Editing Samoa Joe (section)

== Early life ==
Seanoa was born on March 17, 1979 to Pete and Portia Seanoa. He was raised in [[Orange County, California]].<ref name="MilnerKamchen2005"/> As a child, Seanoa performed for "Tiare Productions", a [[Polynesian dance troupe]] founded by his parents in 1965. At the age of five, Seanoa performed in the opening ceremony of the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] at the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref name="Sims2019"/><ref name="Schmidt-Jackson2011"/> He became a California State Junior Judo Champion and was an all league [[American football|football]] player while attending [[Ocean View High School]].<ref name=unstop/> Seanoa attended college, where he played [[American football|football]].<ref name="WWEInterview"/> Before becoming a wrestler, he worked as a [[mortgage broker]].<ref name="Banks2007"/>