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{{short description|American professional wrestler}} {{redirect|King Joe|the monster|King Joe (Ultra monster)|the New Zealand professional wrestler of the 1970s and 1980s|Samoan Joe}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox professional wrestler |name = Samoa Joe |image = Samoa Joe, 2022 (cropped).jpg |caption = Samoa Joe in 2022 |spouse = {{marriage|Jessica Seanoa|July 27, 2007}} |birthname = Nuufolau Joel Seanoa<ref name=LATimes/> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|3|17}}<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> |birth_place = [[Orange County, California]], U.S.<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> |names = {{Ubl | Joe Seanoa<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> | Joe Seannoa<ref name="Saalbach"/> | King Joe<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/><ref name="Saalbach"/> | '''Samoa Joe'''<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> }} |billed = {{Ubl | [[Huntington Beach, California]], U.S.<ref name=WWE/><ref name="ROHBioOld"/> | "[[Isle of Samoa]]" }} |height = 6 ft 2 in<ref name="ImpactWrestlingBio"/><ref name=WWE/><ref name="ROHBioOld"/> |weight = 282 lb<ref name=WWE/><ref name="ROHBioOld"/> |trainer = {{Ubl | John Delayo<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> | [[Cincinnati Red]]<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> | Johnny Hemp<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> | [[Inoki Dojo]]<ref name="InokiDojo"/> }} |debut = December 1999<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/><ref name="ROHBioOld"/> |retired = |website = }} '''Nuufolau Joel Seanoa''' (born March 17, 1979), better known by the [[ring name]] '''Samoa Joe''', is an American [[professional wrestler]] and actor. He is signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW), where he is a member of the Opps, and is one-third of the [[AEW World Trios Champions]]. He is also known for his work with [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH), [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] (TNA), and [[WWE]]. Debuting in 1999, Joe joined ROH soon after its formation in 2002, going on to hold the [[ROH World Championship]] for a record 21 months from March 2003 to December 2004 as well as holding the [[ROH Pure Championship]]. At [[Slammiversary (2005)|Slammiversary]] in June 2005, he joined TNA, where he embarked on a 19-month-long undefeated streak that ended in a critically acclaimed feud with [[Kurt Angle]]. During his 10-year stint in TNA, he held the [[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]] [[List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions|once]], the [[TNA X Division Championship]] [[List of TNA X Division Champions|five times]], the [[TNA World Tag Team Championship]] [[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|twice]], and the [[TNA Television Championship]] [[List of TNA Television Champions|once]]. After departing TNA in 2015, Joe began wrestling for WWE on its [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] brand. After winning the [[NXT Championship]] twice, he joined the main roster in January 2017, going on to win the [[WWE United States Championship]] on two occasions and headline several [[WWE pay-per-views and livestreaming supercards]]. In 2019, he began working as a [[color commentator]] due to accumulated injuries. He was released from his contract in April 2021, but was rehired that June, winning the NXT Championship a third time before being released once again in January 2022. Joe was named part of the inaugural class of the [[ROH Hall of Fame]] in January 2022. Three months later he made his debut in AEW, and concurrently returned to ROH, which by then was AEW's sister promotion following its purchase by AEW co-owner/chief executive officer [[Tony Khan]]. In AEW/ROH, Joe held the AEW TNT Championship [[List of AEW TNT Champions|twice]] and the [[ROH World Television Championship]] once (at one time holding both titles simultaneously) and set a new record for the longest reign as ROH Television Champion. He then defeated [[MJF (wrestler)|MJF]] for the AEW World Championship in December 2023, making him the only wrestler to have held the AEW, ROH, and TNA World Championships.<ref name="Raimondi2024"/> Outside of wrestling, Seanoa is an actor and voice actor; he is known for playing [[Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)|Sweet Tooth]] in the 2023 television series ''[[Twisted Metal (TV series)|Twisted Metal]],'' voicing [[King Shark]] in the 2024 video game ''[[Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League]]'', and lending both appearance and voice to antagonist Raymond Law in ''[[Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii]].''
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