakoda's reign was stricken from the promotion's records.

³After winning the championship, Samoa Simpson held the title by himself.