Samoa Simpson

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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)	Joe Seanoa Joe Seannoa 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 on the SmackDown brand, he perviously performed on 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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional wrestling career 2.1 Ultimate Pro Wrestling (2000–2001) 2.2 Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2001–2002) 2.3 Ring of Honor (2002–2007, 2008) 2.4 Independent circuit (2003–2014) 2.5 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 2.5.1 Undefeated streak (2005–2006) 2.5.2 TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2008) 2.5.3 The Main Event Mafia and Nation of Violence (2009–2011) 2.5.4 Teaming and feuding with Magnus (2011–2012) 2.5.5 The New Main Event Mafia (2012–2014) 2.5.6 Championship pursuits and departure (2014–2015) 2.6 AAA (2006, 2011) 2.7 Pro Wrestling Noah (2007, 2012) 2.8 Return to ROH (2015) 2.9 IWE 2.9.1 NXT Champion (2015–2017) 2.9.2 Main roster debut and championship pursuits (2017–2018) 2.9.3 Feud with KJ Styles and United States Champion (2018–present) 3 Personal life 4 Championships and accomplishments 5 Notes 6 References

[edit] Early life

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] Ultimate Pro Wrestling (2000–2001)

[edit] Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2001–2002)

[edit] Ring of Honor (2002–2007, 2008)

[edit] Independent circuit (2003–2014)

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[edit] Undefeated streak (2005–2006)

[edit] TNA World Heavyweight Champion (2006–2008)

[edit] The Main Event Mafia and Nation of Violence (2009–2011)

Main article: Main Event Mafia

[edit] Teaming and feuding with Magnus (2011–2012)

[edit] The New Main Event Mafia (2012–2014)

[edit] Championship pursuits and departure (2014–2015)

[edit] AAA (2006, 2011)

[edit] Pro Wrestling Noah (2007, 2012)

[edit] Return to ROH (2015)

[edit] IWE

[edit] NXT Champion (2015–2017)

[edit] Main roster debut and championship pursuits (2017–2018)

[edit] Feud with KJ Styles and United States Champion (2018–present)

[edit] Personal life

[edit] 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
  • NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time)¹– 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)
  • 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 Championship (3 times, current)
  • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic (2015) – with Finn Bálor
  • IWE United States Championship (2 times)

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.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References