Samoa Simpson
From Iwe
| Samoa Simpson | ||
| Birth name | Nuufolau Dusty Simpson | |
| Born | March 17, 1979 (age 37) Orange County, California, United States | |
| Residence | Orange County, California, United States | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring Name(s) | King Simpson Samoa Simpson | |
| 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 Dustin "Joe" Simpson (born March 17, 1979), better known by his ring name Samoa Simpson, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to IWE where he performs in its developmental territory, NXT, where he is 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).
After beginning training in 1999, Seanoa began his career in 2000 in Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), where he held the UPW Heavyweight Championship once. In 2001 he made his first appearance in WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) under UPW's cross-promotional deal with the company.
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.
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Early life
Professional wrestling career
Ultimate Pro Wrestling (2000–2001)
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2001–2002)
Ring of Honor (2002–2007, 2008)
Independent circuit (2003–2014)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Undefeated streak (2005–2006)
TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2008)
The Main Event Mafia and Nation of Violence (2009–2011)
- Main article: Main Event Mafia
Teaming and feuding with Magnus (2011–2012)
The New Main Event Mafia (2012–2014)
Championship pursuits and departure (2014–2015)
AAA (2006, 2011)
Pro Wrestling Noah (2007, 2012)
Return to ROH (2015)
IWE
NXT Champion (2015–2017)
Universal Championship pursuits (2017–2018)
IWE Championship pursuit (2018–present)
Personal life
Championships and accomplishments
- Ballpark Brawl
- Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Extreme Wrestling Federation
- Xtreme 8 Tournament (2006)
- Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
- Revolution Strong Style Tournament (2004)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2007) vs. Kurt Angle
- Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2006)
- PWI ranked him #4 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2006 and 2008
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Magnus
- Pro Wrestling Zero-One
- Pure Wrestling Association
- PWA Pure Wrestling Championship (1 time)
- Ring of Honor
- SoCal Uncensored
- Rookie of the Year (2000)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Television Championship (1 time)
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – by himself (1)2 and Magnus (1)
- TNA X Division Championship (5 times)
- King of the Mountain (2008)
- Maximum Impact Tournament (2011)
- Super X Cup (2005)
- Feast or Fired (2009 – World Heavyweight Championship contract)
- TNA Turkey Bowl (2007)
- Gauntlet for the Gold (2007 – Heavyweight)
- Wild Card Tournament (2011) – with Magnus
- Third TNA Grand Slam Champion
- Third TNA Triple Crown Champion
- Mr. TNA (2006)
- Mr. X Division (2006)
- Feud of the Year (2006–2007) with Kurt Angle
- 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 Holds Barred Championship (1 time)
- United Independent Wrestling Alliance
- UIWA Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 5 Star Match (2004) vs. CM Punk at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16
- 5 Star Match (2005) vs. KJ Styles and Christopher Daniels at TNA Unbreakable on September 11
- 5 Star Match (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi at ROH Joe vs. Kobashi on October 1
- Best Brawler (2005, 2006)
- Match of the Year (2005) vs. Kenta Kobashi, ROH Joe vs. Kobashi, October 1
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2005)
- IWE NXT
- NXT Championship (2 time)
- Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2015) – with Finn Bálor
1 After the title was vacated, Joe and Sakoda's reign was stricken from the promotion's records.
2 Simpson held the title by himself during his first reign.
