Editing Samoa Joe (section)

==== World Tag Team Champion; Television Champion (2011–2012) ====
[[image:Magnus and Samoa Joe in March 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Joe (right) and [[Magnus (wrestler)|Magnus]] in March 2012 during their reign as [[TNA World Tag Team Champions]].]]

In November 2011, Joe won the [[Maximum Impact Tournament]]; he subsequently received a title shot against TNA World Heavyweight Champion [[Bobby Roode]] in the [[MEN Arena]] in [[Manchester]], England, but was unsuccessful.<ref name="Caldwell2012O"/> In December 2011, Joe began teaming with [[Magnus (wrestler)|Magnus]], with Magnus stating in 2013 that booker [[Vince Russo]] put them together because "we were both always pissed off, so we could be pissed off together".<ref name="Powell2011"/> The duo won the four week-long [[Wild Card Tournament]] to become the number one contenders to the TNA World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Caldwell2011"/><ref name="Boutwell2011"/><ref name="Impact010512"/> At [[Genesis (2012)|Genesis]] in January 2012, Joe and Magnus unsuccessfully challenged Crimson and Matt Morgan for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Caldwell2012B"/> In a rematch the following month at [[Against All Odds (2012)|Against All Odds]], Joe and Magnus defeated Crimson and Morgan to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="Caldwell2012C"/> Joe and Magnus then defeated Crimson and Morgan in rematches on ''Impact Wrestling'' and at [[Victory Road (2012)|Victory Road]] to retain the Championship.<ref name="Turner2012"/><ref name="Caldwell2012D"/> After successfully defending the Championship against teams including [[Mexican America (professional wrestling)|Mexican America]],<ref name="Turner2012B"/> the [[Motor City Machine Guns]],<ref name="Caldwell2012E"/> and [[Jeff Hardy]] and [[Ken Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Anderson]],<ref name="Turner2012C"/> Joe and Magnus lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to [[Christopher Daniels and Kazarian]] at [[TNA Sacrifice (2012)|Sacrifice]] in May 2012.<ref name="Caldwell2012F"/>

On the May 31, 2012 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Joe had a confrontation with X Division Champion [[Austin Aries]], leading to a match at [[Slammiversary 10]] the following month where Joe unsuccessfully challenged Aries.<ref name="Caldwell2012G"/><ref name="Caldwell2012H"/> Joe subsequently entered the [[2012 Bound for Glory Series]], ultimately being eliminated after losing to Jeff Hardy at [[No Surrender (2012)|No Surrender]] in September 2012.<ref name="Caldwell2012I"/>

On the September 27, 2012 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Joe defeated [[Mr. Anderson (wrestler)|Mr. Anderson]] to win the [[vacant (professional wrestling)|vacant]] [[TNA Television Championship]], making him the third [[TNA Grand Slam Champion]].<ref name="Caldwell2012J"/> At [[Bound for Glory (2012)|Bound for Glory]] the following month, Joe successfully defended the title against Magnus.<ref name="Caldwell2012K"/> At [[Turning Point (2012 wrestling)|Turning Point]] in November 2012, Joe again successfully defended the title against Magnus, this time in a [[no disqualification match]].<ref name="Caldwell2012L"/> On the December 6, 2012 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Joe lost the TNA Television Championship to [[Devon (wrestler)|Devon]] after [[DOC (wrestler)|DOC]] of [[Aces & Eights]] hit him with a [[ball-peen hammer]].<ref name="Caldwell2012M"/>