Samoa Simpson
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| 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.
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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)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2005–present)
Undefeated streak (2005–2006)
Title chase; World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2008)
Nation of Violence (2009)
- Main article: Main Event Mafia
Various feuds (2009–2011)
Pro Wrestling Noah (2007, 2012)
Other promotions
Personal life
In wrestling
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)
- WWE NXT
- 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 Joe held the title by himself during his first reign.
